Create Powerful Presentations with Apple Keynote
1h 7mIntermediate2020-09-16
Authors

Nicte Cuevas
Designer, Brand Strategist
Course details
Discover creative ways to build impactful and captivating content. The need to go virtual is on the rise, making this a great time to take your presentations digital. In this course, go beyond the basics of Apple Keynote to learn how to create polished presentations that don’t just deliver data, but also tell stories. Develop best practices to remove clutter from your slides and focus on visually engaging content, incorporate creative transitions and animations to keep your viewers’ attention, and avoid distractions that take away from your presentation. Nicte Cuevas, graphic designer and brand strategist, guides you through using the software interface, setting goals, determining the kinds of images that support your narrative, and even using color trends and creating branded templates.
Skills covered
KeynotePresentationsAppleBusiness Software and ToolsOne-Off
Concepts
0. Introduction
- 01 - The power of visual storytelling
- 02 - An overview of the Keynote interface
1. Plan Your Theme
- 03 - Define your key goals
- 04 - Set a template structure
- 05 - Determine your visual content
2. Design and Brand a Custom Theme
- 06 - Create a blank theme
- 07 - Design master slides - Create templates
- 08 - Design master slides - Add imagery
- 09 - Lock and unlock master slides
- 10 - Customize your paragraph styles
- 11 - Set your theme colors
- 12 - Add custom shapes
- 13 - Save your theme as a template
3. Work from Your Keynote Theme
- 14 - Create a new Keynote presentation
- 15 - Add slides and custom layouts
- 16 - Break down your content
4. Slide Transitions and Animations
- 17 - Use transitions and animations
- 18 - Use object animations
- 19 - Use Magic Move
- 20 - Animated parallax transition
- 21 - Interactive slide transitions
- 22 - Create an animated timeline
- 23 - Animate with Line Draw
- 24 - Animate your text
Final Thoughts
- 25 - Visual storytelling
- 26 - Conclusion