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POWERPOINT AND PREZI

  • offers a variety of premade templates and layouts for users. These templates lay the foundation for the overall look of the presentation, such as how the titles, text and graphics will be displayed on each slide.
  • To progress through a slide show, the presenter only needs to click a button; this allows the presenter to maintain eye contact with his audience and use his hands for emphasis. A Powerpoint presentation often features a pleasing appearance and interesting graphics, which keeps the audience interested.
  • Powerpoint slides can be distributed easily to the necessary people for future references. Unlike paperwork, a Powerpoint presentation can be stored easily on the computer and cannot be easily lost or misplaced.
  • PowerPoint allows you to work with other people in a collaborative manner. This is especially useful in office settings where teamwork is key.
  • PowerPoint allows you to use images, audio and video to have a greater visual impact. These visual and audio cues may also help a presenter be more improvisational and interactive with the audience.

ADVANTAGES

POWERPOINT

  • You cannot do a presentation unless you have internet
  • This is totally avoidable if you know what you're doing when designing your presentation, though. Consider your transitions and make sure that you aren't constantly moving from one corner of the presentation board to the other
  • If you have limited wireless internet access, or if your internet connection at your building is unreliable, a web-based tool may become more of a hassle than its worth. One nice thing that Prezi allows is exporting of your completed presentation, making it viewable offline.
  • there is a learning curve and in the event that you may not have the time to learn the tool yourself and then teach it to your students, you may want to pass on Prezi. In this situation, you could easily include Prezi as an option among presentation tools.

DISADVANTAGES

PREZI

  • Prezi is completely free. Compared to PowerPoint, which is both a paid application and not accessible everywhere, Prezi provides access from any web-enabled computer.
  • One of my favorite aspects of Prezi (assuming it is used correctly) is the ability to have movement actually become part of the presentation. For instance, if you are talking about ‘Imagery,' you can have Prezi zoom in (past the word Imagery) and display examples of the imagery you are discussing.
  • The web-based software is designed with all ages in mind. The simple icon-based design tools ensures that any age group will be successful in creating and presenting new creations.
  • It sounds so simple (and somewhat deflating) but your students really do pay attention to the teaching tools you use. By staying current with new technology, more often than not your students will appreciate the change of pace from the tools they are seeing used in all their other classes (and what they've seen for the past few years of their schooling).

ADVANTAGES

PREZI

DISADVANTAGES POWERPOINT

  • Design power pointless: gives the illusion of content and coherence, when in fact there is really not much substance or connection between the different points on the slides.
  • PowerPoint excess: some speakers create presentations so they have slides to present rather than outlining, organizing, and focusing on the message.
  • Replaces planning and preparation: PowerPoint is a convenient prop for poor speakers, as it can reduce complicated messages to simple bullet points and elevates style over substance.
  • Oversimplification of topic: the linear nature of PowerPoint forces the presenter to reduce complex subjects to a set of bullet items that are too weak to support decision-making or show the complexity of an issue.
  • Feature abundance: while the basic features are easy to use and apply, a speaker can get carried away and try to use all the features at once rather than simply supporting a message. Too many flying letters, animations, and sound effects without seeing much original thought or analysis can be a real issue. In many cases, the medium shoves the message aside.
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