http://www.prezi.com/ is described as 'the zooming presentation editor'. Intrigued - so was I. The idea behind Prezi is that a 'normal' presentation (as in one created in PowerPoint') is linear and therefore your presentation can only go in one direction, following your own trail of thought rather than that of your audience. The idea of Prezi is that in order to make a presentation more interesting you have to be able to match the presentation to the direction of your audiences trail of thought - and that is often not linear.
I'm probably not describing this very well! Try this - imagine that instead of looking at a PowerPoint presentation you are instead asking your audience to look at a poster which shows a picture of what you are talking about. The audience can ask for further information on which ever area sparks there interest when they notice it rather than having to wait for you to get there - 50 slides later! Prezi is designed to replicate this idea.
You design your presentation as a mind map with pictures, text and routes showing the connections between ideas. You can set the presentation to follow a specific route or simply zoom in to areas as you talk about them or as your audience asks questions. This enables you to present the ideas that are of most interest to your audience and therefore your presentation becomes more natural and less dull.
Prezi is pretty easy to use and there are a number of online videos taking you through the basic steps of how to design an amazing presentation. There are three options when thinking of purchasing, each bringing various advantages. The lowest option is free to use! I suggest you go and have a play and make up your own mind as to what you think, however I predict that the next time you are asked to do a presentation on the new accounting system or whatever other interesting subject you can offer your first thought will be 'fab, I get to try Prezi' rather than 'how many PowerPoint slides before my audience is snoring...'
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