| > Do not use a linux machine Much of the time, there's a machine already there ready to go. If that's the case, probably best to use it. Seems to me that these days, the safest way to handle your slides is to have them on the web, with a backup on a USB drive. No need to worry about operating systems or video modes. The site's IT guys already did the work. There are various shiny frameworks to do this (revealJS.com et al), but even PowerPoint presentations can be viewed in-browser, with OneDrive. > prevent reading the slides out loud Good advice. > Use images and videos, they can tell more then a thousand words. Indeed. This hints at another good 'rule': avoid wordy slides. Let your talk itself be the wordy bit. The slides just support. > Also, relax, the audience has already decided they want to listen to your presentation. Well, not always. |