e210 – The Reluctant Designer’s Field Guide to PowerPoint – A Conversation with Stephy Hogan

Show Notes – Episode 210

In this podcast episode, Stephy Hogan joins to talk about her new book, “The Reluctant Designer’s Field Guide to PowerPoint.” The conversation is a lot of fun covering Stephy’s journey from Chemist to Adobe Designer, to reluctant PowerPoint user, to full-fledged PowerPoint designer. The focus of the book is the challenges Adobe designers face when transitioning from to PowerPoint as a design tool. Join for lots and lots of practical tips for improving presentations, the significance of accessibility in design, and explores innovative tools and shortcuts to enhance the presentation design process directly in PowerPoint.

Highlights:

• • Introduction to Stephy Hogan’s book, “The Reluctant Designer’s Field Guide to PowerPoint.”
  • The unique graphic novel format of the book.
  • Discussion on the growth and significance of the presentation industry and its challenges.
  • Stephy’s career journey from chemist to presentation design.
  • The designer transition from Adobe Creative Suite to PowerPoint.
  • Practical tips for using PowerPoint effectively.
  • Emphasis on accessibility in design and its importance in presentations.
  • Discussion on the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) and their relevance, and Stephy’s simplified, real-world summary using here “S-C-H-I-T” list!

Resources from this Episode:  

• The Reluctant Designer’s Field Guide to PowerPoint (Amazon) 
• CreativePro Presentation Design Conference
• Training Magazine Training Conference in February
• Kindle Colorsoft
• BrightCarbon free add-in Picture-Me-This
• Open AI buys chat.com (MSN Article)
• Stream Deck https://www.elgato.com/us/en/p/stream-deck-xl
• Stream Deck, Desktop Zoom Magnifier, plugin for Windows
• Stream Deck, Mouse Pointer Spotlight, plugin
• One is enough 4 in 1 USB A/C to Lightning cable (Amazon)

From Stephy Hogan:

• • Founder, Curious Maker Lab, Inc.
  • Founding board member for the Presentation Guild
  • Accessible Design Expert
  • UX Designer for the Masses
  • www.stephyhogan.com
  • https://stephyhogan.com/author/
  • https://www.youtube.com/@curiousmakerlab
  • https://www.youtube.com/@accessibledesignlab

 

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