Avoiding Death by PowerPoint

 
 
Avoiding Death by PowerPoint training
 
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Why attend this training for producive effective PowerPoint presentations?

 
Everyone has experienced it at one time or another. Slide after slide, full of text and information overload. It’s no wonder that people groan when they think of PowerPoint. Yet it’s not the programme that creates the problem – it’s those who use it poorly. This workshop will change your views on PowerPoint and show you how to create great slides that support your message and delight your audience.
 

Who is this avoiding death by PowerPoint training for?


Anyone who creates PowerPoint slides for prese¬ntations and wants to improve the quality of the content, layout and overall impact they make.
 

Benefits of PowerPoint training

  • Learn how to create great slides quickly and easily
  • Discover how to use images to transform the impact of your presentations
  • Use colour and tints to bring your presentation to life
  • Find out how to use animation effectively and appropriately
  • Feel confident in your ability to produce slides you’re proud of every time

 
 
 

What you will learn in this PowerPoint training course


First principles
  • Making your presentation audience-centred and knowing what you want to achieve
  • Why you, rather than the slides, are the presentation

Avoiding information overload

  • Why it’s difficult to process information when it comes in written and spoken form at the same time
  • Using the six by six rule and the Read, Rotate, Repeat system
  • Why less is more – focusing on key messages

Improving typography and text

  • Getting the size of the text and font right
  • Common pitfalls and how to avoid them

 Choosing and using images powerfully

  • Why images are important
  • Understanding resolution
  • Tweaking for colour and contrast

Effective layout and design

  • Combining text and pictures
  • The importance of good margins and alignment

Diagrams, charts, graphs and illustrations

  • Keeping it simple and clear 
  • Drawing upon the full range of charts and graphs available

Making the most of colour

  • The psychology of colour
  • Shades, tints and percentages

Animations, build-ups and reveals

  • Using animation to show movement and relationship
  • How to use reveals effectively

Make that final check count

  • The importance of accurate proof reading and checking
     

 

Course details
Maximum participants: 8
Duration: 1/2 day
Available as: In-company & Open course
In-company course price: Please contact us
UK open course price: £0.00 + VAT
   
 
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