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.

Most people see a big wonderful canvas in which you can go up and down, in and out, left and right and most beginners start doing everything. The result is a presentation that is swinging in and out, left and right, and uses animation effects that are random. The pictures in some cases are even rotated up to 37 degrees. This is simply a disaster. This is why they have to be SHOT. Here are a few tips in the guide.

The first and most important tip is to ensure that the user thinks completely different. This has largely to do with forgetting the PowerPoint and its slides. In Prezi, it is a completely different tool that is highly innovative, and requires a totally different creating philosophy. In this case, you have a huge canvas and you have to be imaginative as there are no limitations with the rectangles that are usually conservative and boring.

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.

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.

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 last advice is to avoid the motion sickness. This is a completely natural and normal feeling that must be avoided so as to accommodate all the people in the audience. This has to do with those who are too sensitive and are not in the position to watch objects that are fast moving and rotating. As such, as a beginner, learn to make transitions from one slide to the other gentle and calm.




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