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Course Description

Whether delivering a sales pitch, presenting research findings, or simply sharing ideas, the ability to create visually engaging and informative slide presentations is essential. There’s a science and psychology behind the visuals that can help you effectively convey information and ideas to your audience during a presentation. In this course, you’ll learn how to create and craft slides that will enhance your presentations and help you better engage your audience.

Is This Course For You?

This course is designed for a wide range of professionals in a multitude of fields including business executives, entrepreneurs, educators and trainers, sales and marketing professionals, healthcare professionals, engineers, researchers, government officials, nonprofit leaders, and anyone seeking to enhance their professional impact through outstanding professional communication. You’re ready for this course if you have a high school diploma or equivalent, are fluent in English or ASL, and are comfortable with writing and delivering presentations, but want to learn more about creating impactful and useful visuals. If you’re pursuing the Professional Presentations and Speeches Mastery Certificate, this is one of the two elective course options. This course may also be taken as a standalone. This course is designed to be accessible and inclusive to the Deaf and hard-of-hearing community.

What You’ll Learn

This course will provide you with the knowledge and skills needed to create dynamic and persuasive visual presentations that captivate your audience and convey your message with precision. This course goes beyond the basics of using presentation software – it delves into the art and science of visual communication. You’ll dive into the psychology behind creating different visuals and learn how to create graphics and presentations that can help you clearly communicate even complex information.

How You’ll Learn

In this eight week class, there will be both asynchronous sessions and live synchronous sessions with in-person and virtual options. Through activities such as slide analysis, slide redesign, and storyboarding, you’ll learn how to create visually appealing and effective slide deck presentations that convey information clearly and engage your audience. You’ll also give and receive feedback on your slides throughout the course and use that feedback to revise and improve your presentation, culminating in a final presentation at the end of the course.

Skills You Walk Away With

By the end of this course, you will be able to:

  • Explore the psychology of visuals and their impact on audience engagement and learn why effective slide design matters in conveying your message effectively.
  • Apply the principles of visual design, including layout, color theory, typography, consistency, and visual hierarchy, to create slides that resonate with audiences and create aesthetically pleasing, balanced, and harmonious visual compositions that evoke emotions and communicate information in a compelling and coherent manner.
  • Transform data into compelling visuals through effective data visualization techniques; create charts, graphs, and infographics that convey information clearly and persuasively.
  • Gain proficiency in popular slide creation tools like PowerPoint, Keynote, and Canva.
  • Apply delivery techniques that complement slide design.

Applies Towards the Following Certificates

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