Details for getting the most out of a presentation by Pat Iyer
- Pat uses a Windows laptop running PowerPoint software. She has her own computer and her own VGA adapter, so a standard VGA cable works just fine. Her presentation does not run on any other computer but hers.
- No sound out required. AC power should be within 6 feet of the computer.
- Pat needs a wireless lavalier microphone: to be specific, a clip-on tie microphone, not an earpiece, with a belt pack.
- For any group more than 10 people, she needs a microphone. Please be sure that you’ve tested it on all areas of the stage for volume and for feedback.
- Sorry, but Pat can’t present her laptop to you the night before for setup and safekeeping, nor can she surrender it you the day of the event. It stays in her possession-all her work is there… However, she is more than willing to work with your team on a tech check, preferably thirty minutes before the event.
- TIP: In groups of more than 25, Q&A is tempting but not usually an effective way to end the presentation. Instead, Pat recommends asking selected audience members to submit questions to a moderator in advance. Then, when the talk is over, you can have one person firing questions-ending the meeting on an up note, not with, “okay, so there’s no more questions, time to go.”
- TIP: Groups that schedule a break right after Pat’s presentation are usually glad they did. You get that high-energy scrum at the front of the room for people who want to say “hi” and you get conversation time as people consider what they just learned.
- If your booking involves an overnight stay, please be sure to find a hotel that’s either at the venue or closer to the airport than the venue itself, and book a non-smoking room.
- Whenever possible, make the room at the event too small, not too big. This is often overlooked and it makes a huge difference. It’s also a good idea to dispense with round tables and pack people in together-at least for the speech itself.
- Feel free to take as many flash photos as you’d like before Pat’s talk, but please, no flash during the presentation.
- Pat’s slides are not available for download, or for publishing as notes or a handout, unless there is a prior arrangement. In addition, unless you specifically work it out, you don’t have the ability to record and then resell or distribute Pat’s talk.
- If you’d like to interact with Pat before the event, pleade use our contact form or call her.