Powerful Powerpoint Presentations

Powerful Powerpoint Presentations should be attended by anyone who uses PowerPoint in a professional capacity. Learn from the best, such as Steve Jobs and Garr Reynolds on the keys to using Power Point to wow your audience and communicate your ideas better.

 

If you would like to learn how to take your presentation to the next level, this course is for you. 

A one day intensive course to help you learn about this versatile productivity tool.  At the end of the day you will have an understanding of the most popular time saving and job assisting tools.

Key Benefits


What You Will Cover

We have taken the most useful pieces from our 3 day course and brought them into a one day course that will change your working relationship with this software.  Some basics, some for the intermediate course and some of the most useful advanced features to help you get through your work quicker and more effectively.

If you have a current powerpoint deck you are working on, or have presented in the past, bring it along.  We will have lots of opportunity to put into practice the techniques and skills you will learn.

  • Session 1 - Lessons 1-3

    Lesson 1: Formatting Text on Slides

    • Apply Character Formats
    • Apply Paragraph Formats
    • Format Text Placeholders

    Lesson 2: Adding Graphical Objects to a Presentation

    • Insert Clip Art and Pictures
    • Draw Shapes
    • Insert WordArt

    Lesson 3: Modifying Objects

    • Work with Objects
    • Change Object Orientation
    • Format Objects Group and Ungroup Objects
    • Arrange Objects

     



  • Session 2 - Lessons 4-6

    Lesson 4: Adding Tables to a Presentation

    • Create a Table
    • Format Tables
    • Insert a Table from Microsoft Word

    Lesson 5: Inserting Charts in a Presentation

    • Create a Chart
    • Edit Chart Data
    • Modify a Chart
    • Paste a Chart from Microsoft Excel

    Lesson 6: Preparing to Deliver a Presentation

    • Review Content
    • Add Transitions
    • Create Speaker Notes
    • Print a Presentation

     



  • Session 3 - Lessons 7 - 9

    Lesson 7: Customizing a Design Template

    • Set Up a Slide Master
    • Customize Slide Layouts
    • Create Custom Themes
    • Add Headers and Footers
    • Modify the Notes Master
    • Modify the Handout Master

    Lesson 8: Adding Diagrams to a Presentation

    • Create a Diagram
    • Modify Diagrams

    Lesson 9: Adding Special Effects to Presentations

    • Add Multimedia Elements
    • Customize Slide Component
    • Animation

     



  • Session 4 - Presenting Like a Pro

    Adopt a Beginner's Mind
    Ask the Right Questions
    Work Old School
    Be a Storyteller
    Be Ruthless

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  • Adopt a Beginner's Mind

    The first is to adopt a beginner’s mind with regards to creativity.  The second meaning for this concept has to do with keeping in mind your audience.



  • Ask the Right Questions

    a. What is my absolutely central point?
    b. Why does it matter?



  • Work Old School

    Step away from the computer in the beginning stages of preparation.



  • Be a Storyteller

    Preparing a presentation from a narrative approach makes your message stick.



  • Be Ruthless

    Be ruthless with what you choose to include. If it’s not connected to the core message, scrap it.



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Duration
This is typically delivered as a 1 day workshop


Pricing
Regular price: * $ 450
4 or More Participants: Call
In House: Call
* Per person plus applicable taxes for public delivery.

Course Hours
Classes Start at 9am and end at 4:30.
We provide an hour break for lunch and provide 2 x 15 minutes breaks. One in the AM and one in the afternoon.
Refreshments and snacks are provided throughout the day.


Questions
Phone: 902-463-8900
Email: randy@thinktraining.ca


Options
Available as a Tele-Seminar YES
Available as a eLearning YES
Available as an In-House YES

An In-House delivery is where we bring the course to your location. You supply the room, the participant and the snacks, we suppl the trainer and the training.