1. Prezi: Creating visual metaphors.
Instead of working with the traditional scrolling slide presentation, Prezi
delivers zoomable, visual metaphors. It begins with a template which is
a single image like a tree, a mountain or a map. From there, you define
your slides by choosing sections of the image. Fill in your text, add
images or video to each section.
When you present a Prezi show, you don't move from left to right.
Instead, each click triggers a camera zoom to each of your sections.
Prezi can be useful for presenting interconnected ideas or nonlinear
information such as a portfolio of past projects. It can also work well
for presenting interconnected ideas. If you don't mind making your
presentations public, you can use Prezi online or download the iPad app
for free. For $4.92 a month, you can keep your presentations private,
add your own logo and get more storage space. For $13.29 a month you can
also work offline with Prezi desktop.
2. PowToon: Let cartoons do the talking.
PowToons are like
animated infographics. You build your presentation using a library of
cartoon characters that can walk, scream, wave and point. Combine the
characters with cartoon props, basic shapes and text effects for a
unique and humorous presentation.
PowToons can be handy for presenting an overview of your company at a
trade show booth or the front page of your website. It works best for
simple, bold concepts so keep it light and skip the small details.
The free membership allows you to create unlimited presentations
under five minutes. But you can only upload them to YouTube they come
with a PowToon watermark. To download and remove the branding, you can
pay $8 per use or upgrade to the $19 pro account which also allows you
to create presentations up to 15 minutes.
3. PreZent for iPad: Industry meets art.
With PreZent for the iPad,
you can seamlessly combine still photos and videos to create a final
product that looks like a digital art book. When you flip the pages, the
videos start and stop automatically so they feel more like moving
images than clips.
Another unique feature is the ability to add supporting pages to any
section of the presentation. For example, a page that includes an ad
your company produced might include a supporting page with a montage of
behind the scenes photos or outtake videos.
At $8.99, PreZent can be most useful for anyone who uses a visual
portfolio to sell their work, like graphic artists, photographers or
filmmakers. But it can be tricky to use. All of the elements in your
presentation have to be created using photo and video editing software
on a computer, then imported to your iPad via iTunes. That includes
resizing and converting assets to PreZent's precise standards so you'll
need at least a basic understanding of editing software in order to use
the tool.
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