Introduction to Presentation Design

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Boris Hristov

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1. Course Overview

1. Course Overview.mp4

01:27

2. Understand Presentation Design and Its Importance

1. The Importance of Presentation Design.mp4

05:11

2. Slides vs. SlideDocs vs. Documents.mp4

02:58

3. Demo - Slides vs. SlideDocs vs. Documents.mp4

02:24

4. Humans Crave Visual.mp4

01:48

5. Your Goal, Audience, and Presentation Approach.mp4

02:05

6. Art vs. Design.mp4

00:52

7. Wrap Up.mp4

01:12

3. Approach Your Slides as a Filmmaker

1. Module Overview.mp4

00:39

2. Going Analog.mp4

03:54

3. Extracting Your Key Messages.mp4

02:59

4. Wrap Up.mp4

00:32

4. Use the Power of Simplicity and Restraint

1. Module Overview.mp4

00:56

2. The Wandering Brain.mp4

03:30

3. Sensory, Working, and Long-term Memory.mp4

02:48

4. Less Is More.mp4

03:59

5. Applying Restraint.mp4

02:35

6. Wrap Up.mp4

01:28

05. Choose the Best Font for Your Presentation

01. Module Overview.mp4

01:06

02. Fonts and Their Voices.mp4

04:53

03. Font Types.mp4

03:53

04. Examples - Using Fonts Effectively.mp4

02:19

05. Considerations Before Downloading a Font.mp4

01:05

06. Demo - Downloading Fonts.mp4

03:48

07. Demo - Installing and Working with Fonts.mp4

03:55

08. Demo - Inserting Special Symbols and Letters Easily.mp4

01:48

09. Combining and Mixing Fonts.mp4

01:00

10. Demo - Combining and Mixing Fonts.mp4

03:07

11. Wrap Up.mp4

01:02

6. Utilize Colors Properly

1. Module Overview.mp4

00:59

2. RGB and HEX.mp4

01:09

3. Demo - RGB and HEX.mp4

02:06

4. Demo - Eyedropper and Its Secrets.mp4

02:55

5. How Colors Provoke Emotions.mp4

03:54

6. Combining Colors Effectively.mp4

03:15

7. Demo - Combining Colors Effectively.mp4

03:50

8. Legibility and Readability.mp4

02:36

9. Wrap Up.mp4

00:47

07. Add Images and Icons

01. Module Overview.mp4

01:33

02. Mistakes with Photos.mp4

04:25

03. Searching for Photos.mp4

02:06

04. Demo - Searching for Photos.mp4

05:47

05. Using Images Effectively.mp4

03:38

06. Demo - Cropping Effectively.mp4

01:48

07. Demo - Resizing Properly.mp4

01:24

08. Demo - Color Filters.mp4

02:14

09. Demo - Image Gradients.mp4

03:25

10. Demo - Slide Background Tricks.mp4

02:57

11. Mistakes with Icons.mp4

02:00

12. Searching for Icons.mp4

01:33

13. Demo - Searching for Icons.mp4

04:31

14. Using Icons Effectively.mp4

02:49

15. Wrap Up.mp4

00:49

8. Build Beautiful Charts, Graphs, and Tables

1. Module Overview.mp4

01:12

2. Charts, Graphs, and Tables.mp4

05:49

3. Bar Charts.mp4

04:24

4. Pie Charts.mp4

03:11

5. Donut Charts.mp4

03:08

6. Line Charts.mp4

04:02

7. Tables.mp4

04:11

8. Wrap Up.mp4

01:03

9. Incorporate Videos in Your Slides

1. Module Overview.mp4

01:24

2. Using Videos in Presentations.mp4

01:45

3. Demo - Working with Videos Inside PowerPoint.mp4

06:38

4. Video as a Background.mp4

00:42

5. Demo - Creating a Video out of Any Presentation.mp4

04:17

6. Wrap Up.mp4

00:46

10. Learn the Principles of Gestalt and Contrast

01. Module Overview.mp4

01:06

02. Gestalt Principles - Similarity.mp4

03:44

03. Gestalt Principles - Proximity.mp4

03:03

04. Gestalt Principles - Continuation.mp4

02:02

05. Gestalt Principles - Closure.mp4

02:11

06. Gestalt Principles - Figure and Ground.mp4

01:32

07. Gestalt Principles - Common Fate.mp4

01:49

08. Visual Hierarchy.mp4

03:54

09. Using Contrast.mp4

03:35

10. Wrap up.mp4

00:48

11. Finalize Your Slideshow

1. Module Overview.mp4

00:43

2. Negative Space.mp4

03:19

3. Alignment.mp4

01:54

4. Demo - Alignment.mp4

05:24

5. Design Consistency.mp4

01:53

6. The Presentation Design Checklist.mp4

06:36

7. Wrap Up.mp4

00:43

12. Summary

1. Final Words and Recommendations.mp4

04:14

Description

Are you not a designer, but want to know how to create stunning slides that will help you communicate your message effectively and stand out from the competition? This course will teach you the step-by-step process of how to make that a reality!

What You'll Learn?

Designing beautiful slides is hard, especially if you are not a designer. In this course, Introduction to Presentation Design, you will learn the steps you can follow and the tricks you need to know to create presentations to not only help you communicate effectively, but wow your audience. First, you will discover the three crucial questions you need to answer to. Next, you will learn how to use fonts, colors, images, icons, and charts as professional presentation designers do. Finally, you will explore advanced concepts like the Principles of Gestalt, Contrast, and Hierarchy. When you are finished with this course, you will have the skills and knowledge of presentation design needed to build stunning slideshows with any presentation software.

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Boris Hristov

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Boris is the Founder of presentation agency 356labs and a PowerPoint MVP. He has presented in 25+ countries and has been rated as the top speaker numerous times. Boris has years of experience as a trainer, mentor and consultant and he and his team are working with companies like Deutsche Telekom, KPMG, Renault, Societe Generale, Roche, Publicis, Experian, Bosch, VMWARE, adidas and a many, many more to help them write, design and deliver truly effective presentations. His agency is also the only presentation agency in the world speaking at Microsoft Ignite – the biggest yearly event of Microsoft, attended by more than 25000 people.

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