The newscaster comments the slides were so bad he thought they were done on an old overhead projector, which isn’t true. How important is the launch of a new product? Important enough to plan, rehearse, and script something comprehensible? On CNBC, the newscasters compare today’s Google Nexus One launch with the iPhone launch Steve Jobs hosted just two short years ago.

They don’t worry if the projector breaks.  My dog Balou is a 60-pound, black-lab mix that we adopted at a PetSmart rescue day last year in Sandy Springs.   And if he could only talk and write on a flip chart, I’m sure he’d be a great public speaker. That’s because he understands how to connect with people better than most humans.

It’s “a laser projector that turns any flat surface into an auto-focused and image-adjusted 10-inch touchscreen with WVGA resolution thanks to its laser- (not LED) based pico projection engine dubbed HLP (holographic laser projection) and infrared touch-sensing system.” Obviously its uses go way beyond the tradition presentation-based projector, like in retail: If you’re looking for the future of presentation technology, you only need look as far as CSI Miami and its futuristic rainbow-lit headquarters. That’s where you’ll find image scanners

They talk about the “overhead projector” that was used. There is no overhead projector. This week Google introduced it’s Nexus One smartphone and Nancy Duarte commented on the MSNBC reporters who had universally negative comments about the presentation that was done to introduce the phone ( see Nancy’s blog post here ). When you read her post, take some time to watch the video and more importantly see the pictures from the event on Boy Genius Report here .

This small standalone box connects to the projector via VGA or TV via s-video and your Blackberry connects to it by Blue Tooth. So this is not a mini projector, but a graphics card to connect to a real projector for real meetings. - RIM (Research In Motion / Blackberry cell phones) announced at CES their new "Blackberry Presenter". Supports PPT 2003 and PPT 2007 -

One good idea is to take pictures of the various items you may need (overhead projector, white board, etc.) When going over room setup and audio / visual requirements with a foreign logistics person, make sure you do it in advance of the presentation (hopefully several times), and have a bilingual person there to ensure that both you and the logistics person are on the same wavelength. Be in the room very early on the day of the speaking engagement (at least two hours before the public enters the room) and, if possible, have your bilingual helper there too.

8221; Not all presentations involve standing up, PowerPoint, or a projector. In a survey of over 300 businesses, 89% of employers stated that they want colleges to place more emphasis on oral and written communication. That was a higher percentage than any other skill, knowledge, or ability. This comes from the Association of American Colleges & Universities

Shut off that projector. Make your message stick. Close Strong, and audiences will remember, and cheer, and think about the message afterward. Just so we're clear......what what IS your key message, or to put it plainly--what was the point of the talk? Can you say that and write that in one sentence?

Plug in your laptop, fire up the projector, test sound connections and any other equipment that will need to be set up. My wife and I watched the Golden Globe Awards on TV Sunday and were shocked by how poor the production was. Technically, there were numerous times that the cameras were not showing the correct person and at least twice the same few seconds were shown again.

Show short videos, play audios and display web pages from the Internet with projector and screen. Public Speaking: Speaking to Continuing Education Audiences What does a public speaker need to know about speaking to an audience of licensed professionals who are required to take continuing education units (CEUs) to fulfill their licensing renewal requirements? First, many of them do not want to be in the room listening to a public speaker.