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Free Prezi "Enjoy" for .EDU Email (Usually $4.92/M)

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PowerB on 07/06/2014 - 14:54 prezi.com (1592 clicks)
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Stop using PowerPoint. Just stop it. Presentations are boring - Prezi makes them fun again. I've used Prezi for a few years now (for school) because it's easy, simple and gets a great response from the people you are presenting to.

While digging around on the Prezi website, I found that people with .EDU emails can get Prezi 'Enjoy' for free, compared to the standard $4.92/M.

The main differences between a free and 'Enjoy' account are:

  • Create and collaborate with other users
  • Manage privacy and sharing (You can make your Prezis private rather than public)
  • Replace the prezi logo with your own
  • Premium prezi support
  • 500MB storage (compared to 100MB for free accounts).

If you've never used Prezi, think of it like PowerPoint, but rather than using slides, your whole presentation is on one canvas. Be sure to take a look on YouTube to see how it works. If you're interested in signing up, feel free to use my referral link.

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  • [Deactivated] on 07/06/2014 - 15:08
    +15

    It's good if you know how to use it and gives a nice wow factor just because its different but it gets old quick. The motion transitions are distracting and gives people headaches. Simple is better

    • scrimshaw on 07/06/2014 - 15:29
      +3

      Good presentations don't need to be swish. It's all about how you speak and how interesting your delivery is, and most importantly is that you don't overload your slides with too much information.

      The animations in Prezi though are definitely better than Powerpoint 2010, it certainly can make your presentation stand out a little more if the audience is seeing Prezi for the first time.

      • PowerB on 07/06/2014 - 15:34

        I do agree! Presentations don't need to be swish and your delivery is a huge part of it, but after sitting through 10 presentations in Psychology on the different models of human memory, sometimes a fancy/different presentation can be the difference between a B+ and an A/A+.

        • shortarmsdeeppockets on 08/06/2014 - 00:48

          Wow, really? They're not grading you on your knowledge or understanding of psychology on the different models of human memory (or for that matter your ability to interpret, discuss and present the subject matter)? They're grading you on whether or not your presentation is "fancy/different"?

    • SuperMrBlob on 08/06/2014 - 23:24

      Agree with everything.

      To add to what you already said:

      • It takes much longer to get a presentation done, due to positioning crap
      • It has to be used in a browser (unless you buy pro), which is finnicky and requires internet connection
      • And most importantly it is in no way superior to powerpoint. Stuff looking 'cool' is not what you should be focused on. If the info is there, you've done your job.

      Don't bother with prezi.

  • [Deactivated] on 07/06/2014 - 15:17

    What happens if Internet access is a problem in the middle of a presentation?

    Is there a way to store locally?

    • Astro551 on 07/06/2014 - 15:25
      +1

      iirc yes, you can download everything into one zip file. It was either an exe executible or flash file?

      • PowerB on 07/06/2014 - 15:28

        Just downloaded one of mine then - it's an executable (both Mac and Windows versions). :)

    • PowerB on 07/06/2014 - 15:26

      You can download the presentation and run it from your computer :)
      You can't edit it offline, though, without a 'Pro' account.

  • altomic on 07/06/2014 - 15:24

    just sat through some presentations at Uni. The prezi ones seemed more "advanced" or dynamic. though, as Simpl3x says, the movement is a bit distracting. but powerpoint can be like Uncle Sids slide show from his trip to Adelaide

    • [Deactivated] on 07/06/2014 - 15:34
      +3

      Depends if he went to the crazy horse

  • nahi11 on 07/06/2014 - 15:27
    +4

    It's been like this for a while.

    I used this a couple of times at school. Then other people started using it and the whole thing just became repetitive and annoying. Also as a presenter, if something screws up during your presentation, its more difficult fix it on the spot.

    However, it may be more interesting to use prezi once in a while if you always use powerpoint.

    • Astro551 on 07/06/2014 - 15:28
      +2

      yeh perhaps for more specific types of presentations it will be more useful. but for your standard run of the mill kind of presentation/talk, dressing up powerpoint with some polished graphics/tables/graphs is always a solid way to.

  • GnarlyKnuckles on 07/06/2014 - 15:52

    OP, I followed your referral link and signed up with an 'edu' email account, and it just signed me up to the normal 'public' (free) type service. I attempted to 'upgrade' to the 'Enjoy' service, and it asked me to pay $59. Nothing there about free 'Enjoy' service for users with .edu email addresses.
    Any advice?

    • altomic on 07/06/2014 - 15:54
      +8

      Any advice?

      don't have too much salt in your diet.

      • GnarlyKnuckles on 07/06/2014 - 16:30
        -1

        Thank you for that sage advice alto, which is evidently derived from personal experience. I have read that excessive dietary salt can impede mental maturation.

