Presentation Skills using Microsoft PowerPoint (2 day)

Course Overview

'Death by PowerPoint' is a common syndrome in modern business, instead of using the software to enhance your presentation. This course will help you make the most out of your presentations by combining the basis of a presentation with the most commonly used software medium. Delegates will be able to apply these techniques to all of their future presentations, by using planning tools, basic animation and setting objectives.

Audience

Those who currently deliver presentations but wish to improve their quality and effectiveness through best practice techniques and the medium of Microsoft PowerPoint.

Skills Gained

• The ability to structure a presentation, using powerpoint as an effective support tool
• Use a variety of delivery styles to engage your audience
• The ability to create stimulating powerpoint slides

Course Outline

Creating a presentation

• The importance of structure
• Creating simple yet interesting slides
• Using diagrams, pictures, charts and tables to maintain interest
• Using templates to decrease formatting time
• The 'rules' for creating effective PowerPoint presentations

Delivering a presentation

• Setting objectives
• Stopping the audience 'drifting off'
• Using slides that supplement the speaker rather than distracting the audience
• Using animations effectively o Overcoming nerves and becoming a confident speaker

Techniques for coping with technical problems

• Coaching on creating effective slides
• Practice at delivering presentations
• Examples of 'good' and 'bad' Powerpoint presentations