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Darryl Campbell, "Fatal Abstraction: Why the Managerial Class Loses Control of Software" (W. W. Norton, 2025)

New Books in Sociology

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The Evolution of PowerPoint: From Documentation to Engagement

This chapter examines the transformation of PowerPoint from a tool intended for supplementary documents to a dominant force in presentation culture. It emphasizes the importance of audience interaction and critiques the overwhelming use of slides in analyst meetings, which often stifles meaningful discussion.

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