A Little Less Presentation. A Little More Conversation

Presentations are stereotyped. A speaker stands in front of an audience, uses PowerPoint to guide a talk. And says very little that departs from the slides being shown. Frequently, the speaker provides a handout or electronic version of the PowerPoint as a record of the talk. Depending on the nature of the talk, a few minutes may be left at the end for questions. This format is almost universal. And it takes place thirty to forty million times a day, according to some estimates. I...