What is presentation design? Should you use powerpoint over keynote as a tool? How are professional approaching presentation decks differently? How much does a professional charge to design an investor deck? Ashley Smithers is a professional presentation designer and shares her "7 Deadly Sins of Presentation Design". What should you avoid when designing a powerpoint presentation? Presentation Designer, Ashley Smithers, shares her top 7 tips on things to avoid in creating an investor deck. Don't underestimate the power of having a killer deck. Ashley Smithers owns 1821, a presentation design studio located in Toronto, Canada. Since 2003 she has worked with Fortune 500s, startups, NGOs and public companies around the world to tell their stories, influence and empower audiences, and raise money. http://1821.ca/ @1821studio (IG/Twitter/Behance) 3:20 - Start here ("Minimum Daily Value Provided") 8:50 - Application of presentation (When/where to show it) 11:55 - The process of a presentation 13:32 - Mantra of presenting ------------------------- 15:30 - #1 Gluttony | 20:12 - Cure to Gluttony 23:40 - #2/3 Envy / Lust | 27:00 - Cure to Envy & Lust 27:55 - #4 Sloth & its Cure 31:25 - #5 Wrath & its Cure 33:10 - #6 Greed 36:45 - #7 Pride ------------------------- 38:45 - Potential of value received & determining pricing 44:25 - Potential approach to design 53:55 - Best practices (Fonts) | 57:05 - (Research) | 58:48 - (Meetings) | 1:01:30 - (Review) 1:04:17 - Getting started with this career | 1:12:55 - Career path 1:17:00 - "Secret Sauce" - Formatting your PowerPoints and Keynotes 1:18:38 - 5 Things to include in a presentation 1:20:10 - Tools of the trade 1:21:25 - The show notes Slideology by Nancy Duarte https://amzn.to/2rjJ7EQ This is the Futur of Education— Disrupting the design education paradigm. Want a deeper dive? Typography, Lettering, Sales & Marketing, Social Media and The Business of Design courses available here: https://goo.gl/bRt5qd — 🚀 Futur Accelerator The step-by-step blueprint and coaching program designed to get your creative business off the ground: https://thefutur.com/accelerator 🥇 Futur Pro The professional creative community designed to grow your personal brand, your business, and your network: https://thefutur.com/pro ✍️ Other Courses, Templates, and Tools: https://thefutur.com/shop 🎙 The Futur Podcast: https://thefutur.com/podcast Recommended books, tools, music, resources, typefaces & more: https://thefutur.com/recommendations Music by Epidemic Sound: http://share.epidemicsound.com/thefutur Shorts Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/@thefutur/shorts We love getting your letters. Send them here: The Futur c/o Chris Do 1702 Olympic Blvd. Santa Monica, CA 90404 — Credits: Executive Producer– Chris Do Host– Chris Do Cinematography– Erica Pead, Mark Contreras Editor– Erica Pead, Futur Theme Music – Adam Sanborne http://www.adamsanborne.com Annotations– Transverse Audio Typefaces: Futura, Din, Helvetica Neue Futur theme song— Adam Sanborne === *By making a purchase through any of our affiliate links, we receive a very small commission at no extra cost to you. This helps us on our mission to provide quality education to you. Thank you.