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Nancy Duarte: How to Create Better Visual Presentations

Nancy Duarte explains how to create better visual presentations so you can communicate your ideas with efficiency, clarity and impact. She is CEO of Silicon ...
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A fantastic video where Nancy Duarte is giving several important tips regarding slide design. Perfect for watching with your students as the tips are well-presented, exemplified and easy to understand.


Mike Donahue's curator insight, March 19, 2014 7:59 AM

Nancy Duarte offers some simple ideas for making a more effective slideshow to enhance your presentation.

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Presentation Slide Design - Stop Animations Spoiling Your Presentation

Presentation Slide Design - Stop Animations Spoiling Your Presentation | Digital Presentations in Education | Scoop.it

PowerPoint, Keynote, and Skyrocket can create some great visual aids.  Sadly, many presenters have never been taught the principles of presentation slide design.

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Animations on your PowerPoint slides? To use or not to use? How much is enough? Read the answers to these questions in the article by Gavin Meikle.

PIRatE Lab's curator insight, February 1, 2014 1:08 PM

Generally, the best answer is NO ANIMATIONS.  And almost never any of the sound effects.  More on this on Monday...

Ali Anani's curator insight, February 2, 2014 12:12 AM

The pyramid of designing slides for presentations

Don Karp's curator insight, February 10, 2014 11:52 PM

Useful tips on animation plus a link for "how to" with PowerPoint.

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4 ways to use 3D backgrounds in Prezi

4 ways to use 3D backgrounds in Prezi | Digital Presentations in Education | Scoop.it
Meaghan Hendricks is a presentation designer at Prezi. She has designed prezis for a wide varie...
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The post explains how you can add a 3D background to a prezi and what effect it produces. There are a few great examples of Prezi design.

mgmtinstr09's curator insight, November 20, 2013 2:31 PM

More on how to use Prezi to go boldly where no presenter has gone before. Great alternative to PPTs

Brandi McWilliams's curator insight, November 27, 2013 9:40 PM

A neat way to spice up your Prezi.

María Dolores Díaz Noguera's curator insight, November 28, 2013 7:47 AM

Amazing

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Data Visualization & Information Design: One Learner's Perspective

This is my first slide deck designed to share. It reflects a summary and applied practice of some basic lessons learned about data visualization and information
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The author Sheila B. Robinson has put together her ideas about planning and designing a PowerPoint presentation with the focus on education. This slideshow is like another lesson in mastering PowerPoint presentation skills.

Kelly Blair's curator insight, August 26, 2013 9:04 AM

Really great presentation. Will definitely share with my Grade 12 Data Management class this fall.

Prof. Hankell's curator insight, August 26, 2013 10:18 AM
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The author Sheila B. Robinson has put together her ideas about planning and designing a PowerPoint presentation with the focus on education. This slideshow is like another lesson in mastering PowerPoint presentation skills.

Linda Allen's comment, August 26, 2013 1:42 PM
Excellent advice and steps to follow for enticing presentations.
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Ode to Prezi_Prezi Presentation Design

We threw the challenge to the studio "create something just for fun showing off your talented skills and the great capabilities of Prezi for storytelling and...
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This is a marvellous presentation demonstrating endless possibilities offered by Prezi. No doubt you have to practice a lot to create a similar presentation but now you know - it is possible!

There is even a poem at the end of the video! :)

Desiree Desjardins's curator insight, August 3, 2013 9:29 AM

Need to practise the Prezi's.

Michelle Donovan's curator insight, August 3, 2013 9:35 PM
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technologytoteach's curator insight, August 28, 2013 2:41 PM

Shows you what can be done with Prezi

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Free Vector and SVG graphics in HTML5 presentations or canvas

Free Vector and SVG graphics in HTML5 presentations or canvas | Digital Presentations in Education | Scoop.it
Use quality vector based icons, illustrations and svg graphics on presentations , animations, infographcs and html5 banners. The easiest application to create professional custom graphics and interactive presentations in seconds.
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EWC Presenter offers you a new series of visuals to be used in presentations. There is a wide range of handcrafted quality icons, SVG graphics or images to enhance your presentation. There are both paid and free visuals to choose from.

 

Thanks to Payman Taei for the suggestion.

KathyTarochione's comment, July 25, 2013 5:30 PM
I just tried it and it doesn't seem to work for me in Firefox.
Steve Brophy's comment, July 25, 2013 11:13 PM
Works really well in Chrome but I haven't checked it out in Firefox.
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PowerPoint Slide Design: How Simple is Too Simple?

PowerPoint Slide Design: How Simple is Too Simple? | Digital Presentations in Education | Scoop.it

All of the books, all of the blogs, all of the top Slideshare presentations on slide design make this common plea: simplify.  But how simple is too simple? I had this conversation with a non-training...

