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102 TODAY’S BUSINESS COMMUNICATION

• Assume nothing—check in advance whether you’ll be using
a computer on sight that has Windows 7 or Windows 98,
Microsoft Office 2010 or 2007. It is your responsibility to
make sure your technology is compatible with the technol-
ogy you’ll use.
• Do not use YouTube. If you want to use video, import it
into your presentation as a video clip, not as a hypertext link.
• Cue up your digital or analog media, such as a DVD, CD,
or videotape to make sure these don’t create a problem or a
distraction in your presentation.
• Have a back-up plan (or two) in case your technology fails.
For example, have your presentation on two different jump
drives (thumb drives) in case one fails; and, have printouts of
your slides with you in case the technology fails.
• Remind yourself continuously what it is you hope your audi-
ence remembers after your presentation. Stay on message.