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Guide for event organisers

Technical setup for your keynote

Patrick will bring a customised keynote presentation on his own Mac. Think of theatre rather than a traditional lecture. His keynotes are highly visual, with many images, animations and short embedded video clips, almost always without sound. Content is created in close consultation with event organisers, adapted precisely to theme and audience.

His Mac can sit on the technician’s desk with all their other equipment. There is nothing for the technicians to do during the keynote itself. Setup usually takes less than five minutes, including the sound check, with good preparation on both sides before arrival.

Screen format

Output resolution will be matched to your equipment, for example 1920×1200 (HDTV) or much higher resolutions such as 3000×1000. Patrick will provide a copy of the keynote in PDF format on a USB stick, for backup on a technician’s machine.

What Patrick needs on stage

  1. A USB remote control to advance slides, if the stage is a long distance from the technicians.
  2. A clip-on microphone, as he walks around a lot, from one end of the stage to the other and often right into the audience.
  3. At least one monitor on stage, so that he can see what is on the screen without needing to turn. Over 100 elements need to be timed precisely. If the stage is wide, think of a second monitor. If the technicians are at the back of the hall, a great solution is to turn Patrick’s Mac around so that he can see from the stage which slide he is on.
  4. Confirmation of the exact format and resolution at least one week before the event.

Ultra-large screens and innovative staging

If you are planning to be creative or innovative, please send a stage plan. Patrick adapts his material to display in dramatic ways across unusual stage sets, working perfectly across ultra-wide screens.

Advance copies of keynotes

Patrick is pleased to supply draft keynote slides as a PDF ahead of time, as a guide for discussion. They are mainly images, and the content is often adjusted slightly on arrival, in discussion with organisers.

See the technical setup page and video.