Event Details
Event Title Demystifying PowerPoint | Communication Series
Location Virtual
Sponsor Office of Postdoctoral Affairs
Date/Time 10/03/2025 12:00 PM - 1:30 PM
For more information, contact the event administrator: Alan Marsh alan2005@email.unc.edu
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You understand the theory of how to make better slides, now learn how to apply it in PowerPoint using advanced tools!

Now that you've learned you shouldn't have too much text on a slide, and you should include visuals, you're ready to start making better slides in PowerPoint. However, many of us still struggle to apply those principles when it comes to our own presentation.

People often ask me:
•How do I make my presentation look good?
•How do I make my slides look professional and more visually engaging?
•How do I take the theory discussed in Deconstructing Presentations and Designing for Non-Designers and turn it into practice?

This hands-On PowerPoint lab will walk you through how to apply theories and techniques to slides. This session will show how you can be a graphic designer in training with these easy PowerPoint tips.

You will:
•Learn how to align objects in PowerPoint to make sure the Proximity Effect is being utilized
•Replace images and icons that do not adhere to the Similarity Principle
•Practice highlighting the most important section of a chart or graph
•Make an infographic using only the tools found in PowerPoint
•Learn how the Rule of Thirds can be applied to images to be more appealing
•Practice directing your audiences' eyes to where you want them to look