Comments on: 12 Tips on How to Prepare Your Laptop for a Presentation http://www.followsteph.com/2007/11/21/12-tips-on-how-to-prepare-your-laptop-for-a-presentation/ Follow Steph through his real estate and business journeys Thu, 29 Jul 2010 14:02:53 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Steph http://www.followsteph.com/2007/11/21/12-tips-on-how-to-prepare-your-laptop-for-a-presentation/comment-page-1/#comment-29280 Steph Fri, 30 Nov 2007 19:16:40 +0000 http://www.followsteph.com/2007/11/21/12-tips-on-how-to-prepare-your-laptop-for-a-presentation/#comment-29280 Hi Tim, That's a pretty interesting story! It also made me think. Perhaps it would be a great idea to add a "Turn off all cellphones" type of message to the title page while people are seating themselves. Above mentioning it before the presentation starts. Great story! Hi Tim,

That’s a pretty interesting story!

It also made me think. Perhaps it would be a great idea to add a “Turn off all cellphones” type of message to the title page while people are seating themselves. Above mentioning it before the presentation starts.

Great story!

]]> By: Tim Haughton http://www.followsteph.com/2007/11/21/12-tips-on-how-to-prepare-your-laptop-for-a-presentation/comment-page-1/#comment-29159 Tim Haughton Thu, 29 Nov 2007 13:11:36 +0000 http://www.followsteph.com/2007/11/21/12-tips-on-how-to-prepare-your-laptop-for-a-presentation/#comment-29159 I heard a lecture Bob Fisk gave at MIT with Noam Chomsky. He had a very good technique for getting people to turn off their phones. "I'm glad you were told to turn off your phones ladies and gentlemen because some months ago in Dublin , Ireland, I was giving a talk, and I said 'Anyone whos mobile phone rang while I was speaking would be sold into slavery - and immediately a phone rang, and it was mine! So you can keep your phones on if you want, it's a newsroom no problems" Cue riotous laughter. I heard a lecture Bob Fisk gave at MIT with Noam Chomsky. He had a very good technique for getting people to turn off their phones.

“I’m glad you were told to turn off your phones ladies and gentlemen because some months ago in Dublin , Ireland, I was giving a talk, and I said ‘Anyone whos mobile phone rang while I was speaking would be sold into slavery – and immediately a phone rang, and it was mine! So you can keep your phones on if you want, it’s a newsroom no problems”

Cue riotous laughter.

]]> By: Nouveau Riche University http://www.followsteph.com/2007/11/21/12-tips-on-how-to-prepare-your-laptop-for-a-presentation/comment-page-1/#comment-29101 Nouveau Riche University Thu, 29 Nov 2007 01:49:31 +0000 http://www.followsteph.com/2007/11/21/12-tips-on-how-to-prepare-your-laptop-for-a-presentation/#comment-29101 Depending on you audience, I have found it very effective to have an intro picture/slide show running where it has a message on the bottom of the screen that says "Please Silence your Cellphones" or something of that nature. It is always akward when someones cellphone goes off during the powerpoint and it throws the speaker off track. Depending on you audience, I have found it very effective to have an intro picture/slide show running where it has a message on the bottom of the screen that says “Please Silence your Cellphones” or something of that nature. It is always akward when someones cellphone goes off during the powerpoint and it throws the speaker off track.

]]> By: Steph http://www.followsteph.com/2007/11/21/12-tips-on-how-to-prepare-your-laptop-for-a-presentation/comment-page-1/#comment-29039 Steph Wed, 28 Nov 2007 16:53:45 +0000 http://www.followsteph.com/2007/11/21/12-tips-on-how-to-prepare-your-laptop-for-a-presentation/#comment-29039 That's a pretty funny screen saver plug Eric! Good to see you still have your sense of humor :) That’s a pretty funny screen saver plug Eric! Good to see you still have your sense of humor :)

]]> By: Steph http://www.followsteph.com/2007/11/21/12-tips-on-how-to-prepare-your-laptop-for-a-presentation/comment-page-1/#comment-29038 Steph Wed, 28 Nov 2007 16:52:24 +0000 http://www.followsteph.com/2007/11/21/12-tips-on-how-to-prepare-your-laptop-for-a-presentation/#comment-29038 Thanks everyone for the great feedback! I also appreciate the additional tips. I completely forgotten about charging the batteries beforehand. I rarely think about it because I always focus on getting a outlet, but it's a great point. Things happen. And great tip on cleaning the browser cache. I usually do this by habit but forgot to mention it. Thanks everyone for the great feedback! I also appreciate the additional tips.

