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11.6 Practice Using Your Smartphone!
You should not limit yourself to practicing your talk only during dedicated sessions,
comfortably seated in front of your computer. Any occasion is good to rehearse.
Even silently practicing in a public area can be quite productive. But a key to an
effective practice, at least prior to having memorized the content of your slides, is to
have your slide deck accessible. You could carry a printout of your slides (see Sect.
11.1), or even better, have your slides loaded to your tablet or smartphone.
Some smartphones will allow you to run a presentation with all embedded animations. But if you do not have a slide presentation software installed, send a PDF
version to your phone as an email attachment. A PDF version will not run animations (unless you used Option 1, see Sect. 3.2), but that should still be good enough
for a good rehearsal.
Other uses for your smartphone:
• Use it as a timer, to practice for time-limited presentations
• Use it to record yourself (voice only or video) for further enhancements
If you are like most people, your smartphone is never too far! Take advantage!
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11.6 Practice Using Your Smartphone!
You should not limit yourself to practicing your talk only during dedicated sessions,
comfortably seated in front of your computer. Any occasion is good to rehearse.
Even silently practicing in a public area can be quite productive. But a key to an
effective practice, at least prior to having memorized the content of your slides, is to
have your slide deck accessible. You could carry a printout of your slides (see Sect.
11.1), or even better, have your slides loaded to your tablet or smartphone.
Some smartphones will allow you to run a presentation with all embedded animations. But if you do not have a slide presentation software installed, send a PDF
version to your phone as an email attachment. A PDF version will not run animations (unless you used Option 1, see Sect. 3.2), but that should still be good enough
for a good rehearsal.
Other uses for your smartphone:
• Use it as a timer, to practice for time-limited presentations
• Use it to record yourself (voice only or video) for further enhancements
If you are like most people, your smartphone is never too far! Take advantage!
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