Recorded presentations
Presentations are often a one way transfer of information. Back in the day we had no way to do presentations, without getting into meetings. However, in the last decade, we’ve got access to new tools that can help us present information through video recordings. Most video conferencing tools allow you to record yourself. You can even use specialised asynchronous video tools like Loom or mmhmm to record your presentation. There are a few advantages to asynchronous video.
You can edit your video to make the message short and sharp. Any more than 10 minutes, and you’re probably packing in too much.
Your audience can speed you up or slow you down or pause and rewatch the video, so they understand your point. This is a feature that live presentations don’t have.
People can still ask you questions in line with the video, which you can answer asynchronously.
Garr Reynolds, the man who wrote the book about effective presentations, believes that the majority of presentations should be pre-recorded. That helps us reserve live presentations for high stakes, engaging conversations and workshops.