PowerPoint Mastering Presentations

PowerPoint Mastering Presentations

Build Professional Presentations with PowerPoint Tools and Time-Saving Features
This practical course helps new and current PowerPoint users create professional, effective presentations. You will build confidence with core presentation tasks, including creating and viewing slides, formatting text and objects, using masters and themes, and adding visuals, media and Excel content in a workplace context.

Whether you are new to PowerPoint or want to strengthen your existing skills, this course helps you build practical presentation capabilities you can apply more confidently and consistently at work.

PowerPoint Mastering Presentations is ideal for people who:

• Are new or current Microsoft PowerPoint users who want to create professional and effective presentations.
• Need to prepare slides for meetings, training sessions, proposals or workplace updates.
• Need to create, format and deliver slide-based presentations more efficiently.
• Want to build the stated practical capabilities
• Want to apply the course content in workplace activities

To attend PowerPoint Mastering Presentations, you should:

• Be familiar with a personal computer, Microsoft Windows and a mouse
• Basic word-processing skills are recommended

After completing PowerPoint Mastering Presentations, you will be able to:

• Create, navigate and view PowerPoint presentations
• Format slides, text, lists, tables, images and drawing objects
• Use title slides, slide masters and themes
• Add SmartArt, media and Excel content
• Apply transitions, animations and time-saving shortcuts

Navigation and Presentation Basics

• Navigate PowerPoint
• Create and view a presentation
• Use title slides

Slide Masters, Themes and Formatting

• Apply and edit slide masters
• Use themes
• Format presentations for a consistent, professional look

Text, Lists and Tables

• Add and format text
• Create lists
• Tabulate text

Pictures and Drawing Objects

• Insert online pictures and pictures from other sources
• Draw and format objects
• Use drawing tools

SmartArt, Charts and Linked Content

• Add SmartArt
• Add Excel features to PowerPoint
• Link to Excel charts

Media, Transitions and Animation

• Add audio, video and online content
• Use media clips
• Animate text and images
• Apply transitions

Presenting and Time-Saving Features

• Show a presentation
• Use quick keys and shortcuts
• Review the presentation for effective on-screen delivery