Monday, May 25, 2015

Which Are Alternative Programs Better Than Powerpoint

By Tammie Caldwell


Any form of presentations, be it idea pitches or sales presentations have been done mostly by means of PowerPoint since it was launched by Microsoft. Businesses have had no programs better than PowerPoint.

Prezi: Prezi executes nonlinear presentations. While being an excellent web app, it is considerably simple to use and the interface is one which is quite familiar since it resembles the traditional slide layout the user is used to. Packed with simple tools for formatting text, images and other kinds of editing, Prezi is worth the credit. As a web-based application, Prezi allows users to access and carry on with their work and presentations from any computer. Collaboration on the same project is also an added feature one will consider worth paying attention to.

GoAnimate: GoAnimate is another program. Think of the kind of resources and time one needs to create even a short film and the importance of animation apps like GoAnimate will become evident. With this piece of software, users can achieve film like animation effects at a far much lower cost even in regard to time required to finish creating a professional presentation. On top of it all is the ease of conveying ideas and concepts creatively and interactively using animations.

With the much needed audio support, GoAnimate can also produce characters which are given dialog using voice recordings of the user, or commercially available recordings through professionals offering similar services. Built-in lip sync gives characters more life. Music and sound effects offer more creative ways of getting presentations to be more interesting and interactive.

VideoScribe: At first only a small market segment was expected to embrace this software. However, it has gained so much support as in the name of the popularly known whiteboard animations across the Web.

VideoScribe allows users to make use of pre-drawn and pre-animated images which are put together in a way that best suits ones presentation and then turns the whole thing into a slick little animation. So where GoAnimate creates a cartoon-style video, VideoScribe uses similar graphics that which will be drawn on-screen during the presentation with a real hand. Hence giving the feeling of someone sketch noting a presentation.

VideoScribe is incredibly simple to use and its presentations can be likewise created easily. As the user simply drags and drops pre-made graphics into the storyboard, the presentation gets generated by the software. Given a few minutes, one has a ready-made presentation for the audience.

Powtoon: With Powtoon, one looks forward to inspire an audience with a great pitch, emotional hooks and a story. With animated characters, one uses a story telling rather than fact telling. Most importantly, with a few modifications a user can create short animated video clips for use during presentations. So with the ease of learning how to use it, this software is a great relief to businesses and individuals in need of creating presentations that are different and engaging.

Google Docs: Most individuals have a Google account which is free as well as Google Docs. Considering the ability to collaborate with others on the same projects is also very convenient for one to complete working on presentations in cases where teamwork is vital. Presentations can also be easily customized with images and text as well as importing of slides and videos. Sharing presentations with other people for downloading is also an option. Lastly, since importing PowerPoint files is n option, the work of recreating presentations already in PowerPoint will not be necessary.




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