[winterglen]

I'm working with a partner on a major presentation that is due Friday. My partner wants to do it on Presi. I spent all evening on Presi and all I was able to accomplish was the title slide. I can't figure out this stuff. Everything is counterintuitive. I can't copy and paste text. I can't upload Powerpoint slides, even though it says I should be able to. I'm constantly zooming in and out when I don't want to or clicking on the wrong thing. It just doesn't make sense.

I emailed my partner asking if we can do Powerpoint instead. My partner hasn't made the slightest effort to contact me until last week, when I dumped a buttload of notes and websites for her to look at. The notes were not polished, but I wanted to show her that I have been working on the project. Not getting anything of substance done, but definitely worrying about it 24/7.

The group that went before us did this really professional job with all the bells and whistles. Our presentation is not going to look anything like that unless my taciturn partner turns out to be a wizard at graphic design. I'm hoping that will happen, but then I will feel guilty because she's doing all the real work while I'm just running around being stupid and useless.

I don't have time to learn Presi or anything new. I'll be at work all this week. I'm worried that I'll have to stay up all night from now until Friday to get everything done, and I'm already exhausted. I hate the idea of going without sleep. And I dread having to go up in front of the class and speaking for at least 15 minutes, because I'm sure I don't have 15 minutes worth of useful information to talk about.

[Little Lulu]

Does your partner know Presi? If so, then she should come over and help you with it as her grade is depending on it also (you might mention this to her!). If not, can you change to Powerpoint? Or ask someone you work with or a friend who is good at IT stuff to come to your house and help you with the function of Presi if your partner is unwilling? Most people are anxious to help others when they know someone is really tanking.

Sorry you are in this predicament. Hope you get a better partner for the next project. Gheez ...

[IceCreamKid]

I've had this same experience. You can: continue to try to contact her and tell her you need help (and set up a time to work together on Prezi, preferably not Thursday night), or do your part in a PowerPoint format, tell her that is what you are doing, and send it to her to either add her part or to switch it all over to Prezi; or if you know all the info, do the whole thing in PowerPoint so you are ready come Friday.

I had a classmate send me her part of a presentation at 4:30 am the day of the presentation. I had a classmate do nothing--then ask for a copy of my notes the moment before that presentation. One thing I have learned. Some people in college have no shame.

If need be, copy the professor on the emails you are sending her.

[winterglen]

Thank you all for your support.

Update:

Partner hasn't emailed back.

I'm doing a Powerpoint by myself. I don't want to ask someone to teach me how to do Presi because I don't have time and I'm too exhausted to do any more than the bare minimum. If my partner is working on a Presi, then we'll use the Presi. If not, then we have a Powerpoint.

I'm assuming that she is working on this by herself, and resenting me for it because I haven't done anything useful. I've already told her I don't know how to do Presi, and maybe she has taken that to me I'm dumping all of the work onto her.

I can't get together with my partner in person because I don't have time, and the school is an hour and a half drive away, and I'm busy during most of the day.

I'm organizing my notes and writing it in a presentation like pattern so I'll have stuff to say when I get up in front of the class. It will also help me with planning out the PowerPoint.

I suspect I'll be staying up very late on Thursday night because I'm not good with visual design and I'll have to import tons of images from online to make it look pretty, but it'll end up looking like a collage a nine-year-old made in art class.

It doesn't help that I don't want to ask for help because it feels like asking for help will require a lot more time and energy than I can afford. I simply don't have time or energy to make this a project I can be proud of.

[Perna]

Have you looked at Prezi's help/support/teaching site?

https://prezi.com/support/article/

[Little Lulu]

It sounds like you are doing your best ... I hope the week goes by quickly and you can get some rest.

Your partner seems like an anchor, stopping you from moving forward... Cut her loose. This might not be possible for current presentation but for future projects, you may consider it. I have dealt with similar situations where a lot of work for group based projects was dumped on me and I had to cope with too much stress. In the end, I heard excuses and earned some blames… Good luck to you!