Event Speakers

Billy Thomson

Billy is a Designer with an academic background in Digital Marketing & Psychology. Driven by a fascination with human behaviour, Billy helps brands and individuals leverage creativity & design to dazzle and impress their audience.

About the event

Do you have to create and give presentations in your line of work? Are you wondering how to create compelling and impactful presentations? Do you struggle when preparing?

In this session, Billy Thomson shares with you the most practical steps and processes to keep in mind to trying to create an impactful presentation for any purpose.

Overview of Topics

Types of presentations

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We'll kick off this session by exploring all the different kinds of presentations we see online, what makes them bad, a little of what makes them good.

Building a 5-step process

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Here we'll introduce the five steps you'll need to take to create a stellar presentation, including research and planning, structure, design, review, and final touches.

First impressions

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You only have 5 seconds to create a good impression. We'll discuss some easy-to-use principles to make those five seconds count.

Tone and storytelling

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Make sure your presentation is easy to process by applying a consistent tone and a few storytelling techniques. Principle to remember? Less is more.

Power of aesthetics

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It's easy to get caught up in how your presentation looks. And with good reason. Remember to keep it consistent and learn how to create designs that "let the eye flow".

Best practices, tips, and hacks

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Billy returns to the five-step process for creating a presentation and adds his favorite tips and hacks at each step.

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Event Speakers

Billy Thomson

Billy is a Designer with an academic background in Digital Marketing & Psychology. Driven by a fascination with human behaviour, Billy helps brands and individuals leverage creativity & design to dazzle and impress their audience.

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