Videos on Presentation Technique

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Important technical ideas and game-changing innovations can fail if they’re not understood and appreciated by others. In this comprehensive course, learn to create presentations that win minds and gain stakeholder support with help from Melissa Marshall, a PowerPoint MVP, author of the popular TED Talk “Talk Nerdy to Me” and consultant to NASA, Pfizer, Harvard Medical School, and other leading organizations. Melissa shows scientists, engineers, researchers, and tech professionals how to present scientific and technical content in an understandable, memorable, and persuasive way. Through Melissa’s engaging examples and practical strategies, gain a renewed enthusiasm and skill set for communicating your technical successes and expertise. After this course, you may never present your work the same way again.

Technical information can be dry and hard to understand. But that doesn’t mean your presentation has to be. Storytelling can transform technical talks into dynamic and energizing presentations. In this course, you can learn the top reasons why audiences tune out and discover techniques to make your complex material more memorable and engaging.

Develop the skills you need to prepare and deliver an outstanding speech or presentation. In this course, Laura Bergells offers practical insights that can help presenters prepare, open, deliver, and close their speeches. Along the way, discover how to project confidence, outline a speech, take questions, and develop the creative story that adds life to a speech.

The ability to deliver a powerhouse presentation isn't reserved for a gifted few. With enough practice, anyone can learn how to express themselves with confidence. In this course, join communication coach Jackie Miller as she shares practical tips for exuding executive presence and poise when speaking to audiences large and small. Explore different communication styles (and how to embrace your own). Get theater-based techniques for improving eye contact and harnessing the power of breath. Plus, learn best practices for amplifying voices that may otherwise go unheard; ridding your speech of qualifiers, fillers, and apologies; communicating effectively when English isn’t your first language; and more.

Join master presenter Todd Dewett as he outlines the basic elements of delivering a great presentation and staying on message. Todd discusses the "pre-work" involved in a great presentation so that you feel—and are—well prepared. He also delivers tips on creating handouts and slides that contain just the right amount of information, responding to your audience, and recovering from the occasional mistake.

Strong team presentations are developed and delivered together. While "divide and conquer" seems like an efficient approach, it often isn't effective. This course walks through the crucial aspects of presenting as a team. Duke University professor Dr. Daisy Lovelace shows how to plan, develop, and practice a cohesive presentation that sticks in the mind of your audience. She explains how to switch between presenters and build a flow that makes the presentation stronger than the sum of its parts.

Learning objectives

Planning for a cohesive presentation
Developing memorable content
Creating a logical flow
Building in seamless transitions between presenters
Practicing and delivering a team presentation

PowerPoint: From Outline to Presentation by Richard Harrington
Sometimes presenters get so wrapped up in creating the perfect slideshow, they forget its job is to support their talking points. In this course, the instructor shares his workflow for building an effective, well-organized PowerPoint presentation, starting with a strong outline.
Designing a Presentation by Tony Harmer
In this course, designer Tony Harmer takes you through the essentials of presentation design to give you the tools you'll find most useful in thinking about, designing, and building successful presentations. Tony covers a variety of key topics, including moodboards, layout, color considerations, type, graphics and images, charts, transitions, and animations.
PowerPoint: Eight Easy Ways to Make Your Presentation Stand Out by Jole Simmons
Making your PowerPoint slides more polished and engaging is easier than you think. In this short course, presentation guru Jole Simmons shares some helpful tricks to take your PowerPoint game to a new level.
Design a Compelling Presentation by John McWade
Learn the basic rules for achieving a balanced, professional, attractive, and compelling presentation, in Design 101.
PowerPoint: Silicon Valley Presentation Secrets by Jole Simmons
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.
PowerPoint Essential Training
You don't have to be a designer to create a great-looking presentation. Learn how to use Microsoft PowerPoint for Microsoft 365 to quickly create, edit, and share professional-looking presentations.

Prezi Essential Training by Garrick Chow
Presentations don't have to be linear: slide after slide, bullet point after bullet point. With Prezi, you can create eye-catching, impactful presentations that allow you to connect multiple ideas on a single canvas and zoom in and out as your presentation flows.
Google Slides Essential Training by Jess Stratton
Learn how to create high-impact presentations with Google Slides.
Keynote Essential Training by David Rivers
Learn how to work with Keynote 9, including how to create a basic presentation, work with themes, apply transitions, and prepare to deliver your presentation.
Sway Essential Training by Gini von Courter
Learn how to create and share interactive presentations, reports, and stories with Sway, the popular app included in Office 365.