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Prezi sucks

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good presentations are not about the tools you use, but about the message.

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Prezi sucks Presentation Transcript

..and so does powerpoint..

...keynote..

...nuclear waste..

..and everything else that is brighter than the speaker

All through history, people sought for tools..

..to help them to be heard above the crowd.

But when time passed..

… people also invented tools to hide behind.

The bad thing about tools is...

... they are all dead.

If you have something important to say...

…and you want to be heard…

…your presentation should be alive.

So stop using dead tools. ;)

…and begin using a humanbeing’s most fundamental tools:

Your MIND...

…your BODY...

…and your VOICE.

Remember next time you present...

…it is not about the tools you use… ;)

…but about how badly youwant your ideas to be alive.

Arthur Sevensternarthur@excellentpresenteren.nl www.excellentpresenteren.nl

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Liz Dorland, academic at Washington U in St. Louis Beautiful presentation, beautiful visuals. I agree totally that it's not about the tools. But it's also not about ditching them. It's about how well you use them (in combination with voice, body, mind).

My quibble is ABOUT visuals and visualizations. What tool did you use to make this great presentation? I'm guessing it was one of those on the 'bad' slide.

I think leaving out visual images, animations, etc. and using only words on slides is the mistake that many make. It's not about not using the tool at all, but about using it badly.

I'd hate to have all presentations be just a body and a voice. ;-)

Thoughts?

Liz Dorland

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Arthur Sevenstern, the boss at Excellent Presenteren thanx for your support Achmed! 1 year ago

Ahmed Badawy at IFMSA- Egypt greatl like ur ppts 1 year ago

Erin Bradley Neer, Enterprise Collaboration Project Manager at Lowe’s Companies, INC. Loved this one! 1 year ago

Jeanne Trojan, Presentation & Pitch trainer & coach at Outstanding Presentations I'm glad I helped to spread the word - it's a great slideshow! @jmtcz :) 1 year ago

Arthur Sevenstern, the boss at Excellent Presenteren @Jeanne, Thanx for your fav & comment. It caused a viewers boost last night :). 1 year ago

Jeanne Trojan, Presentation & Pitch trainer & coach at Outstanding Presentations Wonderful message! 1 year ago

Derek Bruff, Instructional Developer at Vanderbilt University To continue the metaphor, I would be wary of a carpenter who has taken a third of his tools and chucked them in a river. 2 years ago

Arthur Sevenstern, the boss at Excellent Presenteren @yzheimer Sharp comment, thanx! However I disagree: I would trust my kitchen cabinets to a great carpenter with lousy tools rather than a bad carpenter with state-of-the-art tools. only if there is choice between two great carpenters, then the tools can make a difference. 2 years ago