Presenters are always looking for the next great trick, tool or technology to keep you from sleeping in front of their slides--or to make the dance of the presenter go more smoothly. Here are four new resources to check out as potential supports for your next presentation:
- Forget pocket protectors. Try pocket projectors: Silicon Alley Insider reviews 7 pocket projectors they promise will make your next presentation less boring...I'd rather you took charge of that, but the convenience factor is high with these small slide-showers
- Slides should not be snooze-worthy, says 10,000 Words, a journalism blog. It offers these good, basic tips for keeping your slides from sending the audience to sleep.
- If your slides are already smart, perhaps you want to enter SlideShare's "world's best presentation" contest, this year with categories for nonprofits and other types of organizations. I wish this contest included footage of people delivering the slides, too--that's far more than half the battle.
- Prezi adds meeting collaboration features: I like Prezi.com as a way of moving out of PowerPoint, and now the popular presentation tool includes a meeting collaboration set of features detailed by Mashable! and by tech guru Robert Scoble. It's a real-time collaboration tool, which ups the ante for your next presentation.
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