Impress with ubuntu!

[manu456]

Hey folks

I have to give a formal presentation(its a proposal for a software project) to my companies' top managers in a week's time. I have full freedom to design the presentation the way i like.

I want to use ubuntu for that and I want to know what are the coolest softwares for presenting ideas?

I'm surely be going to use free mind to display mind maps.

I haven't tried openoffice.org presentation(so far) but I would like to explore it over the next few days. Is that the best software for presenting slides?

Can you suggest any other softwares that I can use?

If it goes well then I might be able to convince them to have more linux computers at work place and not just some servers.

I work in a software design company which is totally dependant on M$ products so help me change that :)

[renzokuken]

i have used presentation in OO and it works fine, just as good as powerpoint if you ask me.

theres a whole host of grafix apps too to design those snazzy images etc.....gimp, inkscape, etc

[manu456]

Ok! sounds good. Ill start working on OO presentation.

The graphics apps slipped out of my mind. I will be using them for sure but I need to highlight that I used them.

[urukrama]

I often use OpenOffice Draw for charts, though you could also use Dia. Also have a look at keyjnote (http://keyjnote.sourceforge.net/).

And this this (http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=421220&highlight=keynote) thread might be useful as well.

I'm interested in this as well. Does anyone know where to find some decent Impress templates? I've downloaded some from I don't remember where, but hardly any of them is fit for professional, formal presentations. I'd appreciate the help.

[Martje_001]

Always take OpenOffice Portable with you when you go to a presentation...

[hessiess]

blender graphics?

[renzokuken]

I often use OpenOffice Draw for charts, though you could also use Dia. Also have a look at keyjnote (http://keyjnote.sourceforge.net/).

And this this (http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=421220&highlight=keynote) thread might be useful as well.

I'm interested in this as well. Does anyone know where to find some decent Impress templates? I've downloaded some from I don't remember where, but hardly any of them is fit for professional, formal presentations. I'd appreciate the help.

i prefer to just make my own. use gimp/inkscape/whatever to create an iimage, then just setp it as background (or move to bottom) in your slides in OOP

[Depressed Man]

You can use Compiz Fusion (use the annotate plugin!)

[urukrama]

i prefer to just make my own. use gimp/inkscape/whatever to create an iimage, then just setp it as background (or move to bottom) in your slides in OOP

That's not a bad idea. I might give that a try next time I need/want to present something.

[manu456]

Thank you all for your suggestions. I didn't know there was a portable version of open office. Great!