If you're an event planner or speaker, sometimes the difference between a good presentation and a great one is your presenter's confidence. Turning around and looking at a slide disrupts the talk and makes your presenter look unprepared. The solution? A confidence monitor. Here's a simple DIY project.

2. FOCUS ON THE
AUDIENCE, NOT THE
SLIDES BEHIND YOU

3. HAVE
CONFIDENCE
YOUR SLIDE
IS CORRECT

4. 1.
FIND AN OLD MONITOR
AND REMOVE THE STAND

5. 2.
FIND A SIMPLE
GUITAR STAND

6. 3.
POSITION
MONITOR
ON STAND

7. 4.
CONNECT TO
VGA SPLITTER

8. 4b.
OR TO MONITOR OUT
ON YOUR PROJECTOR

9. 5.
CONSIDER A CASE FOR TRAVEL

10. 6.
NEXT STOP?
BETTER PRESENTATIONS

11. Evan Carroll
Author, Speaker & Technologist
www.evancarroll.net