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CreativeLive

Create and Design Memorable Presentations 

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Overview

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AFTER THIS CLASS YOU’LL BE ABLE TO:

  • Understand your key audience.
  • Create memorable presentations from scratch.
  • Apply professional design principles for an engaging presentation.
  • Construct an engaging storyline and share a clear, compelling message.
  • Make a lasting impact with your work.

ABOUT ANDREA'S CLASS:

In order to deliver a presentation that’s guaranteed to communicate your ideas in an impressive and memorable way, you need to know how to effectively refine your message and elevate your design with powerful visuals.

Delivering your message with a killer presentation is an essential part of business. Gone are the days where a stock-standard speech with a whiteboard as your aid would suffice. Having a captivating presentation that grabs hold of your audience’s attention is key but it requires skill and a brilliant formula to achieve this.

Now you can master the art of creating and designing the ultimate presentation that is bound to leave your audience amazed. Unpacking 4 key principles for perfecting your presentation, this practical and theory-based class will teach you how to define your key messages, translate them into a clear storyline, support your story with strong visuals and deliver your point in a way that no one will forget. You’ll even get to design your own presentation along the way!

WHAT YOU WILL LEARN:

  • How to master the ideation process with expert brainstorming techniques
  • How to understand your audience
  • How to communicate a clear message
  • Storyline strategies
  • The fundamentals of presentation design
  • How to present with confidence and ease while making a memorable impact

WHO THIS CLASS IS FOR:

  • Freelancers
  • Entrepreneurs
  • Business owners
  • Anyone wanting to improve their presentation skills
  • Anyone wanting to pitch a new business or concept
  • Anyone wanting to grow their audience
  • All experience levels

ABOUT YOUR INSTRUCTOR:

Andrea Pacini is a presentation coach and founder of Ideas on Stage UK. Since 2010, Ideas on Stage has worked with thousands of clients, including Microsoft, Lacoste, The World Bank, and over 500 TEDx speakers. They specialise in working with established business owners who want to grow their business and increase their influence through great presenting. Andrea is on a mission to change the way people think about presenting and his 10-year vision is to help 1,000 purpose-driven entrepreneurs share their message, make an impact and be memorable.

Syllabus

  • The Importance of Presentation Skills in Business
  • Understanding Your Audience
  • Setting Transformational Objectives
  • Brainstorming Technique #1 - Audience Transformation Roadmap
  • Brainstorming Technique #2 - Mind Map
  • Brainstorming Technique #3 - The Traffic-Light Technique
  • Quiz: Ideation
  • Selecting Key Messages
  • Creating a Clear Storyline
  • Storyline #1 - The Basic 3-Act Play
  • Storyline #2 - Changing the World
  • Storyline #3 - The Sales Pitch
  • Storyline #4 - The Board Presentation
  • Storyline #5 - Project Presentation
  • Putting All Together
  • Making it Original and Enjoyable
  • Quiz: Creation
  • Simplicity in Design
  • Design Principle #1 Picture Superiority
  • Design Principle #2 White Space
  • Design Principle #3 Rule of Thirds
  • Before-After Slides
  • Handouts
  • The World's Best Slide
  • Overcoming Corporate Templates
  • Quiz: Illustration
  • Present Naked
  • To Learn or Not to Learn
  • Quiz: Delivery
  • Share Your Message, Make an Impact, Be Memorable
  • Final Quiz

Taught by

Andrea Pacini

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