Prezi For Dummies

by Stephanie Diamond

A one-stop resource for an exciting new Web-based, slide-free presentation tool People who have been seeking a flashier version of PowerPoint have found it--and it's Prezi. A Web-based, slide-free presentation tool, Prezi allows users to create and give rich, Web-based presentations complete with dynamic content, contextual layouts, and eye-catching visuals. "Prezi For Dummies" gets you rapidly up to speed, including how to think outside the traditional slide, create your project, insert Flash and other graphic files, and publish your presentation to a public domain. You'll also learn valuable tips on what makes a good Prezi.Introduces Prezi, a Web-based, Flash-friendly, dynamic presentation toolExplains how to use online and offline editors and insert images, video, sound, Flash files, and other complex graphicsCovers presenting a Prezi, publishing it to a public domain, and collaborating with othersOffers tips and insights on what makes a good Prezi--and how to think visually to create content that benefits your business or organization

Move beyond slides, put your visual thinking cap on, and get the very most of Prezi with this timely, practical guide.

336 pages, Paperback

First published August 20, 2010

Reviews

[David Roberts · Rating 4 out of 5]

The idea for people like teachers and businessmen in particular who normally use Microsoft Powerpoint to do presentations and slideshows, this them more options. This is very much an up and coming technology. Because you aren't constrained by the limitations of what you can draw in Powerpoint and also the limitations of static images in the form of slides. Prezi is online and has many templates to enable you to do a job and allows you to use animation as well as the many open source graphics many users have produced. Also if you produce a work of art you can save it and re use it. Many people draw pictures in programs like Adobe Illustrator or Smartdraw both of which it's compatible with. You can also post your work on the internet which is encouraged and it's compatible with many sites like blogs, social media & especially sites like twitter and facebook. A normal user can get a free account which gives them 100 MB of storage and watermarks their work but works otherwise. There is a normal account priced at $59 per year which gives them 500 MB of storage and obviously removes the watermark. There are also specially priced charity organisation and education accounts which are either free or paid but superior to a comparable business account in terms of cost. I think this looks like an interesting website which I may very well sign up to. There is also a useful site at http://jingproject.com where they have a tool that helps you capture what is on the screen and may prove useful in producing slides as well as a site at http://wordle.com where they display word art you can reuse. I really enjoyed reading this book which even has a section on the psychology of selling for those doing presentations to sell stuff.

[Garland Vance · Rating 2 out of 5]

A good introduction to Prezi if you've never used it. The book could have been 1/2 as long, as the author repeated herself A LOT.