Hey out there. Flipper here. I have just discovered a powerful new presentation tool that could give PowerPoint a run for its money. It’s called Prezi. Although it follows the same presentation concept as PowerPoint, the two could not be more different.
Let’s face it: PowerPoint is boring. It follows a very structured slide by slide format. Title, bullets, picture, rinse and repeat. With Prezi, your entire presentation is one giant slide with no limits on placement or size. There is no structure, there are no parameters: you can be as creative as your imagination lets you.
Check out this marketing presentation that I put together for Lake Champlain Chocolates. By the way, try their new, “Grace Potter Under Fire” bar. You have not had any chocolate like it. Ill let you find out why.
You’ll notice the presentation follows a freeform path zooming in and out to focus attention on the necessary information. Although every element is horizontal, if I had words or pictures slanted, the Prezi slideshow would rotate the screen to make the content viewable. It also makes for some interesting transitions.
With Prezi, you can control all elements of you presentation using the “zebra.” The zebra is an easy to use tool that allows you to change the size, placement and orientation of text, pictures, video, and boxes.
Prezi is also very easy to use. Instead of having to sort through hundreds of useless tools to find one tiny button that alters color, Prezi has one, easy to use menu. That is your command center.
Prezi is entirely online, with no required downloads, which has a lot of benefits. For example, if your computer crashes, you forget your zip-drive, or you have to use a different computer, your presentation is intact and instantly useable from the website.
Check out this tutorial video, and give it a try! I can guarantee you will have your friends and co-workers in awe. Anyway, I’ll see you on Prezi, Flipper needs to present tomorrow.
Power Point is boring, Zach.
ReplyDeleteAnd you make a compelling case for Prezi.
Good work - check spelling (see subject title, for example) and "caption and credit" your images, yes? Always.
Rule of Thumb - NEVER put more words on a Prezi screen than you have to, especially if you plan to read them out loud, as your audience can read in their brains faster than you can read out loud.
Remember this.
Excellent work.
Onward and audeamus,
Dr. W
Prezi looks really interesting. I'll have to check it out!
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