Article: The underlying functionality of Prezi means that you do not have to think in linear slides as you would PowerPoint. You are free to move the frame around your presentation landscape however you feel is best. This means, however, that a Prezi that is not planned properly from the beginning can quickly become a jumbled mess with no sense of direction. Draw out an overarching design of the Prezi. Think of how the presentation would look if it was completely zoomed out. Some of the most successful Prezis have a structure that the path of frames will follow. Use the main points of your presentation as the anchors for the path your Prezi will take. Think of these main points as "focal" points; you will be focusing on these and using the surrounding landscape to build on them frame by frame. The path is how the presentation transitions from frame to frame. Instead of going in a linear motion, the path can be set in any order, and the "camera" will move around the presentation as it follow the path. When you are planning out your Prezi, think about how you will be moving the camera over your landscape. Because Prezi allows for full zooming and rotations, there is a temptation to change the perspective often during a presentation. This can lead to motion sickness in the viewer, and distracts from the content of the presentation. Try to layout out your landscape so that the camera moves in a relatively linear fashion, either horizontally or vertically. Avoid rotating as much as possible unless it significantly enhances the message Save the zoom in and out feature for transitions between large sections. Zooming too much can be disorienting and distracting. Use the special features of Prezi sparingly to emphasize their effect on the audience. Because you have an essentially limitless canvas, make your focal points big to begin with. Then, as you add more details, you can add smaller objects and use small amounts of zoom to focus on them.
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Sketch out your concept. Set the foundations with your main points. Think of your Prezi in terms of the "path". Keep your paths steady. Start big.