5 Great Alternatives to Powerpoint Presentations

Sitting through an amateur Powerpoint presentation can be tedious; and you don't want to be THAT person that makes your colleagues yawn. Your alternatives? Well, it's simple. There are plenty of free presentation tools and software available online that make it well-worth chucking in the old school, clucnky powerpoint software and opting for something new.

Why Use Online Presentation Tools?

 

• Software is hosted online. Simply log in and it's there.
• Programs come with slick templates. You can flip photos, have them fade in, fade out.
• It all looks very, very slick and WEB 2.0 - ish. 
• Great for lazy people - everything is set up for you. 
• Even the less creative type of person can pull together something designer
• Tight log-in security
• FREE trials

Here are the 5 great alternatives to Powerpoint Presentations:

1. Sliderocket

 

• Tight log-in security
• Integrated social media features to gain feedback from your presentation
• Available on mobile
• Works with Google Drive
• Import presentations
• Share presentations
• Excellent stats for measuring presentation effectiveness
• Can be a bit slow to load. Pro package means you can use it offline. Might be better.
• The basic option is free. Analytics comes with Pro option. Also an "Enterprise" option.
  

Here is an example of a presentation produced in Sliderocket:
http://portal.sliderocket.com/SlideRocket-Presentations/Top-Ten-Presentations_1

2. Prezi

 

• You can pan and zoom around your canvas to focus on specific points
• Import media - YouTube, Powerpoint slides etc
• Present online and offline
• Create a cinematic journey with storyboards
• Load time is fairly quick
• Limited number of templates but makes the choice easier
• The software is free

Here is an example of a presentation produced in Prezi: 
http://prezi.com/sx2j5xrnniam/3d-backgrounds-freshwater-shortage/

3. Zoho Show

 

• Rich user interface
• Share presentations from anywhere, anytime online
• Customize slide desigm and ability to use flow charts and diagrams
• Upload and download presentations - import videos
• Image editing inside the software
• Broadcast your presentations

Here is an example of a presentation produced in Zoho Show: 
https://show.zoho.com/embed?id=9000000533015&full_screen=true

4. Brainshark

 

• Cloud based software
• Turn static content into voice-enriched video presentations
• "Viewing" statistics available
• Content Privacy
• Free and paid for Pro versions available
• More focused on turning presentations into videos than actually designing presentations

 
Here is an example of a presentation produced in Brainshark:
http://www.brainshark.com/brainshark/brainshark.net/portal/title.aspx?pid=zDWzwL8yqz0z0

5. PreZentit

• Work on the same presentation with your team at the same time.
• Presentations are in HTML format; they can be edited at anytime.
• Download your presentations
• 250mb worth of space - no limit to number of presentations
• PreZentit are due to release another version shortly. Hang in there!

There are numerous tools out there that will allow you to turn your Powerpoints into video presentations, create presentations online and most of them are compatible with mobile. Do your homework and wow your audience!