During the pandemic, the Zoom app became a friend on many computers. Zoom is used for business meetings, family connections, and teaching extensively. The presentation slides froze in several webinars I’ve watched, and in at least one that I led.
The most popular tool for computer presentations is PowerPoint, which has almost become synonymous with presenting. PowerPoint has been available in multiple languages for years. And this is precisely the issue with freezing on Zoom. If the presentation freezes on the title slide and, to the presenter’s surprise, the audience is staring at a static presentation, the problem lies in the language settings. Zoom and the computer application need to be set to the same language. Zoom operates in English, so PowerPoint must also be in English. I’m not referring to the presentation’s content but to the application’s language. The application language can be easily changed in settings. After that, restart Zoom and PowerPoint; everything should work as expected. At least it worked smoothly for me yesterday.
