Beginners Guide To Business Presentations And Powerpoint

Learn to create professional PowerPoint slides for business and deliver them with maximum impact online or in person

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English
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2.5 hours
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Jan 2024
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What you will learn

Principles of slide composition and design using palettes and templates for maximum visual impact

Why Amazon has banned PowerPoint and the importance of a clear and concise narrative for each slide

Presenting using virtual meeting platforms like Teams and how you can use collaboration features while presenting

Why you shouldn't use animations or transitions and how they distract from your content

How pictures and diagrams can be misinterpreted and how to avoid that in your presentations

Presenting in a physical setting and how to maximise your impact by understanding the room setting

The importance of a well prepared executive summary and how it supports your preparation

Getting started in Powerpoint using key features to build and layout different elements such as shapes, tables, charts

How to deal with people who are busy on their phones or laptops while you are presenting

How to avoid cluttering a slide with too much detail and how to keep the number of slides down

Why Mark Twain was thinking about PowerPoint slides when he said "I was going to write you a short letter but I didn't have time, so I wrote you a long letter"

Different presentation settings and reasons for presentations and why that matters for your slides

How to maximise a public presentation by understanding the room and engaging your audience

Description

"I always thought I understood PowerPoint but this course has given me more light and understanding. I am definitely ready to create my own slides and presents." - Malesela M.

"Peter certainly practises what he preaches! The live examples and practical demonstrations are brilliant and establish Peter's credibility for teaching the course. The material is targeted and relevant for giving an effective presentation, with no unnecessary detail. I love Peter's humour and honest no-nonsense approach to coping with what will go wrong." - Janet A.

"Having to know the different types of presentations, when and how to use them and the purpose of using and knowing these different forms of presentations. How to set up good presentation slides and which content to include on those slides and also how to set up a powerful virtual and physical presentation that will grab your audience attention and also how to use the different editing format that will help you make a killer power point presentation." - Nosipho Khumalo

"This is the best course that shows you how to do quality presentations which is exactly what I needed to know, absolutely valuable and helpful for my personal growth." - Josephine Mahlangu

"Excellent thus far! Thank you Peter, once again your lesson and course have given me so much knowledge and understanding about this topic. Really enjoyed" - Werner van Wyk

In this course I will teach you how to prepare and present powerful business presentations using Powerpoint. The course includes techniques for presenting online so that you still maximise the impact of your presentation if everyone is working from home. I've presented to thousands of people in all kinds of settings during my 20 year career which includes 10 years as a management consultant and 10 years in leadership roles at large financial institutions. Your career success will depend on how well you can communicate and delivering presentations is a crucial method of communication in the workplace. Learn these skills today to make you a more powerful PowerPoint presenter for business.

I will teach you about the following

  • Different presentation settings; conferences, executive meetings, small team meetings

  • Reasons for presentations; status updates, executive reviews, approvals, business cases, projects

  • Understand why Powerpoint is banned at Amazon and how you can avoid abusing Powerpoint

  • How agendas are set and presentations are compiled and distributed before a meeting

  • How to combine text, graphics, data, charts and other visual material in aesthetic slides

  • Using Powerpoint from scratch and the techniques of creating your first basic slide

  • Why Mark Twain was thinking about Powerpoint when he said "I was going to write you a short letter but I didn't have time, so I wrote you a long letter"

  • How to avoid cluttering a slide with too much detail and how to keep the number of slides down

  • The importance of an executive summary and how this helps you deliver a better presentation

  • How pictures can easily be misinterpreted and why an unambiguous narrative is critical

  • Why you shouldn't repeat words on a slide and what a title and sub-title should achieve

  • The "so-what" box and how you must incorporate this element on your most important slides

  • How virtual meetings allow you to add a bit more detail onto slides

  • Different views in Powerpoint as well as adding shapes, text, doing alignment and keyboard shortcuts

  • Drawing tools, tables, charts, smart art, borders, fill, outline, grid and guides

  • Transitions and animations and why you should avoid using them in business presentations

  • Why you shouldn't use gradients, mix pictures and text or use curly fonts that are too small

  • How to use all the collaboration features of online meeting tools while you are presenting

  • Why you shouldn't ask people if they can see your slides or hear you when you start presenting

  • Presentations in a physical setting and the importance of understanding the room beforehand

  • How to deal with people who are busy on their phones or laptops while you are presenting

  • Why you should tell people what you are going to tell them before you actually tell them

  • Why it doesn't matter if you don't actually present your slides and why that's sometimes important

You can become a powerful powerpoint presenter by following the lessons in this course, locking in the learnings with the worksheets and applying what you have learnt in your next presentation.

