# PowerPoint Presentation Design

Canonical URL: <https://www.creativelive.com/classes/powerpoint-design-nyc>

## Overview

Take your PowerPoint presentations up a notch by learning to create beautiful, professional slides. This course focuses on presentation design principles, while our other PowerPoint courses focus on PowerPoint how-to skills.

- Learn key design principles for PowerPoint: layout, spacing, consistency, typography, color, animation, and more.
- Design presentations that stand out from the crowd.
- Use design principles to clearly convey your message.

No previous graphic design experience is required.

## What you'll learn

- Learn essential design principles for creating more effective presentations
- Design both content and visuals
- Use presenter notes and outline mode for designing and managing content
- Understand best practices for typography and color in PowerPoint designs
- Use master slides for design
- Learn the guidelines for using visuals in presentations

## Curriculum

### Designing the Content: Telling a Story with Your Presentation

#### Focus on the Message

#### Tips for Managing Content

#### Using Presenter Notes

#### Ways to use Presenter Notes (Presenting, Microsoft Teams, Zoom, Printing)

#### Using Outline View

### Visuals

#### Visualize Your Data

#### Charts, SmartArt, & Photos

### Typography

#### Choosing Appropriate Fonts

#### Font Size & Weight

#### Type Hierarchy

#### Where to Get Fonts

#### Using Master Slides to Properly Set Theme Fonts

#### Embedding Custom Fonts

### Colors

#### Color Harmonies: Choosing Appropriate Colors (That Work Well Together)

#### Resources for Creating Color Palettes

#### Using Master Slides to Properly Set Theme Colors

### Working with Photos

#### Tips for Cropping Photos (Proper Composition)

#### Scaling Proportionally

#### Fixing Stretched/Squished Graphics

#### Where to Get High Quality Photos

#### Licensing Issues to Consider

### Paying Attention to the Details

#### Text Styling

#### Alignment & Layout

#### Spacing

#### Consistency

### Using Animation to Strengthen Your Presentation

#### Slide Transitions vs Animations

#### How to Animate Bullet Points: A Very Effective Presentation Technique!

#### Morph Transition

## Pricing

**Tuition:** $325