We've been on a Presentation spree lately with .NET Montreal User Group, Ottawa .NET User Group, TechDays and DevTeach coming soon.

And while presenting on WPF and Umbrella, we received great feedback that made us realize that there are always ways to improve our presentations.

Here`s a Top 10 countdown focused on the Development environment you`re presenting to the attendees

1. Use ZoomIt from SysInternals to zoom and draw on the display
2. Instead of typing lengthy code or copying from a notepad, use Visual Studio Code Snippets
3. When typing code, use Visual Studio Auto-Complete feature using Ctrl+. to either resolve types, implement interfaces, ... It saves huge amount of time
4. Use Ctrl+E, D to reformat your documents correctly.
5. Try not to highlight too much code as it isn`t as readable with the default team
6. Close any unneeded window in Visual Studio (Properties Window, Ouput) or in the OS (Gadget Window, Office Toolbar, ...)
7. Close any application that might generate unnecessary popups (i.e. Messenger, Outlook, ...)
8. Disable Windows Updates so you don`t end up with a laptop that reboots during your talk
9. Use Mobility Center Presentation Mode (WindowsKey + X) to make you`re environment as blend as possible (No family photo background, No screen saver, ...)
10. This is the freebie tip. Let us know about an additional tip and the best tip will be both displayed on our blog and grant you a free access to our Launch Party!