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A smarter way to learn with interactive, real-time conversations that help you test your knowledge, challenge assumptions, and deepen your understanding as you progress through the course. Master the art of designing and delivering compelling PowerPoint presentations that tell a story, engage your audience, and drive results. In this course, you’ll learn to combine design, narrative structure, and animation techniques to communicate more effectively in business settings. Starting with core visual hierarchy principles, you’ll explore how to structure your slides, reduce clutter, and guide audience attention using proven design patterns. As you progress, you’ll learn to craft powerful opening slides, integrate branding elements, and apply storytelling frameworks like SCQR and the Pyramid Principle. With each module, you’ll gain hands-on practice through real-world assignments. You’ll dive into advanced techniques using Morph and animation to bring your slides to life, while also mastering data visualization, impactful text design, and ending slides that resonate. Tools like AI-assisted content drafting and PowerPoint’s Presenter View are also covered to enhance your workflow and delivery. This course is ideal for business professionals, consultants, marketers, and anyone who presents ideas to clients, teams, or stakeholders. No prior design experience is required, but familiarity with PowerPoint basics will be helpful. The difficulty level is Intermediate. By the end of the course, you will be able to design visually engaging slides, structure business narratives effectively, animate key elements using PowerPoint features like Morph, and deliver presentations that leave a lasting impression.
















