A Presentation about Presentation Software 

by Hannes Kinks

Tallinn 2014

Outline

  • Why not Powerpoint?
     
  • Alternatives
     
  • Conclusion

2/13

Why not desktop powerpoint?

  • Windows not available - using another OS
  • MS Office not available
  • Don't want to use proprietary software
  • Need to transfer the finished presentation 
  • Not possible to collaborate
  • Why not just try something new for a change?

3/13

Analyzed software

  • PowerPoint
  • Google Slides
  • Prezi
  • Emaze
  • Slides.com
     
  • Videoscribe
  • GoAnimate

 

Powerpoint (onedrive)

+ Browser & Desktop editing

+ Cloud synchronization

+ Simultaneous editing

 

4/13

LibreOffice Impress

+ Free and open source

+ Has most of the features that competitors have

- Less user friendly

- Formatting problems

5/13

Google Slides

+ Simplistic

+ Cloud synchronization

+ Export to .pptx or .pdf

+ Simultaneous editing

 

6/13

Prezi

+ One huge sheet

+ Creativity

+ Simultaneous group editing

? Slides open for everyone

7/13

Slides.com

+ Mobile control

+ Simple user interface

+ Cloud synchronization

+ Revision history

+ Forking

+ Remote broadcasting

- Still in beta

- Small variety of themes

? Slides open for everyone

8/13

GoAnimate

  • Video presentations
  • Sales pitching
  • Advertisements
  • Illustrations in a live presentation
  • No need to know how to draw

 

9/13

Videoscribe

  • Whiteboard videos
  • Sales pitches

10/13

Xmind

  • Mindmap
  • Preparing for presentation
  • Thinking through the structure
  • Noting down all the ideas

11/13

Conclusion

  • PowerPoint still offers good features
  • Prezi and Slides.com might have a potential
  • GoAnimate is a quick way to make simple introductionary video

12/13

Thank you for you attention

Suggestions?
Questions?

13/13

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