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• Создавайте и редактируйте презентации прямо в браузере, не устанавливая специальное ПО. Над одним файлом могут работать сразу несколько человек, и каждому всегда будет доступна последняя версия.

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Make interactive presentations

Create show-stopping presentations and clickable slide decks with Genially’s free online presentation builder. Leave boring behind and tell a story that’s interactive, animated, and beautifully engaging.

INTERACTIVE CONTENT

A presentation that works like a website

Engage your audience with interactive slides that they can click on and explore. Add music, video, hotspots, popup windows, quiz games and interactive data visualizations in a couple of clicks. No coding required!

NO-CODE ANIMATION

Make your slides pop with animation

Bring a touch of movie magic to the screen with incredible visual effects and animated page transitions. Add click-trigger and timed animations to make any topic easy to understand and captivating to watch.

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Live from the world wide web

Embed online content directly in your slides for a media-rich interactive experience. From YouTube and Spotify to Google Maps and Sheets, Genially works seamlessly with over 100 popular apps and websites.

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Genius design tools

With Genially, anyone can create a polished and professional presentation. Choose from over 2000 pre-built templates, or create your own design using the drag-and-drop resources, color palettes, icons, maps and vector graphics.

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Safe and sound in the cloud

Because Genially is online, you can relax knowing that your slides are always up-to-date. There’s no risk of forgetting to save changes or accessing the wrong file. Log in from anywhere, collaborate with your team, and make edits in real time.

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Real-time collaboration.

Co-edit slide decks with others in real time and organize all of your team projects in shared spaces.

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Present live, share the link, or download as an interactive PDF, MP4 video, JPG, HTML, or SCORM package.

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See how many people have viewed and clicked on your slides and keep tabs on learner progress with User Tracking.

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Give your old decks a new lease of life by importing PowerPoint slides and transforming them with a little Genially magic.

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Use the Interactive Questions feature to add a fun quiz to your slides or gather feedback from your audience.

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From the front of the room or behind a screen, you’ll wow your audience with Genially. Heading off grid? Download in HTML to present dynamic slides without WiFi.

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Every Genially slide deck has its own unique url, just like a website! Share the link so that others can explore at their own pace, or download an MP4 video slideshow or PDF.

Post online

Embed the slides on your website or post them on social media. Upload to Microsoft Teams, Google Classroom, Moodle or any other platform.

The benefits of interactive slides

🗣️ Active participation An interactive slide deck gives your audience cool things to click on and discover, boosting learning and engagement.

👂 Multi-sensory experience Audio, video, animations, and mouse interactions make your content immersive, entertaining and accessible.

🧑‍🤝‍🧑 People-friendly format Pop-ups and embeds condense more material into fewer slides so you can break information down into digestible chunks.


🎮 Gamification Games, quizzes and puzzles make information more memorable and enable you to gather feedback and check understanding.

How to make an interactive presentation

With Genially’s easy-to-use presentation platform, anyone can make incredible visual content in moments.

Choose a template or a blank canvas

Get stunning results in less time with a ready-made template. Feeling creative? Design your own slides from scratch.

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How to present data without sending your audience to sleep.

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Genially in a nutshell

How do I make a presentation interactive and how does Genially work? Find the answers to all of your slide-related questions here!

What’s an interactive presentation?

Interactive slides contain clickable hotspots, links, buttons, and animations that are activated at the touch of a button. Instead of reading or watching passively, your audience can actively interact with the content.  

Genially’s interaction presentation software allows you to combine text, photos, video clips, audio and other content in one deck. It’s a great way to condense more information into fewer slides. 

If you’re a teacher, you can share multiple materials in one single learning resource. Students can create their own projects using digital media and online maps. For business or training, try embedding spreadsheet data, PDFs, and online content directly in your slides. 

An interactive slide deck is more user-friendly than a Microsoft PowerPoint presentation or Google Slides document. That’s because you can break information down into chunks with pop-ups, labels, voiceovers and annotated infographics.  

The other benefit of interactive content is increased engagement. It’s easier to keep your audience’s attention when they’re actively participating. Try Genially’s presentation software and free slideshow maker to see how it’s better than other presentation websites. You won’t go back to standard presentation apps!

How do you make a clickable slide?

The best way to make slides clickable is to use Genially’s free interactive presentation program. Design your slide then apply an interaction. In a couple of clicks, you can add popup windows, hyperlinks, close-up images, games, animations, multimedia and other content. 

Choose from the library of hotspot buttons and icons to show people what to click on. Go to Presenter View to get a preview and see how your content will appear to your audience.

What are good interactive activities in a presentation?

The best interactive activities get your audience interested in the topic and help them understand your points. When you want to go into detail, try adding a tooltip or close-up image. These options are great for explaining complex diagrams and charts. 

Text overload is a common problem that is solved if you make slides interactive. Long pages of text are boring and difficult to read, leading people to switch off and lose concentration. Record a voiceover or try adding audio and video explainers.

Interactive images are another useful format for presenting information. By annotating maps, photos or diagrams with interactive hotspots you can provide a lot of contextual information on one single screen.

Looking for ways to make dull topics exciting? Try including a game, challenge or quiz. 

