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ONLINE WORKSHOP FOR CONFERENCES & RESEARCH GROUPS

Data Presentation Design

(Facilitated by Oregon Bioscience Association)

Two hour workshop - only available as a live online workshop via Zoom

  • Learn how to prepare engaging introductions to your presentations
  • Enjoy hands-on experience to brainstorm the main points of your next presentation
  • Get expert tips on how to optimize your PowerPoint slide designs
  • Create effective data visualizations using Excel
Data Presentation Design workshop outline

Workshop Highlights

Data presentation design workshop introduction slide

Learning Objectives

By the end of the workshop, participants will be able to:

 • Prepare engaging introductions for data-focused presentations


• Create quick and effective presentation outlines that identify and highlight the main point


• Use essential tools such as space, color, contrast, text and animations within Excel and PowerPoint to create clear data visualizations 


• Design presentations that enhance audience attention and comprehension

 

Excel graph optimization example from the workshop

Workshop Overview

Part 1. Engage your audience: Learn scientifically proven methods to earn your audience's attention and improve their comprehension.


Part 2. Identify and Illustrate Your Main Point 

Guided exercises to design an engaging data presentation that effectively communicates the main point that you want the audience to adapt.


Part 3. Data Visualization and Slide Design

  • Space, contrast, color, text, images, animations, and data visualizations.
  • Excel and PowerPoint tips and tricks: shortcuts, templates, alignment, groups, arrangement, crops and shapes.
  • Introduction to additional presentation and data visualization tools
Data presentation design workshop introduction slide

Learning Objectives

By the end of the workshop, participants will be able to:

 • Prepare engaging introductions for data-focused presentations


• Create quick and effective presentation outlines that identify and highlight the main point


• Use essential tools such as space, color, contrast, text and animations within Excel and PowerPoint to create clear data visualizations 


• Design presentations that enhance audience attention and comprehension

 

Excel graph optimization example from the workshop

Workshop Overview

Part 1. Engage your audience: Learn scientifically proven methods to earn your audience's attention and improve their comprehension.


Part 2. Identify and Illustrate Your Main Point 

Guided exercises to design an engaging data presentation that effectively communicates the main point that you want the audience to adapt.


Part 3. Data Visualization and Slide Design

  • Space, contrast, color, text, images, animations, and data visualizations.
  • Excel and PowerPoint tips and tricks: shortcuts, templates, alignment, groups, arrangement, crops and shapes.
  • Introduction to additional presentation and data visualization tools

Workshop Highlights

Data presentation design workshop introduction slide

Learning Objectives

By the end of the workshop, participants will be able to:

 • Prepare engaging introductions for data-focused presentations


• Create quick and effective presentation outlines that identify and highlight the main point


• Use essential tools such as space, color, contrast, text and animations within Excel and PowerPoint to create clear data visualizations 


• Design presentations that enhance audience attention and comprehension

 

Excel graph optimization example from the workshop

Workshop Overview

Part 1. Engage your audience: Learn scientifically proven methods to earn your audience's attention and improve their comprehension.


Part 2. Identify and Illustrate Your Main Point 

Guided exercises to design an engaging data presentation that effectively communicates the main point that you want the audience to adapt.


Part 3. Data Visualization and Slide Design

  • Space, contrast, color, text, images, animations, and data visualizations.
  • Excel and PowerPoint tips and tricks: shortcuts, templates, alignment, groups, arrangement, crops and shapes.
  • Introduction to additional presentation and data visualization tools
Karen Thiebes course instructor photo

Workshop Instructor

Dr. Karen Thiebes is a professional scientific illustrator and has a Ph.D. in Neuroscience. She has led scientific design courses for over 10 years and enjoys teaching participants how to quickly transform data into effective designs using Affinity, Adobe Illustrator, CorelDRAW, PowerPoint, and Excel. She is also an Affinity Education Leader who supports improving the accessibility to design software and training for everyone.

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