Difference between revisions of "MiT First Year - Intro to Prezi"

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WORKSHOP OUTLINE
  
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===What is Prezi? Why use it?===
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*Free and versatile online presentation software
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*Has different features and capabilities than PowerPoint
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*May be accessed from online or as a document saved to your computer
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===Creating a Prezi account===
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*Use your school email address to sign up for a free educational account
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===Tour of the Prezi website: prezi.com===
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*'''Your prezis''': starting point for creating a prezi and where you may view all the prezis you have made
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*'''Learn & Support''': how-to instructional videos from basic to advanced, manual and faq
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*'''Explore''': browse through the prezi gallery for inspiration or copy a “reusable” prezi to use elements from it in your own prezi
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===Creating and Editing a Basic Prezi===
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*Working with a blank canvas or customizable template
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*Working with frames/placeholders
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*Adding and editing text
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*Inserting images, video and URLs (being mindful of elements that require connection to Internet)
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===Managing and Presenting Prezis: How to Publish and Share===
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*Manual navigation versus autoplay
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*Online versus off-line
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*Creating a portable prezi (downloading/saving a non-editable version)
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===Presentation Tips===
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'''PRESENTATION SCRIPT VERSUS PRESENTATION CONTENT'''
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*Keep content relevant and focused to the audience you are presenting to
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*Avoid reading directly from the presentation you are showing - use presentation content as a guide/outline/series of points through which to introduce key items/topics/talking points to elaborate on through the oral component of your presentation
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'''VISUAL PRESENTATION'''
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*Content should be the "star"of the presentation
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*Avoid overwhelming an audience with text- or image-heavy frames
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*Refrain from incorporating too much motion or animated transitions that move too quickly or distract from the content
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===Resources===
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*[http://prezi.com/ Prezi website]
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*[http://prezi.com/the-basics/ Prezi page: The Basics]
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*[[Lynda.com Video Tutorials ]] -- see tutorial: “Up and Running with Prezi”
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*[http://wikis.evergreen.edu/computing/index.php/Prezi_Embed_-_WordPress How to Embed a Prezi into WordPress]
  
 
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Revision as of 11:21, 25 October 2013

WORKSHOP OUTLINE

What is Prezi? Why use it?

  • Free and versatile online presentation software
  • Has different features and capabilities than PowerPoint
  • May be accessed from online or as a document saved to your computer

Creating a Prezi account

  • Use your school email address to sign up for a free educational account

Tour of the Prezi website: prezi.com

  • Your prezis: starting point for creating a prezi and where you may view all the prezis you have made
  • Learn & Support: how-to instructional videos from basic to advanced, manual and faq
  • Explore: browse through the prezi gallery for inspiration or copy a “reusable” prezi to use elements from it in your own prezi

Creating and Editing a Basic Prezi

  • Working with a blank canvas or customizable template
  • Working with frames/placeholders
  • Adding and editing text
  • Inserting images, video and URLs (being mindful of elements that require connection to Internet)

Managing and Presenting Prezis: How to Publish and Share

  • Manual navigation versus autoplay
  • Online versus off-line
  • Creating a portable prezi (downloading/saving a non-editable version)

Presentation Tips

PRESENTATION SCRIPT VERSUS PRESENTATION CONTENT

  • Keep content relevant and focused to the audience you are presenting to
  • Avoid reading directly from the presentation you are showing - use presentation content as a guide/outline/series of points through which to introduce key items/topics/talking points to elaborate on through the oral component of your presentation

VISUAL PRESENTATION

  • Content should be the "star"of the presentation
  • Avoid overwhelming an audience with text- or image-heavy frames
  • Refrain from incorporating too much motion or animated transitions that move too quickly or distract from the content


Resources

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