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ClickStarters with Mike Robertson
Hosted by Mike Robertson · EN
Each week, professional speaker Mike Robertson brings his 20+ years of graphic design experience to show you how to make your presentation slides dynamic, exciting and surprising. He shares tips, tricks and techniques that will amaze anyone who's ever seen a typical presentation and offers a better way to help get your message across.
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Episode 5: Fonts
Jul 30, 201400:06:26Tap to summarizeMike Robertson spent 20 years as a graphic designer, so he has some definite opinions about choosing the right font for your presentations. He also shares some tips about the best ways to put text onscreen and shares some great tricks for making your text come alive on the screen.
Transcribe →Episode 4: Gifs
Jul 23, 201400:06:26Tap to summarizeDon't put lifeless, dull slides up on the screen when you speak! In this episode of ClickStarters, Mike Robertson demonstrates how the use of .gif files can invigorate your slides and strengthen your theme.
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Episode 3: Backgrounds
Jul 16, 201400:04:51Tap to summarizeThe third episode of ClickStarters features Mike's thoughts on backgrounds. There are plenty of better choices than using the default background in your presentation slide software program...and they needn't cost you any money! Learn how to find awesome textures and how to adapt them to your own topics.
Transcribe →Episode 2: Frames & Borders
Jul 12, 201400:05:53Tap to summarizeIn Episode 2, Mike delves into the use of frames or borders in your presentation slides. Frames can convey a unifying theme, provide a distinctive brand, or even convey info about YOU, the speaker...even while you're speaking. Frames are also a powerful way to focus attention on video clips. Don't just slap an image in the middle of a blank slide; use the creative ideas in this episode to make your images jump off the screen.
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Episode 1: Layers
Jul 12, 201400:03:37Tap to summarizeEach week, ClickStarters gives truly valuable tips, tricks and techniques for creating the most amazing, eye-catching slides for presentations in programs like Keynote and PowerPoint. Mike Robertson, a professional speaker with more than 20 years experience as a graphic designer, will show you how to make your slides into works of art. In Episode 1, Mike shows some of the amazing effects you can achieve by layering multiple images on a single slide. You can simulate three dimensions, create impressive lighting effects, and combine text with video and animations to make your presentations leap off the screen. Layers have infinite possibilities.
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