Presentation tools: Beyond PowerPoint [ABSTRACT]
Jinfo Blog
9th March 2010
By Martin Belam
Abstract
In an age where an ability to produce a compelling slide presentation can be a means of improving job stability or garnering attention for an underappreciated project or department, Powerpoint skills can be critical. But the Microsoft presentation software isn't the only game in town, as Martin Belam explains in this look at paid and free alternatives.
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In an age where an ability to produce a compelling slide presentation can be a means of improving job stability or garnering attention for an underappreciated project or department, Powerpoint skills can be critical. But the Microsoft presentation software isn't the only game in town, as Martin Belam explains in this look at paid and free alternatives.
What's inside
You can upload images for your presentation from your computer, or do as Google suggests, and "try adding images from a website by dragging them onto the slide". It is a nifty bit of functionality - but it maybe ought to come with a warning about copyright theft!
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