Presentation Design

Are you giving a presentation at an upcoming conference? Do you want to stand out from the typical parade of bullet lists and pie charts? Learn how you can get your audience to sit up and take notice. Our workshops on presentation design cover often overlooked aspects of preparing a presentation, from the earliest stages of planning a talk, to the final selection of specific images (and fonts, and colors) that will best illustrate your ideas.

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Presentation Design Workshop Slides

Workshop hosted by Kate Hudson and Fred Zinn that focuses on the planning process and design principles you should follow before you even touch PowerPoint.

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Presentation Design Worksheet (PDF)

Presentation Design Worksheet

Includes prompts for focusing on key messages, general design advice, and links to resources for preparing effective presentations.

Slide Templates for UMassAmherst College of Education

A Powerpoint slide deck of "traditional" slide templates based on the UMass Amherst branding guidelines. Also includes useful collections of logos, icons, colors, and maps.

(Viewable by via UMassAmherst Google Accounts)

Resources for Presentation Design

Sources of Images

Sources that are public domain, creative commons, or otherwise approved for educational use:

Inclusive & Diverse Stock Photo Collections

List of stock photo collections that feature diversity in their models
https://www.invisionapp.com/inside-design/diverse-stock-photos/

Disability Inclusive Stock Photography:
https://disabilityin.org/resource/disability-stock-photography/

Disabled and Here Collection:
https://affecttheverb.com/collection/

Standard Stock Photo Collections

Unsplash - Stock Photos
https://unsplash.com/

Pixabay- Stock Photos
https://pixabay.com/

Pexels - Stock Photos
https://www.pexels.com/

Historical and Specialized Collections

Wikimedia Commons
http://commons.wikimedia.org/

Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
http://www.loc.gov/pictures/

UMass Libraries Image Collections
http://www.library.umass.edu/locations/image-collection-library/image-resources/
(Not all UMass images are licensed for commercial or public use, check the licensing for individual photos.)

Books and Web sites

Presentation Zen - Garr Reynolds
http://www.presentationzen.com/

Resonate - Nancy Duarte
http://blog.duarte.com/

Storytelling with Data - Cole Nussbaumer Knaflic
https://www.storytellingwithdata.com/

The Truthful Art and The Functional Art - Alberto Cairo
http://www.thefunctionalart.com/

The Back of the Napkin – Dan Roam
http://www.danroam.com/the-back-of-the-napkin/