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Thursday, June 16, 2011

PowerPoint Alternatives

While Microsoft PowerPoint is always a popular type of presentation software, there are many tools on the Internet that can be graphically pleasing and engage your audience. Here are some options that we recommend!

Google Docs: This web-based presentation tool makes it simple to collaborate and share, which goes along with many of the benefits we have been discussing lately about cloud computing. You have the ability to import existing PowerPoint slides, and easily incorporate multimedia. Furthermore Google Docs is free to use!

SlideRocket: This offers more advanced functions than PowerPoint or Google Docs, such as automated Flickr searches, and the ability embed RSS feeds. You can also track data about your presentation, such as how many hits each slide received and how long users spent on each slide. Presentations can become interactive with the embedding of forms and polls. SlideRocket is free for the “Lite” version.

Prezi: This tool has become increasingly more popular and allows for more customization of flow, with features such as zooming, spinning, and motion-based depictions. You can easily customize fonts, backgrounds, and more. Prezi works very well with the iPad too. The basic version is available free of cost.

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