One-Minute Communications Tips Archive
April 2007
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Competing With the
PowerPoint Screen
In a PowerPoint presentation, you compete with the screen for the audience's
attention. One way to win the contest is to render the screen blank. You can do
this without turning the projector off.
If you're using PowerPoint 2003 in Slide Show mode, press the B or W key.
The entire display turns black or white. And with no text or images to distract
it, the audience focuses on you.
Which makes it a great time for you to interact with the people in the room on a
deeper level. You could, for example, hold up an exhibit, or add an insight, or
lead a discussion. Afterward, you can return to the PowerPoint slide by pressing
any key.
Much of the success of this approach depends on the room's size and lighting.
Used creatively, those blank screens will help you deliver a more memorable
presentation.
© Arun Sinha, Access Communications. Access Communications is a marketing
communications and technical writing firm based in Stamford, Connecticut, USA.
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