[Blindtlk] giving a speech

[Gary Wunder]

Hello, Justin. I hope my responses not so late that it is irrelevant.

I have done very little with PowerPoint presentations, but Humanware says
that it can read PowerPoint presentation so that you can narrate them. Were
you to do this, you might not need to use an ear piece.

What was presented at the convention encourages using textual recordings
played through an Victor Stream or some other reading device that you then
repeat out loud. I think this technique has great potential, but I don't
think it is something that you try on Thursday and present with on Friday. I
think it is definitely possible to listen to the spoken word from
synthesized speech and then to present it in a spoken form that has feeling
and emphasis. Before I did that, however, I would want to try it several
times, using a tape recorder so that I could listen to my own work and see
whether it sounded natural. I think you will have to work on such things as
pacing the presentation, figuring out how to pause it if you get applause or
questions, and figuring out a way to smoothly go back and listen to
something that you didn't quite understand, while not allowing for an
uncomfortable pause in your presentation. My take then is that I think this
technique, promoted most strongly by Bruce Gardner, is a very good one to
consider and to learn. I don't think it is one that you can implement at the
last minute.

Warmly,

Gary

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From: blindtlk [mailto:blindtlk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of justin
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Subject: [Blindtlk] giving a speech

I have a PowerPoint presentation to give. at my disposal is a laptop, and a
braille display.  I use jaws.  The hang up is trying to distinguish when a
slide has notes or not.  I could use an ear piece, but a visual ear piece
may take away from the presentation.  Is there a wireless earbud I can buy
which is invisible once it is placed in the ear?  Also, There was a method
discussed for giving presentations at the convention, but I have not been
able to catch the workshop. I want the speech to be a fluid and as seamless
as possible.  Any ideas will be well received.  Elsewise, I will have to
wing it.

Thanks,

Justin.

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