PowerPoint
[/ˈpaʊərpɔɪnt/]
nounmasculinepl: PowerPoints
PowerPoint
1. A presentation software application developed by Microsoft that allows users to create slideshows with text, images, animations, and multimedia elements
I prepared a PowerPoint presentation for the business meeting.
Preparei uma apresentação em PowerPoint para a reunião de negócios.
2. A slide-based presentation created using this software
Can you send me the PowerPoint file before the conference?
Você pode me enviar o arquivo do PowerPoint antes da conferência?
3. The act of presenting information using slides
The manager gave a PowerPoint on quarterly sales figures.
O gerente fez uma apresentação em PowerPoint sobre os números de vendas trimestrais.
PowerPoint is ubiquitous in both Brazilian and American business culture. In Brazil, it's used extensively in corporate presentations, educational settings, and government contexts. The term has become so mainstream that it's often used as a generic term for any slide-based presentation, even when using competing software like Google Slides or Prezi. In the US, 'PowerPoint' is often used as a verb (e.g., 'PowerPoint that idea') and is deeply embedded in workplace communication norms.
NYC Slang
deck (informal shorthand for presentation deck)
Related Idioms & Phrases
death by PowerPoint (when a presentation is boring or overwhelming)
make a PowerPoint out of something (to formally present or document something)
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