Launch hyperlinked files faster during your presentation

When you click on a hyperlink during a presentation, sometimes you feel like the file's host program takes forever to launch. You should prepare for this wait and have material to stall with so that there's no awkward silence. But there's also another remedy to the situation. Prior to the start of the slideshow, open the host application of the file that you have hyperlinked on one of your slides, such as QuickTime. Then when it's time to launch the file or movie, the lag time is greatly reduced and your presentation appears more seamless.