Are you looking to give a “different” kind of presentation? I give presentations for a living so I’m always looking to see how it can be done in a way to catch the audience’s attention. After playing with Prezi, I’m going to have to give this a try for real in the future.

The idea behind Prezi is to layout all of your content; text, images, videos, etc. onto a grid and then set a path from one item to the next. When you play back your presentation it’s done as a video in which your presentation flows and zooms from one item to the next in your pre-set path. You have full control to move forward and back within your presentation along with zooming in and out. If you’re not understanding my description, just give it a try with the simple one I created on Library 2.0. After clicking “Open”, use the controls in the lower-right corner to control the presentation.

I will admit that unlike many of the Web tools I cover on this blog, there is a significant learning curve to this one. If you’re going to try this one out, be sure to watch at least the first five-minute training video before attempting to create your own presentation.