Whether you are preparing an executive report, training material, or a client presentation, PowerPoint holds far more potential than what most users leverage on a daily basis.
This training allows you to make the most of the tool from A to Z: from the fundamental rules of visual communication to advanced slide master customization, including the integration of rich content such as SmartArt, Excel charts, videos, and animated images (GIFs).
You will discover how to take advantage of Copilot, the artificial intelligence assistant integrated into PowerPoint, to quickly generate relevant visual content. The modules dedicated to animations, the Morph transition, and section zooms provide you with the keys to make every presentation lively and memorable.
Not to mention Presenter view, which helps you deliver your slideshow with clarity and confidence, in any situation.
Objectives
To provide the knowledge and skills required to make use of PowerPoint’s key features in order to quickly and easily create and modify presentations.
Is it for you ?
This training is designed for professionals who use PowerPoint regularly and wish to go beyond basic features to produce presentations that live up to their ideas. It is particularly suitable for managers, project leads, consultants, coordinators, communications officers, trainers, and anyone tasked with creating or delivering slideshows in a professional setting.
Prerequisite
Basic knowledge of PowerPoint. This training is not suitable for users with Mac computers.
Your benefits
Content
This training guides you through five progressive modules: from the foundations of visual communication to live delivery, including advanced customization, integration of rich content, and techniques to energize your slideshows. Each module is designed to be directly applicable to your daily work environment.
Module 1: Adopting Professional Best Practices
Before creating anything, the best presenters lay the right groundwork: readability, color harmony, and selecting quality visuals.
Key topics:
- Tips for presenters and slideshow creators
- Presentation objectives and PowerPoint use cases according to the context
- The golden rules of readability and visual hierarchy
- Color harmony and defining consistent graphic standards
- Selecting and using high-quality visuals
Module 2: Customizing Your Slide Master
The slide master is the engine of your slideshows' visual consistency. Master it to create personalized, reusable themes that align with your organization’s brand.
Key topics:
- The role and structure of the slide master
- Modifying existing layouts
- Creating new custom layouts
- Saving a custom theme and applying it to new slideshows
- Generating a presentation from a Word document and a custom theme
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Module 3: Integrating Varied Visual Content
SmartArt, charts, videos, custom shapes, and artificial intelligence are all tools to enrich and energize your slides.
Key topics:
- Using Copilot (the AI assistant integrated into PowerPoint) to generate slides and visuals
- Inserting and customizing SmartArt diagrams
- Integrating Excel charts
- Working with images and creating custom shapes
- Transforming lists into impactful visuals using the Designer tool
- Linking external documents to a slide via the Action tool
- Integrating video files into a presentation
Module 4: Finalizing and Energizing the Slideshow
A polished slideshow stands out in its smallest details. Animations, the Morph transition, section zooms, and video export: give your presentation fluidity and impact.
Key topics:
- Animating elements and SmartArt diagrams
- Using the Morph transition to create fluid motion effects between slides
- Creating animated images (GIFs) directly from PowerPoint
- Navigating the presentation using section zooms
- Inserting headers and footers
- Exporting the presentation in video format for easy sharing
Module 5: Presenting with Clarity and Confidence
Leverage Presenter view and its tools to deliver a fluid and professional presentation.
Key topics:
- Navigating and utilizing all features of Presenter view
- Using annotation and navigation tools during a presentation
💡 Useful information
Our training sessions are offered in Montreal or Quebec City, in person or in virtual format. Dates and locations are provided when you select your session below. If you have any questions regarding registration, schedules, the language of instruction, or cancellation policies, please consult our FAQ .
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