As well as injecting a bit of fun, gamification makes information memorable. To get your audience involved and gather feedback, add questions to your slides. Everyone loves sharing their opinion!

How do I create presentations that look professional?

You’ve got a deadline looming and you’re staring at the screen with a blank presentation. We’ve all been there! Starting a presentation design from scratch is tricky, especially if you’re short on time. 

Genially’s free online presentation maker has over 2000 ready-to-use templates for professional slide presentations, photos slideshows, and more. Each slide design has been created by our team of top graphic designers. No need to worry about fonts, centering images, or designing a matching color scheme. It’s all done for you. 

Start by browsing our layouts and themes for education, business and then customize with your own text and images.

How do I share or download my slides?

Because Genially is a cloud based presentation software, you can simply share the link to your slides. Like other online presentation tools, there are no files to download or store on your computer. Everything is saved online.  

When you publish your slide deck, it gets its own unique url, just like a website. Share the link with others to let them explore the content in their own time. If you’re presenting live, just click the Present button. 

You can also embed your presentation on your website, company wiki, or social media. Genially is compatible with WordPress, Moodle, Google Classroom, and other platforms. If you use an LMS, you can also download your interactive design slides in SCORM format.

For slideshow videos and slideshows with music, share online or download as an MP4 video. Check out our free slideshow templates for ideas.

Can I make a free presentation in Genially?

You bet! Genially is an easy-to-use slide maker, with a free version and paid plans. The free plan allows you to create unlimited slides with interactions and animations. Subscribe to one of our paid plans for more advanced features.

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Prepare your presentation with Microsoft 365 Copilot

You’ve been asked to give a new presentation and Microsoft 365 Copilot can help! For this example, we’ll imagine you’re a professional landscaper and you’ve been asked to present to a local community organization about tulips.

Start from an outline

Often the best way to prepare a new presentation is to create an outline of what you plan to cover. For our example we’ll start with Copilot in OneNote.

Start OneNote.

Navigate to the section where you want your presentation outline to live.

Create a new page for your presentation.

Start Copilot from the ribbon.

The Copilot pane will open on the right, waiting for your prompt. You can use natural language, and the more details you can give Copilot the better your results will be.

You could just enter:

Create an outline for a 45-minute presentation on tulips.

But you’ll get better results if you do a couple more things.

Give it context

Start by telling it what role you want Copilot to play in creating this content.

Act as a professional landscaper. Create an outline for a 45-minute presentation on tulips.

By setting that context first, you let the AI know how you want the content framed.

Give it more details

Try adding to your prompt details about what you want it to cover, and who the audience is.

Act as a professional landscaper speaking to a group of interested community members. Create an outline for a 45-minute presentation on tulips. Include sections on the history of the flower, different types, best time to plant, care and feeding.

Now when you run the prompt, you’ll get a more detailed response.

Tip:  Don’t be afraid to play around with the specifics – add or remove details, change the order, try different contexts.

If you’re happy (or mostly happy) with the draft outline Copilot has created, select the copy button in the Copilot pane and paste the outline onto your OneNote page.

Review and edit

Now you’ll want to add your own touches. Go through the outline and add or remove things as you see fit.

Tip:  OneNote excels as a research tool. Don’t be afraid to add your own notes, copy in content from websites, or add other supporting materials to the page that will be helpful as you prepare your presentation.

Create your handout

When you’re happy with your outline it’s time to create some handouts for the audience. Select your outline in OneNote and copy it to the clipboard. Then open Microsoft Word to a new, blank, document.

When Word opens the Copilot dialog should appear. Let’s give it a prompt:

Act as a professional landscaper creating an article for an audience of interested community members. Make it clear, simple, and engaging. Base it off this outline: <paste outline from OneNote>.

Copilot will draft an article for you based on your presentation outline.

Save to OneDrive

Before you spend much time editing your handout, save it to OneDrive. This will make sure your work is saved as you go and it’s key to our final step in preparing the presentation.

Go through the article and make sure that what Copilot added is what you wanted. Edit for voice and tone and make sure any facts it’s added are accurate. Remove anything you don’t want and add anything it missed.

Tip:  You can ask Copilot to add more content if you like. Place the cursor where you want that content to be, then click the Copilot button on the ribbon. Tell it what you want. Add two paragraphs about other plants that look good with tulips.

Go to the Insert tab, select Pictures , and then Online Pictures . Search for “Tulips” and select one or more nice images to make your article more appealing.

Create the slide deck

Now it’s time to let Copilot in PowerPoint get to work.

Open PowerPoint to a new, blank, deck.

Select Copilot from the ribbon

In the prompt box type Create from followed by a / .

Note:  It may take a few minutes for a new file to appear in the file picker. If you don't see the file even when you start typing the file name, wait a few minutes then try again.

Copilot in PowerPoint will build a draft presentation based on your Word document, complete with images and speaker notes.

As always, it’s important that you review the draft Copilot has created. Add any additional slides or information you want, remove any that you don’t.  Add your own expertise where appropriate.

If you want to change any of the images Copilot has added just right-click the image and select Change picture .

