Online
Presentation
Tools for
Researchers
Patricia F. Anderson
<pfa@umich.edu>
Health Sciences Libraries, UM
© 2009 Regents of the University of Michigan.

Research Uses
 Basics
 Share research findings
 Build peer relationships.
 Collaboration
 Quick & Easy Tech Magic
 Set up a last minute webinar with no tech
support
 Travel Issues
 Interviews
 Missed flight
 Backup & last minute edits

Major Online Presentation
Tools
 Slideshare
 http://www.slideshare.net/
 Google Docs – Presentations
 http://docs.google.com/
 Zoho Show
 http://show.zoho.com/
 Adobe Presenter
 http://www.adobe.com/products/present
er/

Basics
Slideshare Google Docs Zoho Show Adobe
Presenter
Free Yes Yes Yes No
Online Yes Yes Yes No
Hosting Yes Yes Yes No
Upload PPT, PPS, PPT, PPS, PPT, PPS, No
ODP, PDF, PDF ODP
Keynote,
Google Docs
Downloads Yes, same Yes, PPT, Yes, PDF No
PDF, TXT

Sharing & Collaboration
Slideshare Google Docs Zoho Show Adobe
Presenter
Private / Yes Yes Yes Yes, you
Public configure
Webinar No Yes Yes Yes, with
Adobe
Connect Pro
Collaborative No Yes Yes No
Online Edits
Social Groups/Follow/ No Groups No
Networking Comment
RSS Yes (new Yes (changes Yes No
presentations) to
presentation)

Media Integration
Slideshare Google Docs Zoho Show Adobe
Presenter
Transitions/A No No No Yes
nimations
Youtube Yes Yes Yes No?
Embedded No No No Yes
Video
Embedded No No No Yes
Audio
Sync w/ Yes No No Yes
External
Audio

Easy Webinar
 Use this option for
 Missed flights
 Presenter can’t travel due to weather or
illness
 Interviews
 Distance learning / teaching
 Thought?
 Encourage students to develop this
skillset

Hosting, File Sharing &
Online Editing
 Hosting
 Give selected other people access
 Give groups access
 Backup in case of tech problems
 Collaboration & Online Editing
 Last minute edits when traveling
 Joint author is not local
 Teamwork
 Tight project deadlines

Social Features to Consider
 Presentation Sharing
 Private Sharing
 Embeds
 Slidecasts or Audio Capture
 Groups
 Comments & Discussion
 Collaboration
 Online Editing

Tech Features to Consider
 Security
 File size limitations
 Imports from which applications & versions
 Powerpoint, Keynote, Open Office, PDF,
other
 Free, free trial, or fee
 Media support & integration
 Youtube
 Embedded video
 Embedded audio
 External audio
 Browser & Firewall Sensitivity

Slideshare.net: Home

Slideshare.net: Home: Featured

SlideShare.net: About 2
 Things to do with SlideShare:
 Find teaching materials
 Share teaching materials
 Share conference slides
 Review content remotely from secured
computers.

 Share with all Slideshare –
 Share with About sharing
many
 Share with few
 NOTES:
 People can
download your
presentation
without asking
you first, unless
YOU specify
otherwise when
uploading the
file.
 People can ask
you.

Slideshare.net: Things to Do
 Conference and Event presentation
collections

SlideShare.net: My
SlideSpace

SlideShare.net: My SlideSpace
 Presentations  Tags
 Favorites  Contacts
 Comments

SlidesShare.net: My
SlideSpace
 Feedback & Discussion
 Who are you reaching?
 Track use and downloads
 Build a following, build your
reputation

SlideShare.net: Slidecast
 Do it yourself podcast creation: sync slides
to audio.

SlideShare.net: Slidecast
 Click “Edit” on an already loaded slide
presentation

SlideShare.net: Slidecast
 Need to provide a URL for audio MP3 file - no option to upload file.
 Assumption is URL needs to be stable / permanent

SlideShare.net: Slidecast
 Can load audio and process right away, or come back later to finish.

SlideShare.net: Slidecast
 Audio synchronization tool requires good
vision.

SlideShare.net: Slidecast
 Select slides currently being edited

SlideShare.net: Slidecast
 Select audio range currently being edited
 Drag bars in audio to mark beginning and end of range.

SlideShare.net: Slidecast
 What it looks like at the end of editing.

SlideShare.net: Slidecast
 What it looks like when it is completed.

Zoho Show: Home

Zoho Show: What You Can Do

Zoho Show: Ways to Use It
 Backup your presentation, in case:
 Your computer fries at a conference
 When you have to use someone else’s computer
 You are working from a public computer without your
preferred presentation software
 Last minute edits / updates to previously loaded
presentation
 Pseudo Webcast presentations -- conference call
+ online slideshow you control
 Interviewing job candidates remotely
 Guest speakers & consulting presentations

Zoho Show: New Presentation

Zoho Show:
Other Design Styles

Zoho Show: Editing Interface

Zoho Show: Adding a New
Slide

Zoho Show: Images & Flickr

Zoho Show: Images & Flickr
 Success!

Zoho Show: Menus
 Import PPT
 Export as HTML
 Share with Others

Other Free Zoho Online Tools
 Zoho Writer (word processing)
 Zoho Sheet (spreadsheet)
 Zoho Polls (surveys)
 Zoho Creator (online databases)
 Zoho Wiki
 More … at Zoho.com

Google Docs Presentation
Tool
 Google’s presentation tool is part of the
Google Docs suite of applications

Google Docs Presentation
Tool
 NOTE: Can only upload 10Meg files for slide
presentations.

Google: Special Features
 Email your files to load
 Can share files
 For viewing
 For editing
 For presentations
 More on this soon

Google: Edit View

Google: Edit View

Google: Edit View

Google: Edit View

Google: Edit View

Google: Edit View

Google: Importing Images
(Oops!)

Google: Share & Publish
Tabs

Google: Sharing
 Collaborators
 Viewers
 Asynchronous
 “Create Event” = Synchronous

Google: Online Presentation
 Online presentation > like web conferencing

Google: Online Presentation
 Online presentation > like web conferencing

Google: Presentation View

Synopsis
 Topics:
 Slideshare: Import, share, no
online editing, Slidecast:
Podcast, <50meg
 Zoho Show: Import, edit,
collaborate, share, live
webcasting
 Google: Import, edit,
collaborate, share, export, live
webcasting, <10meg
 Contact Info: Patricia
Anderson, pfa@umich.edu

Topical Hosting Services
 Slideworld (medical)
 Insightory (corporate & marketing)

Others
 280slides
 Authorstream
 Freepath
 Photopeach
 Slideboom
 Slidesrocket
 Slideserve