Design Better Presentations with Lara McCormick

Lara McCormick

create slides that engage

Design Better Presentations
  • 9 video lessons
  • 46 minutes of class content
  • Streaming access on desktop and mobile browsers
  • 100% satisfaction guarantee
Everyone is called on to create a presentation, but this can be a daunting task. This class will teach you basic design principles you can apply to your presentation decks. You’ll learn how to work with type, color and image and lay out information with confidence. You’ll also Identify what type of presenter you are and design your presentation to support this. Instructor Lara McCormick is an accomplished designer and educator who has been designing presentations for almost twenty years for all types of use cases, and she shares with you what she’s learned. She’ll cover:
  • Pros and cons of presentation software tools like Keynote, PowerPoint, and Google slides 
  • Selecting and using typography, installing and managing fonts 
  • Incorporating photos and illustrations 
  • Visualizing data with charts and data 
You’ll get a simple template to work with that you can then customize to fit your needs. At the end of this class you’ll understand basic design principles and how to apply them, and have the ability to create an effective presentation that best highlights your content, is consistent, and well-designed. 
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Course Instructor

Lara McCormick

Lara McCormick

Lara McCormick is a nationally recognized designer and educator, and the former Head of Design Education at CreativeLive in San Francisco, CA.

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  • Gyan P. Mar 16, 2022

    Probably best for someone who has not done many presentations. The instructor presents simple design concepts that anyone who has sat through a handful of presentations should have picked up on.

  • Josh H. Mar 16, 2018

    People often overlook the fundamentals of building a great presentation. We've all seen too many different typefaces, crazy typefaces, and distracting formatting and colors. Lara teaches you to build a presentation from the ground up, reminding us that the content is vitally important and that design is used to communicate, not decorate. I really appreciate the seemingly "small" tips that add up to make a big difference. I'll have much more awareness going into my next presentation. Thanks, lara!

  • Imran M. Nov 29, 2017

    Lara Mccormick you're a genius - great breakdown of the technical aspects of constructing a presentation to communicate effectively. High level of sophistication as far as nuance and detail are concerned. Thanks.

  • Emmon S. Jun 19, 2017

    I like this class and it's more sophisticated than it seems. It's about creating presentations that are free of extraneous crap -- from cheesy transitions and over-wordy slides to conflicting typefaces and needless use of colors -- of all which gets in the way of communicating. It's a course about how to create "Keep It Simple, Stupid" presentations, something that's much harder to do than it seems.

  • Dave P. Apr 2, 2017

    This is a very basic class focused for a beginner, but explained well. I was hoping to see some great, successful and unique designs, but none were given. Much of the information here is beginner graphic design basics.

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