Tip:  Practice with Speaker Coach When you’re happy with the presentation you might want to practice it once or twice with Speaker Coach before the big day. For more information see  Rehearse your slide show with Speaker Coach.

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Next time you have a presentation to create let Microsoft 365 Copilot help you at each step of the way.

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‍ What is a presentation website?

Presentation websites are applications created to present information as a slide show. Slideshows are presentations that comprise charts, images, videos, and the standard text. They ensure that data is displayed clearly, summarized, and readable to the audience.  

Slideshows work best when presented on a projector or a big screen. Intermittently, some users might print out slide shows as documents, but this is ill-suited for that purpose. 

Any presentation tool must have three fundamental functions:

• ‍ A text editor: to input the contents of the presentation.
• ‍ An import function: to insert and manipulate images and other content.
• ‍ A slide-show or presenter mode: that displays the content in a nice, formatted way.

Slide shows often consist of a combination of text, video, images and charts. Their primary function is displaying clear, readable and summarized data to an audience.

Most presentations are shared and presented on a larger screen or through a digital projector. In rare occasions, slide presentations are printed out as a replacement for text documents, but this is a really inefficient way to review data, that Garr Reynolds calls ‘ PresDocs ’ (Garr Reynolds is the author of Presentation Zen, one of the most important go-to reference for successful presentations).

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What makes the best presentation website?

When looking for the best presentation apps, there is a need to consider not just pitch decks but also school lectures, religious sermons, and adverts. Therefore, an excellent presentation app should be affordable, have enough sharing and collaboration options, have a range of pre-built templates, and be flexible. 

Visualization in presentations

A presentation without visual aids can be very boring. It's hard to remember things if they are just words on a page or screen. But with visuals, people retain information much better. So, ensure you have some great images to help your audience understand what you're talking about.

Consider using infographics if you want to add some spice to your presentations. Infographics are visually appealing ways to present complex information in a simple way. They can include charts, graphs, maps, diagrams, timelines, etc. Many online tools are available to create them, including Piktochart , Visually, and Canva . 

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Presentation websites allow you to create amazing presentations through the use of web technologies.

There are many cases when you might need to create a presentation for a particular purpose. Creating a presentation on PowerPoint is easy, but that doesn't mean it's the best option. That's why we'll talk about how to create a presentation without PowerPoint and how to get the best out of these presentation website alternatives. 

However, there exist today, numerous applications, software, and websites that can help create stunning designs and art for presentations other than PowerPoint. From Slidebean to Google Slides, there are more than enough presentation apps to help you. No matter your tastes, needs, and specifications, there is always one that fits your bill. Read on to find out more.

What makes a great PowerPoint Alternative?

Not everyone prefers PowerPoint. Why? Because it can feel and look clunky at times. But not every PowerPoint alternative works the same way. To find the best one for you, look out for features such as:

• Ability to present online and offline.
• Sharing and collaboration features.
• Features that allow for easy interpretation and assimilation of data.
• Highly customizable templates.
• Good transition and animation capabilities.
• Work import capabilities.

Here's a list of the best 10 PowerPoint alternatives for 2023:

Check out our top 10 presentation software tools that we believe are great alternatives to PowerPoint. We've curated this list based on our own interests and research. Let's dive right in and get started:

1. Slidebean

Key Differentiator: Time Efficiency and Design

Pricing: Free with limited features, paid plans start at $199/year

Slidebean tops our list for its impressive time efficiency and design capabilities. This presentation software harnesses the power of artificial intelligence to calculate new slide designs in seconds. The platform offers a vast array of professional templates, each equipped with text suggestions tailored to various industries, making presentation creation a breeze. Slidebean also allows logo integration, enhancing your branding. Moreover, the tracking feature provides valuable insights into audience engagement, giving you the opportunity to improve your content and drive success in your presentations.

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2. google slides.

Key Differentiator: Collaborative Convenience

Pricing: Free

Google Slides is an excellent choice for those seeking seamless collaboration and cloud-based convenience. With a reliable internet connection, multiple collaborators can work on a single project simultaneously without any need for downloads. The platform also allows sharing via email, facilitating easy dissemination of your presentations. Although Google Slides offers some impressive templates, it could benefit from more diverse design options for a truly personalized touch.

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Key Differentiator: "Zooming" into Creativity

Pricing: Free with limited features, paid plans start at $5/month)

Prezi's zoom function sets it apart, creating engaging and dynamic presentations. It boasts a unique smart structure technology that impresses audiences. However, using Prezi's exceptional features might require training and design skills. While the free version offers significant benefits, remember that it comes with privacy limitations. Consider opting for the paid plans if confidentiality is crucial for your presentations.

4. Apple Keynote

Key Differentiator: Sleek and Sophisticated

Pricing: Free with Mac devices, standalone versions available for macOS at $19.99

Designed for Apple users, Keynote brings sleekness and sophistication to your presentations. The software is versatile, allowing you to work on floor plans and text slides alike. While it may lack some collaborative features of other platforms, Keynote excels in creating aesthetically pleasing and professional presentation materials.

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5. haiku deck.

