Preface
If you've discovered Prezi in the last few years or even very recently, you have joined part of an interesting movement that's rapidly changing how ideas are shared. If you're reading this now then there's no doubt in our minds you're completely sold on the fact that business presentations need to change. You're probably also sold on the fact that Prezi is exactly what's needed to make that change. In this book you'll find all the tools and guidance to take your business presentations to the next level, and build on what you already know about Prezi. Our aim is to take you from Prezi user to Prezi master, and we hope you enjoy the ride.
What this book covers
Chapter 1, Best Practices with Imagery, will show two different types of imagery. It will help you understand the pros and cons of using either within the Prezi canvas. There are also useful tips on where to find imagery for your Prezi designs and how to create some of your own.
Chapter 2, Using Audio, teaches you how to add audio to your canvas and understand when this technique should and shouldn't be used. Audio can bring a whole new dimension to your Prezi designs. It will also make your Prezi very engaging for anyone viewing it online.
Chapter 3, Inserting a Video, explores the benefits of using video files that are stored offline or online. We will also look at how to create your own YouTube account to edit and manage your online video files.
Chapter 4, Approaching Your Prezi Design, will help you understand the most logical and time-saving way to approach your Prezi design. You'll see exactly why Mind Mapping and planning your Prezis are so important, and you'll also learn the three Prezi design steps to help you build perfect Prezis every time.
Chapter 5, Projecting Your Prezi, gives you some simple facts about projectors that you probably never knew before. With this new knowledge you'll understand why some of your Prezi designs don't look the same once projected onto a big screen. This is an extremely useful chapter that will help keep each and every frame of your Prezi design looking great.
Chapter 6, Prezis for Online Delivery, gives you some simple tips to help engage with your audience and keep them focused when exploring a Prezi on their own. Some of your Prezis will be accessed by colleagues and customers online. Because of this you'll need to take a slightly different approach and think about your audience a lot more.
Chapter 7, Importing Slides into Prezi, helps you understand the Insert PPT feature, and also gives great tips on how to truly turn linear slides into non-linear presentations. With PowerPoint being so dominant in business presentations for such a long time there's no doubt you'll need to Prezify slides for your organization.
Chapter 8, Prezi for iPad and Android, explains how to use the Prezi viewer for iPad, and also gives great advice on how to present using a tablet device. If you use an iPad or Android tablet for business, then why not use it to present new ideas to your colleagues and managers at work?
Chapter 9, Mastering the Newer Prezi Features, will help you master some of the newest Prezi features available as the Prezi software is improving all the time. In this chapter, you will learn how to make the most out of templates, customize shapes, group objects together, and much more.
Chapter 10, Prezi Meeting, will enable you and your colleagues to share ideas in an exciting and engaging way using Prezi Meeting. There are lots of step-by-step instructions on how to set up a meeting, and also useful tips to make sure the meetings you host stay focused and have meaning.
Chapter 11, Getting Prezi through the Door, explores some of the barriers you may face when introducing Prezi to your business. This is going to be just as hard as mastering the tool itself, but we've given you lots of useful tips to help get Prezi through the door and into the hands of your colleagues.
What you need for this book
So long as you've used the Prezi software to build at least one presentation, and have a basic understanding and appreciation of what it can do, you'll be able to benefit from this book.
Who this book is for
This book is for anyone in business that already uses Prezi and wants to take their skills to the next level. Even if you have only just grasped the basics of Prezi, this book will help you think, plan, approach, and build Prezis that engage and inspire your colleagues and customers like never before.
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In this book, you will find a number of styles of text that distinguish between different kinds of information. Here are some examples of these styles, and an explanation of their meaning.
Code words in text are shown as follows: "This will save your movie as a Windows Media Video (.wmv) file."
New terms and important words are shown in bold. Words that you see on the screen, in menus or dialog boxes for example, appear in the text like this: "Always click on the Advanced Image Search option to the right of the screen and fine-tune your search before selecting an image."
Note
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