Mobile Ministry Magazine

In my constant looking for ways to not have to do more work than what is needed to illustrate a point (seriously, I don't like paper handouts in a room full of computers and handhelds, nor do I like speaker notes in one file, a presentation in another, and then note cards - one file can do it if preparation is done). In my wanderings on the web, I came across an illustration of using HTML to make slide shows.

Now I know, why would one want to use a web browser to show slide shows when PowerPoint is dang near everywhere? Simplly becaue PP isn't. Many times your users want to download the presentation later (and hosting large PP presentations adds up) or view the presentation on alternate mediums (mobile devices, wide screen laptops, print, etc.) and hard coded PPs do not always fit the bill.

See this HTML slide show, and I would definitely recommend it the next time that you are looking to do a presentation. Yes, it is a bit harder to setup than going into PP and just making something from there. But in this case you can use it more places with fewer headaches.

Another reason to look at this format is that even if you are not graphic savy, you can have someone in your organization who is work on the graphics (if that is their specality) and then you would just be left to create the content, further putting various aspects of the Body to work for a combined vision.