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.
Author Name: Boris Hristov
Author Description:
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 … more

Table of Contents

• Course Overview
  1min
• Understand Presentation Design and Its Importance
  16mins
• Approach Your Slides as a Filmmaker
  8mins
• Use the Power of Simplicity and Restraint
  15mins
• Choose the Best Font for Your Presentation
  28mins
• Utilize Colors Properly
  21mins
• Add Images and Icons
  41mins
• Build Beautiful Charts, Graphs, and Tables
  27mins
• Incorporate Videos in Your Slides
  15mins
• Learn the Principles of Gestalt and Contrast
  23mins
• Finalize Your Slideshow
  20mins
• Summary
  4mins