Saturday, 11 July 2015

Understanding The Need Of Prezi For Beginners

By Jana Serrano


Prezi offers a great function and is a tool that is now widely used. This means that there are thousands of people trying to learn it every day, and most others try to use it before even learning the basics. Without following the proper guidelines and the necessary structure, everything can turn out to be a disaster. In fact, such a user should just be SHOT. The word "SHOT" sounds too harsh, but is actually the acronym for Stopped, Helped or Trained, and this is what the Prezi for beginners try to achieve. It tries to help the new users appreciate all the four pillars of presentation and the two pillars of message and structure in particular.

The first timers get excited when they see a big and wonderful canvas that allows them to try everything. They can go up and down, left and right, and even in and out. However, if you try everything at once, you are likely to end up with the presentation that is swinging in and out, left and right, and with animations that are random and out of place. Imagine the situation where the picture is rotating at 37 degrees. Yes, this can be the case, and at this point, it is only appropriate that you are SHOT.

There are several tips to consider, however, the basic ones are there to help the beginners focus on the four pillars of presentation, and these include the message and the structure as the most important ones.

To start with, the mindset as well as approach should be completely different from that of the PowerPoint. PowerPoint has limiting features such as the boring triangles and limited room for innovation. The Prezi offers limitless opportunities for innovation that requires a completely philosophical approach to be successful.

The other tip is to consider using SWF files so as to create the professional Prezi that has outstanding zooming effects. In the presentation, there is freedom to zoom in and out. However, the use of a low resolution picture can make it look horrible.

The other necessary thing is to understand the things that constitute a good Prezi. However much it may be explained, your presentation is only good if it explains the targeted topic in a manner that it is unforgettable to the audience. This requires that you focus on simplicity and clarity.

As much as possible, the symbols used should be those that are well known and try to use images over words as much as possible. Since some people are not comfortable with quickly moving objects, it is best to avoid the motion sickness.

Before anything else, always be considerate of the audience. Some of them are not good with fast moving objects. As such, it is best to avoid motion sickness. Instead, the transition from one presentation to the other should be smooth, gentle and very calm.




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