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NFT: Electronic Presentation Questions and Advice

Montreal Man : 1/25/2015 4:26 pm
I've assembled a two to three hour presentation that some bookers are interested in.

It's called "The Basics of Screenwriting."

I have a bunch of clips to illustrate various writing and performing points I want to make. The clips, right now, are on a DVD. I may have a number of slides to show interspersed with the clips.

I'm using a Ibook.

Is there an Apple program like PowerPoint? Is PowerPoint the right or best program for what I want to do?

Also, what would anyone recommend as a projector that can be hooked up to the iMac. I'm also assuming the places who book me will have some kind of a sound system. If so, what do I do to hook up to it. If they don't have a sound system, what do you recommend I bring to set it up?

The venues may not be that large, so I won't need a microphone, but I should have one and an amp to go with it.

Anyway, you get the idea. Any suggestions here or at my email to.johnboni@gmail.com

Many thanks in advance.

Go Odell go. Light up the pro bowl. But don't get hurt. That's an order.

Best ...

Montreal
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TJ : 1/25/2015 4:44 pm : link
By that I mean try not to rely on any equipment beyond your own. Bring your own sound, projector, extra long extension cord. And always play the presentation from your HDD with DVD or USB only for backup. Don't rely on an Internet connection for any part of your presentation.

I've provided tech support for a lot of presenters and the three most common issues are incompatible/faulty equipment at the presentation site, failure/corruption of the DVD or the player, or Internet connection problems.
What TJ  
ctc in ftmyers : 1/25/2015 4:52 pm : link
advised. You never know what will be electronic/tech compatible with your presentation.
Thanks, guys  
Montreal Man : 1/25/2015 9:14 pm : link
Any recommendations on brands of projectors, sound equipment., etc.

Much appreciated.
MM  
Jim in Tampa : 1/25/2015 9:17 pm : link
Don’t know if seminars are your only selling platform…but if I had your background and skill set, I would do webinars in addition to or instead of seminars.

With webinars you don’t have to rent a facility, buy or rent A/V equipment, purchase food and beverage, and no one has to travel to and from the event.

You’re also able to reach out of market prospects with webinars and use webinar replays to bring your presentation to prospects that could not attend the live event due to a schedule conflict.

I assume that you’ve got a list of prospects (with email addresses) that would be interested in your webinar presentation. If not, I’ve seen a number of people in other industries far less exciting than yours, build a list by offering a lead magnet (Free Book/Report/Video, etc.) in order to capture the prospect’s contact information.

Once they have that information they also sign the prospect up for their e-newsletter. In your case your e-newsletter could give them writing tips and offer some of the great first-person stories that you’ve shared on BBI.

You could also share some of the burden of writing your e-newsletter by inviting other screenwriters and industry experts to be guest contributors. (This approach would add value to your e-newsletter as well.)

When you built a large enough list you could sell any number of products from Basic Screenwriting to Advanced Screenwriting, Comedy Writing, Mastermind Groups, One-on-One Coaching, etc. Not to mention you’d be able to do joint ventures with other contributors to your e-newsletter (your expert panel) as well as other people in your industry with their programs and products to sell.

Again, I’ve seen other people with products and services that are far less sexy than screenwriting pull this off.

Good luck with whatever approach you choose.
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