Powerpoint and Prezi Presentations

This week we had to make a Powepoint presentation giving directions about how to do something, and also a Prezi presentation telling a story.  Our professor gave us lots of instructions for what to include in our presentations.  Most of the elements we were to include were much more than what we would normally include in a presentaion, but he wanted us to learn how to do them.

My Powerpoint
The PowerPoint was a presentation that is intended to be self guided, not an actual presentation that someone gives to a group.  It could be on anything we wanted.  I chose to do mine on creating a display for Banned and Challenged Books Week.  I had made a display for this recently, so it was fresh in my mind.  I was intimidated at first by all the elements we had to use in our presentation, but after a while, I found myself wanting to use multiple elements on every slide.  I have made PowerPoints in the past for various class presentations, but not for a self guided presentation with no further explanation. Click here for my Powerpoint.


My Prezi
Using Prezi was something completely new to me.  After reading the instructions, I saw that it was to be a simple presentation, which did include using a video.  Instantly a video popped into my head and I built the rest of the presentation around it.  I was not comfortable at all using the Prezi presentation maker.  Of course, practice would be the best way to become more comfortable.  I really liked the look of the presentation when finished.  It looked very professional and more expensive, if that makes sense.  I can't wait to practice more with this and find out what other elements can be added to the "slides." Find my Prezi here.

All in all, I enjoyed the two presentations I made, both the content and the actual presentation.  I would like to practice more with the Prezi when I have time.  The uses for both presentation makers in library instruction are endless and would be very useful in the future.