How to Prepare Your Screen for a Professional Presentation

The messy desktop moment

You're on a call. You hit Share Screen. Everyone sees your desktop covered in random screenshots, that vacation wallpaper, and then a notification from your mom slides in about dinner plans.

Happens way more than people admit. I've been in calls where people scramble to close things and it makes the whole meeting awkward.

What I used to do before every call

Drag desktop icons into some folder
Change wallpaper to something boring
Turn on Do Not Disturb
Mute speakers
Minimize every app one by one

5-10 minutes. Every time. And I'd still forget something. Usually notifications.

So I built something

I kept thinking this should just be one button. That's what QuickPresent is.

You press one button and it hides all your desktop icons, minimizes every open app, mutes speakers, swaps wallpaper, and blocks notifications.

Call is done? Press again. Everything comes back exactly how it was.

Some things I've learned

Run it a minute before the call, not after you're already sharing. Pick a solid color wallpaper, gradients work too. Close browser tabs with personal stuff since QuickPresent handles desktop apps but your browser tabs are on you. And test your mic after muting system audio, just to be safe.

Give it a shot

Works on Mac and Windows. Free trial, no credit card. Download it and try it during your next call.

Download QuickPresent →

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QuickPresent is available for Mac and Windows. See pricing · Setup guide