While the COVID-19 pandemic made online presentations a lifeline for many businesses and individuals, virtual presentation design is far from a new fad.

The presentation itself is a design challenge; you want to capture and retain attention, as well as establish an element of surprise and delight to keep the viewers' attention.

We observed the presentations, but rather than paying attention to the ideas the entrepreneurs were pitching, we were watching the body language and microexpressions of the judges as they listened.

Oral presentations are central to scientific communication, yet the quality of many scientific presentations is poor. To improve presentation quality, scientists need to invest greater effort in the ...