Your presentation is derailed by technical issues. How can you still deliver a successful pitch?

You need to know your audience before they get to know you. Before you present anywhere, make sure you are aware of the type of audience you will be facing. Conduct thorough research to understand the demographics, their cultural and educational backgrounds, and professional experiences. You can then tailor your content to address their interests, concerns, and knowledge levels. This ensures relevance and engagement, demonstrating that you value their unique perspectives.

Prepare backups such as printed materials or USB copies of your presentation. Focus on articulating key points verbally and engaging the audience through questions and discussion. Use analogies and stories to illustrate concepts effectively without visual aids. Demonstrate expertise by confidently discussing the topic. Utilize available tools like whiteboards or flip charts if accessible. Stay flexible, adapt your approach, and smoothly transition around the issue. Finally, offer to share full materials afterward to ensure all information reaches the audience.

Understanding your audience is crucial, but a presenter’s body language, verbal delivery, and pitch variations are what truly differentiate a fantastic presentation, especially when facing technical challenges. Engaging body language keeps the audience visually connected, while varying your pitch and tone maintains their auditory interest. Confident and clear verbal delivery reinforces your message, making it more memorable. In my experience, even with technical glitches, these elements kept students engaged during presentations on high-tech and software engineering, ensuring a successful and impactful session.

Rehearse your presentation at least 5 times within the time limit such that, in case you come across technical issues like not having the slides on the beamer, you can still talk with calm and composure.

In case you can’t share from your device, check if you can send the presentation to a colleague with you or the customer and have them connect to a screen. Also prepare your mobile hotspot beforehand so you’re not dependent only on an unknown WiFi network.

To me you can make use of the white dashboard to explain your approach your given task and how you were able to complete the given task And I hope that will help

I think in depth understanding of the topic will allow you to continue the presentation confidently even without your usual tools. I think focusing on core message and the key points of your presentation will help you in delivering successful pitch.