Template for use in Video Conferences

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Template for use in Video Conferences

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Tips for a good slideshow

• Use simple backgrounds (no background images is
  best) as this will improve the readability of
  your content
• Use highly contrasting colors such as black text
  on a blank white slide
• Download this presentation and use as a template

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Tips continued

• When designing a PowerPoint slideshow for use in
  a Video Conference, keep the bottom right 1/3 of
  the slides (gray area on this slide) empty to
  allow for the picture - in - picture that the
  viewers of the conference will see.

Keep this area free of text. This would be a
good location for any logo or other general
graphic not critical to the presentation.
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PIP definition

• (Picture In Picture) During the conference, the
  remote site will be able to see you in a small
  video window in the bottom right of a full-screen
  video display. This makes it possible for the
  viewers to see you and your content at the same
  time.

PIP
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Other things to keep in mind

• Technical problems are rarely a problem but
  cannot be predicted. As a backup plan, send all
  content (PowerPoints, documents, spreadsheets,
  etc) via e-mail to the site you are connecting to
  and get a phone number for the remote site ahead
  of. That way the conference can still be held
  via phone if necessary.