Sunday, August 10, 2014

Tutorial PREZI Presentation

When you think of presentations, you probably think of PowerPoint slides. Slides can be a little boring, and everyone’s done them before. If you’ve decided to do something different, you may have looked at Prezi as an alternative. Prezi is an online presentation program that moves through a nonlinear presentation on a path, as opposed using slides. Follow this guide to get your Prezi presentation-worthy in no time.
  •  Part 1 of 5: Creating Your Account   
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  1.  Visit the Prezi website. The bulk of your work with Prezi will occur in the online editor. Prezis are saved to the cloud and can be accessed anywhere that has an internet connection. There are several options to pick from when joining prezi: Use Prezi Step 1Bullet1.jpg
  2.  Download the app. If you want to share your Prezi with a small audience, you can use the iPad to make it more interactive for the viewer. You can download the Prezi app for your iPad and iPhone. The app is free and lets you access your Prezi from anywhere that your device has internet access. Use Prezi Step 3.jpg
  3.  Access the Prezi editor. Once you have an account, you can log in to the Prezi website and begin creating your presentation. Click the Create link at the top of the Prezi homepage. Under “Your Prezis” click the “+New Prezi” button. This will start the editor

  •  Part 2 of 5: Planning the Presentation Use Prezi Step 4.jpg
  1.  Sketch out your concept. The underlying functionality of Prezi means that you do not have to think in linear slides as you would PowerPoint. You are free to move the frame around your presentation landscape however you feel is best. This means, however, that a Prezi that is not planned properly from the beginning can quickly become a jumbled mess with no sense of direction. Use Prezi Step 5.jpg
  2.  Set the foundations with your main points. Use the main points of your presentation as the anchors for the path your Prezi will take. Think of these main points as “focal” points; you will be focusing on these and using the surrounding landscape to build on them frame by frame. Use Prezi Step 6.jpg
  3.  Think of your Prezi in terms of the "path". The path is how the presentation transitions from frame to frame. Instead of going in a linear motion, the path can be set in any order, and the "camera" will move around the presentation as it follow the path. Use Prezi Step 7.jpg
  4.  Keep your paths steady. When you are planning out your Prezi, think about how you will be moving the camera over your landscape. Because Prezi allows for full zooming and rotations, there is a temptation to change the perspective often during a presentation. This can lead to motion sickness in the viewer, and distracts from the content of the presentation. Use Prezi Step 8.jpg
  5.  Start big. Because you have an essentially limitless canvas, make your focal points big to begin with. Then, as you add more details, you can add smaller objects and use small amounts of zoom to focus on them.
  • Part 3 of 5: Making the Presentation 
  1.  Use small text to great effect. If you want to surprise the audience with a fact or image, make it very small. This will make it illegible until the object is in focus. If the text is small enough, the audience won’t even see it coming. Use Prezi Step 15.jpg
  2.  Select your theme. When you first create your new Prezi, you will be asked to choose a template. The template of your Prezi defines how the text, colors and objects will all interact on the landscape. You can pick between 2D and 3D template. 2D themes are flat and the camera moves across the canvas. 3D themes allow you to zoom in and out of the background. Use Prezi Step 10.jpg
  3.  Start placing your objects. Be sure to begin with the main points of your presentation. These will be the centerpieces of each section. You can add text, images, and order object anywhere on the canvas. Continue to refer to your plan as you begin laying out the Prezi on the screen. Use Prezi Step 10Bullet1.jpgUse Prezi Step 11.jpg
  4.  anipulate your objects. Once you have an object on the canvas, click on it to open the Transformation Tool. The object will be highlighted by a box surrounded by tools to modify theobject.Use Prezi Step 11Bullet3.jpgUse Prezi Step 11Bullet4.jpg
  5.  Make sure your images are high resolution. If you are going to be focusing on images in your Prezi, remember that they will take up the entire screen when zoomed in on. This means that lower quality images that look good as a part of a webpage will look grainy when they are scaled up to fit the screen Use Prezi Step 13.jpg
  6.  Leave space around your objects. If you leave a fair amount of white space around your objects, Prezi will be able to easily focus on them when the camera zooms in. This will help make the text or image stand out to the audience. Use Prezi Step 14.jpg
  7.  Use frames to create focus. Frames come in two forms in Prezi: visible and invisible. Visible frames highlight the object on the screen, and include a circle, brackets, and a filled oblong shape. Invisible frames allow you to define objects and sets of objects as the focus. Both types of frames will let you control how much zoom and object receives.Use Prezi Step 15Bullet1.jpgUse Prezi Step 16.jpg
  8.  Use frames to highlight a portion of text. If you have a paragraph of text in one frame, and want to highlight a key segment of it, create a frame around the text that you want to highlight. Create a path to it, and the camera will zoom in on just the framed text. This is useful for noting key figures or powerful phrases in a block of text.Use Prezi Step 17.jpg
  9.  Create a uniform style. Prezi doesn’t use font sizes, which can make it difficult to get headings and paragraphs to feel uniform. In order to match size, select the text that you need to resize. As you move the mouse to change the size of the text, look at the text that you are trying to match it to. Once the two are the same, the text that you don’t have selected will become darker, signifying that the two are the same size. Use Prezi Step 17Bullet1.jpg
  10.  View your Prezi while zoomed out. A good Prezi will be able to be understood when the presentation is zoomed all the way out. This means that your key points should be large enough to be read when the camera is pulled back. They should also be aligned in a way that makes logical sense. Use Prezi Step 18Bullet1.jpg
  11.  Keep your structure standardized. If you are using specific styles of frames to highlight your important ideas, stick to using those throughout your entire presentation. The same goes for colored text and other stylistic objects. A sense of design unity throughout the presentation will leave a stronger lasting impression and convey information more clearly.
  • Part 4 of 5: Creating a Path Use Prezi Step 20.jpg
  1.  Open the Path editor. In the Edit screen, click the “Edit Path” button on the left side of the workspace. This will allow you to start creating your path. Click on your first object, and then simply click on each consecutive object in the order that you want to present them. Use Prezi Step 20Bullet1.jpg
  2.  Rearrange your path. If you need to adjust the path, simply click and drag a path point from one object to another. If you want to add a step between points, click the small plus sign icon next to a step and drag it to an object. This will create a new stop in the path. Use Prezi Step 22.jpg
  3.  Finalize your path at the end of your project. Don’t get too hung up on your pathing while you are adjusting your layout. Get the layout solid first, and then go through and set your final path. This will make organizing your content much easier.Use Prezi Step 22.jpg
  • Part 5 of 5: Presenting Your Prezi 
  1.  Practice your presentation. Before presenting your Prezi, run through it a few times to make sure that it flows well. Practice your timing for moving between frames. Ensure that everything receives the correct focus and that your transitions are not too jarring. Use Prezi Step 23.jpg
  2.  Navigate the path. When you are presenting, clicking Next will take you to the next stop on the path. If you want to zoom out, scroll around, or click on other parts of the presentation, all you need to do is click the Next button to return to the path. Use Prezi Step 24.jpg
  3.  Take your time. Don’t rush through the frames during your presentation. Allow the audience time to process the information, and to settle from the previous transition. If you go too fast, the transitions will become overbearing. Use Prezi Step 25.jpg
  4.  Let the audience ask questions. Because Prezi is not composed of slides, it’s very easy to move around the presentation. Use this ability to clarify audience questions and to easily backtrack to missed information. Zoom out to quickly find sections of your presentation that relate to the questions being asked. 


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