I completely forgotten about charging the batteries beforehand. I rarely think about it because I always focus on getting a outlet, but it’s a great point. Things happen.

And great tip on cleaning the browser cache. I usually do this by habit but forgot to mention it.

]]> By: Rich Buggy » Blog Archive » Preparing your laptop for presentations http://www.followsteph.com/2007/11/21/12-tips-on-how-to-prepare-your-laptop-for-a-presentation/comment-page-1/#comment-28294 Rich Buggy » Blog Archive » Preparing your laptop for presentations Thu, 22 Nov 2007 11:33:45 +0000 http://www.followsteph.com/2007/11/21/12-tips-on-how-to-prepare-your-laptop-for-a-presentation/#comment-28294 [...] a good article at Follow Steph covering 12 Tips on How to Prepare Your Laptop for a Presentation. I’d like to add a 13th [...] [...] a good article at Follow Steph covering 12 Tips on How to Prepare Your Laptop for a Presentation. I’d like to add a 13th [...]

]]> By: portrait painting http://www.followsteph.com/2007/11/21/12-tips-on-how-to-prepare-your-laptop-for-a-presentation/comment-page-1/#comment-28260 portrait painting Thu, 22 Nov 2007 06:34:50 +0000 http://www.followsteph.com/2007/11/21/12-tips-on-how-to-prepare-your-laptop-for-a-presentation/#comment-28260 I had this printed and shared to my group mates. I’m pretty sure all of them, including me I confess, didn’t know this not until today. Thanks for sharing this information to us. One thing that I would like to add – always make sure that your laptop is fully charged on the day of the presentation. Here in our place, power outage always happens. I had this printed and shared to my group mates. I’m pretty sure all of them, including me I confess, didn’t know this not until today. Thanks for sharing this information to us. One thing that I would like to add – always make sure that your laptop is fully charged on the day of the presentation. Here in our place, power outage always happens.

]]> By: Eric http://www.followsteph.com/2007/11/21/12-tips-on-how-to-prepare-your-laptop-for-a-presentation/comment-page-1/#comment-28247 Eric Thu, 22 Nov 2007 03:54:06 +0000 http://www.followsteph.com/2007/11/21/12-tips-on-how-to-prepare-your-laptop-for-a-presentation/#comment-28247 Great Steph, Everyone that does presentations should have this list engraved on their laptops. We have all witnessed the technophobe attempt a presentation, or the TechnoGod have his/her share of presentation problems. When I was doing many presentations, I would have a folder called desktop. Before going to the presentation I would select all the icons, cut them, then paste in the folder called desktop. After the presentation, reverse the process. That way I would only have the 2-3 mission critical icons on the desktop :-) Perhaps a good use for the screen saver to appear would be self-promotion. "...ooops!!! There goes the screensaver, thought I had deactivated that…I hope you are liking my view on Excellence in Presentations, sorry about that, the screen saver is my other company LandlordMax, it's the easiest property management software out there. I wish Microsoft would make taking these screensavers off much easier. How do I do that again? Do I hit space bar, move the mouse, hit enter? They should make this more intuitive, like my software: LandlordMax. Oh here it is, yes as I was saying...when presenting to groups, always be prepared..." Cheers, Eric Great Steph,

Everyone that does presentations should have this list engraved on their laptops.

We have all witnessed the technophobe attempt a presentation, or the TechnoGod have his/her share of presentation problems.

When I was doing many presentations, I would have a folder called desktop.
Before going to the presentation I would select all the icons, cut them, then paste in the folder called desktop. After the presentation, reverse the process.
That way I would only have the 2-3 mission critical icons on the desktop :-)

Perhaps a good use for the screen saver to appear would be self-promotion.

“…ooops!!! There goes the screensaver, thought I had deactivated that…I hope you are liking my view on Excellence in Presentations, sorry about that, the screen saver is my other company LandlordMax, it’s the easiest property management software out there. I wish Microsoft would make taking these screensavers off much easier. How do I do that again? Do I hit space bar, move the mouse, hit enter? They should make this more intuitive, like my software: LandlordMax. Oh here it is, yes as I was saying…when presenting to groups, always be prepared…”

Cheers,
Eric

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