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PowerPoint: Designing Better Slides

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PowerPoint MVP Heather Ackmann shows how to create better PowerPoint slides that will keep your audience engaged and get your message across.

Syllabus

Introduction

Better PowerPoint slides today
Using the exercise files

1. Designing as Non-Designers

Creating a good design
Design pillars
Key design principles
Designing for everyone
Must-have accessibility tools
Third-party tools
Your turn #1: Redesign a slide using Gestalt principles

2. Understanding Hierarchy

The need for a hierarchy
Hierarchy in bulleted slides
When bullets are necessary
Designing bullet point alternatives
Creating bullet point alternatives in PowerPoint
Your turn #2: Hierarchy and bullet alternatives

3. Using Space Effectively

The need for space
The personality of space
Passive vs. active space on slides
Creating space in PowerPoint
Your turn #3: Space

4. Creating Similarity and Contrast Strategically

The need for similarity
The need for contrast
Your turn #4: Similarity and contrast

5. Using Color Effectively

Ways to use color
How to choose colors
Using color tools
Checking colors for accessibility
Building a custom color theme
Your turn #5: Color

Conclusion

What's next

Taught by

Heather Ackmann

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