PowerPoint: Silicon Valley Presentation Secrets

Course details

Learn how to take your PowerPoint decks to the next level. In this course, presentation guru Jole Simmons reveals the slide design techniques used by pro-level presentation designers at cutting-edge Silicon Valley companies. Jole begins with a primer on the essential elements of a strong presentation, as well as an explanation of why presentation design is so popular in big tech. Next, he launches into a number of different techniques you can use to create eye-catching, compelling slides. Learn how to craft custom shapes in PowerPoint, create a scrolling feed, use the PowerPoint Morph feature to create continuity through an intro sequence; add cool animations; and more.

Learning objectives
Explore the fundamentals of the three-shape challenge using PowerPoint.
Examine the steps to make a demo on an egg frying using three shapes in PowerPonit.
Recognize the essentials to make a photorealistic phone feed.
Define a morph.
Examine how to make a morph demo using a photo montage.
Explain what showstopper moments are.
Explore how to make a parallax effect.
Discover the essentials for making 3D effects in a PowerPoint presentation.

Concepts

0. Introduction

01 - Presentation design is a job

1. Working in the Valley - Behind the Scenes

02 - Why presentation design is so popular in Silicon Valley
03 - Presentation designers wear many hats
04 - The importance of working quickly

2. Saving Time

05 - The benefits of working directly in PowerPoint
06 - Create custom shapes in PowerPoint
07 - The three-shape challenge
08 - Demo - Fry an egg using shapes

3. Silicon Valley Staples

09 - Build anything using your imagination
10 - Make a social media interface
11 - Make a photorealistic phone feed

4. When in Doubt, Morph It

12 - What is Morph
13 - Morph demo 1 - Photo montage
14 - Morph demo 2 - Morphing an element across multiple slides

5. Creating Showstopper Moments

15 - What are showstopper moments
16 - Create a parallax effect
17 - Make some toast

6. Bringing Still Images to Life

18 - Add a little life to still photos
19 - Animate a rocket launch
20 - Animate a model putting on makeup
21 - Animate a speeding jet

Conclusion

22 - Next steps