More hyperlinks via WiFi in PowerPoint!
Love it or hate it (and I'm closer to the former than the latter), there's a better than even chance you use Microsoft PowerPoint when you need to do a presentation. Now that 802.11 is becoming increasingly available, you need to think about how to leverage the power of wireless. (You don't need PowerPoint to take advantage of this.)
I have written before and will continue to write about the value of WiFi at conferences. I will also continue to write how most conference organizers (with a few notable exceptions) are clueless about how to take advantage of wireless-Internet-at-your-seat. Speakers, even those who are experts in WiFi, aren't taking advantage of wireless Internet access when they're speaking.
One of my recommendations: Hyperlinks!
* Want to show a company's products without filling up your PowerPoint slide with tiny photos? Hyperlink to the products page on a Web site.
* Want to show an animated demo from another company? Hyperlink to the demo and add some pizzazz to your presentation.
* Want to show the audience the original article where you read some information? Hyperlink to the publication's site.
* Did you forget to send in your bio in time for it to be included in the workbook? Hyperlink to your bio on your site.
Taking my own advice
As I was completing my PowerPoint slides for a WiFi conference in Hong Kong next week where I'm chairing a day and speaking about ways to create WiFi businesses, I added hyperlinks to text and graphics in my presentation. I included links to my company's main Web site, to Weblogs, to information about mesh networks and to an audio/video presentation on Sony's site about the Vaio laptop computer and WiFi.
I tested the links with my own WiFi network to see if switching back and forth would be disruptive. Clicking to a Web page is slower than clicking on the next slide, but with a fast enough broadband connection, it's no big deal. And, it adds a lot to your presentation.
[I just purchased a Pentium 4 ThinkPad, 1.6 GHz, with Windows XP Pro. It does make a difference in calling up Web pages faster. Whether it's the faster microprocessor, the 400 MHz bus, the faster graphics chip and RAM -- whatever -- it beats my 700 MHz ThinkPad.]
If you're doing a presentation at a conference where WiFi is available, you really should begin including hyperlinks -- if only to show people your company's Web page...and your Weblog! Hyperlinks can add to your presentation's value.
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