14.5: Checklist for Your Online Presentation

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Brooke-Ashley Lipson Pool
California Polytechnic State University

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Use this checklist as you prepare for your next online presentation!

Webcam & Microphone. Make sure your camera is set at a good angle and the picture is clear. Make sure your microphone is picking up sound clearly.

Presentation software (Zoom, GoogleMeet, Teams, etc). Make sure you test out the software ahead of your presentation to make sure you are familiar with it, and everything works correctly.
Any presentational aids you plan to use. Double check them with your presentation software.
Speaking Notes. You should still be using notecards or a form of speaking notes that allow you to keep good eye contact with your audience.

You are in a well-lit, quiet area.

The camera is set up at a good angle—we should be able to see you from about the waist up and camera should be at about eye level.
Remember to look at your webcam, not your screen or elsewhere.
Project your voice and speak clearly—even more so than when you are in person.