1. A Powerpoint about ...and irony
Prezi
...and irony

2. What is Prezi?
Prezi is like powerpoint in that it is a presentation tool
Unlike Powerpoint, however, prezi presentations are much more dynamic and visually appealing (if you use it properly)

3. How it works
Instead of simply showing one slide after another (like Powerpoint does), Prezi dynamically pans and zooms from one “slide” to another. Prezi calls slides frames
The screen becomes a virtual table top with your presentation frames scattered all about

4. The secret to creating a great Prezi
Your job as the presenter is to layout the frames in a logical way, showing how each concept is linked and related to the next
The camera should start by showing the entire table and all of the frames all at once. This gives the audience an overview of how everything fits together
The camera zooms into the first frame of information as you discuss the topic.
Subtopics related to the concept you are discussing should be contained within smaller frames located inside of the parent frame. The camera will zoom into the subtopic creating the illustration that the two concepts are not only related to one another, but that one is a component of and clearly dependant on the other.

5. The secret to creating a great Prezi
When you finish discussing all sub topics, the camera will zoom out and move on to the next main topic frame, and the process repeats
When you have finished, the camera should once again zoom out to show the entire table. This is called the big reveal. It’s the point when the audience will once again see how everything fits together and allows them to reflect on the flow and organization of the content.
The big reveal is crucial in completing the picture in the minds of your audience and helps them retain and recall the information later. Don’t leave this step out.

6. Bad Prezi’s
Poorly designed Prezi presentations display your information like a fancy version of powerpoint, simply scrolling and zooming from one frame to another in a linear or random order
Prezi is a presentation tool, but it is not powerpoint!
Do not attempt to use Prezi like Powerpoint
There are some topics that are better suited for one system over the other. Use Prezi when it is appropriate for the material you are covering
If you are upset that Prezi doesn’t do something that powerpoint does, it’s a good indication that you are using the wrong program
Organization of information is what makes a Prezi POP. If you can’t create an overall flow or logically link one topic to another by nesting ideas inside of other concepts… use Powerpoint.

7. Main Menu
The Main Menu allow you to see the prezi’s you have created and create new ones
Click here to create a new Prezi Presentation

8. Choose a template or start from scratch
Click here to see even more templates
This shows you the newest templates available
Get up and running fast by using a prezi template
Click there to start from scratch

9. All of the frames in your presentation are listed here
All of the frames in your presentation are listed here. The order of frames in this list determines the order each frame will be displayed in the final presentation
Starting from scratch gives you a single frame and some places to enter text
Starting from scratch

10. Adding new frames Click here to add a new frame
You can choose from a variety of different styles
Adding new frames

11. 1. Here I have created a rectangular frame which I drew inside the larger circular frame
Adding new frames
2. When this presentation runs, the camera will start zoomed out to see the larger circle frame. The next slide will cause the camera to zoom into the smaller rectangular frame until it fills the whole screen
2. When this presentation runs, the camera will start zoomed out to see the larger circle frame. The next slide will cause the camera to zoom into the smaller rectangular frame until it fills the whole screen
Click on any of the frames in this list to zoom the camera instantly to that location to make editing easier

12. Adding text

13. You can add a variety of extra goodies to your Prezi from the “Insert” button
Adding other stuff

14. Prezi allows you to do a google images search from directly inside Prezi! You should do this at home to avoid our web filter blocking all the pictures you want to use
Adding images

15. Have you ever inserted an image and wished the background were transparent? Here’s how to do it!
1. Open Google Images and search for something
2. Click on “Search Tools”
Cool Trick!
3. Click on the “Color” menu and change it to “transparent”
4. Click on an image you like
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16. The image will appear at a higher resolution
The image will appear at a higher resolution. If you see a checkered background, this image will have a transparent background when you copy/paste it into your Powerpoints and Prezi’s
1. The checkered pattern indicates a transparent background
2. Right click on the image to open the menu
Cool Trick!
3. Click on “Copy image” then simply “Paste” it into your presentation with Ctrl+V

17. Navigating Use the scroll wheel on your mouse to zoom in and out
Click and drag to pan
Navigating

18. The gray numbers correspond to the order each slide will be displayed
Changing Slide Order
2. Notice this frame does not have a number. It will not be displayed in the presentation.
3. To add the missing frame to the presentation, click the “edit path” button

19. Click on a number and drag it to a different frame to change the slide order
Changing Slide Order
Drag a number away from a frame and drop it onto nothing to remove the frame from the slideshow
Click the small plus sign and drag it to a frame to add it to the presentation

20. Click here to start your presentation
Click here to SAVE
Don’t Forget!