This PowerPoint course has around 7 hours of video lectures and 8 assignments. It's recommended not to skip any assignments, but based on your knowledge and experience in PowerPoint, you may choose to skip a few videos.
If you're a complete beginner in PowerPoint then, Complete Section 9 and 10 first, then move on to Section 2
In Lecture 3, you can download the slides designed in this course
Section 9 - Getting started with Modern PPT
Here I talk about
Where I get design ideas for my presentations,
Why I design my own slides and
Common issues faced in designing Modern slides
All the above three are beginner stuff. There will be no powerpoint tutorials. If you are an absolute beginner in powerpoint, you may start with Section 9 (Click here) before going forward.
Section 10 - Resolving Common issues faced in modern slide designs
Irrespective of your knowledge / expert level in powerpoint, this section is a must watch. Here I go over how and where to get
Custom fonts
Best color combinations
Stunning stock images
Icons, Vectors, Mockup images
Lecture 88 &89 deal with an introduction to getting Design & Animation skills + How we are going to deal with time consumption issue throughout the course
Section 2, 3 - Essential design & animation skills - For PowerPoint Beginners
If you're already an intermediate or expert in powerpoint you may choose to skip these two sections, provided you can do Assignment 2, all by yourself.
In assignment 2, you just need to design this slide and export it as an image.
In section 2, you'll learn to design this slide step by step and in section 3, you'll learn to animate this slide. So if you're an expert or intermediate in PowerPoint, then you may proceed with Section 4 - Advanced design skills in PowerPoint
From section 4, I recommend not to skip any lecture or assignment, irrespective of your expertise in PowerPoint.