Accessing Presentation Slides
Summary: Learn how to access your uploaded presentation slides and how to use the presentation manager in public speaking practice and avatar roleplays.
How to Access Presentation Slides
If you have toggled on the Presentation Slides from the public speaking practice or avatar roleplay configuration in the main menu, then you will have the 'Presentation Manager' available in the scene you have chosen.
In Public Speaking Practice or Avatar Roleplays, the managers appear in different places in each scene, with some appearing in front of the user, or they can be found on the wall or projector board of a scene, as shown in the example below:
If you are using VirtualSpeech Online they can be access via the Roleplay Tool panel in Avatar Roleplays:
Or via the 'Presentation Manager' Toggle in Public Speaking Practice in VirtualSpeech Online:
How to Choose your Presentation Slides
You will have access to a library of Sample Presentaitons or you can access your own Uploaded Presentations in the Presentation Manager if you have uploaded the files to your VirtualSpeech account Uploading Files to your Account.
To select a presentation, you can browse and scroll through the left side panel as shown in the image below, where you can choose and preview the first page of your presentation.
Once you have selected which slide deck you would like to use for your speech/presentation, you can select the 'Full Screen Presentation' button as shown here.
Navigating Presentation Slides
Once you have selected your slides, they will appear full screen on the panel, and the navigation interface will appear below your slides as shown here:
From anywhere in the slide deck, you can return to the very beginning of the file by selecting 'Start from Beginning'.
To return to the previous slide in your deck, you can select the 'Previous Slide' button.
To progress to the next slide in your deck, you can select the 'Next Slide' button.
If you want to choose a different slide deck or return to the main presentation slide window, you can select the 'Return' button, as shown below, to go back to the starting window.
Moving the Presentation Slides
The Presentation Manager panel initially appears in certain environment-based locations in the scene, but you can reposition it anywhere in your workspace for optimal viewing during your speech.
Hover your laser pointer or hand over the panel's edge until it highlights
Press and hold the inner grip button on your controller to grab the panel
Move the panel to your preferred location
Release the inner grip button to lock the panel in place
You can also control the distance the notes appear from you by moving the joystick on your controller forward or backwards depending on the distance you would like while you are holding the autocue panel.
