How to create a great presentationThis covers the following: preparation, creation, delivery, school projects, other tips.
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Picking the Right Presentation Tool
There are a lot of great presentation tools to choose from. Before you choose one, you need to determine what it is that you want to say and how you want to say it. Do you want to include text? photos? videos? Is it serious or fun? Is the information you want to convey linear? Is it complex or simple? The answer to these questions will help determine what tool you will choose. Here are some tools:
Microsoft PowerPoint - professional, traditional, linear, feature rich, text, images, videos, charts, hyperlinks, audio, screencasting, inking, quizzes, online activities, etc.
Apple Keynote - professional, traditional, linear, text, images, videos, charts, hyperlinks, etc.
Prezi - professional, modern, used properly the tool can tell a great story, the tool will keep people's attention because it's different, it can be used to drill down for a complex topic. It supports text, images, videos, hyperlinks, etc.
Powtoon - professional, modern, fun, used more to deliver a "marketing" message, create animation/movie, text, images, animations, etc.. If used properly the tool itself will keep people's attention because it's different.
Haiku Deck - simple, professional, images and text. Great tool to create simple, high impact visual messages with minimal text. Automatically search and use copyright friendly images (cites sources for you).
Dipity - professional, timeline, text, images, videos, charts, hyperlinks, etc.
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The Secret Structure of Great Talks
From the "I have a dream" speech to Steve Jobs’ iPhone launch, all great presentations have a common architecture. At TEDxEast, Nancy Duarte draws lessons on how to make a powerful call-to-action.
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