Tuesday, May 31, 2005
Time for a Break!
What do you do during the 15 minute break from your presentation? Make some phone calls, use the washroom, get a snack, drink some water, talk to other people...sure. But what do you do if you're the presenter --- what do you show on your slide projector?
Microsoft suggests their 15 minute countdown presentation (you can download it here.) It's not a bad idea. The presentation automatically counts down the remaining time you've given your audience for their (and your) break. You can even insert this presentation within your own, and give it some more entertaining touches....perhaps a more vibrant color. Perhaps some entertaining quotes, puzzles, or Q and A.
You can also design your own 15 minute presentation to auto-play during that time. How about playing a roll like you see at the movies before the previews come in? You can design word scrambles about your topic, design a trivia question with Multiple Choice answers, display pertinent pictures, pithy thoughts and quotes or other scraps of wisdom....use your imagination.
Let me ask you this: what other creative concepts can you display during a 15 minute break? ¶ 5/31/2005 12:19:00 PM
What do you do during the 15 minute break from your presentation? Make some phone calls, use the washroom, get a snack, drink some water, talk to other people...sure. But what do you do if you're the presenter --- what do you show on your slide projector?
Microsoft suggests their 15 minute countdown presentation (you can download it here.) It's not a bad idea. The presentation automatically counts down the remaining time you've given your audience for their (and your) break. You can even insert this presentation within your own, and give it some more entertaining touches....perhaps a more vibrant color. Perhaps some entertaining quotes, puzzles, or Q and A.
You can also design your own 15 minute presentation to auto-play during that time. How about playing a roll like you see at the movies before the previews come in? You can design word scrambles about your topic, design a trivia question with Multiple Choice answers, display pertinent pictures, pithy thoughts and quotes or other scraps of wisdom....use your imagination.
Let me ask you this: what other creative concepts can you display during a 15 minute break? ¶ 5/31/2005 12:19:00 PM
