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"Simply type the speech for each slide, instead of recording it, and HelloSlide automagically generates the audio. (Not a bad voice, either, IMHO)

It gives more exposure to your presentations, making them searchable, editable, and available in 20 different languages."

HT to Lifehacker

A really easy way to present and record yourself.

Add video and audio to your PowerPoint slides and share with a link.

However, the TOS agreement gives the rights to your content!

Perhaps the best Prezi example I've seen. (Still not a fan, but at least I now see a good example. :)

"With Present.Me you just upload your slides, click record, present into your webcam and then publish instantly on the web"

"Animated charts, if done well, can help you grab the attention of your live audience. With PowerPoint, you can add some basic animations to your charts but the workflow is not as easy as you would like it to be.

If you are therefore looking for an alternate charting tool that's more intuitive and one that can generate impressive animated charts but in considerable less amount of time, try oomfo.

Oomfo is a free plug-in that lets you create Adobe Flash based animated charts right inside your copy of Microsoft PowerPoint. It supports all the recent versions of Microsoft Office including Office 2010."

sweet

Talk faster than you type? Want to post fun stuff on Photobucket or YouTube? Want an easy tool (did we tell you it is free!) that lets you express your creative self? Then QlipBoard is for you!

What can you do with QlipBoardTM? Make narrated slide shows of your vacation. Show off your home for sale. Get help with your homework. Invite someone to a party. Talk to your friends in other countries without having to wake up at odd hours. The possibilities are endless!

Embed live twitter in Prezi presentations

Spice up the representations of numerical data in your presentations.

"One of the discussions that came up during the morning presentation with the middle school staff was the idea of writing for audience. The traditional model in the classroom has the teacher assign a writing project for students. "

I like this! Some good ideas for how to bring the world into your presentations via twitter, backchannels, etc.

Check this out. What if you were to do some of these ideas during the next time you present to your faculty? A game-changer, eh?

Garr Reynolds' blog on issues related to professional presentation design. This Nov 26, 2009 issue features links to a TedIndia talk by Hans Rosling (Reynolds has previously highlighted other wonderful Rosling presentations about "storytelling with statistics." It also features a web-tool called GapMinder - making international development comparisons visual.

Nice slide deck and useful questions.

The past few years have seen an explosion of disruptive technologies that challenge the way we think, the way we operate, and the status quo of educational practice. Understandably, critical questions have emerged regarding the use of these technologies in education. Do they actually lead to new literacies, or do they simply provide a new context for the development of skills educators have always valued? What impact are they really having on students and schools? How can organizations implement, evaluate, and sustain these technologies in the service of learning?

Useful presentation and good example of Prezi.

Do you Tweet? Moodle? Blabber? Voki? Glog? Learn about 10 cool tools that can be used to engage students, develop a PLN (personal learning network), and help you to be a more efficient and effective teacher. Links provided to hundreds more.

Unless you're enrolled at a top university or are an elite member of the science and engineering inner circle, you're probably left out of most of the exciting research explored by the world's greatest scientists. But thanks to the Internet, and our list of 100 incredible lectures, you've now got access to the cutting edge theories and projects that are changing the world.

Unless you're enrolled at a top university or are an elite member of the science and engineering inner circle, you're probably left out of most of the exciting research explored by the world's greatest scientists. But thanks to the Internet, and our list of 100 incredible lectures, you've now got access to the cutting edge theories and projects that are changing the world.

People often ask if technical or science-related presentations can be as compelling as presentations covering other less technical topics. Garr Reynolds compiles thoughts, links, videos...how to present; the power of story in ANY field; an illustrative TED talk by Dr. Bonnie Blasser; an article about stoning the tedious presenter!

Slidelive gives you a virtual classroom for students to attend live presentations!

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A collaborative presentation for using wikis in the classroom.