Module 1: Content creation mistakes which everyone is guilty of, and their impact on audience engagement
It is common to make mistakes when creating slides – but how do these mistakes affect the quality of your presentation? Kickstarting the workshop, we examine some of the common presentation content design mistakes that professionals are still guilty of, and how these mistakes affect the audience’s perception of the presentation.
Module 2: Understanding the 5 Toolboxes of professional content designers
Like most professions, professional designers utilize a series of tools to aid them in creating stunning visual content for their audiences – this segment introduces you to the 5 Toolboxes that every professional designer relies on when creating content.
Module 3: PowerPoint functions and tools for creating stunning and unique decks efficiently
Understanding the software used is as important as having design know-how. Throughout this workshop, you will be introduced to various useful functions which alternative design software such as Canva lack – understanding how to utilize these functions enables you to expand your creative possibilities for designing unique content with PowerPoint.
Module 4: Key considerations prior to designing content for your presentation
Content design involves more than what audiences see on the screen – it also relies on the designer’s interpretation of project specifications and requirements. In this segment, we explore the various factors which designers take into consideration and their impact on how content is designed.
Module 5: How to structure and create unique slide layouts by using framing
Most professionals are reliant on templates for their presentation content but struggle when they need to create a unique layout for their slides. This segment introduces you to the concept of framing and how it can be used to give structure to blank slides, thus enabling you to create a wide variety of slide layouts easily.
Module 6: How to exploit Slide Master to create unique themed decks
Regardless of whether corporate templates are used when creating presentations, Slide Master plays a huge part in economizing your design process while mitigating the likelihood of certain design mistakes. In this segment, we explore the functions in Slide Master which enable us to create unique slide layouts more efficiently, as well as how to create our own unique PowerPoint theme for future presentations.
Module 7: Design techniques for creating cohesive and professional-looking content within slides
It’s no secret that colors and typography play a huge part in making slides look more visually engaging – but how do we use these effectively to our advantage when creating our own slides? This segment introduces you to essential concepts in color theory and typography which are used by professional designers to create captivating decks for their audiences.
Module 8: Creative alternatives to presenting content that captivates audiences
With a wide spectrum of visual content available for consumption across print and digital mediums, the content presented in your slides needs to be visually captivating to retain the audience’s attention. In this segment, we look at trending approaches in content presentation and explore the tools in PowerPoint which enable us to apply trending aesthetics in our content design.
Module 9: Best practices for simplifying and presenting text content as a professional designer
Text-heavy slides are a common issue in most presentations. This segment introduces you to a systematic process for simplifying text content within slides, as well as design techniques to make text content more visually engaging.
Module 10: Strategies to visualize data in an engaging and intuitive manner
Visualizing data is probably one of the most challenging aspects of design. In this segment, we explore various approaches for visualizing data, as well as design techniques to make our visualized data easier for audiences to understand and process.
Module 11: How to select and tastefully implement media resources (images, graphics, videos) like a professional designer
Visuals play a huge part in Presentations – they help audiences to better understand and remember the information being presented. This segment introduces you to the various types of media resources which can be used in a presentation, as well as the best practices when using the different types of media resources.
Module 12: Sources for media assets that can be used in your presentation
While there are many sources of media assets today, most professionals still rely on search engine images or caches of severely limited media resources provided by their organization. In this segment, you will be introduced to a variety of media resources and be introduced to the best practices when using them.
Module 13: How to effectively utilize Animations and Transitions to create immersive presentations
Many professionals perceive Animations and Transitions as being tacky and avoid using them in presentations. In the final segment of our workshop, we look at the differences between Animations and Transitions. You will also be introduced to the different Animation functions and gain clarity on how they can be applied effectively in a presentation to introduce information, draw emphasis to key aspects of the slide, or help audiences to visualize information.