Tuesday 21 July 2015

Why You Need The 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.

To start, the user should have a completely different mindset and approach. One must forget the Power Point and its slides. Here, everything is different, there is a room for creativity and innovation, and in order to realize its full potential, you have to approach it with a different philosophy. Unlike in the case of PowerPoint where you are limited with rectangles, you have the room to be imaginative and no need to be conserved.

The second step is to make a plan. Generally, there is a lot of freedom and this can be very tricky at times, however, there is a need of planning before you start your presentation. In case you are overwhelmed, by this unlimited space, image how a movie is planned, it goes step by step and the scenes are created, one after the other. The same thinking can help you in this planning.

The professionals advise that it is best to use the SWF files as this produces professional looking and more presentable Prezi that have great zooming effects. It also gives you give a bigger freedom in zooming in and out. Using the low resolution pictures results to horrible images on zooming and should therefore be avoided.

It is necessary to understand what really constitutes a good Prezi. The answer is simple; the presentation is only fantastic if it explains a given topic in a simple and clear manner so that it is hard to forget. This sounds simple, but unless you are able to focus on the logic structure of the presentation, you will not be able to achieve it.

In addition to a logic structure, restrict the symbols used to the well-known ones. The element connections should be transparent. In simple terms, it is all about striking a balance between complexity and simplicity. Lastly, images should be preferred over words.

The members of the audience who are sensitive should be considered and fast moving or fast rotating objects should be avoided. This means that as the beginner, you learn how to make proper transitions between different slides in a manner that is gentle and calm.




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