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The Power of Prezi Presentations

1. Introduction

At its first start, Prezi still used a toolbar from a familiar presentation software, and Sketch was then hired as Prezi’s first engineer to create a brand new presentation software. This software still used technology that was based on Flash. This first Prezi product is recognized as the first version of Prezi. The Flash-based Prezi allowed limitless zooming at any frame, had a good storyline path, but had limited features and was a bit hard to use.

Prezi could actually trace that trend from the very beginning when it came to the surface. It started off with a presentation in Budapest in 2009, where Peter’s boss was impressed with this new style of presentation. From there, he started asking him to do presentations for their Agilent Technologies Company at that point in time. Deciding that they were going to quit their jobs to start the Prezi business, their first action was to change all of Agilent Technologies company’s PowerPoint presentations before resigning from their positions. After that, they officially started Prezi as a company in 2009.

It should be noted that the history of the human race is always filled with certain trends and standpoints that drive the intellectual segment of a particular society in certain directions at a particular time. It cannot be argued that Prezi is one of the platforms that speaks to the existing trend nowadays in modern society, where everything is preferred to be in visual form rather than boring and hard-to-understand content.

2. Benefits of Using Prezi

With all of the useful features Prezi has to offer, there must be some benefits available from using it. Prezi has quite a few benefits to its users as it offers a more innovative and creative way to express the users’ ideas. This freedom to use their ideas can help them get better grades or help build a very successful business presentation in the future. One benefit of using Prezi would be that it is user friendly. Many users have expressed their ideas that Prezi is easier to use compared to other presentation software. With its less complex strides to create a successful presentation, it has become more popular to users. Being user friendly also helps the user save time when creating their presentation. In the article, “A New Generation of Powerpoint,” it states, “This zooming user interface technology is a response to the idea that the content of presentation is not simply organized in slides but has a spatial context leading other slides” (Liao). This quote explains how the zooming technology can help users create a more organized and a better thought out presentation. Because Prezi is less complex, from the zooming technology on, users are able to create outstanding presentations in half the time they would create a normal PowerPoint. Another benefit to using Prezi is that it is cost efficient. Prezi offers many price ranges for its users but also offers a free version which allows you to still create an effective presentation. With the resources Prezi has to offer in their free version, users can still create a high quality presentation without having to pay for anything. A third benefit to using Prezi would be that it is a better way to engage your audience. Prezi is a more interactive way to present your ideas to an audience. With its zooming technology users can engage their audience by building up suspense as to what the next topic will be. As they zoom in, the topic will be more focused and then lead on to the next topic. This makes it easier for the audience to follow along and will make it easier to understand the topic that is at hand. Also with its zooming technology, Prezi can allow you to insert videos and images in your presentation from the web onto your Prezi. Many users have noted this as an important benefit of using Prezi. In the article, “The Pros and Cons of Using Prezi for Presentations,” it states “Here is the fun part. You can add all types of multimedia content” (Florencio). Videos and images are a more modern way to give an understanding of the topic to your audience. With videos projecting a visual image to the audience and images also doing the same, Prezi can be very effective by engaging its audience at a much easier rate compared to using PowerPoint.

3. Tips for Creating an Engaging Prezi Presentation

The summary of the whole essay justifies the title that Prezi presentations have a high level of persuasiveness on the audience compared to PowerPoint. Prezi is an interesting and powerful way of advertising a concept or idea. Since Prezi is a rather different approach compared to the old PowerPoint slide show presentations, it has been found that some may have difficulty keeping their audience engaged. By giving 5 simple steps to follow, this document has shown how to maintain the audience’s attention throughout the whole presentation. The conclusion of the document mentions what all steps in Prezi add that extra level of interactivity in the presentations. All those steps have made it clear that it’s not just about having the audience’s attention but also keeping them focused on the topic. By doing all this, we get stepped at the end of that ladder which we made at the start of the essay. With the engaging presentation, we can effectively show the idea, and if the audience is able to understand our idea and ends up having the same perception that we had, the whole purpose of presenting the idea is fulfilled.

The presentation revolves around the idea that when people follow some steps, they will be given some kind of guarantee that they will make engaging Prezi presentations. However, it does not mention anything about using Prezi and how it’s going to help. The main problem with the idea is that people will only get basic knowledge about things and they will not be guaranteed to get the desired result. What would make more sense is that, as this gives 5 steps of making engaging presentations using PowerPoint, by modifying this, it is possible to do all those 5 things in Prezi with examples and detailed explanations. For example, the first thing talks about not using a template presentation. Now it is possible to do the same thing with Prezi as it gives more freedom to the user. This can be shown with an example comparing the same kind of presentation in PowerPoint and Prezi. So, doing this in itself becomes an engaging presentation as people who are not sure what Prezi is and how it’s a better option than PowerPoint will get the idea about it and will be sure of what to do next. Prezi being a new technical presentation tool, it is hard for people to switch from traditional PowerPoint and use it. So, if people are convinced that whatever they were doing in PowerPoint can be done in a more efficient way in Prezi, they are sure to use it. The steps given in the article are a good start to make any kind of presentation engaging and can be used to make engaging presentations in Prezi, given that the reader gets a better and clear picture of what to do in Prezi for every step.

4. Examples of Successful Prezi Presentations

One of the greatest ways to witness a Prezi’s effectiveness is by seeing it in action with a real-world example. The reason these presentations are so powerful is because the creators have been able to take a snapshot of their thought process and a slice of reality and share it with the audience in a highly engaging manner. These presentations are great examples to look at when thinking of making your own, and will undoubtedly give some inspiration. While I tend to lean towards the medical side of Prezi, it does not mean I can’t appreciate a Prezi from the MARCOM side. This particular presentation was made for the purpose of showing how a Prezi can be more effective than PowerPoint in that kind of setting—definitely my kind of topic! The presenter uses a table format to compare a PP presentation to its right and a Prezi to its left. Key points are that there are limited paths and creativity with the linear method and the PowerPoint is easily forgettable. The Prezi shows a more thought out and organized method to hit the overall message and keeps the audience focused. This is a critical message to many businesses trying to convey an idea. It may be less entertaining than throwing vital organs around the screen, but it still gets the job done!

5. Conclusion

The most notable findings of this investigation were that Prezi’s features – which include infinite canvas and zooming motion – promote greater information retention, provide a platform to develop more effective presentation design, and nurture a stronger understanding of the topics being presented. These claims are supported by theories of dual coding, multimedia learning, and the cognitive theory of multimedia learning. The potency of these features culminates in an experience that can be more engaging and interesting than traditional linear slideshows. Additionally, a recent exploratory study has shown that Prezi can be quite intuitive and easy to learn with a short instruction, suggesting it is a tool that can be readily utilized by students without the need for exhaustive training.

This paper set out to investigate the question: Could Prezi be a good way of promoting student learning in academic presentations? To tackle this question, the paper had the objective of introducing and examining the educational potential of Prezi. The paper looked at what Prezi is, its recent soaring popularity, and the underpinning features making it so attractive, and assessed Prezi’s design, function, and ethos in an educational context.