Key Differentiator: Simplified Storytelling

Pricing: Free with limited features, paid plans start at $9.99/month

Haiku Deck focuses on visual storytelling, providing an array of visually appealing templates and high-quality images to captivate your audience. The software streamlines the presentation process, making it ideal for those seeking simplicity and elegance. With its user-friendly interface, Haiku Deck enables you to create impressive slides in minutes.

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Key Differentiator: Design Flexibility

Pricing: Free with limited features, paid plans start at $9.95/month)

Though primarily known for graphic design, Canva also offers powerful presentation tools. With a vast library of design elements, templates, and stock images, Canva allows you to fully customize your slides. Its collaborative features and easy sharing options make it a go-to choice for teams working on presentations.

Key Differentiator: Visual Content Creation

Pricing: Free with limited features, paid plans start at $25/month

Visme excels in visual content creation, offering impressive charts, graphs, and infographics. This platform goes beyond conventional presentations, making it ideal for educational and business purposes. It enables you to create interactive and engaging content that will leave a lasting impact on your audience.

Key Differentiator: Animated Presentations

Pricing: Free with limited features, paid plans start at $19/month

If you want to bring your presentations to life with animation, Powtoon is the software for you. Its dynamic and animated slides add flair to your content, keeping your audience engaged throughout the presentation. Powtoon's easy-to-use interface and extensive library of animated assets make it perfect for creating captivating animated presentations.

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Key Differentiator: Multi-dimensional Presentations

Pricing: Free with limited features, paid plans start at $12/month

Emaze stands out with its multi-dimensional presentation capabilities. It offers 3D templates, virtual reality integration, and immersive slides, making your presentations stand out. For those seeking innovative ways to captivate audiences, Emaze is a powerful choice.

10. Zoho Show

Key Differentiator: Collaborative Creation

Pricing: Free with limited features, paid plans start at $5/month

Zoho Show offers collaborative features that make teamwork seamless. It allows multiple users to collaborate in real time, making it an excellent choice for group projects and presentations. The platform also provides a variety of templates and customization options to suit your presentation needs.

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A presentation software launched in 2020, Pitch is already referred to as a “PowerPoint killer”. It was created to help non-designers (or beginners) create excellent pitch decks. 

Pitch has an extensive library of presentation templates, but this is just one of its benefits. This software emphasizes collaboration and even includes built-in video collaboration for remote teams to work together. Pitch presentations can also be integrated with Google Analytics, Google Sheets, and similar applications.

This cloud-based presentation tool proffers a user-friendly alternative to PowerPoint. Its sleek editor interface allows you to add your preferred background images, import a variety of designs, and collaborate easily with others. It is known to be very user-friendly.

Slides offers access and edit features from any device, as long as it is internet-connected. It also helps manage privacy rights, allows presentations offline, offers analytics management, and allows for adding GIFs and images. 

However, it is limited in slide options and templates and does not offer graphic inclusions.

How do I create a presentation without PowerPoint?

Numerous alternatives to PowerPoint are on the Internet. The issue is not about creating a presentation without PowerPoint but getting that presentation tool or software that can help achieve your goal. 

While many tools offer free accounts to peruse and utilize online and offline presentations, some do not. This does not mean the free tools are not good, rather, it is just a marketing idea. 

What can I use instead of PowerPoint for free?

Here are some presentation tools you can make use of instead of PowerPoint;

WPS Office boasts functionality and a well-designed, along with offline document capabilities. Sometimes accused of having very similar features to Microsoft Office, users can efficiently work on PowerPoint files. It also offers many templates. However, collaboration might be a bit stressful. 

WPS Office is available on Android, Web Windows, iOS, Linux, and macOS.

If there is one thing Canva has, it is templates. Canva makes PowerPoint look simple with a vast array of templates for every specification. If you have a problem with making decisions, do not use Canva.

However, that is its Achilles heel; many people find themselves scrolling for so long. Not all templates are free but, it helps narrow down your options. 

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InVideo is considered a cloud-based online video editing tool with the feature of creating slideshow videos. it contains a huge selection of slideshow templates, stock footage, photos, and music to make great slideshow videos without a watermark. Although it is available for free, some features require a premium subscription.

Without a doubt, it can be stressful to get that one presentation software that can fit your exact specifications and give the required output. Although utilizing Slidebean can be very flexible, it can also be use to produce the best infographic presentation that compares data in an easily-understood manner.

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A good presentation will definitely leave a good impression on spectators. Presentation provides dynamic elements to convey information in a creative and interactive way. You can show posters, slides, animations, or data flow that the audience can look into in order to increase retention. As we know, everything these days is done online. Hence, we researched presentation websites to help you reach your listeners and deliver with confidence and persuasiveness. Below are the best 10 tools and websites for effective information delivery.

Best Websites and Tools for Presentation

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PowToon (Web)

Pricing: Free with limitation; Pro- $19/ month; Pro Plus- $59/ month

One of the best options for remote discussion and learning is PowToon . It allows you to turn your static PPT file into an interactive presentation. All you need to do is import a PowerPoint presentation to the web directly. Aside from that, this also enables you to convert Google Slides and Keynote to PowToon presentation. Plus, it comes with several presentation tools that give you the capability to choose from a variety of templates and start with a blank canvas.

GitMind (Web, Desktop)

Pricing: Free

GitMind is one of the best tools to create mind maps, flowcharts, and diagrams. This is a great tool to present ideas and complex processes. Likewise, the program possesses diverse templates that are suitable for education, engineering, and project management. There are a lot more free presentation tools GitMind has to offer. It is compatible with both mobile and desktop browsers. On top of that, teams can effectively brainstorm and deliver an appealing presentation using its collaboration feature.

LibreOffice Impress (Windows, MacOS)

Another free alternative to create a beautiful presentation is LibreOffice Impress . It offers options both for editing and viewing modes. Its Normal mode allows users to access some basic slides editing. There’s also an Outline feature which is for organizing text content and arranging. Moreover, it enables you to insert additional information to a slide using the Notes option. And what makes this a top presentation app on our list is its drawing and diagram tools. With it, you will be able to incorporate different types of objects to build and control 3D scenes.

Visme (Web)

Pricing: Free with limitation; Premium- $39/ month

If you want a professional-looking presentation for your proposal, Visme will surely be your favorite place to visit. In just a click, you will be able to quickly edit and produce a captivating presentation using the templates available. Also, it lets you create and edit infographics, documents, web graphics all in one place. Almost all presentation tools are provided in this site to transform your static slides into an interesting presentation.

Google Slides (Web)

For a simple and free content editing, Google Slides is a good option. Same as PowerPoint, it features transitions to create a smooth animation between slides. In addition, you can interact with Google Slides just what you would normally do in PowerPoint. As such, this is a great addition to your online presentation tools giving you the convenience of instant editing anywhere you are.

Moovly (Web)

Pricing: Free with limitation; Pro- $49/ month

Whether you are a teacher or a student, Moovly will help you create a better presentation. But unlike a typical presentation website tool, here you will a video presenting your lessons. It includes categories such as Business, Education, and Personal leading you towards creating an appropriate video presentation. Users can also consider it as a platform to practice multimedia skills since it lets you edit videos which are not supported by other presentation websites.

Slidebean (Web)

Pricing: Free with limitation; Starter- $8/ month; Premium- $19/ month

Next up on our list is Slidebean . This lets you create a free presentation with lots of options for editing. Using this tool, you can insert images and videos to your presentation. Also, this features artificial intelligence to provide assistance in arranging elements of the presentation in addition to the floating avatar who explains every function in the tool. Online presentation tools like this are definitely beneficial for users who are beginners at editing.

FlowVella (Mac, iPhone, iPad)

Pricing: Free; Premium- $10/ month; Pro- $20/ month

You can also design your presentation with the help of FlowVella . It supports desktop app as well as mobile versions. Thus, you can create and edit presentations not only from your computer but also on the iPad and iPhone. It has an interface that looks like Keynote coupled with predesigned templates to build an eye-catching set of slides. Using this presentation app, you will also be able to rich content like videos, images, and documents. As it supports desktop app, you can either work offline or online.

Zoho Show (Web)

Zoho Show is another good choice when it comes to web-based presentation tool. It offers customization options like text, shape, and arrangement formatting. There are also effects to slides to modify the entrance, give emphasis on certain parts and paths to make objects move in the presentation. Just like other free presentation tools, this tool comes with templates if you are not particularly good at designing presentations.

Slides (Web)

Pricing: Free trial; Lite- $5/ month; Pro- $10/ month

Slides is a web-based and open-source tool for developers and programmers. This lets you customize elements using CSS. On the other hand, you may adjust the structure of your presentation with HTML with support to many syntax highlighting themes like GitHub. Among the free presentation tools, this is particularly great when conducting virtual classrooms with topics like web developing or coding.

Now you can create engaging, professional, and stylish presentations to enhance your virtual classroom session. As most options are web-based, you can build and create presentations everywhere. Meanwhile, if you’re looking for tools to create presentations offline, you may opt to presentation tools that support desktop app.

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Patrick Duran (ST11), SPoRT tropical meteorology team lead and Deputy Program Applications Lead for NASA’s TROPICS mission, gave a presentation at NASA’s Land, Atmosphere Near real-time Capability for EOS (LANCE) user working group meeting on 6/21/23. Duran gave an overview of the TROPICS mission, including an update on the constellation’s recent launch and efforts to reduce data latency from 6.5 hours to about one hour. This reduction in latency significantly broadens the applications enabled by TROPICS, especially for the LANCE user community. The presentation also detailed ongoing efforts to incorporate mission data into decision support systems at the US Navy’s Joint Typhoon Warning Center and the US National Hurricane Center, and included discussions on broadening the user community, especially to include international partners.

A few weeks later, the first light images from the TROPICS mission were revealed in a press release on 7/19/23. The imagery showed the evolution of Hurricane Adrian in the new 205-GHz microwave channel provided by TROPICS, which provides insight into the structure of deep convection in the storm. The first light images demonstrate the significant value that TROPICS provides over other microwave sensors, as the constellation provided a much higher revisit rate over the hurricane than preexisting satellites. In addition to NASA Administrator Bill Nelson and other scientists involved in the mission, Patrick Duran contributed insight on the value of TROPICS for hurricane forecasting for the official press release. The imagery and press release have been shared broadly across a wide range of media outlets.

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Over the last few years, we’ve often talked about how we’re living in a golden age of artificial intelligence (AI). Ideas that seemed like science fiction not so long ago are now a reality—and there’s no better example of that than Alexa. What started as a sketch on a whiteboard has evolved into an entirely new computing paradigm—one that has fundamentally changed how people across the world interact with technology in their homes. Having passed half a billion devices sold, and with tens of millions of interactions every hour, Alexa has become part of the family in millions of households. We’ve always thought of Alexa as an evolving service, and we’ve been continuously improving it since the day we introduced it in 2014. A longstanding mission has been to make a conversation with Alexa as natural as talking to another human, and with the rapid development of generative AI, what we imagined is now well within reach. Today, we’re excited to share an early preview of what the future looks like.

This is an early look at a smarter and more conversational Alexa, powered by generative AI. It’s based on a new large language model (LLM) that’s been custom-built and specifically optimized for voice interactions, and the things we know our customers love—getting real-time information, efficient smart home control, and maximizing their home entertainment. We believe this will drive the future of Alexa, enabling us to enhance five foundational capabilities:

1. Conversation

We’ve studied a lot about conversation in the last few years, and we know that being conversational goes beyond words. In any conversation, we process tons of additional information, such as body language, knowledge of the person you’re talking with, and eye contact. To enable that with Alexa, we fused the input from the sensors in an Echo—the camera, voice input, its ability to detect presence—with AI models that can understand those non-verbal cues. We’ve also focused on reducing latency so conversations flow naturally, without pause, and responses are the right length for voice—not the equivalent of listening to paragraph after paragraph read aloud. When you ask for the latest on a trending news story, you get a succinct response with only the most relevant information. If you want to know more, you can follow-up.

2. Real-world utility

To be truly useful, Alexa has to be able to take action in the real world, which has been one of the unsolved challenges with LLMs—how to integrate APIs at scale and reliably invoke them to take the right actions. This new Alexa LLM will be connected to hundreds of thousands of real-world devices and services via APIs. It also enhances Alexa’s ability to process nuance and ambiguity—much like a person would—and intelligently take action. For example, the LLM gives you the ability to program complex Routines entirely by voice—customers can just say, “Alexa, every weeknight at 9 p.m., make an announcement that it’s bed time for the kids, dim the lights upstairs, turn on the porch light, and switch on the fan in the bedroom." Alexa will then automatically program that series of actions to take place every night at 9 p.m.

3. Personalization and context

An LLM for the home has to be personalized to you, and your family. Just as a conversation with another person would be shaped by context—such as your previous conversations or the situational context—Alexa needs to do the same. The next generation of Alexa will be able to deliver unique experiences based on the preferences you’ve shared, the services you’ve interacted with, and information about your environment. Alexa also carries over relevant context throughout conversations, in the same way that humans do all the time. People use pronouns, catchphrases, and build up context of the places, times, or scenes we talk about. Ask Alexa a question about a museum, and you’ll be able to ask a series of follow-ups about its hours, exhibits, and location without needing to restate any of the prior context, like the name or the day you plan to go.

4. Personality

Customers have told us time and again that they love Alexa’s personality. You don’t want a rote, robotic companion in your home, and I’d argue Alexa’s personality is one of the biggest reasons for Alexa’s broad adoption. As we’ve always said, the most boring dinner party is one where nobody has an opinion—and, with this new LLM, Alexa will have a point of view, making conversations more engaging. Alexa can tell you which movies should have won an Oscar, celebrate with you when you answer a quiz question correctly, or write an enthusiastic note for you to send to congratulate a friend on their recent graduation.

There should be no trade-off between trustworthiness and performance. Customers around the world have welcomed Alexa into their home, and to be truly useful in their daily lives, we must continue to create experiences that they both love and trust. While the integration of generative AI brings infinite new possibilities, our commitment to earning our customers’ trust will not change. As with all our products, we will design experiences to protect our customers’ privacy and security, and to give them control and transparency.

To our knowledge this is the largest integration of an LLM, real time services, and a suite of devices—and it’s not limited to a tab in a browser. And we’re just getting started—with generative AI, we’re also able to enhance a number of core components of the Alexa experience.

One of these components is how customers start an interaction with Alexa. This will build on the experience that exists today by enabling customers who choose to enroll in Visual ID to start a conversation with Alexa simply by facing the screen on an Echo Show—no wake word required. The result is the most natural conversation experience we’ve ever built. Secondly, we built a whole new conversational speech recognition (CSR) engine using large models . As humans, we often pause during conversation to gather our thoughts, or emphasize a point, and identifying those cues is incredibly hard for an AI. This new CSR engine is capable of adjusting to those common natural pauses and hesitation—enabling more flowing, natural conversation. Finally, generative AI has enabled us to enhance our text-to-speech technology, using a large transformer model to make Alexa much more expressive and attuned to conversational cues.

What this means is that Alexa will adapt to your cues and modulate its response and tone akin to human conversations. Ask Alexa if your team won, and it will respond in a joyful voice if so; if they lost, the response is more empathetic. Ask Alexa for an opinion, and the response will be more enthusiastic, as it would if a friend was sharing a point of view.

