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A compact, practical course for participants who want to create Microsoft PowerPoint presentations more efficiently and improve their visual quality. Participants learn effective navigation and editing techniques, enhance the presentation of text and make purposeful use of colours, graphics, shapes, tables, charts and organisation charts. The course also introduces techniques for consistent slide design, appropriate animation and linking slides to other content. The focus is on immediately applicable methods and time-saving working practices.
You will learn how to build presentations efficiently and create slides with a clear, consistent appearance. You will edit text, images and drawing objects and present figures, processes and organisational structures in an accessible visual format.
You will also use alignment and arrangement tools, apply transitions and animations with restraint and add links or actions to presentations. By the end of the course, you will be able to improve existing presentations and create professional slides more quickly.
• Create and edit presentations and slides efficiently
• Structure text clearly and apply consistent formatting
• Use colours, fonts and layouts consistently
• Edit images, icons, shapes and drawing objects
• Create clear tables, charts and organisation charts
• Align, distribute, group and arrange objects precisely
• Apply slide transitions and animations effectively
• Connect slides, files and online content using links and actions
• Basic experience using a computer
• Some practical experience with Microsoft PowerPoint is helpful
• No advanced PowerPoint knowledge is required
• Participants may bring their own presentation examples for practical exercises
*We customize the course outline and content to your specific needs and relevant use cases.
Module 1: Working efficiently with PowerPoint
• Navigating the interface, views and main working areas
• Creating presentations and selecting appropriate slide layouts
• Inserting, duplicating, moving and reusing slides
• Transferring content between presentations
• Using the Selection Pane, guides and grid tools
• Applying useful keyboard shortcuts and time-saving techniques
Module 2: Professional text and slide layouts
• Structuring titles, bullet points and text areas clearly
• Selecting suitable fonts, sizes and emphasis
• Adjusting paragraphs, indentation, spacing and bullet styles
• Reducing text and highlighting essential messages
• Using placeholders and text boxes appropriately
• Maintaining consistent formatting across slides
Module 3: Colours, images and drawing objects
• Selecting harmonious and accessible colour combinations
• Inserting, cropping, resizing and positioning images
• Removing backgrounds and adjusting image presentation
• Working with shapes, lines, arrows and icons
• Aligning, distributing, rotating and grouping objects
• Controlling layers, object order and overlapping elements
Module 4: Tables, charts and organisation charts
• Inserting and formatting clear tables
• Adjusting rows, columns, borders and cell colours
• Selecting charts for comparisons, trends and proportions
• Editing chart data, labels and visual presentation
• Creating organisation charts and process diagrams
• Simplifying and visually structuring complex information
Module 5: Slide design, transitions and animations
• Designing slides around a clear visual focus
• Using spacing, alignment and white space effectively
• Selecting and applying consistent slide transitions
• Animating text, images and charts progressively
• Controlling animation order, duration and start options
• Avoiding distracting or excessive effects
Module 6: Linking and delivering presentations
• Creating hyperlinks to slides, files and websites
• Using actions for non-linear presentation navigation
• Building overview and menu slides for interactive presentations
• Working with Slide Show and Presenter View
• Preparing speaker notes and supporting information
• Reviewing and delivering the completed presentation reliably
Practical final exercise:
• Reviewing and improving an existing presentation
• Reducing text and creating clearer slide structures
• Formatting an image, shape or chart professionally
• Aligning objects and applying consistent formatting
• Adding an appropriate transition or animation
• Creating an interactive link and testing the presentation
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