When presenting we all face many challenges but some of them can be negated by great tools. Yesterday I was asked about one such tool and decided to not just send one link but put together a summery of a few such tools.
Presentation Tools
| Tool | Description |
| ZoomIt | This utility allows you to zoom to a particular part of the screen through a simple keyboard short-cut (ctrl-1) and back to normal view by pressing ESC. You can also highlight an area with a red marker by clicking the left-mouse button while zoomed in. This free tool has other good features and is definitely worth the small download. |
SharedView Beta2  | While doing demos or presenting in person is always great its simply not always possible. SharedView is a great (and free) tool that allows you to setup a meeting with up to 15 people to share your screen. Other tools exist but this one is free and works well. The one downside of Beta2 is there is no support yet for voice-chat so a separate phone conference will still be required. |
Snippet Manager  | One of the challenges of presenting a code-centric demo is speaking and writing code at the same time. Few have mastered this technique and the rest of us need something to help make this process easier. One such tool (written by Karen Corby) helps manage this process by allowing you to create a pre-configured snippet library that can be easily dragged into a presentation to give you the benefit of showing code as it "comes together" without having to write it while speaking. |
Camtasia  | A pre-recorded video can be a lifesaver during presentations. Complex tasks on the screen recorded once can then be shared as many times as necessary without mistakes. While other products exit Camtasia studio is worth every penny and is arguably the best in the market. (Price: $299.00 but worth every penny) |
2 comments:
Thanks a lot for reference. ZoomIt and Snippet Manager should be handy (never heard of them). BTW, there are several free screen casting tools such as Screen2Exe (I love this one). MakeUseOf mentions a few more here (see the Screen Capturing Tools section) and here.
Thank you for the pointers, I am aware of the other tools and i always encourage people to look at various options. Depending on the budget, sometimes nothing beats "free" or "cheaper" :).
I simply like Camtasia a lot and use it myself so its my tool of choice.
Thank you for your comment!
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