checklist

In addition to focusing on the //quality of your actual presentation//, make sure you have checked out and know about the following:
Audience demographics (all teachers? principals? novice technology users?) If I will distribute handouts, how many will I need? Do I really need to have paper handouts or might I just put my presentation online? What topic is being presented before me? After me? Presentation room/space - what's the layout like? Am I in front of the room? Do I need/have access to a lavalier microphone? Do I need Internet? If so, will someone be there to help me get on the network? Have I given my list of websites to someone at the school/district to make sure they aren't blocked? If I'm doing a tablet-focused presentation - do the attendees need to have the apps downloaded ahead of time? Do I have a backup of my presentation on a USB drive? on the web/cloud? If I'm going to be talking about some kind of commercial software, will my attendees have access to that? Do I want the audience to be Tweeting or using some other social media/backchannel? Do I already have that set up? Do I need a slide with instructions?

Equipment/hardware questions
 * Do I use my own laptop?
 * Is there a powerstrip so I can plug in my laptop?
 * If I'm not using my own laptop, what kind of computer am I using?
 * If I've embedded a movie or sound, do I have that movie file and sound file saved separately in case I need to move to a different computer?
 * If I do use someone else's computer, have I told them about any browser plug-ins I might need?
 * What kind of projector will there be?
 * Have I packed all my own projection cables/dongles, just in case?
 * Do I need a 'remote clicker' if I'm using slides?
 * Is there an audio jack/speakers if I'm using sound?

*A downloadable/printable version of this checklist is here: