Can you imagine if Hans Rosling had stood passively by the side of the screen as he explained his statistics? By getting in the beam and physically showing us the statistics, Hans Rosling demonstrated his energy and his passion for his topic and the audience loved it! But just because remote mouse manufacturers put laser pointers into their remotes doesn’t mean you should use it. Public speaking and presenting are full of silly rules. One such silly rule is that you shouldn’t walk into into the beam of the projector.

Use a remote to switch slides so you dont switch attention over to the computer. Support your arguments with evidence: facts, naratives, statistics, metaphors... All you need to do is press b on the computer to black out the slide (or use the black out button on your remote). Use a remote to switch slides so you Boing Boing Home Gadgets TV Boing Boing Offworld Suggest a Link Archives Subscribe Mark Cory David Xeni John Moderation Policy Excellent public speaking advice Posted by Cory Doctorow , March 8, 2009 4:01 AM | permalink The inestimable Duncan Davidson, photographer laureate of the OReilly tech conferences, has distilled his experiences watching thousands of speakers on thousands of stages into a pithy, useful article about how to be a better

This is also effective for single numbers and statistics. You don’t need one - it’s easy to replicate if you know your slide well and have a remote. co-ordinate touching the screen at the exact spot the box will appear and clicking with the remote - and it looks as if I’m controlling the animation by touching the screen. Update: Bert Decker just There’s a revolution in the design of PowerPoint slides, but not the delivery. Most speakers still rely on their slides to cue them.