Learn the tricks the pros use to get audience agreement and sell a product, solution, or idea. Use the latest behavioral psychology and neuromarketing techniques. Use what you learn during class to make a clear, compelling presentation that gets buy-in and improves your success rate. It’s easy—when you know how to do it.
The metaverse has been all over the headlines, but why does it matter for design professionals? This session will explore what the metaverse is (and isn’t), how it is poised to change how we work and connect with each other, and what that means for design, presentations, and interactive experiences. We’ll hop through some metaverse platforms, and discuss both practical applications and how getting metaverse-ready will help you stay on the leading edge and stand out professionally.
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PowerPoint has a reputation for being boring, and its functions really haven’t changed since flint was the cutting edge tool. But things have been really different since Office 365 came along. Now, there are new tools added every few weeks, and there are tremendous gains to be had from a whole host of functions. There are also a few stunning features hidden away that are really old.
So come to this session and learn how to get the most out of PowerPoint and give your presentations a real boost. You’ll see amazing things with AI-driven design ideas, 3D models, custom video cropping, ink drawing tools, interactive Zoom links, live subtitles, live presentations, and the terrific Morph transition.
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You already have Adobe InDesign, so why not use it to help you make your presentations? After all, laying out a slide is very similar to laying out a page.
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For decades, most institutions have standardized on PowerPoint for presentations. However, in the last 10 years, some presentation designers have found themselves using Google Slides, and not always by choice! Perhaps your company has decided to use the Google Workspace suite of apps; or perhaps you felt you needed to use it to collaborate with a team.
Today, Google Slides is used by millions of people, and although it is juvenile in many ways compared to PowerPoint, it doesn’t mean you have to hate the experience of working with it. Internationally renowned designer Mark Heaps has worked on hundreds of presentations using Google Slides, and in this session, he’ll share some of the techniques he’s learned to deal with the transition.
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When you’re designing presentations, you need to think outside the box and act more like a filmmaker. Learn why you don’t need to be afraid to animate… in fact, you’ll actually start looking for places to use these tools.
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It’s time for our speakers to share their best tips and tricks for presentation design in under 3 minutes. This fast-paced and fun session is always full of mind-blowing tips and laughs. Don’t miss it!
It’s time to level the presentation playing field. In this session we’ll dive into what an accessible PowerPoint document is and how to create one. Learn the fundamentals of accessible slide design, including using preset layouts, readable fonts, descriptive links, and alternative text. That way, you’ll offer everyone in your audience the chance to acquire the same information, engage in the same interactions, and enjoy the same experiences.
Bullet points. Walls of text with tiny pictures. Predictable slide arrangements. Same size, same color, same repetitious layouts. You’ve lost your audience by slide three. How can you break the monotony of boring and bland presentations? How can you create visual excitement and design interesting slides that captivate audiences? This session will show you a variety of ways to lose the snooze with slides that are designed that capture attention and not let it go.
People call them handouts, leave-behinds, slide docs, or downloadables… critically important documents that act as add-ons to your presentation design. You could use InDesign, but PowerPoint is actually surprisingly powerful for repurposing and laying out your content—when you learn these tricks.
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