Understand your audience
- Research the audience
- Consider their point of view
- Solve the audience’s goals
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Presentations to impress
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Define a signature idea
- Define your topic in a sentence
- Write a memorable presentation
- Build your slides around a theme
Take them on a journey
- Tell a story
- Bridge the gap between present and future
- Engage the audience’s imagination
Activity
You learned it, now practice it. Let's see how you can simplify your content.
One page, one point
- Simplify your content
- Present one idea per page
- Step through your points one by one
Activity
Ready to explore some ways to make your slides more visual? Try this activity.
Show, don't tell
- Design slides with less text and more imagery
- Illustrate each point
- Brainstorm new ideas to avoid cliches
Find your type
- Design text that is easy to read
- Use big text sizing
- Select the right font styles
Contrast your colors
- Design slides with high contrast
- Use dark backgrounds to steer focus
- Select a color palette
Dial down your data
- Simplify your information
- Focus on the data that matters most
- Design beautiful infographics
Consistency is cool
- Create a cohesive look and feel
- Apply a similar treatment to your graphics
- Avoid distracting design decisions
Slides are scenery
- Use your slides effectively
- Visualise what you’re saying
- Connect with the audience
Present with confidence
- Own the stage
- Practise, practise, present
- Rehearse in detail
Nice Work!
You have completed the course
Be you
- Speak about things you know
- Find an authentic way to present
- Help the audience to empathise
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