If you use one, you know how simple and so discreet it is. If you don’t, your audience notices how indiscreet it is. They may even shift their focus to check their watch as you fumble through to the next slide. And of course, that’s the last thing you want to have happen.
Purchasing a handheld remote to advance slides during a presentation is money well spent. It allows you to move away from the podium and keep your eyes where they should be – connecting with your audience.
Children’s book author and storyteller Carmen Agra Deedy defines great storytelling as “the art of letting go.” That element is pertinent to any public speaker, whether you are a keynoter, CEO leading an All Hands corporate meeting or a salesperson giving a PowerPoint presentation.
Storytelling engages an audience. In fact, in Deedy’s very funny TED Conference speech about connecting with her Cuban mother, she precedes the talk by pointing out that when Lexis wants to sell you a car, it engages you by telling a story in its commercials.
As you’ll see in this TED.com video below, Deedy is a vivid storyteller. It’s not only because she’s a talented writer, but she’s also very effective in using techniques that great speakers use to add power to their speeches, such as vocal variety and energetic body language. She doesn’t just tell the story. She relives the story by breaking into character dialogue.
A Remote Control Is a Must for Presenters Using Slides
you know how simple and so discreet it is. If you don’t, your audience notices how indiscreet it is. They may even shift their focus to check their watch as you fumble through to the next slide. And of course, that’s the last thing you want to have happen.