- attach one end of the HDMI wire to the computer
and the other end to the TV screen. many TV screens have this located at the back and it can take some time to locate if the TV is attached to a wall
- switch on the TV screen
- on the remote control look for the button
with the word ‘input’, or one which has a square shape and an arrow on it
- switch on
your computer and then press the 'Ctrl 'and 'F4' buttons at the same time to ensure both
the TV and the computer screens are on. Hold
down the Ctrl button and then press the F4 button until you get the combination you require: 1, computer & no screen (useful for changing the PowerPoint without the students seeing); 2, screen & no computer; 3, computer and screen.
New Computers
only the F4 button will be needed to find the setting required
Old Computers
With older computers you might need to use the
F5, F6 or F7 button.
in addition, there might not be an HDMI port on an old computer and it is suggested the trainer takes the wire with them to the training room.
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key Thoughts
- people come to hear you, not to watch a
PowerPoint presentation. your PowerPoint
should support you and your presentation, not be the presentation
- talk to your participants and not the PowerPoint
presentation
- always tell your participants if there will be
handout copies of the PowerPoint slides
- never stand in front of your PowerPoint presentation
PowerPoint Presentations
- no more than 36 words on one slide. ever.
- some of the best PowerPoint presentations have
no words, only pictures
- no more than 30 numbers on one slide. ever.
- font size should be between 18 and 30
- animation should be kept to a minimum - use only
once (or not at all) in a presentation
- graphics/ pictures should be high quality and not taken
from the internet – they will be blurry
- pictures, videos and audio help participants
remember your message
- in general a new presentation, if you are taking
it seriously, will take 1 hour to design each slide. leave enough time to design the slides rather
than staying up all night
- keep the background to your slides white whenever possible – its much quicker and
cheaper when printing. it’s also easier
on the student's eyes
- when printing the slides as handouts, print three, four or six slides
to one A4 page. never print one slide to a
page, it looks as if you are inexperienced.
print on both sides of the page when you can - again it makes printing
quicker and cheaper
anything and everything can go wrong with a computer when you're running a training session. in fact it's probably better to presume something will go wrong and contemplate how to recover when it happens.
it is strongly suggested trainers appear at the training room an hour or so before the training begins. that way, when something goes wrong, there's time to fix it. then you can sit and drink coffee and laugh about how awful it could have been if you'd arrived later.
Depending on the importance of the training, I sometimes take two computers with me, a PC and a MAC. no need to bring out the second computer if it's not needed, but hell yeah, I want the training session to run smoothly and to keep my hair.
Benefits:
- you look professional in front of your students
- no panic attacks because the computer isn't working. it was, but now it's fixed
Practice:
think about how you would
- fix the problem
- recover the training session when it starts again
- deal with the bored students
if any (or all) of the following happened during your training session
- the computer jams up and then dies in the middle of a PowerPoint presentation
- the computer is lost the night before, someone 'borrowed' it
- the battery in the computer is not fully charged, it stops working and there's no lead
- the volume does not work, or there are no speakers
- the internet connection does not work and it's impossible to use the main youtube video in your training
- the IDSL wire from the TV can not be attached to your computer because the computer you've been given is too old
- you're using a mac and there's no wire to connect your computer to the screen
- the USB which contains your presentation was forgotten/ lost on the way to the training session
- the computer is cleared away during the lunchtime by the cleaners and the training hasn't finished
- the technician who is supposed to connect your computer to the screen is unable to work out how to use the computer
- the projector/ TV screen isn't working
- the batteries in the mouse are not working
- the screen is broken or can not be used with your computer
- the battery starts smoking
- the wall plug is not the same type as the plug on your computer
