CDOT Presentation Guide

Setup

• Make your presentation offline by:
  • Download all your resources
    • Using local links to your content
• The wifi won't work
  • Live demo bugs (after all its not a live demo without them)
• Get the 20ft VGA cable from the armory
  • There is an HDMI option, however the VGA cable seems to work the best in practice
• Get a VGA adapter from T1042 if your device requires it
• Your door card should work on the T1009 presentation room

Day Before

• Familiarize yourself with the projector
  • If you can't find your device on the inputs, ask for help
• See if the connection to your device works
• Do a dry run

Presenting

Pre

• Lay down the video cable your using
• Appropriately place the podium if you require it
• Open your presentation

During

• Speak clearly, and loudly
  • The architecture of the room makes low volumes inaudible in certain sections
• Do Not Put Your Hands In Your Pockets
  • Grip the podium, animate your examples, Hands behind your back
• Face the audience, you should know what is on your slides
• Engage the audience
  • Questions, eye contact, and anecdotes help with this
• Open the floor for questions or criticisms if appropriate

Post

• Put all the resources back where you found them
• Turn off the projector
  • Shutdown the windows XP interface
  • Hold the power button on the remote

Presentation Technologies

Online Tools

• Google Docs
  • Collaborative editing
• Sozi
  • Open source
• Slide Deck
  • Hackable
• Reveal.js
  • Hackable
• Prezi
  • Use the educational license for more features
• SlideRocket

Video Capturing

• Quicktime
  • Using its screen capture ability