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Simplify slides? What exactly does it mean? How much content is enough?

This post will give you some useful ideas about the importance of keeping your presentations succinct and not overloaded with images, shapes, data and information.

Vernon Adrian Emuang's comment, June 19, 2013 10:29 PM
I really appreciate your scoops! Thank you very much for sharing!
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Hi Vernon, thanks for the kind words! ツ
Lisa West's curator insight, June 21, 2013 6:51 AM

For everyone who does not want their audience to be DOA by DBPP ( death by power point) here is a step by step approach to create professional and effective PPP. 

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Presentation Design Techniques from the Masters

Here's our take on some popular approaches to Presentation Design seen in some work by great presenters. Enjoy! Download here for a Tweet!: http://goo.gl/eV54K
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A superb slideshow dealing with the best tips from such presentation gurus as Kawasaki, Lessig, Godin, Jobs. It gives valuable suggestions on how to design your presentations to make them more professional and effective.

 

Miriam Gilbert's curator insight, May 30, 2013 5:47 AM

This works as a great summary reminder of tools, tips and tricks to make you communication (not just presenations!) more compelling

diane gusa's curator insight, July 20, 2013 9:24 AM

Great ideas to present in an engaging style.

Frans Droog's curator insight, August 17, 2013 2:04 AM

Een mooi overzicht van de technieken gebruikt door een aantal bekende presentatoren: Kawasaki, Lessig, Godin, Jobs.

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Prezi Design Strategies

Can we apply concepts used in video production to Prezi design? Let's find out! In this Prezi I pull terms from Bruce Block's book The Visual Story: Seeing the Structure of Film, TV, and New Media. Let me know what you think.

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Awesome prezi design tips concerning such details as space, line, shape, tone, color, movement, rhythm. Especially suitable for beginners including students.

Sandra Carswell's curator insight, April 22, 2013 12:11 AM

Must share with 7th grade students working on a Prezi project

David Donat's curator insight, April 28, 2013 3:32 PM

Els prezi vistos des de dins.

Anne Macdonell's curator insight, May 22, 2013 10:45 AM

Prezi is an amazing tool for clearning student thinking

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How To Create Presentation Slides That Are Out Of This World

Want to spice up your next corporate presentation? Take it from us, Make your next presentation Out Of This World! Download this Presentation for a Tweet here:
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Superb presentation which demonstrates the key principles of slide design in action. Study each slide carefully, prepare your visuals, choose your fonts, then try to create your own slide deck and you are bound to succeed.

Jasmin Rez's comment, April 21, 2013 10:14 PM
thank you for sharing :)
Chantal Sim's curator insight, May 20, 2013 1:18 PM

As I always trying to make my presentation more remarkable than before, I think it is good tips for me and us. These are really nice to learn for your future presentation especially for those of who have presentation for this semester.

 

So if you are interested in making your presentation look fancy and effective, it will be worthy to see all the slides!

Chantal Sim's comment, May 20, 2013 1:20 PM
These are so valuable! Thank you for sharing this, appreciate so much that I can re-scoop.it!
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Make your idea stick

Short explanation of Chip & Dan Heath's brilliant book 'Made to Stick' - Why some ideas take hold and others come unstuck. With the funny and sticky example by
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A fabulous slideshow explaining why the ideas that you put in your presentation matter. How to make them stick in your audience's memory? What means to use? How to capture your audience's attention?

Great for learning the basic storytelling principles.

KathyTarochione's curator insight, March 19, 2013 8:26 AM

fun

Denyse Drummond-Dunn's curator insight, March 20, 2013 8:25 AM
Great, if a bit long video included, but presentation is definitely worth a read.
Peter Sampson's curator insight, April 28, 2013 6:35 PM

Simple, Unexpected, Concrete, Credible, Emotional, Stories

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5 Tips and Tools for Designing a Stand-Out Presentation

5 Tips and Tools for Designing a Stand-Out Presentation | Digital Presentations in Education | Scoop.it

Most people who need to create an exciting presentation are not design experts. Fortunately, there are a number of really neat tools and websites that can assist you in creating a captivating, professional look for your slides.

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The article shares some helpful ideas about the importance of color in your design, making screenshots to illustrate a point, using an attractive font, constructing mind maps for organizing your story.

R.G. Riles's curator insight, March 1, 2013 12:09 PM

Extremely important, especially now that we have websites where you're expected to upload your slide show so it can be examined in perpetuity! Great tips for eBook authors as well.

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Icon Deposit

Icon Deposit | Digital Presentations in Education | Scoop.it

Here at the Icon Deposit, we give you the opportunity to post your icons, designs, code, and screenshots to promote your work and gain new clients. We feature Hundreds of Free PSD's, Icons, Icon Sets, UI/UX design, Illustrator/Vector graphics, CSS, CSS3, JQuery, Photoshop tutorials and tons more.

