Preparing presentations for business when giving a presentation online has its own differences. One of them has to do with the fact that people will be watching it on completely different devices.

There are many articles on how to prepare a presentation for an offline speech. They rely on the fact that the slides are shown on a large screen with one format known in advance. Online is different: the audience will see the presentation from the screens of different gadgets.

Here are four tips to make your presentation equally good to hear from a laptop or iPhone 5.

Increase the Size

Avoid small icons and text in favor of large, contrasting objects that will be clearly visible on any gadget. Avoid adding videos or complex animations to your presentation.

Small screens and the quality of the connection greatly affect the perception of the picture. Leave only the necessary minimum on the slide. If you're worried about the content and can't refuse a lot of information - make a separate outline with details. Distribute or sell it after the presentation. To show the video, send a link to the chat and place a QR code on the slide.

Avoid Complicated Elements

Don't insert complex animations into your presentation. If you need to show how a slot at the online casino in the Philippines operates in real time, provide a link to it. Let people view it by opening it in their browser. You can use chat for links, or duplicate them with a QR code on a slide.

Everyone has different connection speeds and different quality of playback. Often, complex animations in presentations are played jerkily, video lags, the sound lags and does not match what is happening on the screen. To avoid this, do not insert video and complex animation into your presentation.

Add Free Space

Choose a corner of the slide that doesn't have important information. On the smartphone screen, the speaker's head will be positioned there. Before the speech, ask to move the window with the head to that corner.

For easy layout, create a protective field of guides. Also, they can space out the slide like a notebook. So you can avoid getting into "blind spots" and place objects evenly and neatly.

Hold Your Attention

Change slides more often and use phrases that bring attention back to the slide: "In this graph, we see the relationship of the artificial meat market to the level of firearms prohibition."

The audience unconsciously prevents themselves from perceiving the presentation, while doing other things in parallel. More slides = more phrase-triggers returning to the screen. Moderately hyperbolize the "one thought - one slide" principle into "one thought - two slides." Add an organic "question-answer" structure.

Prepare

Rehearse by videotaping yourself. Watch it, note the mistakes, and correct them the next time you go. Repeat it at least twice.

It's hard to connect with your audience online. It makes you lose momentum, the emphasis disappears, and the speaker deflates by the end. Rehearse as if your presentation were a pre-recorded video with unsuccessful takes cut out.