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Presentation skills: Designing Presentation Slides

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Course Summary

Learn how to create effective and engaging slide presentations for a variety of purposes with this comprehensive course on Slides. From designing slides that are visually appealing to incorporating multimedia elements, this course covers everything you need to know to make your presentations stand out.

Key Learning Points

Learn how to design visually appealing slides
Incorporate multimedia elements to make your presentations more engaging
Understand how to effectively communicate your message through your slides

Learning Outcomes

Create visually appealing slide presentations
Incorporate multimedia elements to enhance engagement
Effectively communicate your message through your slides

Prerequisites or good to have knowledge before taking this course

Basic computer skills
Access to Slides software

Course Difficulty Level

Beginner to Intermediate

Course Format

Video lectures
Quizzes
Assignments
Peer reviews

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Related Education Paths

Multimedia Design Certification

Notable People in This Field

Garr Reynolds
Nancy Duarte

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Description

“Powerpoint slides are like children: no matter how ugly they are, you’ll think they’re beautiful if they’re yours” — Scott Adams, author of the comic strip “Dilbert”. Due to this cause or another, it’s a huge stress to look at most Powerpoint slides. Depending on the “design” skills of the speaker and audience’s taste slides create different emotions from a slight annoyance to physical sickness.

But that is not the worst thing. The worst thing is that instead of improving the presentation such slides confuse the audience, distract it and finally oblige the speaker to explain them rather than being quite self-explanatory. The goal of this course is to change that by equipping learners with a set of tools to create simple, clear and aesthetic slides which improve the presentation of the speaker. The course covers universal design principles, templates, colors, typefaces, slides’ typography, use of photos and pictograms, composition rules and ways to create clear and meaningful charts and diagrams. This course is not a PowerPoint fundamentals course. You should have a basic knowledge of either Microsoft PowerPoint or Apple Keynote software. Don’t meddle, make your slides matter.

Outline

Part 1: Key principles of design
Trailer
Introduction
Too much text
Too much decoration
Priorities in design
Design Principles
Principles in Action
We want to stay in touch with you!
How to get more grades?
Redesign
FAQ concerning peer-review assignments
External links
The slides
Slides' purpose
For the most curious
Test for week 1

Part 2: Templates and colors meaning
Templates
What’s wrong with the templates
Background
Page decorations
Colors meaning
Colors: Black & White
Colors: Yellow, Green and Blue
Choosing a typeface
Traditional vs Contemporary
Warm vs Cool
Examples
External links
The slides
Practice quiz
Test for week 2

Part 3: Typography and photographic illustrations
Typography
Advice on typography
Typographical composition
Tables
Typographic illustration
Using icons and photographs
Pictograms
Vector art
Photographs
External links
The slides
Practice quiz
Test for week 3

Part 4: Diagrams and data visualization
Types of diagrams
Hierarchy diagrams
Process diagrams
Relationships diagrams
Data visualizations
Column and bar charts
Line charts
Pie charts
Closing remarks
Please rate this course on Coursera and Class Central
External links
The slides
Practice quiz
Test for week 4

Summary of User Reviews

Discover the art of creating visually appealing presentations that engage your audience with the Slides course from Coursera. Learners appreciate the comprehensive content provided and the clear and concise instructions that make it easy to follow. Many users find the course to be informative, interactive, and engaging, providing valuable insights into the art of effective presentations.

Key Aspect Users Liked About This Course

Comprehensive content

Pros from User Reviews

Clear and concise instructions
Informative and interactive content
Engaging and valuable insights into effective presentations
Great for beginners and experienced presenters alike
Flexible schedule and self-paced learning

Cons from User Reviews

Some learners find the course too basic
Limited opportunities for practice and feedback
Not suitable for those looking for advanced presentation techniques
Some technical issues reported with the platform
No certificate of completion for the free version

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