If we are honest with ourselves, PowerPoint is not a great program. Although it is the standard medium for presentations and public speaking engagements, it leaves a lot to be desired. Text that moves like an airplane is awesome at age 10, but less so at age 40.
If you have a job in sales, human resources, marketing, or are a student and you truly want to impress at your next big meeting, try using Prezi instead of PowerPoint.
Prezi is a free cloud-based program that allows users to create custom presentations. Instead of being limited to simple linear movements, you can presentations that are interactive, move, zoom, and do mostly anything you want. Instead of being limited to slides, Prezi uses a large map-like canvas, that truly brings your presentations to life.
While it’s hard to visualize at first, I recommend spending two minutes looking through a Prezi that the company made, and seeing if it doesn’t make you rethink your next presentation.