Unfortunately, it is not always the best idea to use the same presentation document for both your in person or live presentations and your web based presentations.  Even though reproducing color copies is easier, it’s not always better. The unique facets of each delivery mechanism make some formatting and delivery components non transferable from either format.  If you are going to use a presentation document for both the conference room and as a web based presentation then you need to address the following two main differences.

Web Based Presentations Will Have Transmission Delays

When you deliver a presentation in a conference or lecture room, you have the ability in integrate cool transitions even animations, video etc...  When you present over the web you need to be aware, that you face two obstacles to loading your presentation slides.  The web conferencing application will automatically cause delays in the transmission of one slide to another; in addition each virtual participant will have a different load time due to their own bandwidth issues.  The only way to get around these issues is to avoid anything that creates loading lags.  This includes transition, animations and dense graphics.  You can’t beat the old horse and make it go faster, better to saddle it with a load it can actually carry.

Avoid Transitions and Animations.

Keep graphics less dense.  Make sure they can load quickly.

During Web Based Presentations Your Participants are Virtual

In a conference room or lecture hall you have the benefit of looking your participants in the eye when you are presenting.  You can read the room.  You can see when you need to speed up and when you need to slow down.  You can engage the audience in exercises and activities to keep them engaged.  You can ask questions when you think they need extra help understanding a concept.  You can poke them when they fall asleep,

In a web-based presentation, you have a couple of things going against you because your audience is virtual.  First, because they are virtual you can be pretty sure they are splitting their attention between your presentation and whatever else is going on, on their desktop.  They are probably answering emails intermittently or chatting online with a colleague, or watching that YouTube video of the laughing baby for the thousandth time.  They can’t see you and you can’t see them and you can’t poke them when they fall asleep.  This means that you have to do a few things differently than you would in a live presentation.  First, you cannot read the room with your eyes, so you have to do it with the medium in front of you.  Integrate online polling or chat into your presentation document.  Most web conferencing tools will allow you to easily do this.  Second, you have to keep the audience’s attention through your voice and not through your presentation slides.  Your voice is their connection to a real human being, so you have to learn to modulate it and use it to add emphasis.  No monotone geek drone, make your voice interesting and they’re more likely to listen to you than their YouTube video.

Key points need to be said and on the presentation slide.

Instead of relying on questions and dialogue, use interactive polls and quizzes.

Use your voice to make your points.  The human voice has to have various modulations in order to maintain people's attention.

Five Simple Ways to Make a Live Presentation Work Online!

1.Avoid Transitions and Animations.

2.Keep graphics less dense.  Make sure they can load quickly.

3.Key points need to be said and on the presentation slide.

4.Instead of relying on questions and dialogue, use interactive polls and quizzes.

5.Use your voice to make your points.  The human voice has to have various modulations in order to maintain people's attention.