Shopping for Wireless Presenters

Engage your audience and get your ideas across by directing your demonstrations with wireless presenters and USB laser pointers. These electronic devices make professional and educational presentations more productive and smooth. By using them, you can easily draw the attention of your audience to the highlights of the presentation.

What's a Wireless Presenter?

It's a multi-functional, battery-powered, handheld device for remotely controlling presentation slides. It pairs wirelessly with your computer, and works with most slideshow software. Most electronic presenters have built-in pointers that transmit colored laser dots visible on whiteboard projection screens. A wireless presentation remote has dedicated buttons for advancing and rewinding slides, as well as playing and pausing them. Some models also have timers and stopwatches to help you pace your presentations by reminding you not to stay too long on individual slides. Others have displays that show important information such as battery level, time elapsed, and wireless connectivity status.

How to Choose the Right Laser Pointer

Manufacturers state the power outputs of these pointers in milliwatts (mW). Higher wattage translates to more powerful laser and longer range. The typical power output of a laser pointer for presentations is 5mW. This produces a safe beam that can reach across a room. You should also consider laser color when comparing pointers and presenters. Red is the most common color, but you can also find blue, green, and violet lasers. These alternatives have higher energy levels and are brighter. Another reason to pick a color besides red is to hit easels and display boards from the other side of the room.

These colors remain focused at greater distances, and perform better in large rooms. A long range also means you don't have to stay close to the projection screen throughout your presentation. You can move around, engage your audience, and still cast a laser dot across the room to highlight aspects of your slides. Lastly, consider available accessories when picking a laser presentation pointer. Lanyards and cases protect these devices during use and storage. Some models also have multiple caps to alter their beams from pinpoint dots to larger dots, lines, and shapes.

Wireless PowerPoint Clicker Setup

Wireless presentation pointers communicate with computers via Bluetooth or through radio frequency (RF). An RF model includes a USB receiver in the box. This is a plug-and-play wireless device that automatically links with the presenter when plugged into a USB port. A Bluetooth presenter doesn't need a USB receiver. Pair it with your computer like you'd do for any other Bluetooth device. Start using your presentation remote as soon as you connect it. Some brands also provide configuration software and apps that allow you to assign functions to different buttons.

Make your presentations memorable by delivering them with the help of wireless presenters and laser pointers for presentations. Browse B&H Photo and Video's selection of audiovisual presentation aids, such as digital whiteboards to find the tools to make you excel at public presentation.