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This article in the Armed Forces Journal is an essential read to anyone whose business life involves a lot of PowerPoint.

The essay focues on decision-making in the military, but the argument is generally applicable to many other activities including government and healthcare. Some of the criticisms of PowerPoint are reminiscent of those made by Edward Tufte, although Tufte places additional emphasis on the very limited amount of useful data that can easily go on a PowerPoint slide.