DAY 1 - PowerPoint Essentials

Getting Started

Working with Text Slides

• Designing & creating a new presentation
• Entering and navigating text
• Selecting, inserting and deleting text
• Moving, copying and importing text

Formatting Text Slides

• Formatting and aligning text
• Paragraph and line spacing
• Bullets and numbers
• The Format Painter

Editing a Presentation

• Understanding objects
• Undo, redo and repeat edits
• Reordering in Slide Sorter view

Pictures and Drawings

• Using clipart
• Drawing and WordArt
• Text tool
• Changing object properties
• Selecting & grouping multiple objects

Designs and Templates

• Using templates and design templates
• Adding footers
• Understanding master slides
• Adding background objects

Creating a Slide Show

• Setting up and delivering a slide show
• Annotating slides
• Animation effects and custom animation

Printing Slides and Handouts

DAY 2 - Presentations Skills

Preparation

Getting Acquainted with your Audience

• Gathering audience information

Gathering Data

• Sources and types of data
• How to chose and present data

Organising your Information

Introductions and Conclusions

• Techniques that get attention
• Finish with a purpose

The Presentation Environment

Using Notes that Work for You

• Preparing and practising with your notes
• Using notes during the presentation

Dealing with Nervousness

• Sources of fear
• Methods to combat fear and cover up nerves

Verbal Communication

• Barriers to good communication
• Using your voice and language

Non-verbal Communication

• Elements of non-verbal communication
  Your body language and reading others'

Persuading an Audience

• Five steps to persuasion

Are there any Questions?

• When to take questions
• Techniques for fielding questions