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Apr
10
2017

HRD477- Creating Complex, Dynamic PowerPoint Presentations

When: Monday, April 10, 2017
1:00 PM - 4:00 PM CT

Where: Parkes Hall, 127, 1870 Sheridan Road, Evanston, IL 60208 map it

Audience: Faculty/Staff - Student - Public - Post Docs/Docs - Graduate Students

Cost: NU Employees $255; Non NU Registrants $475

Contact: Learning & Organization Development   (847) 467-5081

Group: Office of Human Resources | Talent Development & Well-being

Category: Training

Description:

This course will explore advanced features and functions of Photoshop and picks up where the HRD368 course ended. PowerPoint can be used for much more than functioning as visual documents for stand-up presentations. You will learn how best to convey your messages depending on the audience and location, focusing on streamlining messages for impact without losing important information. You will also learn how to take a presentation and create audience handouts and instructor manual.

This course also builds on the design fundamentals covered in HRD368.
You will learn strategies for choosing and modifying typography, working with images, and creating visual hierarchies.

Prerequisite: HRD368-Creating Effective Presentations in PowerPoint or equivalent experience/skills. If you have not completed Creating Effective Presentations in PowerPoint, please contact the Learning & Organization Development team to verify equivalent experience/skills.

Key Course Activities:
• Create a complex, dynamic presentation
• Learn the elements of a successful presentation
• Create a branded template that can be shared with others
• Build a high-resolution presentation
• Create custom animations with motion paths

• Edit existing and create new slide masters
• Use multiple masters for a long presentation or course
• Learn how to use PowerPoint on a stand-alone kiosk or to create a course for the classroom
• Create custom layouts and templates to use in the future with your customs theme
• Create different handout types and instructor's coordinating manual
• Insert multimedia
• Understand technical challenges when exporting presentations

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