You’ll notice I used the word “skit” there..? That’s a (rather sad) in-team joke based on the idea that whenever something goes wrong our first reaction is ‘Shit, where’s the kit?”<\/p>\n
Eventually that got abbrevitated to s-kit. I never pretended it was a good joke… ;)<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/td>\r\n \r\n <\/tr>\r\n <\/table>\r\n<\/div><\/p>\n
VGA cable – a long one<\/h3>\n
We like to have our laptops near us (onstage) when we work. In a couple of badly designed venues, the projector will be a long way from the stage (which isn’t a bad thing in itself!) but they’ll only have a short cable to connect to your laptop. That means you’re expected to have your laptop some way off, and control it using a remote control.<\/p>\n
Remotes are good – they stop you being stuck to in one spot, but suppose you need to see your screen as you present?!? You’re screwed.<\/p>\n
Hence our tendency to carry a 25 metre cable with us (and an audio cable too). Call us paranoid if you like but we’re looking for a 50m cable at a reasonable price, too ;)<\/p>\n
Better socks<\/h3>\n
… and shoes. Seriously. If you’re not 100%, absolutely and utterly comfortable in your footwear it stops you moving as naturally as you should. The shoes you wear for your normal work aren’t necessarily enough. Deal with it… if you don’t think you could run a mile or two in what’s on your feet they won’t do.<\/p>\n
Bib<\/h3>\n
A lot of our gigs involve eating beforehand – at the very least there’s tea\/coffee and biscuits involved. And nothing spoils your professionalism than a stained top\/shirt. Actually, we don’t use bibs as such, but a spare shirt in case of emergencies is handy – and is a sweater to pop on when we’re refreshing.<\/p>\n
Chocolate bar and toothbrush<\/h3>\n
You can’t perform as well if you’re not fully charged – hence the chocolate bar. And the toothbrush? So that you’re all freshened up after you’ve eaten. It’s not just to make sure you’ve got no stains on your teeth, of course (although that’s important!) it’s more to make sure you’re not ‘clarty’. \u00a0 (Great Yorkshire word, that!)<\/p>\n
Batteries<\/h3>\n
My second\u00a0rule of presenting is ‘Never trust the venue’. No matter what they tell you, they won’t be as prepared as you’d like. Trust me on this. Seriously.<\/p>\n
So what say you, gentle reader?<\/h2>\n
What unusual pieces of kit have you ever needed in your presentations?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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