More Powerpoint please

Stop the presses! Take RantWoman's temperature. RantWoman is asking for more Powerpoint. Has RantWoman gone out of her mind? Is RantWoman about to be assimilated by the Borg collective? Possibly, but not on account of Powerpoint, at least this time.

Here's the deal: Friday RantWoman went to, basically a large brainstorming session intended to build partnerships and help peple apply for funds related to broadband services from the economic stimulus package. The event opened with a series of several short speeches about state and federal matters related to broadband technology. The speeches were all tight and effective, but there was one little problem: some of them involved jargon, acronyms and concepts that might not be familiar to everyone in the room.

It actually was quite possible to do the rest of the exercises for the day without worrying about some of the terms. However, RantWoman is the sort of nerd who goes home and reviews materials and sometimes learns more about key concepts. RantWoman suspects that some in the crowd might happily do that about this content.

The other interesting point: RantWoman marched in at the beginning of the event and asked as a reasonable accommodation for a copy of the Powerpoint to be used at the event. This took a bit of fluttering about and was awkward because RantWoman also had brochures and business cards she wanted to deploy. However, it all happened and RantWoman is glad it did. RantWoman in fact finds herself wondering whether all those nice sighted people might also have liked a copy of the Powerpoint to review. In fact at some events, there is a way afterward for anyone who wants to download the materials. RantWoman would suggest adding that option...