Top 12 Webcast Presentation Tips
Creating your presentation
Adhere to basic powerpoint presentation rules. Do not: pack each slide with too much
information, bullet your audience to death. Stay under 8 words per bullet, and fewer
than 8 bullets per slide. Keep your font 18pt and above.
Your slides will likely be rendered smaller than on your desktop. Keep this in mind and
ensure any graphics are large and crisp enough for viewing through a web browser.
Graphics are better than bullets. Videos are better than photos. Be dynamic!
Each slide will take 2‐5 minutes, so plan your time wisely.
Keep the presentation under 45 minutes. There is a definite limit to the attention span
of an online attendee. Consider incentivizing attendees to stay until the end, through
key information, drawings etc.
Delivering your presentation
Conduct a run‐through to ensure you are comfortable with your technology platform.
Practice transitions if presenting with partners.
Situate yourself in a quiet room, free of background noise, echoes, and co‐worker
distractions. Turn your mobile phone off. Use a headset.
Log in 15 minutes early, allowing participants to arrive before the event takes place.
Don’t read your slides verbatim.
Vary your volume and use voice inflections. Become a (non‐cheesy) radio personality,
speaking a bit louder and slower than your normal pace. If you have a challenging
accent, find a more appropriate speaker.
Check in with your audience. Since you don’t have the benefit of seeing when your
audience is disengaged, bored, etc., schedule specific pauses in your presentation where
you can poll your audience for their interest or comprehension.
Use polling or Q&A features to inspire interaction. If you use Q&A, have a helper who
monitors questions and serves them up to you at relevant moments in the presentation.