To demonstrate how far we’ve come, here’s a reminder of how Alexa sounded when we first launched:

And here is what Alexa will sound like early next year:

Combined, these enhancements will take what is already the world’s best personal AI, and make it even better. I’ve been using these new capabilities over the past few months, and it feels just as transformative as the first time I experienced talking to Alexa a decade or so ago. That’s not to say it’ll be perfect—Alexa will make mistakes—but, like it always has, the experience will continue to get better over time.

We’re at the start of a journey—a foundation that we believe will lead to a new version of Alexa powered by generative AI. We’ll continue to develop and add more capabilities as part of a free preview, which will be available to Alexa customers in the U.S. soon. We know customers will have lots of feedback, and we can’t wait to hear it.

Stay tuned for more. In the meantime, here is an early look at Alexa’s new capabilities.

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ISSAQUAH, Wash., Sept. 26, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Costco Wholesale Corporation (“Costco” or the “Company”) (Nasdaq: COST) today announced its operating results for the 17-week fourth quarter and the 53-week fiscal year ended September 3, 2023.

Net sales for the 17-week fourth quarter were $77.43 billion, an increase of 9.4 percent from $70.76 billion in the 16-week fourth quarter last year. Net sales for the 53-week fiscal year were $237.71 billion, an increase of 6.7 percent from $222.73 billion in the 52-week fiscal year of 2022.

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Net income for the 17-week fourth quarter was $2.160 billion, $4.86 per diluted share, compared to $1.868 billion, $4.20 per diluted share, in the 16-week fourth quarter last year.

Net income for the 53-week fiscal year was $6.292 billion, $14.16 per diluted share, compared to $5.844 billion, $13.14 per diluted share, in the 52-week prior year.

Costco currently operates 861 warehouses, including 591 in the United States and Puerto Rico, 107 in Canada, 40 in Mexico, 33 in Japan, 29 in the United Kingdom, 18 in Korea, 15 in Australia, 14 in Taiwan, five in China, four in Spain, two in France, and one each in Iceland, New Zealand and Sweden. Costco also operates e-commerce sites in the U.S., Canada, the U.K., Mexico, Korea, Taiwan, Japan and Australia.

A conference call to discuss these results is scheduled for 2:00 p.m. (PT) today, September 26, 2023, and will be available via a webcast on investor.costco.com (click “Events & Presentations”).

Certain statements contained in this document constitute forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. For these purposes, forward-looking statements are statements that address activities, events, conditions or developments that the Company expects or anticipates may occur in the future. In some cases forward-looking statements can be identified because they contain words such as “anticipate,” “believe,” “continue,” “could,” “estimate,” “expect,” “intend,” “likely,” “may,” “might,” “plan,” “potential,” “predict,” “project,” “seek,” “should,” “target,” “will,” “would,” or similar expressions and the negatives of those terms. Such forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties that may cause actual events, results or performance to differ materially from those indicated by such statements. These risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, domestic and international economic conditions, including exchange rates, inflation or deflation, the effects of competition and regulation, uncertainties in the financial markets, consumer and small business spending patterns and debt levels, breaches of security or privacy of member or business information, conditions affecting the acquisition, development, ownership or use of real estate, capital spending, actions of vendors, rising costs associated with employees (generally including health-care costs), energy and certain commodities, geopolitical conditions (including tariffs and the Ukraine conflict), the ability to maintain effective internal control over financial reporting, regulatory and other impacts related to climate change, public-health related factors, and other risks identified from time to time in the Company’s public statements and reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date they are made, and the Company does not undertake to update these statements, except as required by law. Comparable sales and comparable sales excluding impacts from changes in gasoline prices and foreign exchange are intended as supplemental information and are not a substitute for net sales presented in accordance with GAAP.

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September 27's New Marvel Comics: The Full List

Attend iron man and emma frost's wedding, revisit jean grey's darkest period, witness the conclusion to 'contest of chaos,' and more in this week's comics.

Wedding bells are ringing in this week's Marvel Comics!

You are cordially invited to the wedding of Anthony Edward Stark and Emma Grace Frost … Come join the lucky couple as they exchange vows in INVINCIBLE IRON MAN (2022) #10 by Gerry Duggan  and Juan Frigeri . Attire is Hellfire formal. Orchis raid to follow. Plus, some exclusive wedding extras!

Bear witness to Iron Man and Emma Frost's union in INVINCIBLE IRON MAN (2022) #10, on sale this Wednesday, September 27!

This week, the FALL OF X continues in  MS. MARVEL: THE NEW MUTANT (2023) #2 by  Iman Vellani ,  Sabir Pirzada ,  Carlos Gomez , and  Adam Gorham .  Ms. Marvel ’s mission makes her a target for Orchis, but they have no idea they’re looking for a completely normal teenage girl in their summer science program. Thankfully, Iron Man and Emma Frost are able to stop by and show Kamala how to fly under the radar!