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A goldmine of free icons, backgrounds and patterns. You can either download or upload icons, or learn some designer tricks with free tutorials.

Alessio Manca's comment January 29, 2013 12:20 PM
WoW :O
Tracy Hanson's curator insight, January 31, 2013 10:14 PM

Feast your eyes and be mesmerized by the picture it represents.

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Tips for the best PowerPoint presentations

Tips for the best PowerPoint presentations | Digital Presentations in Education | Scoop.it
Simon Jones explains how to create effective slideshows in Microsoft's market-leading tool - and keep your audience from boredom or nausea
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The article gives some valuable tips for designing PowerPoint presentations. It describes how to use slide transition and animation effects so that you achieve a professional result. In conclusion the author lists some basic rules that every creator of presentations should remember.

Training in Business's curator insight, June 26, 2014 6:04 AM

Tips for the best PowerPoint presentations 

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Presenters Checklist for Success

Presenter's Checklist for Success! Wether you are a new speaker or a seasoned one, these 12 Items is a must to check off before your next presentation. Created by Camille Wong.

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An eye-catching and professionally made slide presentation that will remind you of some true and tried tips how to make a succesful presentation.

Donna Hudson's curator insight, January 24, 2014 7:23 PM

Great Ideas!

 

Judih Weinstein Haggai's curator insight, January 26, 2014 12:11 AM

love this presentation. Look at it! what great visuals

The Romero Team's comment, October 11, 2018 8:43 AM
great post
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Where is Slide Master in PowerPoint 2007, 2010 and 2013

Where is Slide Master in PowerPoint 2007, 2010 and 2013 | Digital Presentations in Education | Scoop.it

Classic Menu for PowerPoint adds a Menus tab between File tab and Home tab. This tab will bring us back to the world of Microsoft PowerPoint 2003. If you have Classic Menu for PowerPoint 2007, 2010 and 2013, you can get Slide Master as before:

1. Select the View drop down menu in main menus tab;

2. Move you mouse onto Master item;

3. Click the Slide Master item.

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This is an easy tutorial how you can find Slide Master in your PowerPoint 2013 (and older). Slide Master helps you to personalize your slides and improve their design according to your taste.

Training in Business's curator insight, September 9, 2013 6:16 PM

Where is Slide Master in PowerPoint 2007, 2010 and 2013

 

#training #business #powerpoint 

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PowerPoint Design Pros of PPT

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You won't believe this presentation was made using PowerPoint! Shouldn't you reconsider your disdain for the tool?

Louise Robinson-Lay's curator insight, August 4, 2013 5:24 AM

My favorite quote here is' I provide the tools, its up to you what you do with them'. This video certainly had me rethinking PowerPoint. Clearly I need to learn to use it better. This was a very skillful presentation that was created only using PowerPoint.

Chelo Banal-Formoso's curator insight, August 10, 2013 10:44 PM

Great tool for presentations inside or outside classrooms.

technologytoteach's curator insight, August 28, 2013 2:45 PM

Well for the fans of PowerPoint this is what can be done

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Please... No More PowerPoint Title Slides!

Please... No More PowerPoint Title Slides! | Digital Presentations in Education | Scoop.it

Christopher Gurrie: In 2008, a colleague and I set out to make it our mission to rid this world of bad PowerPoint presentations. Remember the consequences: every time you make a bad PowerPoint presentation -- God (all of them) kills a kitten.

Even if we can only influence one student at a time -- hopefully we are doing our part to make presentation land just a little bit better for our fellow audience members. After all, we're only on this Earth for a short while -- it shouldn't be spent sitting through boring presentations where the presenter reads to us from slides laden with too many words and not enough practice...

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An interesting article discussing the importance of the first slide in your presentation.

Should it be blank or display the title of your presentation or should it just hold an image or simply a question so that you can start with an attention-grabbing intro?

Ask yourself who taught you PowerPoint and how it must have influenced the way you make your own PPT presentations.

 

Do you think that the first slide has to be a title slide?

Saramesss's curator insight, July 28, 2013 9:58 AM

Por reuniones menos aburridas.

Sharon Miller's curator insight, July 28, 2013 8:58 PM

OMG! Kill a kitten? Much worse than killing a captive audience . . .

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Your Content Shall Rock

In this new and improved primer you'll learn how to strike a chord with your content. There are 16 lessons for creating all kinds of content that shall rock the
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Learn 16 great lessons how to make your presentation content effective and meaningful. See how an eye-catching slide should be designed. Explore the examples given for each lesson. Become a more knowledgeable presenter!

mufidmmn's comment, July 24, 2013 4:09 AM
siip
Dr Pam Hill's curator insight, July 25, 2013 8:33 AM

Some terrific PD ideass that will jazz up online and f2f instruction!

