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Below are the most recent articles or resources I’ve published. If you are looking for help on a specific topics, it would best to look at the topics in my Articles archive as I have grouped my recent and best articles by topic there.

  • 5 Tips for working on PowerPoint slides as a group that will save time pulling the final presentation together

    I have been delivering sessions to Master’s level programs at the Smith School of Business at Queen’s University for a number of years. After a recent session a student asked a question that is common to many students and business professionals. The students are assigned a group presentation where each person will be creating a…… Continue reading

  • Hybrid Event Lesson 5: Know important OS shortcut keys

    This article shares one of the lessons I learned when planning and running a hybrid class reunion event in May 2022. Read the introduction and see the other lessons in this series here. Lesson When the screen you are connected to is at a distance, as it is in a meeting room when conducting a…… Continue reading

  • Annotations on shared content is coming to Teams

    Microsoft announced in mid-July 2022 that annotating a shared screen is now available in Teams Public Preview and will be coming to all Teams tenants in the future. You can read more about how to turn on and use Teams annotations in their article here: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/use-annotation-while-sharing-your-screen-in-teams-876ba527-7112-437e-b410-5aec7363c473. Here’s an example of how it looks in action.…… Continue reading

  • Use Windows Magnifier to help people see your screen when demonstrating software or code

    If you have to demonstrate software, like PowerPoint, Excel, or Word, or show code when presenting, the Windows Magnifier can make your live or virtual presentation better. The Windows Magnifier allows you to enlarge the portion of the screen under your cursor so the audience can see the user interface, formulas, or code much larger.…… Continue reading

  • Hybrid Event Lesson 4: Make sure you can see the cursor and interface

    This article shares one of the lessons I learned when planning and running a hybrid class reunion event in May 2022. Read the introduction and see the other lessons in this series here. Lesson In a hybrid meeting, we will be connecting to a large screen in a meeting room and be sitting or standing…… Continue reading

  • Use a 2nd laptop as a cheater monitor to see PowerPoint slides & speaker notes (in-person & hybrid)

    When presenting in person or in a hybrid meeting you will typically connect your laptop to the screen in the room and use Presenter View to show the slides on the screen and see your notes on your laptop. When you are standing to present you may find that the speaker notes are too small…… Continue reading

  • Hybrid Event Lesson 3: Plan and Test your hybrid meeting setup

    This article shares one of the lessons I learned when planning and running a hybrid class reunion event in May 2022. Read the introduction and see the other lessons in this series here. Lesson Hybrid meetings are new for most business presenters. We were comfortable with in-person meetings, we got comfortable with presenting in a…… Continue reading

  • Hybrid Event Lesson 2: Give the meeting as many resources and as much bandwidth as possible

    This article shares one of the lessons I learned when planning and running a hybrid class reunion event in May 2022. Read the introduction and see the other lessons in this series here. Lesson When you are running a virtual meeting on Zoom (or any other platform) you want the best quality video and audio…… Continue reading

  • Hybrid Event Lesson 1: You can run a Zoom meeting on cellular data

    This article shares one of the lessons I learned when planning and running a hybrid class reunion event in May 2022. Read the introduction and see the other lessons in this series here. Lesson The typical advice when running a virtual or hybrid meeting is to use a wired Ethernet connection if possible as it…… Continue reading

  • Lessons from a Hybrid Class Reunion Event – Introduction

    In 2021 I was supposed to attend my 30-year MBA reunion and like most events that year it was cancelled. Instead, the school and a team of classmates arranged a large Zoom call so we could gather virtually and see each other. We had classmates attend from many countries and it was a great time.…… Continue reading