File names for your presentation

Ah, file names for your presentation documents.  The source of many an internet meme! But your presentation does not need to be the punch line of a joke. Just follow a few simple instructions when saving your next presentation, and your AV team will love you, and not make fun of you behind your back…at least not for this.

If you’re speaking at a large conference that goes for 3 days and has 15 break out rooms, that can mean the AV team has to deal with upwards of 500 presentations. The file names for those presentations can mean the difference between your prezo meeting you on stage, and awkwardly walking out to someone else’s.  Of course this is the point of a ‘speakers prep’ room and file network, but that doesn’t mean you can’t make it easier for them/us!

Here are a few bad examples of file names for your prezo:

Believe it or not, having 500 presentations with this name is not helpful.

Again, vague and not helpful. If we need to find your prezo in a hurry, we will not be able to.

Good example:

Better example (if you know what time you speak):

Best example (if you know what room you’re in, and what time you speak):

And of course if you submit one prezo and then submit an updated version:

Just admire what a well sorted set of presentations looks like

Also, how good would that conference be!