Thursday, July 23, 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.

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 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.

It is also advisable to use the SWF files since it gives professionally looking Prezi presentations that have great zooming effects. In contrast, using low resolution pictures can make the whole presentation look horrible should you try to zoom in or out.

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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