3 Tools For Presenters

3 Tools for Presenters

Worcester | 2024

Attention! Attention! Getting an audience’s attention is a key priority for anybody giving a presentation. How do you get somebody’s attention? Eye contact and engagement is the formula for a winning presentation! Even if the subject matter is on the dry side, a dynamic presenter can still wow an audience! So what are the tricks of the trade? Here are three tools for presenters to employ…

Confidence Monitors

Confidence monitors give the presenter the ability to follow along with their slides discretely, so they don’t have to refer back to the presentation screen at any given point! Looking back at the screen breaks eye contact with the audience, which is bad news for the continuity of the program! The audience needs to feel like they’re being drawn into the content, not like they’re being ‘talked at.’

These confidence monitors may appear in various places, depending on the size of the venue and the needs of the presenter. The back wall of a room is often utilized to hang larger monitors. This type of monitor is used widely in churches who may display song lyrics and timers, so the musicians don’t have to look down at all while performing.

Confidence monitors may also be located on the floor directly in front of the stage, or on the stage in front of the speaker. The key is to position it so that the presenter looks completely natural if they glance at it.

Teleprompters

Teleprompters are used in scenarios where the presenter has to deliver a speech, usually to a camera. Teleprompters usually consist of a camera, monitor, and mirror that is placed directly in front of the presenter so they may read a written script, while not losing eye contact with a screen. Presidential speeches, and newscasts are both typically presented with teleprompters. This tool helps to keep the presenter on point and on time.

Teleprompters are for displaying text only, as opposed to a confidence monitor that may show slides, graphics, notes, timers, etc.

Read “Teleprompters 101” to learn more!

Catch Boxes

One tool for creating audience engagement is the Catch Box. When a presenter opens up to questions and comments, it’s often cumbersome for somebody to have to walk around the room and hand deliver a microphone. Catch Box, however, is a microphone that is designed specifically to be thrown from person to person! It’s a soft, plush ‘box’ with a microphone built in. Audiences have a lot of fun, and it creates an immersive atmosphere for the presentation!

Where would Catch Boxes thrive? Anywhere that audience engagement and interaction is encouraged! Classrooms, business meetings and conferences are just a few applications for these audio components!

These are a few tools for presenters that will elevate the on-stage performance for the audience. Ask for them when you’re planning your next presentation event!