Prezi
The first site of this review is about the much touted Prezi.com. It is very easy to work with. The demos are really fantastic and there are some equally wonderful presentations posted on the website. The tutorial is informative and gives the viewer a good idea of how things work.
I decided to create a presentation using original photographs from my wildlife collection. Being creatively challenged isn’t much of an issue because it’s so easy to use. I started with a blank prezi to get a feel for the tools and options available. Uploading photos was relatively painless. Sizing everything and adding text was a snap. When I was finished working, it was easy to embed it onto my website, and the option to share using a link was equally simple. I could not figure out how to put a live link on it.
Here is the link to My First Ever Presentation.
Empressr
The second site of this review is Empressr. After reading a little about it, it sounds like something that would be very useable to create a professional and interesting presentation. For the user who enjoys working with original photographs, this is an awesome experience.
The difficult task was figuring out how to share it with a link. I ended up clicking on the share tab and selecting Gmail from the menu of options. This opened up my Gmail account with the link showing in the body of the email. I copied it and pasted it in below.
Again, I used original photographs from my wildlife collection. I used a background of a garden photo and was able to make it global. I added my other edited photos and text easily. I enjoyed working on this so much that I could have just kept right on going. I don’t know what the limit might be for this site, page-wise, but I am certain I could reach it! I would like very much to use this site to do my eight page project.
Here is the link to My Favorite So Far Presentation.
Zoho Show
The third site selected for review is Zoho Show. This is a very easy site to use as well. The tabs across the top of the page make it easy to navigate through the tools and options available. There are a lot of options for the developer and the image library keeps a handy copy of anything that is uploaded for use on the presentation.
I decided to put in my own background that was a garden picture edited to appear like stained glass. When adding my other edited photos, then adding text, it became a chore to move things around and get the sizing done. When I would think I was clicking on a graphic or text to move it, I would end up moving the entire background. There did not appear to be an option to insert a global background on this particular layout. I did not enjoy working on this one as much. I just couldn’t get into it.
Here is the link to My Not So Favorite Presentation
