Author: Dave Paradi

Dave Paradi has over twenty-two years of experience delivering customized training workshops to help business professionals improve their presentations. He has written ten books and over 600 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 fewer than ten people in North America recognized by Microsoft with the Most Valuable Professional Award for his contributions to the Excel, PowerPoint, and Teams communities. His articles and videos on virtual presenting have been viewed over 4.8 million times and liked over 17,000 times on YouTube.

Use Zoom multi-window sharing to present your PowerPoint slides beside your video (Windows/Mac)

Previous approach: sharing your desktop In a previous article and video I shared how you can put your video beside your PowerPoint slides on a clean desktop and share that with the attendees in a Teams or Zoom meeting. This is an alternative to the small video window the meting platform uses by default. It…

My virtual meeting setup; Issue #485 March 9, 2021

In this newsletter issue I shared some of the ideas from my article on the setup I use when delivering virtual presentations and training. My needs are pretty similar to most corporate presenters so this “behind the scenes” look might give you an idea you can implement. The full article on my virtual meeting setup…

What’s on my screens when I deliver a virtual training session; my setup may offer some ideas for you when using Zoom, Teams, Webex, or Google Meet with PowerPoint Presenter View and two screens

I replied to a question from a colleague recently on his setup for virtual presentations and training. As part of my answer I shared what I use on my screens when delivering a session. His suggestion was that I share it with everyone because it helped him better understand his options. So that’s what this…

Options to deal with PowerPoint pausing Slide Show or Presenter View when you use the meeting controls, chat, or go to another program

The Problem If you are running a PowerPoint slide show in either Slide Show mode or Presenter View (which runs the Slide Show as well as the Presenter View), your slide will pause all animations, transitions, or playing videos when you click on the meeting controls, chat, or another program. This is referred to as…

Using content links in virtual presentations; Issue #484 February 23, 2021

In this newsletter issue I shared some of the ideas from my article on using links on PowerPoint slides to content from other sources in a virtual presentation. Links still work in virtual presentations but I suggest you need to use them differnetly to account for the virtual meeting environment. You can read the full…

The Globe and Mail ROB Magazine February 22, 2021

Dave was featured as an expert in the Ask the Experts column to answer a question on presenting effectively in a Zoom meeting (PDF version here).

A sneaky way to add a second screen to use PowerPoint Presenter View in Teams (Mac) with 1 monitor/screen

The problem PowerPoint Presenter View is popular because it allows you to share your slides with the audience when connected to a projector or TV and you see your speaking notes. You can also access some of the expert features of Presenter View like jumping seamlessly to any slide, drawing on the slide, or zooming…