Recently I shared the following infographic on social media with 12 tips for a virtual Christmas. I expand on some of the tips on this page. While these tips are focused on family gatherings during this time of year, the tips apply to any Zoom, Teams, or Webex meeting at work. These tips apply to…
Tag: 2020
Presenter & Attendee on same computer; Issue #479 December 8, 2020
Someone who teaches on Zoom asked me if it was possible to see what the attendees see when presenting in a Zoom meeting. They currently connect their phone as an attendee and can glance at the device if they want to know what the attendees see. This person wanted to know if you can do…
Tips to make Zoom calls better; Issue #478 November 24, 2020
With Thanksgiving later this week in the US and many families choosing to celebrate via Zoom instead of in-person, I thought I’d share some tips that can make the Zoom call a better experience for all. These tips also apply to your work Zoom calls so use them after the holiday to make work calls…
2020 WFH Gift Guide; Issue #477 November 10, 2020
At this time of year for the past two years I’ve shared some of the equipment and resources I have found to be helpful in presenting and travelling. This year so many people have moved to working from home and all of my training programs are virtual. So today I want to share some of…
Extract data from a linked Excel chart in PowerPoint; Issue #476 October 27, 2020
A few years ago I shared an approach that you can use to extract data from an Excel chart that won’t allow you to view or edit the data. This happens when a chart is pasted from Excel onto a slide using the normal Ctrl+V paste method. The data is linked back to the Excel…
New features in Teams; Issue #475 October 13, 2020
At the recent Ignite conference Microsoft announced some of the new features they are working on in Teams. The full article is here with images and short videos. In this article I want to talk about some of the new Meetings features and how presenters can take advantage of them. Spotlight One feature that is…
Look at the screen, not the webcam; Issue #474 September 29, 2020
You’ve read how important it is that you look at the webcam when you are presenting PowerPoint slides in Teams or Zoom so you connect with the audience. You try, but when you want to look at your slide or notes on the screen, everyone sees you move your head down and back up again.…
Webcam between two screens; Issue #473 September 15, 2020
Presenting over Zoom or Teams is here to stay. If you’ve been using your laptop webcam in presentations, you should look at getting an external webcam. An external webcam gives you much more flexibility in where it is placed and is often much better quality than the built-in camera in your laptop. If you look…
Presentation and Leave-behind in one file; Issue #472 September 1, 2020
You need your presentation to also serve as a leave behind document Increasingly our presentations also need to be available to people after the presentation. Either people who attended the presentation want to discuss it with others who were not there, or people who were not able to attend the presentation need to review what…
Recording your presentation; Issue #471 August 18, 2020
Schools have already started back in many parts of the US and they are scheduled to start back here in the next couple of weeks. There will likely be a mix of types of instruction and one important method will be recorded lessons or lectures. Teachers, professors, and trainers will be creating content to share…