A few days ago I just posted another way to make your presentation powerful and attractive. Today, I will share to you the most easy and awesome way in creating your slide so that the audiences will focus in your presentation. It's easier and simpler than Slide Master that I have posted before. Prezi is a whole new concept on the take of visual aids. Prezi is a newer flash-based application that allows the user to create a presentation using a large, blank page instead of traditional slides. The main differentiation with Prezi is that, unlike PowerPoint, a Prezi presentation is NON LINEAR (a story presented to the audience with multiple paths from point A to point B). Instead of slides, Prezi gives you an unlimited canvas on which to layout your ideas. Most of professional presenter now days use PREZI for the media of their presentation. Why PREZI? Because PREZI give you some benefits that another media presentation doesn't have.
PREZI offers you some of the advantage, they are:
1. Breaks the Mold
Prezi is not your typical slide-based presentation tool. You start with a blank canvas and can add and manipulate content anywhere on the page. There is no such thing as a linear, slide-by-slide display method (unless you design it that way, of course). Break the mold and present in unique ways. It even lets you import your existing PowerPoint presentations for conversion!
2. It’s Free and Web-Based
Prezi is completely free. Compared to PowerPoint, which is both a paid application and not accessible everywhere, Prezi provides access from any web-enabled computer. This is great for students who may not have the Office suite on their home computers. Students and staff can easily create Free accounts on Prezi using their Facebook accounts as well.
3. Link Text and Images to Movement
Prezi has the ability to have movement. For instance, if you are talking about ‘Imagery,’ you can have Prezi zoom in (past the word Imagery) and display examples of the imagery you are discussing. The movement relates to the terms and examples, creating a visual link for the students.
4. Appropriate for All Ages
The web-based software is designed with all ages in mind. The simple icon-based design tools ensures that any age group will be successful in creating and presenting new creations. I have always been a proponent of teaching young kids how to use new technology – and Prezi certainly makes that easier with their simple design interface.
5. Shows Students You’re “Up-to-date” with Technology
It sounds so simple (and somewhat deflating) but your students really do pay attention to the teaching tools you use. By staying current with new technology, more often than not your students will appreciate the change of pace from the tools they are seeing used in all their other classes (and what they’ve seen for the past few years of their schooling). Take a chance and try something new – if it fails miserably (which it won’t) they will appreciate you for trying something that breaks the mold.
How to create your own PREZI? Feel free to download here.
References:
http://instructionaltechtalk.com/advantages-and-disadvantages-of-prezi/
http://presentationpanda.com/uncategorized/powerpoint-vs-prezi-whats-the-difference/
