Show, Don't Tell: Let PowerPoint Do The Talking

For some of us, the fear of presenting can cause real anxiety. Indeed, it's such a serious problem that a virtual reality medical centre in California offers stressed executives presenting practice sessions for the equivalent of £70 an hour. After subjects don a virtual reality headset, they can experience standing in a virtual room with a computerised audience. As the speakers run through their presentation, doctors measure heartbeat and skin temperature. They turn up the pressure as speakers become more comfortable. Mobiles ring and audience members are made to look bored: they begin whispering or even leave the room. Participants can even use their own presentation and put their PowerPoint slides directly into the virtual environment.

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http://www.microsofttraining.net/article-1774-show-dont-tell-let-powerpoint-do-talking.html

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