It is also very important to test whether the audience will be able to read the screens and hear the audio. The only way to make this test is to use the actual equipment, in the presentation room, under the actual illumination that will exist during the presentation. In an optimal setup, the presenter will be able to face the audience, rather than having to turn away from the audience in order to see a screen. This usually requires a separate computer screen for the presenter. We also strongly encourage presenters of multimedia projects that contain Web references to plan for any Web access to fail on presentation day.
All presenters benefit from at least one practice run to feel confident about their presentations.
In general, any user can navigate through a good multimedia project. A project may not be primarily an audiovisual aid for the creators to use during presentations. The presentation techniques that the students need to know depend on the type of project they are presenting. One collection of techniques applies if the creators have organized their project as a simple creator-selected tour with little or no interaction. The other collection of techniques applies if the creators have endowed their project with significant interactive user navigation.