To Prezi or Not to Prezi?

[barclay_barrios]

This blog was originally posted on October 24, 2013.

Prezi.  Either you love it, hate it, or have no idea what it is.  If you’re in the last category, go check out www.prezi.com.  Me? I’m in the first category.  I love its Web 2.0-ness, its fluidity, its boundlessness, its exploration of virtual space.  But haters hate and not without reason.  I’ve had more than one colleague complain about “Prezi-sickness” from endless zooming and swirling.  I point out that dismissing Prezi because of bad Prezis is akin to dismissing PowerPoint, which is almost always bad.

I’m thinking about the question now because the Dean needs a snazzy presentation for a donor event.  “Prezi!” I say.  “No!” my colleague says.

And what say you?

[jcomforti]

I like Prezi a lot, but not everyone in my group feels the same. What other presentation programs do you recommend?

[sherry_mooney]

I find it harder to put together than a standard PowerPoint - probably because I'm doing more actual thinking about the structure and the design.  However, I think Prezi makes for a much more engaging visual tool when presenting.