LibGuides: Presentation Skills: Web Resources

Learn Presentation Skills

Death by PowerPoint (and how to fight it) This is a slideshare presentation that will help you avoid common mistakes in PowerPoint presentation design
Garr Reynolds (author, speaker) Personal Website "Garr Reynolds is an internationally acclaimed communications consultant and the author of best-selling books including the award-winning Presentation Zen, Presentation Zen Design, and the Naked Presenter."
Harvard Business Review's topic page on Presentations A collection of articles from the reputable Harvard Business Review on how to deliver excellent presentations in the business world. One article in particular is highly recommended: "How to Give a Killer Presentation"
Join the Presentation Revolution! This is Alex Rister's (communications instructor) personal website, chock full of useful tips on design skills and creating great presentations.
Visual Rhetoric (Purdue O.W.L.) from OWL: These OWL resources will help you understand and work with rhetorical theories regarding visual and graphical displays of information. This area includes resources on analyzing and producing visual rhetoric, working with colors, and designing effective slide presentations.

Popular Presentation Skills Books (from Goodreads)
This is a list of the most popular books on presentation skills, ranked by ratings provided by users of the website Goodreads.com. Many of these titles are available at STLCC libraries or local public libraries.

GCF LearnFree (Topic: PowerPoint)
From GCF LearnFree.org:
The GCFLearnFree.org program has helped millions around the world learn the essential skills they need to live and work in the 21st century. From Microsoft Office and email to reading, math, and more, GCFLearnFree.org offers 125 tutorials, including more than 1,100 lessons, videos, and interactives, completely free.
PowerPoint Training (from Microsoft)
This page provides articles, videos, tutorials, and help support for Microsoft Windows.
LinkedIn Learning (formerly Lynda.com)
($$ Subscription)
Check with your local public library to see if you have free access to LinkedIn Learning (formerly Lynda.com). LinkedIn Learning is the premier website for accessing high-quality video tutorials on innumerable topics. Microsoft products (including PowerPoint) are extensively covered, along with such topics as communications skills, presentation skills, business skills, etc.

An excellent (and humorous) TED Talk presentation on how to avoid creating terrible PowerPoint presentations.

Canva
Google Slides
Prezi
Cutting edge presentation software that utilizes motion and concept mapping to present your material.
Use with caution -- it may make your audience queasy!