FEMA — Great Presentations + Persuasive Communication | San Francisco

About this workshop series

Creating Great Presentations

Time: 6-7 hours

Takeaways

Visual Design: What good visual design is and how typography, color, grids and composition are used to create beautiful results on the page. Presentation Deck Applications: How basic design principles can be used to strengthen your deck layout and enhance its effectiveness. Planning Your Deck: How to create a logical presentation flow and orient your audience within it. Visual Engagement: Use visuals and storytelling techniques to engage people. Practice: Redesign a mini presentation deck using the techniques learned in class.

Questions for You: What percentage of your team uses/has access to Adobe Suite tools? Do you want to cover data representation and infographics? I shared your work with Susannah and she believes it would be beneficial to cover. I know you mentioned Crafting Content Ideas: How to Create Stories Your Audience Will Love as well. Can you share with me which specific takeaways you'd like to cover and how that would map to your work? Susannah may be able to cover these, but I'd want to confirm with her.

Class 2 — Persuasive Communication Instructor: Jared Dickinson Time: 2 hours Takeaways: Content: Clarity and organizational structure, succinctness, persuasion, and mental agility tools for extemporaneous speaking, organizational structure, succinctness, persuasion, and mental agility tools for extemporaneous speaking. Behavioral Skills: Physical communication behaviors that support engagement, credible presence, and elimination of nervousness and distracting idiosyncrasies. Listener Adaptability: Stakeholder analysis and planning, reaching agreement on actionable next steps.