Lots of speakers today are presenting from their phone, reading their presentation from a mobile phone.
Here is why it is a good idea…
- You can avoid eye contact with your audience
- You can check your WhatsApp messages mid-speech
- You can watch a random YouTube video at the same time
- You don’t need to carry heavy paper notes around
Now, here are the reasons why you might not want to do it.
- You will lose eye contact with your audience
- The small text can make it difficult to read in the moment
- Your voice will be projected downwards
- You will need to scroll
- One wrong touch on the screen and you could lose your place
- And you will need to scroll furiously to find it again
- You could receive a call or message mid-speech
- Your battery could die
- A loss of signal in a busy conference hall can mean your document isn’t accessible
If you want to deliver a strong presentation, avoid presenting from your phone wherever possible.
In short, I encourage you in the strongest possible terms not to do it!
Even if you see other speakers trying it.
Please resist…
For more helpful presentation tips, why not check out the following article on why energy often dips halfway through a presentation and two simple steps to stop it.
