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SAE INTERNATIONAL

VIRTUAL PRESENTATION TIPS

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Addressing the Audience

Say “You” not “Everyone”


– Ex: “Can you hear me?” not “Can everyone hear me?”
• It makes every listener feel like you are speaking to them
• Listeners pay more attention when you make it personal

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Keep it Entertaining

Use graphics, pictures, stories, and


your voice
• This keeps the audience focused on you longer
• Remember you are competing for their screen
time more than in an in-person presentation

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Preparation is Key

Being prepared is just as important as ever in a virtual presentation.


• Virtual seems less formal and it feels like we do not need to be as
prepared
• Stutters, filler words, and long pauses are more noticeable when it’s just your
voice and your PowerPoint.

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Remember the Basics

If you are on video

Stand if possible Have eye contact


• You can move more freely so you • Look at the Camera not the screen
will have less fidgety movements • This is your way to make eye
• It also gives a more professional contact with the audience
look than sitting in a chair • Looking at the camera the viewers
will get another personal feel to
the virtual presentation

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Test Everything

• Make sure you have a strong Wi-Fi connection


• Ensure you will be able to complete your presentation without interruptions
• Make sure your mic is working
• Know your audience can hear you without asking multiple times
• You have the confidence that you are being heard.

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Have a Backup Plan

• In case on presentation day your power or Wi-Fi goes out, your mic
broke, or your PowerPoint gets deleted by accident
• Have back up equipment, keep your laptop fully charged, back up your
presentation on a flash drive to make sure everything runs smoothly
• Be ready to address the issues quickly
• Switch to giving presentation over the phone
• When in doubt make a joke
• Just Keep Going!

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Smile 

• Smile when you speak even if your audience cannot see you
• It will give your voice a pleasant tone and will make a big difference for
your audience

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smiles-in-pop-culture

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Follow 6x6 Rule

• Try to keep 6 bullets per slide and 6 words per bullet to prevent over
crowded slides
• It will prevent viewers from reading your slides and allow them to listen
to what you are saying
• It’s easier said than done
• Just do not put your presentation word for word in the PowerPoint

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Reduce Distractions

• Turn off notifications


• This will keep you focused on the presentation

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Citations

• Abrahams, Matt. “10 Tips For Giving Effective Virtual


Presentations.” Stanford Graduate School of Business, 26 Sept. 2016,
www.gsb.stanford.edu/insights/10-tips-giving-effective-virtual-
presentations.
• Khoury, Peter. “9 Important Virtual Presentation Tips For You.” Magnetic
Speaking, 15 Apr. 2020, magneticspeaking.com/9-important-tips-for-
virtual-presentations/.
• King, Tara. “9 Tips for Giving Engaging Virtual
Presentations.” Pantheon, 18 Mar. 2020, pantheon.io/blog/tips-for-virtual-
presentations.

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Citations

• Robson, Kerry. “8 Tips to Improve Virtual Presentations.” PhUSE, 18 Mar.


2020, www.phuse.eu/blog/8-tips-to-improve-virtual-presentations-new-.
• “28 Best Practices for Delivering Engaging Virtual Presentations.” 28
Best Practices for Delivering Engaging Virtual Presentations,
whatworks.biz/28-best-practices-for-delivering-engaging-virtual-
presentations/.
• Camden, Raymond. “Tips for Giving Remote Presentations.” Raymond
Camden, www.raymondcamden.com/2020/03/10/tips-for-giving-remote-
presentations.

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