The Versatility Of Prezi Presentation Design

By Daphne Bowen


Prezi is a powerful web based presentation tool. The particular prezi presentation design you choose to implement will determine the response you get from the audience. In general, it was designed to break the monotony of traditional presentation tools such as Microsoft PowerPoint.

The creation and development only took place less than a decade ago yet a huge variety of people such as students, business executives and teachers have totally embraced it. It was originally made by three Hungarian nationals thus name, which is the Hungarian word for presentation.

The applications are not limited to those with an acute understanding of computers and applications. Virtually anybody can set up online accounts at prezi.com where one can sign up and proceed to explore all that it has to offer. A lot of web based tutorials exist to guide you in the earlier stages of design implementation. After creating an account however one is required to select their membership, either free or paid.

Lets now get to the interesting bit, how to create a presentation design. There are a number of templates on offer that you will be required to choose from. This is important in determining whether your view will be two dimensional or three dimensional. The 3-D templates are more versatile since they allow you to zoom In and out of the background. The text, colors and objects interaction with the landscape are usually determined by the choice of the template.

The template will only go as far as providing a framework for you to work on. The details of your presentation and the sequence will entirely depend on your ideas. An easy way to work around this is by starting with your major points. Once this is established, you can then go ahead and add filler content (which are basically details further illustrating your key points).

Key to its evolution is the ability to stand out as a dynamic, non linear tool to expressing ones ideas. This serves to breathe life to an otherwise boring conventional slide approach. The other crucial factor is that it is an open source software available to anybody with access to the internet.

Although being entirely available online is a merit on its part, it could work to the disadvantage of the user in situations where their location has very limited or no access to the internet. Some complaints have also been raised concerning the dizziness effects the 3-D presentations can have on an audience especially when the presenter is quickly scanning through the illustrations. Older people are more inclined to revert to tools they are more used to working with due to the learning curve associated with attempting to understand it.

In summary, this is a vital tool that if properly understood and embraced can change the way information is relayed to people. The learning curve should not be a hindrance in discovering and unlocking its potential




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