Standard slideshows can leave everyone feeling a little deflated, so it’s important to explore all avenues in the AV industry to find new ways of breathing life into your presentations.
If you’re tired of looking at bored faces during your presentations, then it’s time to take them to the next level with AV technology. To help you do this, we’ve created this guide to the types of technology you’ll need for an effective presentation, including why you need them and where you can use them!
Why do you need AV devices?
Before we get into the types of technology you need, it’s important to determine exactly why you should implement this technology into your presentation strategy.
While we know that your presentation style is as unique as your objectives, there are some common presentation style issues that can lead to big problems with engagement, communication and general logistics.
To help you troubleshoot some of your presentation woes, we’ve compiled some of the key benefits of implementing AV devices in your presentations:
More dynamic displays
Most presenters, AV enthusiasts and business owners typically have the same presentation objective; to make their presentations more dynamic. However, this can be pretty tricky if the only weapons in your arsenal consist of a monitor, presenting software and, at a stretch, a projector.
Not only does this create fairly two-dimensional displays, but this is also likely to transport your audience back to their school days, leaving them disconnected from your core messaging. To combat this, AV technology can take your video presentation to the next level by isolating screens on a multi-screen display, generating dynamic effects and switching between sources.
Doing this makes your presentation style far more exciting, meaning your audience has no choice but to sit upright and pay attention to what you're saying. So, if you want to command a room during your presentation, AV devices are for you.
Better communication
Presentations aren’t just there to entertain; your presentations also communicate integral information, especially if you’re presenting in the workplace. From presenting your yearly growth reports to distributing important company information, your presentation has the power to distribute huge volumes of information with ease; however, we all know the feeling when you leave a presentation having less of an understanding of the subject than before.
Although this is fairly common, it doesn’t make it any less detrimental to your progression, productivity and communication. Using AV devices can help you utilize different screens on a multi-screen display to display snippets of information around the rest of a video wall.
That means you can stream huge volumes of content alongside the rest of your presentation. Through this, you can isolate screens with information that explains your subject or the content on the rest of the screen, giving your audience more time to absorb your messaging.
This makes for far better communication than just simply skipping through a slideshow deck at a lightning pace!
By enhancing your communication strategies with AV devices, your audience will leave conferences and meetings fully understanding the subject, leading to better productivity and less misinformation circulating in your office.
Heightened engagement
Similar to communication, we all know that engagement levels make a big difference to productivity, especially in business. Engagement should be one of the first things you think about when constructing a presentation, as this will dictate how much of your messaging your audience absorbs.
With poor engagement, professionals conducting presentations in business settings will find it exceptionally hard to propel their colleagues towards business goals. This will also leave your audience completely tuned out, meaning they’re less likely to return to their desks feeling inspired by the presentation content and more likely to sit there and either focus on other tasks or switch off from work entirely.
This can make it very difficult to meet productivity goals and to unite your colleagues. To curb a lack of engagement, you should use AV devices. Having the option to generate interesting effects can make your presentation far more engaging.
Forcing your audience to tune into your presentation with interesting effects, stream web-based content and incorporate remote attendees will give your engagement levels the kick they need to boost productivity and leave your audience feeling inspired.
Scalability and flexibility
The most successful presentations will need to be flexible to your venue, audience size and scaling requirements. However, standard technology can make it very hard to provide the same dynamic presentation in different venues. Using AV devices means you can deliver the same level of engaging and insightful presentations no matter your location.
This means you can deliver inspiring presentations at your annual conference one day, and be ready to give an interesting and hard-hitting presentation at a trade show the next. As your project or business grows, you’ll need presentation technology that can grow with you and your changing audience demands.
One of the best things about AV devices is that users can scale their presentation alongside their growth, allowing them to cater to larger audiences, incorporate more sophisticated displays and facilitate more demanding AV projects.
So, consider investing in AV technology if you’re finding it hard to scale your presentation strategies alongside your business growth.
Three essential AV devices for your project
Now you know why you should consider using AV devices during your presentations, let’s discuss which devices you should use. Here are three essential devices for your project:
Video wall processor
Video wall processors are the brains behind video presentations. ‘What is a video processor?’ we hear you ask; well, a video processor is a key component that transforms video signals into viewable content over a multi-screen wall such as a video wall.
It does this by processing input signals via HDMI cables, displaying the images over video walls regardless of the user’s size and chosen monitor boundaries. With the help of a processor, users can scale their resolution up or down depending on their monitor.
Scaling in real-time means that processors ensure that there’s no drop in frame rate and no latency. Users can also manage their layout and facilitate collaborative operation with a processor.
Matrix switcher
Matrix switchers are perfect for any presentation size and offer presenters an all-in-one control box. With a matrix switcher, you can switch between different input signals but also generate dynamic effects such as fading in and out, crossfade, cropping and much more. A matrix switcher offers both local and remote management, making this the ideal technology for the presenter on the go.
Video wall controller
Looking for a user interface to facilitate multiple operators? You’ll need a video wall controller. A video wall controller is a computer chassis with an operating system capable of processing input and output signals. With a controller and graphics desktop, you can display and stream web-based content and treat your video wall as a computer. This allows users to isolate screens and steam multiple web browsers, creating more dynamic displays.
Summary
Creating an engaging presentation has huge benefits for you and your business, so it’s important to pursue all means necessary to breathe a bit of life back into your presentations. Using AV devices isn’t just a way to do this; it’s also a central part of embracing the future of technology and placing yourself at the cutting edge of presentation technology. This not only makes for more engaging displays but is also bound to turn heads, opening up more doors to new business ventures.
