A. How to position of the speaker’s podium & presentation screen:
For digital presentations it is a good rule of thumb that the speaker should be positioned to the audience’s right and the screen to the audience’s left – see the diagram below…
B. Controlling the Presentation Slides:
The speaker should be given control of the PowerPoint slides using a remote ‘clicker’ – this avoids the use of the irritating phrase “next slide please” and makes for a much more professional presentation.
Make sure the speaker(s) are familiarized with the clicker controls to avoid embarrassing glitches
C. Announcements to the online audience:
Nobody likes being ignored and that includes people who have taken the time to register and attend your webcast. Before and during the event, announce that a webcast is going on and say hello to the online audience.
If your webcast is interactive, make an announcement to the onsite audience that they should hold their questions until the specified Q&A at the end of the session in order to avoid interrupting the speaker’s flow. However, it may sometimes it’s OK to answer a few incoming questions at an appropriate time, depending on their context.
Announce that questions from the online audience are welcome during the presentation, using live chat, which will be passed along to the speaker by a moderator who is monitoring the chat. The online audience then stays engaged, which makes it a more interesting event.
Do however, make it a point to inform the web audience that not every question may be answered depending on the amount of time available.