Designing Beautiful and Persuasive PowerPoint Decks

Designing Beautiful and Persuasive PowerPoint Decks

Overview

If the truth be told, most PowerPoint presentations delivered face-to-face and online are nothing short of terrible. Whether it’s the layout that looks plain wrong, a terrible choice of fonts, colours that don’t complement the presentation, a poor choice of images, or unnecessary animations – the PowerPoint decks you use when delivering a presentation says everything about you and your ability to persuade and influence others.

If the truth be told, most PowerPoint presentations delivered face-to-face and online are nothing short of terrible. Whether it’s the layout that looks plain wrong, a terrible choice of fonts, colours that don’t complement the presentation, a poor choice of images, or unnecessary animations – the PowerPoint decks you use when delivering a presentation says everything about you and your ability to persuade and influence others.

Some of the Key Learning Outcomes

  • Identify one core message.
  • Include less text and more visuals in your presentation design.
  • Reduce information that doesn’t immediately support the core message.
  • Creating a strong ‘story’ outline.
  • Use text to reinforce what you’re saying.
  • Design a presentation with one major takeaway per slide.
  • Use visuals to focus the key message on each slide.
  • Use text size, weight, and colour for emphasis.
  • Use a variety of page layouts to maintain your audience’s interest.
  • Dedicate slides to poignant questions.
  • Find quotes that will inspire your audience.

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Post Author: Paul Puckridge