the visual aids are crucial to any
presentation you have to give whether
you're a high school student or a
working professional most people rely on
PowerPoint but that software can be
expensive and all it'll get you is
transitions and effects that look
exactly like everyone else's if you want
to stand out there are a lot of other
options here are the five best free
alternatives that will help you
communicate better and make sure your
audience is listening starting the list
off at number five is easy food for
Windows a software that lets you make
recordings of your computer screen and
narrate your actions this free download
is great for teachers or those
conducting professional training who
need to walk people through a multi-step
process your slideshows can have active
video content that shows exactly what
you're talking about so your audience
will see it done before they have to do
it themselves
our number four choice is for anyone who
wants to try something different
sudsy is a free software but it isn't
for building slideshows you're given a
large open canvas and all your images
and text are put on one page your
presentation consists of moving around
and zooming in on that one page this can
be incredibly useful for architects or
designers who want to display a large
blueprint or map at the start then zoom
in to focus on key areas that they will
be discussing it will require some
getting used to but if you're pitching a
client and want to separate yourself
from the pack this is a way to do it
coming in at number three years Google
slides or letter ting is done online so
you can edit your presentations from
anywhere and access them at any time
there is also a mobile app for iOS and
Android
meaning you don't even need a computer
or Wi-Fi to pull up your slides and show
them to important clients if you're at a
business dinner and see an opening the
online editing makes collaboration
easier because the team doesn't need to
be in the same room you can also convert
slideshows from PowerPoint and upload
so you don't have to start over from
scratch if you've got old projects that
need updating and number two is
impressed and offering from a
LibreOffice which is an open source
alternative to Microsoft Office this is
the closest analog to PowerPoint you'll
find as it supports all the same file
types it also has a handout mode which
allows you to print out slides to give
them to participants this is a great
choice for Linux users who want
something similar to the office suite
you can stick to the same functionality
you're used to insane a little money in
the process
our number one choice is easy vid wiki
maker which is perfect for anyone who
wants to move beyond a simple slideshow
wiki Maker is a free online video editor
that allows you to create videos with
narration music and free images you can
edit entirely in your browser so you can
work on it anywhere and your video
presentation will be hosted for free
online so all you'll need to do is share
the URL with whomever you'd like to see
it wiki maker works through voice
synthesis whatever you type will be read
aloud as narration for your video along
with free music to act as a soundtrack
your text will be paired with free fair
use images and videos which means as
soon as you type your first paragraph
your video can be watched right away you
can delete images you don't want to
include search among a wide library of
pictures and video clips or even upload
files from your computer and with wiki
maker capture which is available as a
Chrome browser extension or as a free
download for Windows and Mac you can add
your own images and videos both versions
allow you to capture any image you find
online and the desktop version lets you
capture from other programs crop and
resize or even draw on images for added
emphasis and you can make video
recordings of your screen so your
viewers can watch you perform any task
on your computer and they
to the narrator explain at all wiki
maker has all the tools of a slideshow
editor along with the capabilities of
professional video editing software it's
completely free and works online and at
the end of it your video will be hosted
on easy food wiki so all you need is the
URL and you can access it from anywhere
there is no faster way to create a video
presentations complete with moving
images music and narration
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