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Learn Presenter in 7 Steps

A 23-minute course that shows you how to tell a compelling story through a presentation that will look great on any device.

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1

Quick Tour

Learn the basics of Presenter’s interface.

 3 MIN    1 MIN

2

Write Your Story

Write your script, add media, and structure your slides.

 2 MIN    2 MIN

3

Format Text

Format your script using Markdown.

 2 MIN    1 MIN

4

Design Your Slides

Cut content into slides, select layouts, and choose a theme.

 2 MIN    2 MIN

5

Practice and Present

Learn how to present online, or in person.

 2 MIN    2 MIN

6

Share and Export

Share your presentation online, or export it.

 2 MIN    2 MIN

How To Videos

The full collection, in one place.

Presentation Tips

Curated articles on presentation style, form and technique.

Markdown and the Slow Fade of the Formatting Fetish

Like moss on a star destroyer

Share Your Presentation in One Click

Send the link—no login, no pinching, no squinting

The 5 Canons of Rhetoric

The Five Canons of Rhetoric

Create, structure, design, prepare—the rest is easy

Voice illustration, Cicero, saying eee

Your speaking voice

Timeless advice

Sumo black hand confidence

Finding confidence

Practice, practice, practice

a group of men in hats making hand gestures

Behind the gesture

Where do I put my hands while I speak?

Three human legs as a base for the cage and hands shaped as birds (L'Ultrameuble by Kurt Seligmann, Rijksmuseum)

A Good Image Tells a Good Story

What Does it Say?

Che Guevarra Saying: Stop Imitating. Find Your Own Style.

Successful Methods of Public Speaking

Never imitate

Planet earth from the moon, an iconic image

Is Every Picture Worth 1,000 Words?

Critique of the pure stock image

rhetoric canon hand fly

Finishing your speech

The conclusion is not a formality

Presentation Tips

The five key points to holding a moving presentation

The Story-Based Presentation App

iA Presenter cuts creation time to a minimum

Rhetoric canon, five steps, five fingers

How Can We Make Presentations Better?

You just need a good story and an app that lets you tell it

Being Boring

What's Wrong With PowerPoint?