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An odd thing happened in my first session today… I heard someone say “… blog post about things to do to get applause down here.” I wondered if someone else came up with the idea also, or if he was talking about my post. Either way, during the first session of the morning, I found myself inspired to create another helpful list of sorts – this time of things you should, or should not, do as a LS presenter. Enjoy:

• DO shut off ALL IM programs. All of them.
• DO shut off weather alert software
• DON’T keep Skype logged in
• DO your Windows updates the night before
• DON’T put your start bar in the “moron” position (I have to admit – I’ve now heard ONE explanation for why to do this that made it seem a bit less like a silly idea.)
• DON’T run your presentation off your battery only if its at <60% when you get started
• DO pick a WiFi status (on and connected or off completely)
• DON’T put your screen in anything higher than 1024×768, its just too tough to see in big rooms
• DON’T use a beta or alpha build of the thing you’re doing a demo on – when you’re in a session about “what’s new” in the most recent version release of software.

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