Dilbert cartoon first published on Sunday 16th February 2014

Dilbert//9073, first published twelve years ago on Sunday 16th February 2014

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public speaking slides tell a story status of project clown broken watch eagle technology old shoe storm drain pie chart dcitionary images offcie cubicle

Official transcript

Boss: Experts say your slides should tell a story in pictures. Start with an image that captures the status of your project. Dilbert: How about this image of a clown with a broken watch? Boss: I was thinking eagle. Dilbert: Fine. Eagle. Boss: Now find an image that shows our technology strategy. Dilbert: How about this image of an old show in a storm drain? Boss: I was thinking pie chart. Dilbert: Fine. Boss: Now for the words. Dilbert: How about this image of a dictionary?

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

EXPERTS SAY YOUR SLIDES SHOULD TELL A STORY IN PICTURES.

START WITH AN IMAGE THAT CAPTURES THE STATUS OF YOUR PROJECT.

HOW ABOUT THIS IMAGE OF A CLOWN WITH A BROKEN WATCH?

I WAS THINKING EAGLE.

FINE.

EAGLE NOW FIND AN IMAGE THAT SHOWS OUR TECHNOLOGY STRATEGY.

HOW ABOUT THIS IMAGE OF AN OLD SHOE IN A STORM DRAIN?

I WAS THINKING PIE CHART.

FINE, NOW FOR THE WORDS.

HOW ABOUT THIS IMAGE OF A DICTIONARY?

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Comic Strip Title: "A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words"

Summary:

The comic strip follows Dilbert, a bespectacled character with black hair and a white shirt, as he navigates a conversation with his coworker, a man with a blue suit and red tie. The coworker asks Dilbert to find an image that represents their technology strategy, which Dilbert attempts to do using various images, including:

• A clown with a broken watch
• An old shoe in a storm drain
• A pie chart

However, each image is met with skepticism or confusion by the coworker, who ultimately asks for a dictionary definition of the word "image." The comic strip pokes fun at the challenges of communicating complex ideas through visual aids and the limitations of language in conveying meaning.

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