Content

Introduction And Watch Two Of Peter's Public Business Presentations

Introduction And Why Presentation Skills Are Crucial For Your Career Success
Watch Peter Alkema Do Powerful Public Business Presentations Using Powerpoint

Master Your Approach To Being A Powerful Business Presenter With Powerpoint

Understand The Different Types Of Presentations And Settings You Will Experience
Important Principles Of Preparing & Delivering Powerful Business Presentations

Learn Powerpoint Features, Tips, Shortcuts And See Examples Of Terrible Slides

Walk Through Of Powerpoint Basic Features For Business Presentations
Slide Creation And Layout Techniques To Maximise Visual Impact And Aesthetics
Examples Of Terrible Slides And How Not To Develop PowerPoint Presentations

Presenting Your Slides With Powerful Delivery That Maximises Your Preparation

How To Deliver Powerful Business Presentations In Virtual Meetings
In Person Delivery Of Powerpoint Slides To Maximise Physical Presence

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Reviews

Mustafa
September 12, 2023
Not what I expected. I was expecting powerpoint abilities, but this course focuses on delivering presentations to online or in-person audiences rather than creating them.
Nupur
June 22, 2023
PowerPoint is always a part of my interest level. I want to learn this as if I want to grow in learning & development area, power-point is much required. Power-point is not only interesting but also a creative way to present your skills. as a beginner, this course will help me to learn PowerPoint better.
John
June 20, 2023
After almost 15 minutes I have only learned what he is going to present! Way too long an introduction to the course.
Danielle
March 23, 2023
Just the basics. There were some new features since my training on PowerPoint years ago. Done very well too. :)
Marta
March 10, 2023
I like Powerpoint, however it is not like Word or Excel, it is similar. It is challenging to learn Powerpoint.
Robert
December 30, 2022
Couple of the presentations had different volume level than the others. Section 5 - nr. 16 was particularly loud.
Kajsa
December 29, 2022
Great lesson, good reminder of tools that are there but that I had forgotten about. SmartArt being one of them.
Jacek
December 4, 2022
Very brief and concrete summary of DO and DON'Ts of how to prepare a good-quality presentation and how to run it.
Nataliia
November 23, 2022
Loved review of principles of building a good slide for presenting both online and in person. I liked the video explaining “Why Amazon has banned PowerPoint and the importance of a clear and concise narrative for each slide”. Many people would boost their meetings’ level if they went through this course. Also, 2.5 hours were attractive comparing to longer trainings, a lot of which waste many minutes going around the topic, but not speaking to the concrete point.
Tiyani
September 14, 2022
I recently began a new role where I am now presenting on a regular basis. Although I have a basic understanding of how to use PowerPoint, taking this course was intended to help me sharpen those skills and master the habit of conveying powerful presentations at all forums where I must present.
Lerato
August 28, 2022
IT WAS INDEED A GOOD COURSE SINCE WE DO MONTHLY PRESENTATIONS AT WORK USING POWERPOIN, I HAVE GAINED SOME EXPERIENCE FOR PRESENTING USING GRAPHS
Wilailak
June 6, 2022
I have basic knowledge about Power point, this course is vey useful for me. This help for doing Power point in efficiency slides, learning do and don't for presentation, a lot of technique.
Gcinashe
March 11, 2022
The clarity at which different features are explained is of highest standard. The pace, and practical examples to make it stick are some of many other things I liked about the course. You just get to understand quicker ways of making professional presentation. I enjoyed the course.
Nicola
January 21, 2022
I have used powerpoint for a long time but learnt so many new things and shortcuts to make things easier.
Mark
December 28, 2021
Great presentation of course goals. Easy presentation decorum and easily, non-technical information.

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