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The delay in autoplay can disrupt the flow of a presentation in several ways. Firstly, it can cause a momentary pause or interruption which can distract the audience and break their concentration. Secondly, it can lead to confusion for the presenter who might click again in an attempt to start the video during this delay, causing the presentation to advance to the next slide prematurely. This can disrupt the sequence of the presentation and potentially confuse the audience. Therefore, it's recommended to set the video to click-to-play for more predictable control over the video start time.
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Director of Product Research and Development at TED, Aaron Weyenberg, says the following about creating compelling presentations with video: "For video, don't use autoplay. It's super easy to insert video in Keynote and Powerpoint – you just drag a Quicktime file onto the slide. And when you advance the deck to the slide with the video that autoplays, sometimes it can take a moment for the machine to actually start playing it. So often I've seen presenters click again in an attempt to start the video during this delay, causing the deck to go to the next slide. Instead, set the video to click to play. That way you have more predictable control over the video start time, and even select a poster frame to show before starting."
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