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Tuesday, January 20, 2015

What Is Better Than Powerpoint For Presentations In 2015?

By Enid Hinton


PowerPoint still holds a significant market share among applications used in making presentations. This, however, has not locked out other application developers from creating excellent tools to simplify presentation, pitching of ideas and graphics. Thus, what is better than PowerPoint for presentations in 2015? To answer this question, it is valuable to look at the options presented by emerging competitors.

Powtoon- this application makes it interesting to tell the story as well as present facts. It beats the others by offering excellent pitching story lines and attaching emotions to the presentation. The introduction of animated characters inspires the audience as well as captures their attention. It allows you to tap the presentation into a video.

Prezi- this is a fast rising app for non-linear presentation. It works by zooming graphics into view other than moving from one slide to the other. It offers a perfect alternative if you want to shift or relate ideas and points that are distantly placed. You will avoid the back and forth movement.

Keynote- its preference lies in the fact that it offers a short learning curve for users. This is the simplicity app users are looking for. This ease of use is however compounded by the fact that it is only available for PowerPoint clone and Mac.

Prezentit- the software is still in the alpha stage and therefore yet to be fully commercialized. However, it has caught the attention of presentation specialists because of its impressive transition through slides. Bullets remain intact and so do the other features in case of a continuation. It works online at no charge.

Slide Rocket- this app is an excellent rival to MC PP albeit it comes at a price. It helps you create the most amazing slides which is the essence of any presentation. The user interface has been thoroughly thought-out and excellent features incorporated. Your slides are rich and elaborate bringing a sense of clarity.

Slide Dog- this software has incorporated what may be referred to as smart features. They include addition of live polls, audience feedback and sharing the slides online without distortion. Using your mobile phone, it is possible to control the presentations remotely. You are provided with a free trial version before purchasing the ultimate app.

Haiku Deck- this is an iPad specific app for outdoor use. It allows you to prepare slides away from the office and include all the graphics you deem necessary. It offers an easy option of loading the graphics from your gallery, internet or taking photos directly from the iPad.

Raw Shorts- when the presentation requires a lot of videos, this is the best option. In order to use it, an extensive tutorial is not required since the interface is very simple to use. It produces excellent videos for uploading on blogs, websites, YouTube and other web based platforms.

Sparkol Videoscribe- this is a graphics app that allows scribbling of characters on the slide and then animating them. It creates customized cartoons or animations in line with the demands of your audience or presentation. You may opt to use pre-scribbled characters to create intriguing slides.




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