In the past few months we all had to learn how to work remotely. For those of us who regularly present to audiences this has an added layer of doing remote/virtual presentations. I have done and supported many remote presentations and have amassed a set of tips and tricks that I started to share on this blog. This page serves as a summary page for all these articles so you can get an overview without the need to click through them all. You can jump to either of them directly or read them all in succession.
Stay Engaged With Your Audience – Presenting Remotely
“Can someone watch the chat window for me because I cannot see it?” Presentation is an art in itself but even great presenters who are engaging and entertaining in person can struggle when facing an audience through a camera. You can decide whether you resign to the limitations of the technology or you can use…
What If You’re Stuck with Only One Screen? – Presenting Remotely #2
“Can someone watch the chat window for me because I cannot see it? I have only one screen to work with.” This is the second in a series of articles that share tips and tricks about how you can make your remote presentations better and more engaging in our new hybrid working environment. In the…
A Better Way for Single Screen Presentations – Presenting Remotely #2B
“Wait! There’s more!” This is an update to my earlier post about presenting remotely from a single screen. Responding to my LinkedIn article Bill Compton – a customer and friend pointed out that there is a better way to a single screen presentation than the Reading view in PowerPoint. I didn’t know that the presenter…
Peace of Mind and the “Hot Screen” – Presenting Remotely #3
“Ouch! I shouldn’t have shown that window… I wonder if anyone glanced my notes that I’ve been taking? Is this being recorded?” This is the third article in a series that I am sharing to help you improve your remote presentations and make them more elegant, engaging and efficient. Check out the first two articles…
Presenting Teams in a Teams Meeting – Presenting Remotely #4
This is the fourth in a series of articles about remote presentations. Check out the previous articles on audience engagement, single screen wizardry and using a hot screen too! “How do I present Teams inside of a Teams meeting?” Being a product manager for Microsoft 365 many of my presentations involve demonstrating one or more…
What Happens If My Internet Goes Down? – Presenting Remotely #5
“I’ve been having some terrible issues with my broadband this morning so apologies if I disappear – I will try my best to get back on the call.” This is the 5th article in a series on remote presenting. If you haven’t seen them yet, be sure to check out the previous ones on audience…
Playing Audio and Video – Presenting Remotely #6
“Can you hear it? No? Oh well… it would have been very entertaining.” Presentations are performances and the more senses a performance engages with the more immersive the experience becomes. A standard presentation will play with your intellect, your hearing and your vision but if you can add an element of motion and good quality…
Remote Holidays – It’s Almost Like Presenting 😉
2020 has been a tumultuous year for all of us and I’m sure you are looking forward to some time off with the family. Many of us however need to spend the Holidays far from some of our family and loved ones to keep them, ourselves and the wider community safe. Nothing can replace physical…
Camera Controls – Presenting Remotely #7
“Just a little adjustment to the framing… and the colours could be better too…” This is a quick set of tips in my series of articles on improving your remote presenting game and it may be a bit device specific but I found it useful so I thought I’d share. While you’re here, don’t forget…
Using a Whiteboard – Presenting Remotely #8
“It would be so great to be in the same room. This is much easier to sketch out on a whiteboard.” A picture is worth a thousand words. This is especially true when you are trying to explain something that is complex, involves various relationships between “things” and may even be fluid in the sense…
Handing Over to Others – Presenting Remotely #9
“Next slide please… Can we go over to the next slide please?” When presenting remotely, often you are presenting together with others and you need to share the time speaking. This will inevitable lead to some handovers. There are a few tricks and considerations that can help make these smooth and this can prevent awkward…
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