[presenting tactics]

"When you are making a presentation, where do you stand from the audience’s perspective and why?



(a) to the left of the screen
(b) to the right of the screen or
(c) directly in front of the projector

Obviously (c) is the correct answer, because how else could you make shadow puppets?
But once you’re through with the shadow puppets, the correct answer is (a). Why?
Because in English we read from left to right. So, especially if there is text on the screen, you want the audience to anchor on you, then read across, then come back and anchor on you, read across, and so on. Particularly if you are talking while they are reading, it can be quite distracting to have you standing on the right."

Whew...I chose "a."



From Lynell Burmark's e-book on visual literacy.