Google Slides and Vids in Practice: Presentations and Gemini

What's inside

1. Level 1: What You Have: Plans, Features and IT ControlsFree
   Learners check which Slides, Vids and Gemini features their consumer, Google AI Pro/Ultra, Business or Enterprise plan includes, using Google's current pages as of November 2026, and learn that a corporate admin may have switched some of them off. The level also states that this course is independent of Google and does not reproduce its documentation.
2. Level 2: Start from the Message: Audience, One Idea, StorylineFree
   Learners plan a deck before opening Slides: they define the audience and its decision, write one idea per slide as a headline, and put those headlines in order as a storyline.
3. Level 3: Themes, the Master and Layouts
   Learners use themes, the master slide and layouts so that fonts, colours and placeholders stay the same across a deck, on desktop web, with mobile limits noted.
4. Level 4: Text and Images That Support the Message
   Learners write short, scannable slide text and add images that support the point, using correct sizing, cropping and sourcing.
5. Level 5: Tables, Diagrams and Charts Linked to Sheets
   Learners present data with simple tables, diagrams and charts linked to Google Sheets, and keep the links up to date.
6. Level 6: Transitions and Animation, Used Sparingly
   Learners use transitions and animations only where they help the audience follow a sequence, and remove anything that distracts.
7. Level 7: Accessible Decks: Alt Text, Contrast, Captions
   Learners make decks usable by everyone, with alt text, enough colour contrast, a logical reading order, and live captions while presenting.
8. Level 8: Gemini in Slides: Draft, Generate, Summarise, Check
   Learners use Gemini in Slides to draft slides or whole decks, generate images and summarise content, after confirming the plan each feature needs as of November 2026.
9. Level 9: Reusing Slides and Brand Templates
   Learners reuse existing slides and build or apply brand templates, so that new decks start on-brand and stay current.
10. Level 10: Share, Comment, Co-edit and Version History
    Learners share decks with the right permissions, work through comments and assigned actions, co-edit safely, and recover earlier versions.
11. Level 11: PowerPoint Import and Export: What Breaks
    Learners move decks between Slides and PowerPoint, predict what breaks (fonts, animations, SmartArt, linked charts, video), and fix it.
12. Level 12: Rehearse and Present: Notes and Presenter View
    Learners write speaker notes, rehearse with presenter view and its timer, and present on desktop, web and mobile, noting the differences.
13. Level 13: Presenting in Meet and Recording a Deck
    Learners present a deck in Google Meet, manage the audience and Q&A, and record a presentation to share later, after checking which plans allow it.
14. Level 14: When a Short Video Beats a Deck, and Vids Access
    Learners decide when a short asynchronous video communicates better than a deck or a meeting, and confirm whether their plan includes Google Vids.
15. Level 15: Storyboard and Build Scenes in Vids
    Learners storyboard a short video and build it scene by scene in Vids, using their brand style, media and text.
16. Level 16: Voiceover, Captions and Sharing in Vids
    Learners add recorded or generated voiceover, check the captions, and share or export the video with the right permissions.
17. Level 17: Gemini in Vids: Drafts, Media, Avatars, Checks
    Learners use Gemini in Vids to draft a video from a document or deck, generate media, scripts and avatars, and check every output before publishing.
18. Level 18: Final Challenge: Long Document to Deck and Video Exam
    Learners turn a long document of their own into a short, branded, accessible Slides deck with speaker notes, plus a one-minute Vids version, logging every Gemini output and what they checked and changed.

Access

The first 2 levels are free with a free account. Every level, the podcast edition and the AI tutor come with All Access at £4.99/month or any Creator plan — see pricing.

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