Blended PowerPoint Presentations

Answers.com defines the word "blend" as "To combine or mix so that the constituent parts are indistinguishable from one another".

When is work fun, labor, and pleasant? Don't these terms blend together sometimes, making fun work and work fun and pleasant? I was down at Portland, CT today working with my friend as we prepare his sail-boat for the coming season. It was hard work polishing the boat. It was also fun to be outdoors and anticipate the pleasure of the summer sailing season. The time together blended into a combination event.

In an upcoming presentation, I will again be making the point that PowerPoint slides are only one part of your blended presentations. Other components of a blended PowerPoint presentation are your stories, examples, audience activities and your eye-contact when you hit the "B" button and turn off the projector.

So when can we call a PowerPoint presentation "blended"? When all these components are mixed together for the benefit of the audience and leaving out one component detracts from the audience experience. Leaving out your stories and only having PowerPoint slides makes for a sub-optimal presentation.

What about your PowerPoint Presentations? Can you honestly say that you deliver "blended" presentations?