Library: Presentation Skills: Tips and Tools

Slide Design

Software and Platforms

Multimedia Integration

PowerPoint Tips

Designing an Effective PowerPoint Presentation
Purdue University's Writing Lab designed this PowerPoint presentation to highlight tips and tricks for creating an effective presentation.
Design Tips for PowerPoint
"Your first aim is to communicate and well-designed slides will help get your message across." Created by UNSW Sydney

Presentation Help

Presentation Skills
Donald Clark, a Webster alum, maintains this site focused on "performance, knowledge, learning, and leadership." The presentation skills page begins with an excellent introduction and provides assistance with everything from voice to nerves to habits. Some useful templates are included.
"Your In-Person Presentation Skills Need a Refresh"
Here are four in-person presentation skills that could probably use some refreshing, from the Harvard Business Review.
Oral Presentation Tips
Use these guidelines to learn simple tools that help you prepare and present an effective presentation, and design PowerPoint slides that support and enhance your talk. From Grand Valley State University

Presentation Tools

Canva is a free-to-use online graphic design tool. Use it to create social media posts, presentations, posters, videos, logos and more.

Prezi is a cloud-based presentation software and storytelling tool for exploring and sharing ideas.

Google Docs Presentations is a collaborate presentation tool. You can allow other people to view or edit your presentation and access it from any computer that has an internet connection.