Zen This!

I was introduced to videos by Garr Reynolds on YouTube.  He uses concepts of Zen to put together PowerPoint presentations.  His concepts are spectacular and his PowerPoints are amazing.  The problem is that when I try to recreate his PowerPoints, it is very difficult.  And if it is very difficult for me who is a computer programming and graphic designer by trade, then I can only imagine how difficult it would be for someone who uses the PowerPoint basics.  Garr modifies his graphics in Adobe Photoshop, uses obscure fonts and creates simple graphs in complex ways (such as overlaying a faded arrow over a bar graph). 

Isn't this just always how it goes for training and education.  You learn a life changing concept but then you don't have enough information or training to apply it to real-life situations.