A super easy trick to get their attention!

Visuals are crucial when you are presenting to a group. For all the grief they get, PowerPoint, Keynote, etc. make it easy to look good on screen.

But sometimes you need a momentary break in your slide show.

If it is at a planned place you could put in a plain black or white slide.

But often we want to take a break when someone asks a question or brings up a good point.

Going to a black or white screen without losing your place gives you a chance to take the focus off the screen and have it return to you.

This can be especially important if you do your listing presentation on screen.

Here is the trick:

# 1 To make the screen go to black, just press the letter “b.” With the attention now on you, say or do what you need to and when you are ready to return to your presentation just tap the “b” key again.

# 2 Depending on the light level in the room, etc. you might want your screen to go all white instead of black. You’ve got it, just press the “w” key instead of the “b” key. You’ll have a blank white screen and when you press “w” again you will be right back at your presentation.

This works in PowerPoint, Keynote, and some other similar programs.

Let me know if it works in your presentation program.