Creating Professional Presentations with AI

Formats   Live Virtual: 4 hrs./1 Day  |  In-Person: 6 hrs./1 Day

Creating Professional Presentations with AI explores how artificial intelligence can help professionals design compelling presentations that communicate ideas with clarity, confidence, and visual impact. Participants learn how to use AI to develop presentation outlines, organize content, design slides, create visuals, write speaker notes, and deliver executive-quality presentations more efficiently. The course emphasizes storytelling, presentation design, accessibility, and responsible AI use to enhance both productivity and audience engagement.

Learning Objectives »

  • Plan presentations using AI.
  • Create compelling slide content and visuals.
  • Develop executive-quality presentations faster.
  • Improve presentation design and storytelling.
  • Apply AI responsibly throughout the presentation process.

Course Agenda

Planning Successful Presentations

  1. Why Presentations Fail
  2. Start With the Decision, Not the Slides
  3. Presentations That Worked on You
  4. Reading the Room Before You Build
  5. Audience Analysis
  6. Storyboarding Before Slides
  7. Structuring Executive Presentations
  8. Prompt Engineering for Presentations
  9. What AI Does Well in Planning
  10. Deciding What Goes in an Appendix
  11. Planning Is the Work

Building Better Presentation Slides

  1. From Storyboard to Slide Outline
  2. What Goes on a Slide
  3. Designing Slides That Work
  4. Slide Outline from a Storyboard
  5. Charts That Make the Point
  6. AI-Generated Graphics and Icons
  7. Building a Chart With AI
  8. Speaker Notes Worth Using
  9. Reviewing a Deck Before It Goes Live

Delivering High-Impact Presentations

  1. Shape of a Data Story
  2. Making a Number Mean Something
  3. Simplifying Without Distorting
  4. Simplify Without Losing the Caveat
  5. Presenting to Executives
  6. Keeping an Audience with You
  7. Rehearsal That Actually Helps
  8. When the Room Goes Somewhere Else
  9. Delivery That Serves the Argument

Advanced Presentation Workflows

  1. Microsoft Copilot for PowerPoint
  2. ChatGPT, Canva AI, and Other Tools
  3. What Is Available to You
  4. Accessibility Is Not Optional
  5. Accessibility Pass
  6. What to Check on Any Generated Slide
  7. End-to-End Presentation Workflow
  8. Where the Time Actually Goes Now
  9. Presentation Workflow Plan
  10. What “Good” Looks Like

A male presenter showcasing AI-generated slides with data points to an audience in his organization.

Creating Professional Presentations with AI

Formats   Live Virtual: 4 hrs./1 Day  |  In-Person: 6 hrs./1 Day

Creating Professional Presentations with AI explores how artificial intelligence can help professionals design compelling presentations that communicate ideas with clarity, confidence, and visual impact. Participants learn how to use AI to develop presentation outlines, organize content, design slides, create visuals, write speaker notes, and deliver executive-quality presentations more efficiently. The course emphasizes storytelling, presentation design, accessibility, and responsible AI use to enhance both productivity and audience engagement.

Learning Objectives »

  • Plan presentations using AI.
  • Create compelling slide content and visuals.
  • Develop executive-quality presentations faster.
  • Improve presentation design and storytelling.
  • Apply AI responsibly throughout the presentation process.

Course Agenda

Planning Successful Presentations

  1. Why Presentations Fail
  2. Start With the Decision, Not the Slides
  3. Presentations That Worked on You
  4. Reading the Room Before You Build
  5. Audience Analysis
  6. Storyboarding Before Slides
  7. Structuring Executive Presentations
  8. Prompt Engineering for Presentations
  9. What AI Does Well in Planning
  10. Deciding What Goes in an Appendix
  11. Planning Is the Work

Building Better Presentation Slides

  1. From Storyboard to Slide Outline
  2. What Goes on a Slide
  3. Designing Slides That Work
  4. Slide Outline from a Storyboard
  5. Charts That Make the Point
  6. AI-Generated Graphics and Icons
  7. Building a Chart With AI
  8. Speaker Notes Worth Using
  9. Reviewing a Deck Before It Goes Live

Delivering High-Impact Presentations

  1. Shape of a Data Story
  2. Making a Number Mean Something
  3. Simplifying Without Distorting
  4. Simplify Without Losing the Caveat
  5. Presenting to Executives
  6. Keeping an Audience with You
  7. Rehearsal That Actually Helps
  8. When the Room Goes Somewhere Else
  9. Delivery That Serves the Argument

Advanced Presentation Workflows

  1. Microsoft Copilot for PowerPoint
  2. ChatGPT, Canva AI, and Other Tools
  3. What Is Available to You
  4. Accessibility Is Not Optional
  5. Accessibility Pass
  6. What to Check on Any Generated Slide
  7. End-to-End Presentation Workflow
  8. Where the Time Actually Goes Now
  9. Presentation Workflow Plan
  10. What “Good” Looks Like