Elsewhere, in  Torunn Grønbekk and  Diogenes Neves '  REALM OF X (2023) #2 , Magik makes a desperate move to try and recover the missing Curse—but is she playing right into someone else's nefarious plans? Plus, tempers are ready to erupt as this powder keg of a team struggles to protect their fellow mutants from the growing conflict in Vanaheim. The date of the prophecy looms ever closer—but at this rate, will the team even make it to then or will they implode before they even get a chance to prove themselves?!

Then, revisit the darkest period in Jean Grey 's history with JEAN GREY (2023) #2   by Louise Simonson  and Bernard Chang ! The Dark Phoenix has haunted Jean Grey since it emerged from Jamaica Bay. But what if the Phoenix had chosen…someone else? The love story of Cyclops and Jean Grey is one of the most beloved in Marvel Comics' history. Now, witness a legendary creator break their hearts—and their minds. But this is no "what if." Jean Grey is not where she is meant to be…and neither is the rest of mutantkind. Stunning secrets will be revealed as Jean Grey lays the groundwork for her next shocking appearance in FALL OF X!

Meanwhile, the CONTEST OF CHAOS reaches its finale in  Stephanie Phillips  and  Alberto Foche Duarte 's  AVENGERS ANNUAL [CHAOS] (2023) #1 . When Agatha Harkness pits the Avengers against the winners of the previous chaos battles, they realize they must choose between saving their friends and stopping the creation of the new Darkhold . But their choice may have consequences that no one—not even Agatha—could have imagined.

Likewise,  ULTIMATE INVASION (2023) #4  marks the conclusion to  Jonathan Hickman  and  Bryan Hitch 's Ultimate Universe miniseries—but is it the end... or the beginning? War breaks out as timelines and universes collide! Iron Man must choose between the lesser of two evils: the Maker or Kang. But what secret does Iron Man know about the men behind the masks? And at the end of it all, the world outside your window will be forever changed!

Attend Iron Man and Emma Frost's wedding, revisit Jean Grey's darkest period, witness the conclusion to 'Contest of Chaos,' and more by picking up the latest titles this week! From fresh comics to collections and even  Marvel Unlimited , find the full list of new releases here!

• AVENGERS (2023) #5
• AVENGERS ANNUAL [CHAOS] (2023) #1
• BLADE (2023) #3
• DEATH OF THE VENOMVERSE (2023) #5
• IMMORTAL THOR (2023) #2
• INVINCIBLE IRON MAN (2022) #10
• JEAN GREY (2023) #2
• MARVEL UNLEASHED (2023) #2
• MICRONAUTS: FACSIMILE EDITION (2023) #1
• MIRACLEMAN BY GAIMAN & BUCKINGHAM: THE SILVER AGE (2022) #6
• MOON KNIGHT: CITY OF THE DEAD (2023) #3
• MS. MARVEL: THE NEW MUTANT (2023) #2
• REALM OF X (2023) #2
• SPIDER-MAN: INDIA (2023) #4
• STAR WARS: DOCTOR APHRA (2020) #36
• STAR WARS: THE MANDALORIAN SEASON 2 (2023) #4
• STORM (2023) #5
• ULTIMATE INVASION (2023) #4
• X-MEN: DAYS OF FUTURE PAST - DOOMSDAY (2023) #3

New Collections

• AVENGERS EPIC COLLECTION: THE YESTERDAY QUEST
• CAPTAIN MARVEL: THE SAGA OF CAROL DANVERS
• CARNAGE REIGNS
• MIRACLEMAN: THE ORIGINAL EPIC
• MONICA RAMBEAU: PHOTON
• SILVER SURFER: GHOST LIGHT
• STAR WARS VOL. 6: QUESTS OF THE FORCE
• THE AVENGERS OMNIBUS VOL. 5
• THOR BY DONNY CATES VOL. 6: BLOOD OF THE FATHERS
• X-MEN: X-VERSE - WOLVERINE

Marvel Unlimited

• AVENGERS (2023) #2
• BETSY BRADDOCK: CAPTAIN BRITAIN (2023) #5
• BLOODLINE: DAUGHTER OF BLADE (2023) #5
• CULT OF CARNAGE: MISERY (2023) #2
• DANNY KETCH: GHOST RIDER (2023) #2
• EDGE OF SPIDER-VERSE (2023) #3
• GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY (2023) #3
• HALLOWS' EVE (2023) #4
• HELLCAT (2023) #4
• I AM IRON MAN (2023) #4
• MILES MORALES: SPIDER-MAN (2022) #7
• NEW MUTANTS LETHAL LEGION (2023) #4
• STAR WARS: BOUNTY HUNTERS (2020) #35
• STAR WARS: THE MANDALORIAN SEASON 2 (2023) #1
• ULTIMATE INVASION (2023) #1
• VENOM (2021) #21
• X-FORCE (2019) #41
• X-MEN UNLIMITED INFINITY COMIC (2021) #106    

Grab these comics and more at your local comic book shop! Or redeem then read your digital copy on the  Marvel Unlimited app  by using the code found in your print comic. Find and support your local comic book shop at  ComicShopLocator.com .

To read your Marvel comics digitally, download the  Marvel Unlimited app  for  iOS  and  Android  devices. Gain an expansive catalog of 30,000+ comics spanning Marvel Comics history, plus access your entire digital library including comics redeemed from print.  

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