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Libby Evans, here on the UNC campus, has started sending out little tips to a instructional listserv I am a part of. The first one was great so I thought I would pass it on here!
During a PowerPoint presentation, you can press the letter B at anypoint and the screen will go blank.This is really effective if you want your class or other audience tofocus on you or on a discussion. As long as there’s something showingon the screen, people’s attention will be drawn to it.
I once used this during a conference presentation for a seminar-styleaudience. The effect was visually amazing. Every pair of eyes in theroom moved from looking at the screen to looking at me. I wasactually demonstrating the use of “B” during a discussion of effectivePowerPoint use, and everyone in the room recognized what had happened.Very powerful. Try it when you want attention focused away from thescreen and onto something else.
Oh, yes… how do you bring the screen back to your presentation? Justpress B again.
