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Australian researchers have questioned Power Point by saying that teachers should focus more on giving students answers, instead of making them to figure out problems by themselves without any sort of assistance. This research explains how the human brain gets information if it is either written down on a piece of paper, or verbally said - however, not at the same time. John Sweller, one of the faculty from the University of New South Wales, also agrees that Power Point should not be used. He also says that it is easier to learn through diagrams, because information is shown differently, and learning through too many words puts too much pressure on students' brains, and only gets them even more confused. Some also say that Power Points are dull and never ending. One Power Point user disagrees with this, however. He says that bullet point slides usually progress to boring talks, but that doesn't mean that Power Point isn't the fault. Slides are created as an advantage for the presenter. Good speakers know what they are talking about and stick to their topic. If a speaker talks too much and gives too much information, the audience gets confused and bored. They also might forget about what the topic was even about in the first place. Power Point should be presented as ''rich''. A single slide should not have more information than what is probably needed. The viewers of the Power Point presentation should understand the topic. Personal notes, illustrative slides that show major points of a presentation, and handouts are things that make a ''good presentation''. Power Point is an easy way of presenting photographs and drawings. People should not blame Power Point if a presentation is bad. It is the speaker who determines how his presentation is perceived by others.