CHAPTER 3

How to Ensure Your Presentation Won’t Fail Technically

When it comes to presenting, the old saying still applies: “What can go wrong will go wrong.”

The worst nightmare every presenter has is that when they are presenting, the speaker support that they are relying on doesn’t work. You know the scenario: you’re just beginning the presentation, and the microphone doesn’t work, or the projector suddenly stops showing your slides or shows your slides order.

What do you do? Start tap dancing or go to the hand puppets? No, the answer lies in your preparation for the presentation. How do you ensure that what must work does work? Well, the first thing is you must be in control of all the hardware and software that you are going to use.You ...

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