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Re: Ask HN: What alternatives to Powerpoint/Prezi are there?

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Post by xelxebar »

microtonal wrote: post #48

org-mode with beamer output. For me there are a couple of large benefits: - You can include LaTeX directly in documents and preview LaTeX inline in Emacs. This is not restricted to LaTeX math, but any kind of LaTeX environment. I often use this for including TikZ figures. - You can include snippets of code in your document, execute them inline and include the results in your presentation. For instance, you can use th…

Whoa. That sounds divine. Not trying to start a war here, but is there a way to do this kind of thing in vim? I've heard about evil move and spacemacs but never looked into either all that much.

Re: Ask HN: What alternatives to Powerpoint/Prezi are there?

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Post by atsaloli »

I just started using GitPitch.com which is backed by reveal.js It integrates seemlessly with GitHub, GitLab, etc. Feed it markdown and graphics and it produces beautiful slideshows. The author is incredibly responsive (I just commented on a feature I needed and it was done in < 12 hours and done right). Freakin' amazing!

Re: Ask HN: What alternatives to Powerpoint/Prezi are there?

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Post by microtonal »

xelxebar wrote: post #91
microtonal wrote: post #48

org-mode with beamer output. For me there are a couple of large benefits: - You can include LaTeX directly in documents and preview LaTeX inline in Emacs. This is not restricted to LaTeX math, but any kind of LaTeX environment. I often use this for including TikZ figures. - You can include snippets of code in your document, execute them inline and include the results in your presentation. For instance, you can use th…

Whoa. That sounds divine. Not trying to start a war here, but is there a way to do this kind of thing in vim? I've heard about evil move and spacemacs but never looked into either all that much.

I don't think there is currently something as extensive as org-mode in vim. vim can also not render equations/figures inline.

evil is a pretty good vi. I have been a vim user for ~two decades. I used Spacemacs as the gateway drug to Emacs, but have since built my own configuration from scratch (I was fed up with the general slowness of Spacemacs).

Re: Ask HN: What alternatives to Powerpoint/Prezi are there?

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Post by LoveMortuus »

hayksaakian wrote: post #65
enraged_camel wrote: post #46

Earlier quoted context omitted.

The fact that it is cloud-based and therefore requires an Internet connection means it is the opposite of "portable" for me. When I go to client meetings and have to deliver a presentation, I can't assume I will be connected to the Internet. That's why I use PowerPoint.

I usually export/download Google Slides as a PDF to avoid any issues during important meetings This avoids any issues with software not loading / messing up (powerpoint) too.

I really like using Google Slides, and whenever I had a presentation, I would just download in all different formats for PowerPoint, so that I cover the compatibility issues, but I have encountered that the PowerPoint export didn't look the same as the Google Slides one, so I highly recommend check the files before leaving your PC!

Re: Ask HN: What alternatives to Powerpoint/Prezi are there?

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Post by potta_coffee »

agumonkey wrote: post #35
redmattred wrote: post #14

Overhead projector + transparencies

finger in sand drawing with circle gathering (almost not joking at all)

This style of communication was super common when I was in the infantry. "Sand Table Terrain Modeling" and "Rock Drills". IMO it's very effective.

Re: Ask HN: What alternatives to Powerpoint/Prezi are there?

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Post by ptman »

LoveMortuus wrote: post #94
hayksaakian wrote: post #65

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I usually export/download Google Slides as a PDF to avoid any issues during important meetings This avoids any issues with software not loading / messing up (powerpoint) too.

I really like using Google Slides, and whenever I had a presentation, I would just download in all different formats for PowerPoint, so that I cover the compatibility issues, but I have encountered that the PowerPoint export didn't look the same as the Google Slides one, so I highly recommend check the files before leaving your PC!

Isn't that really a problem with PowerPoint as well? If you e.g. use a font that isn't available on the computer you use to present. PDF export solves this, typically.
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