tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35538676.post5745331024906556016..comments2023-10-29T15:23:09.194+01:00Comments on You Learn Something New Every Day: You're Being Watched...Gillian Martin Mehershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13551238107247852991noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35538676.post-24768902553996112982008-11-30T00:07:00.000+01:002008-11-30T00:07:00.000+01:00Hi John, That's a good one, maybe some other peopl...Hi John, That's a good one, maybe some other people have some tricks for this. I have seen good results when the speaker stands at the back of the room, so he is looking at his slides with the group. It is a bit less scary back there, mostly people are looking with him at the slides. When he then launches into an ad lib part, they can turn around and look at him. At least then, he is looking right at them. <BR/><BR/>We have also tried to tell people that they only get 1 or 2 slides. Or that we are only using flipcharts (that was my case yesterday - the speaker was standing by a flipchart, but still looking right at me the whole time.) Any one else want to weigh in on this one?Gillian Martin Mehershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13551238107247852991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35538676.post-10676180512871235862008-11-29T14:27:00.000+01:002008-11-29T14:27:00.000+01:00More than likely, the speaker isn't going to be lo...More than likely, the speaker isn't going to be looking at you so much as that projection screen where her powerpoint presentation is. I can't tell you how many times I've had a speaker turn away from the audience and read off the screen. My solution - ban PowerPoint. But seldom can I pull that off. Any tips on how to deal with use of PowerPoint as a crutch?Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04083418803474211008noreply@blogger.com