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You have heard me mention that people are horrible multi-taskers you're better off getting people to

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do one thing at a time.

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But how do you do that as a practical matter you get your PowerPoint slides you're speaking there's

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some handouts you can do it if you decide in advance you will.

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So let's say you have a slide you've just finished a slide you now want to talk about something else.

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What do you do.

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So you don't distract people.

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You have three main options.

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Option one is when you're ready to speak again just hit the letter B on your computer keyboard.

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Be blacks out the screen hitting any key whatsoever it brings it back to where you are.

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So if you've finished talking about the slide that's up you hit the the screen goes completely black.

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There's nothing for the audience to look at other than you.

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That's great.

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You've got a captive audience.

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Another option you can do is simply hit the letter W W Whyte's out the screen.

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Not much interesting to look at.

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They have to look at you.

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I typically don't use the door because the white is so bright it can still capture people's attention

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but it's a lot better than an interesting PowerPoint where you're now onto a new subject.

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People are still trying to figure that out.

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The third option the best option the option I use and it costs nothing is to simply build in an extra

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blank or black slide in between every one of your slides.

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So you're always advancing.

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So you finished one slide that has an image on it.

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You drove that point home.

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People looked at it.

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You're ready to talk again.

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Simply click Advanced.

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It's now going to a black slider or a blank slide.

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Nothing for anyone to look at.

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You say what you want to say.

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Then you hit advance and it's on to your next one.

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That's the most effective way to really control the attention of your audience.

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And that's critical.