PowerPoint: Designing Better Slides

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Free Online Course: PowerPoint: Designing Better Slides provided by LinkedIn Learning is a comprehensive online course, which lasts for 1-2 hours worth of material. The course is taught in English and is free of charge. Upon completion of the course, you can receive an e-certificate from LinkedIn Learning. PowerPoint: Designing Better Slides is taught by Heather Ackmann.

Overview
  • Get a quick introduction to purposeful slide design. Discover how to modify and personalize your own design approach to maximize presentation impact.

Syllabus
  • Introduction

    • Welcome
    • How to use the exercise files
    1. Designing as Non-Designers
    • Good design
    • Key design components
    • Design pillars
    2. Understanding Hierarchy
    • The need for hierarchy
    • Hierarchy in bulleted slides
    • When bullets are cognitively necessary
    • Chunking as a bullet alternative
    3. Using Space Effectively
    • The need for space
    • The personality of space
    • Passive vs. active space on slides
    • Space and unity, part 1
    • Space and unity, part 2
    4. Creating Similarity and Contrast Strategically
    • The need for sameness
    • The need for difference
    5. Using Color Effectively
    • Ways to use color
    • Color in PowerPoint
    • How to choose colors
    • Build a custom color theme
    Conclusion
    • Next steps