    • PowerB on 07/06/2014 - 15:57

      Upgrade your account at this page: http://prezi.com/profile/upgrade/edu/
      It's called 'EDU Enjoy'.
      :)

    • ilikeit on 07/06/2014 - 15:58

      You have the correct one - the "normal" one. You need a .edu email so you can't use gmail or outlook for example. They are limiting the free one to students or education employees. You're looking at PRO.

      If you go to this page you can see that it is normally US $4.92 http://prezi.com/pricing/

      • GnarlyKnuckles on 07/06/2014 - 16:22

        You are not correct Ilick. Thanks OP, I followed that link and upgraded from the standard one to the "Enjoy" one.

  • voldemort on 07/06/2014 - 16:30

    I was pretty impressed the first time I saw a Prezi presentation. But after a while, the animation seems kind of annoying. PowerPoint is better IMHO :-( But heck, this is free.

  • krys on 07/06/2014 - 20:12

    It's best used as a story board type analysis rather then a way to show a PowerPoint. Very easy to use as a teaching device I uses it to pull apart essays and sources easily as you can import pdfs and images djrectly unto it. The zoom in and out as you need to while presenting is my favourite.

  • Roary on 07/06/2014 - 20:37

    Is this a targeted offer?
    Only for people with .EDU emails?

    • hoftos on 07/06/2014 - 20:41

      Seems to be that way

  • cheesecactus on 07/06/2014 - 20:41

    Ahh prezi. If done well it can look ok, but i'm going to stick to powerpoint as it just looks more 'professional'. Much less nauseating and childish looking.

  • geekr on 07/06/2014 - 21:01

    Thanks OP

  • paulkocz on 07/06/2014 - 21:47
    +1

    If you want something similar and use Windows 8, try this app http://apps.microsoft.com/windows/en-us/app/presentation-nex…
    For the most part, everything you see in Prezi can be done in Powerpoint - they just use templates to make it look easy. Very few spend the time really learning Powerpoint and just use Templates.

  • shortarmsdeeppockets on 08/06/2014 - 00:42
    +3

    "Stop using PowerPoint. Just stop it. Presentations are boring - Prezi makes them fun again."

    If your presentations are boring, Prezi won't help you. There's nothing 'wrong' with PowerPoint if your presentations are boring. Learn to present, don't make the mistake of thinking that switching presentation software will make things any better.

    • GnarlyKnuckles on 08/06/2014 - 03:07

      True as well shorts… there's some wise words of advice cropping up in this thread.

    • stuckster on 08/06/2014 - 09:18

      There's a lot wrong with how most people use PowerPoint and PREZI will make even the most entertaining presentations better than death by bullet points.

  • meph3x6 on 08/06/2014 - 01:06
    +1

    I've seen a couple of Prezi presentations, and it does initially come off as impressive. Though you still need to have some decent content & presentation skills to outweigh the wanky factor.

    Another alternative slide presentation software that keeps it simple yet slick is Reveal.js

  • CheapCoffee on 08/06/2014 - 01:49
    -1

    Noooooooooooooo :( One of our lecturers used this for a couple of lectures and it made it so difficult for students. Even our lecturer himself started to regret it towards the end of that particular lecture block :P

  • hollytaylor on 08/06/2014 - 10:06

    just upgraded my account, thanks!

  • wonderboy on 08/06/2014 - 13:08

    If you want "Professional" then use Indesign. It's more complicated than Prezi and Powerpoint but it's the best software for presentations and plenty of other stuff.

  • jk0720 on 08/06/2014 - 13:59

    nice thanks OP . took a bit of refreshing , used ur referral link . (Y)

  • GameChanger on 08/06/2014 - 20:20

    Don't bother one of the WORST platforms out there. Power point far better!

  • omghi on 09/06/2014 - 00:53

    I've used prezi a little bit. It can be an excellent platform if you don't overdo it and really think about how everything is laid out. It is brilliant at reinforcing connections between things and showing timelines if done well. If you don't have a good verbal presentation and good content though, it will be no help.

  • mumof2sydney on 09/06/2014 - 16:29

    used edu account- downloaded from link sent to that account. Now just says free 28 day trial only…what did i do wrong?? or is it only 1 month free (asking me to upgrade to pro)

    • dealsniper on 11/06/2014 - 21:41

      you probs went edu pro - you need edu enjoy for free

  • rygle on 10/06/2014 - 00:25

    Sozi is a truly free alternative that runs within Inkscape vector graphics editor and saves to a single .svg file that will run in any modern browser. It also runs on Mac, Windows or Linux.

    http://sozi.baierouge.fr/

    But having said that I agree about the discussion that a fancy animation won't fix a bad presentation.

    One of my favourite sites on that front is Presentation Zen - lots of the articles are about simple but beautiful presentations. Check out the articles about Steve Jobs vs. Bill Gates.
    http://www.presentationzen.com/

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