Guide to alternative presentations platforms beyond PowerPoint v290323

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1	Guide to alternative presentations platforms beyond PowerPoint
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3	Presentation platform	Advantages and limitations	Designer experience	Embed Video/Audio into platform	Animations	Embed into LMS or other webpage	Collaborate with others	Other features
4	PowerPoint 365	- 'Designer' AI suggest designs - Good themes and exisitng templates - Often limited to just collaborating with people within your organisation - Need to show other users the 'undo' button in case they delete everything (Template back-up needed). Some differences to design options to traditional PPT	Very similar to traditional PowerPoint	Yes	Yes - Traditional	Yes	Yes	Immersive Reader
5	Google Slides	- Much easier to share and collaborate with others outside your organisaton than PPT 365 - Themes and templates are not as broad as PPT 365 - Need to show other users the 'undo' button in case they delete everything (Template back-up needed).	Somewhat similar to traditional PowerPoint	Yes	Yes - Traditional	Yes	Yes	Easier to collaborate than PPT 365
6	Canva Presentation	- Excellent templates to build from - Size of file can be large (gifs), and ways of collaborating can be limiting	General digital graphic design skills required	Yes	Yes - Traditional and Gifs	Yes	Yes - Paid version	Record and publish presentation in Canva
7	Prezi	- Great for ensuring information is 'chunked' up, showcasing the sequencing or connections between ideas, ideal for short presentations - Need 'think out the box' presentation design skills, and limited space to present information	Learning needed to customise templates / build from scratch	Yes	Yes - Traditional and Gifs	Yes	Yes	Smooth transition moving between Prezi and other online web pages
8	Microsoft Whiteboard	- Not bound by space - Great for sharing information quickly eg a structure or an overview - Limited text display options	Learning needed to understand how to create the space from templates / build from scratch	Yes	No	No	Yes	Great for non-linear information and ideas
10	Miro	- Not bound by space - Great for creating inspirational presentations, or for sharing mind-mapped ideas - Limited text display options	- Learning needed to understand how to create the space from templates / build from scratch	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Can mix and match the sequencing of different frames for different audiences
11	Sway	- Great visuals, interesting display features, professional looking. Great for showcasing work and storytelling - Very linear and somewhat limited in visual presentation options	- Learning needed to understand how to create the space from templates / build from scratch	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Great for showing a portfolio of work
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13	Produced by Allison Miller, Digital Capability - March 2023
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