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How Can I Make My PowerPoint Presentations Amazing?

How Can I Make My PowerPoint Presentations Amazing? | Digital Presentations in Education | Scoop.it

"Dear Lifehacker, I have been tasked to make a slideshow for an event at work. I don’t want to make a generic PowerPoint with just boring text or pictures. What are some ways I can enhance the slideshow so it looks impressive and knocks the socks off my audience?"

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Great article answering the reader's question about how to make a slideshow look impressive.

It gives suggestions and tips what to avoid and what not to forget. Learn the lessons by Steve Jobs and Seth Godin. Take note of the 5 basic slide design rules:

1. Simplify

2. Lose the cliches

3. Information needs emphasis

4. Designate elements

5. Empathy for the audience.

Revise the 10/20/30 Rule, enhance your presentation by carefully choosing fonts, images, diagrams, shapes and templates.

Explore lots of additional resources.

Elke Watson's comment, May 19, 2013 5:26 PM
I was an early adopter of Prezi (I think), and am now starting to get a bit tired of the predictable jumping around. It's like cinnamon or something. A wonderful spice but in small doses and not every day! I found that I returned to PPT, using punchy images (thanks Common creative section on Flickr!!) and short / one-word statements. Very powerful
Joaquín Ballester's comment, May 19, 2013 5:32 PM
I agree with you, Elke. PPT is more customizable and powerful.
Marion Mulder's curator insight, May 22, 2013 6:00 AM

Oke - if you work in the corporate world there is just no escaping from having to create powerpoints at one point or another. You might as well create amzing one's while your at it. Here are some handy tips, do's & don'ts worth looking at

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Great Presentations Are Like Ads by @slidecomet

Great Presentations have features that resemble great ads. It's all one big package that hit hard and strong! FREE Download with a tweet: http://goo.gl/X26Ui
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Presentations are compared to advertisements. They both have to follow the 3Rs rule - Reaction, Relevance, Response. Like ads, presentations have to be brief, simple, quick-paced, they should hook the audience and they have to carry the key message.

 

Dan Kirsch's comment, April 22, 2013 11:28 AM
Excellent Scoop! Love it!
Alfredo Corell's curator insight, April 23, 2013 2:32 PM

Very nice presentation about presentations....

 

David Donat's curator insight, April 28, 2013 3:34 PM

Revisem les nostres presentacions.

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Content-Creation Tips and Writing Prompts

Stuck on what to write about for your company blog or website? Check out these content-creating tips from Ann Handley of MarketingProfs.

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I have scooped this presentation not so much for its content as for its form though I find no fault with the content of course.

It is a brilliant example how you can design your slides to get that unique look of a genuine handmade product. Greatly inspirational for students as they can learn how to design and draw their own slides.

Miguel García's comment, April 6, 2013 5:51 AM
Really great!
Elizabeth Hutchinson's comment April 7, 2013 10:58 AM
Going to make my blog more interesting!
A_G_Storm's curator insight, April 7, 2013 8:13 PM

It look interesting, but could use some more information.

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Presentation Design - Add Life To Presentations

Most presenters (even good ones) forget the importance of a coherent storyline, impactful visuals and emotional connect of their presentation slides. A presenta
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This is a great example of how you should use visuals to deliver your message effectively. A concise summary of the basic truths about a good presentation.

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Simple Design

March's Slideshare offering is all about visual design. Learn why simplicity takes work, why it's best to pair one idea with one slide, why unity matters, why pictures are superior...

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Lots of valuable tips, examples and ideas for designing great presentations.

Learned via Alex Rister http://alexrister1.wordpress.com/

Dr. Doris Molero's curator insight, March 9, 2013 8:38 AM

Easy to follow advice...mmmm well, i will try to have my slides ..less crowded..but there's so much to tell.. sighs.. :)

Alejo Castillo's curator insight, March 15, 2013 11:52 AM

An excellent summary of visual strategies to follow when designing a presentation.

Peter Sampson's curator insight, April 28, 2013 6:41 PM

Slide design but think for articulate objects also

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Design for Presentation: The great eye learns to see

A fable about using design to help your audience see your message clearly. And what to avoid. For directors, designers, instructional designers, and presenters.
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A brilliant and extraordinary way of presenting the key principles of design that apply to many things, visual presentations among them.

 

In addition, there is a great philosophical value to this tale which may lead to lively discussions in the classroom.

24point0's curator insight, February 19, 2013 4:45 AM

An intersting presentation that's entirely made of 'sketched' images and visuals.

Jeannette Jackson's curator insight, February 19, 2013 6:44 PM

Wonderful: fabulous resource

kathymcdonough's curator insight, February 25, 2013 4:51 AM

This may plant the seeskills students creating better presentations.