PresentationChecklist

I generate my presentations with org-mode in emacs and the beamer LaTeX class(pdf). I then display them as PDFs with the Preview app on my Mac, running in full screen mode. I use iRed Lite to enable controlling the presentation with my mac's included remote.

I also use Caffeine to prevent my laptop from going to sleep during the presentation.

Here's a nice guide on how to give a presentation by Glen Campbell.

This is the checklist I'm working on for everything I need to do prior to giving a presentation:

• vga & hdmi dongle
• laptop power cord
• apple remote
• spellcheck presentation
• pdf presentation uploaded to website
• floss teeth
• check clothes
• final spellcheck of source file
• generate pdf from emacs
• upload pdf to my website
• reboot laptop
• start caffeine
• start iRed Light
• close extra programs
• phone ringer off
• laptop volume off
• start preview
• advance to first slide
• connect to projector
• fullscreen preview

I just used this to give a talk at BayLISA on April 22, 2011. The slides from my talk can be found here on my website.