Chapter Summary

To ensure a successful presentation, it is important that you have as sense of ease and security, or presentation comfort. Proper placement of multimedia presentation aids can help you achieve presentation comfort. To ensure this, you should determine how comfortable you is with your topic, what areas of the presentation need support, and what types of multimedia presentation aids you is comfortable using. It is also helpful for you to anticipate where the audience might expect to see multimedia. Practice and timing also contribute to a speech's success. You should practice your presentation, incorporating the multimedia presentation aids that will be used. It is also important that you consider the timing with which the multimedia aids will be displayed, because different timing can have different effects. By doing this, you are able to determine whether there is too much multimedia being used and how effective it is. A backup plan is also important, so that you are prepared for any potential problems or complications that may occur.

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