4D Presenting
Presenting effectively is about more than just soft skills. Body language and tone of voice alone cannot disguise an awful presentation. The most effective presenters work seamlessly with visuals for maximum impact.
Even when slides are visual, using animation to control the rate of flow of information to the audience is beneficial. Instead of putting all of the information on the slide up at once, and trying to present the first part of the slide while the audience is reading ahead, animate the slide.
Present using animation by seamlessly blending what you say with what happens on screen. Ideally, the audience ought not to know if the presenter is taking cues from the slide, or speaking and then advancing the slide.
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