Articles for presenters in Microsoft Teams and Zoom online meetings

This page brings together my articles and other resources for presenters who are delivering PowerPoint presentations using the Microsoft Teams or Zoom online meeting platforms. To learn more about my customized workshops to teach business and technical professionals to create and deliver effective PowerPoint presentations over Teams and Zoom, click here.

For all online meetings

Checklist before delivering an online presentation

Virtual presenting resources and tips

8 ways to engage your audience when presenting in a Microsoft Teams or Zoom meeting

Take your virtual presentations to the next level: Use your desktop as a canvas when presenting in Teams or Zoom

Stop trying to look at the webcam when presenting. Look at the screen instead.

Expert Tips for Using PowerPoint Presenter View in Zoom or Teams (Windows)

Engage audiences with polls and exercises in Zoom and Microsoft Teams meetings by using Microsoft Forms

How to fix the low/no audio issue in Windows 10 when showing a video in a Microsoft Teams or Zoom meeting

For Microsoft Teams meetings

5 Options for how to present a PowerPoint slide show in a Microsoft Teams meeting

Playing a YouTube video in a Microsoft Teams meeting

The Complete Guide to Using PowerPoint Presenter View in Teams – 1 or 2 screens, Windows or Mac

Seeing your Speaking Notes in PowerPoint while presenting slides in Microsoft Teams if you only have one screen

Present with your video beside your PowerPoint slides in Microsoft Teams or Zoom in Windows or on a Mac

Use this hack to pin your own video large in a Microsoft Teams or Zoom meeting

Microsoft guide to sharing content in a Teams meeting

Use PowerPoint to create a custom background for Teams

For Zoom meetings

4 Options for how to present a PowerPoint slide show in a Zoom meeting

Playing a YouTube video in a Zoom meeting

The Complete Guide to Using PowerPoint Presenter View in Zoom – 1, 2 or 3 screens, Windows or Mac

Seeing your Speaking Notes in PowerPoint while presenting slides in a Zoom meeting if you only have one screen

Change these default Zoom Meeting settings

Present with your video beside your PowerPoint slides in Microsoft Teams or Zoom in Windows or on a Mac

Be the presenter and an attendee in a Zoom meeting on the same computer

Use this hack to pin your own video large in a Microsoft Teams or Zoom meeting

Strategic thoughts about the Future of Meetings

Guide to preparing for the future of business meeting presentations

Videos on key challenges and solutions in future business meetings

Guide to being a good attendee in future corporate meetings

Other meeting platforms

Options for sharing PowerPoint slides in Webex (including Presenter View)

Dave Paradi has over twenty years of experience delivering customized training workshops to help business professionals improve their presentations. He has written nine books and over 100 articles on the topic of effective presentations and his ideas have appeared in publications around the world. His focus is on helping corporate professionals visually communicate the messages in their data so they don’t overwhelm and confuse executives. Dave is one of less than ten people in North America recognized by Microsoft with the Most Valuable Professional Award for his contributions to the Excel and PowerPoint communities. He regularly presents highly rated sessions at national and regional conferences of financial professionals.