PowerPoint: Silicon Valley Presentation Secrets

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Free Online Course: PowerPoint: Silicon Valley Presentation Secrets 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: Silicon Valley Presentation Secrets is taught by Jole Simmons.

Overview
  • Learn how to create dazzling and effective PowerPoint presentations. Pick up slide design techniques used by presentation designers at cutting-edge Silicon Valley companies.

Syllabus
  • Introduction

    • Presentation design is a job
    1. Working in the Valley: Behind the Scenes
    • Why presentation design is so popular in Silicon Valley
    • Presentation designers wear many hats
    • The importance of working quickly
    2. Saving Time
    • The benefits of working directly in PowerPoint
    • Create custom shapes in PowerPoint
    • The three-shape challenge
    • Demo: Fry an egg using shapes
    3. Silicon Valley Staples
    • Build anything using your imagination
    • Make a social media interface
    • Make a photorealistic phone feed
    4. When in Doubt, Morph It
    • What is Morph?
    • Morph demo 1: Photo montage
    • Morph demo 2: Morphing an element across multiple slides
    5. Creating Showstopper Moments
    • What are showstopper moments?
    • Create a parallax effect
    • Make some toast
    6. Bringing Still Images to Life
    • Add a little life to still photos
    • Animate a rocket launch
    • Animate a model putting on makeup
    • Animate a speeding jet
    Conclusion
    • Next steps