Designing Presentations

How powerful is your Powerpoint? In this course, you will gain the knowledge and skills to create effective slideshow presentations, employing color, fonts, and images to support your message. By the end, you will have created your own slide template that is customized for your audience.

6 Hours

Free

Certificate of Course Completion

Learn how to assess slide template designs and free slide tools		Learn how to make every design element of a slide work for you
Consider the pros and cons of using slidedeck templates and different presentation tools.		Learn how choices in font, color, images, and pacing can affect the impact of your slides.

Learn how a “story spine” can structure your presentation		Design, build and share your own slide deck
Learn how to develop the narrative arc of your slides through this simple storytelling tool.		Create a presentation template customized for your audience and educational focus.

To Template or Not To Template?
Practice: Explore Templates
A is For Audience
Building an Introduction
What Fonts Communicate
What Images Communicate
What Colors Communicate
Practice: Color Palettes
And Now, We Present You: The Story Spine
What Transitions Communicate
Make & Share: Your Own Slide Deck Template
Lesson Plan: Designing Presentations

Micro-credential Connection

This course can help you develop the skills needed to earn the Making Media for Classroom Use: Images, Graphics and Interactives micro-credential. Earning eight micro-credentials qualifies you to become a PBS Certified Media Literacy Educator. Learn more.

What we provide:

A space to practice what you have learned
Free online tools recommendations
Certificate of Course Completion

What is KQED Teach?

We offer a collection of free, hands-on professional learning opportunities focused on Digital Media. Educators can build skills in digital storytelling, data visualization, and critical media use to support all curriculum areas. These skills allow educators to facilitate learning environments where their students can create digital content, develop their communication and technology skills, and engage in deeper learning that encourages critical thinking.

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