Prezi Love

 
Every once in a while I have the opportunity to shake up people's image of a librarian and share with the world exciting new ways to communicate and get work done, so today we’re going to look a little bit at the way we share information. Why would it matter? Because communication plays a big part in setting direction, gaining commitment, and creating alignment within a work group. Inevitably, failure to communicate effectively leads to malcontent and ruffled feathers. So how can technology help us?

When I see someone load a PowerPoint presentation, I automatically hear Charlie Brown’s teacher and her infamous “Wah wah, wah, wah wah.” To me, there is no quicker way to shut down your audience’s attention – except maybe forgetting to provide some Krispy Kreme doughnuts. In and of itself, PowerPoint is neither good nor evil – it is merely a tool. Unfortunately, most wield it like a war hammer.

Enter one of my new favorite toys…Prezi. Simply put, Prezi allows you to create visually engaging presentations by charting information on a non-linear plane. Instead of the static and linear slides of PowerPoint, Prezi zooms in and out and across the screen depending on how you plot and order information. You can even imbed music and video! Don’t think you have time to learn another application? Never fear. Prezi has incredible tutorials. If you find you don’t have the time to make one from scratch, you can use one of the many templates that member’s have already created – simply copy and swap your content for theirs.

Prezi currently offers three licensing levels: Public, Enjoy, and Pro. If your content is not proprietary and you don’t have a need to download – go for the free Public license. For $59/year you receive the Enjoy license that allows hide your content from the world and download as needed. The $159/year Pro license offers all that plus a desktop application so you can work off line. Not bad.

So for your next business presentation, give Prezi a try and make everyone think you are way more technically savvy than you actually are.

~Felecia Corbett

 (photo credit JanneM)

Comments

[Brian]

I'd never heard of Prezi until now. I've never, ever been a fan of Powerpoint, even back when it first appeared and everyone was using it. Slide after slide after slide. What was wrong with using a chalkboard anyway?

This post is nearly a year old, but it's the newest of the three you've done. Three. What gives? Did your job compel you to blog for a bit? Only to cool their engines when they saw your disinterest? :-) That would be a shame, because you've got some skills. More blog posts, please. My leadership is way too uncreative. I need your assistance and feedback.

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