Patent ID: 7299418

Claim:
A processor-based method of making a presentation to an audience, in which the processor is interfaced with a monitor, comprising: displaying on the monitor a first line of representations of slides, wherein the representations in the first line are arranged to correspond to a first sequence of slides, the first sequence predetermined to convey structure of the presentation; displaying on the monitor a second line of representations of slides oriented at an angle to the first line, wherein the representations in the second line are arranged to correspond to a sequence of additional slides, the first line and the second line having in common a first representation corresponding to a first slide, the additional slides selected to supplement information represented in the first slide; selecting the first slide and projecting the first slide onto a screen viewed by the audience; selecting a second slide and projecting the second slide onto the screen to further elaborate on information presented with respect to the first slide, wherein the second slide has a corresponding representation that forms part of the second line and is also adjacent to the first representation; and selecting a third slide and projecting the third slide onto the screen, wherein the third slide has a corresponding representation that forms part of the first line and is also adjacent to the first representation.