- Prezi is a virtual whiteboard that transforms presentations from monologues into conversations: enabling people to see, understand and remember ideas.
- The company/program made numerous “Best” lists in 2012, including PC Magazine and Time, giving it more visibility and heft to content creators.
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I enjoy being a communicator for many reasons – “creativity” is one of them. Because of the technology and tools available today, it can be relatively simple to apply creativity to any idea and make something descriptively and visually tangible. Prezi is one great example.
Prezi is a cloud based application that gives “people the ability to zoom in and out during a presentation to make storytelling more engaging and memorable.” Prezi also provides templates and the ability to import PowerPoint presentations, giving users more than a blank page from which to start.
With this technology at our fingertips, how we communicate with each other continues to evolve. Prezi recently promoted a new template, the “Prezume” – a clickable resume. It does what you expect: take the sections, themes and terms from a traditional resume and adds graphics, commands interaction with zooms and works to engage the consumer more strongly than a document. Take a look at my exercise with a “White Board Prezume…”
The “Prezume” isn’t going to revolutionize job application processes. It differentiates. I shared my Prezume with a vendor during introductions at a meeting – he flipped through it on my iPhone (using the Prezi app), scanning information about my former employers and professional experience while I told my story of recently starting my own business. We quickly made connections (same alma mater) and contacts (he recently finished a project with a former colleague of mine).
Prezi, along with countless meme creators available on your smartphone, are helping us change the way we create, consume, process and share information, which is increasingly more visually. Visuals cut through the clutter. Look at the popularity of photos, infographics, emojis and memes on Facebook and Pinterest. Read more about visual trends in this Wired article.
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