Want a Remote Control Then Bring Your Own

I worried about remote controls for delivering PowerPoint presentations.

For starters if you’re going to someone else’s venue a speech convention a conference center a client’s boardroom never and I mean never assume someone’s gonna have a remote.

If you want to use a remote by your own remote and get used to it practice that there are all sorts of portable ones where you just put in a USP to the computer and it’s going to work fine.

Never ever assume anyone is going to have the technology you need.

You have a remote you like bring it with you use it test it bring extra batteries bring an extra remote in case that one breaks.

Also be prepared to do it manually.

You do enough PowerPoint presentations.

Trust me at some point you’re remote just isn’t going to work.

You don’t want to turn it into a big deal.

You don’t want to apologize.

Just go to Plan B which is good old fashioned hitting the spacebar and you’ll be fine.