Microsoft PowerPoint Beginners (Level 1)
It is a document projected on a wall.
The deck has eleven bullets on the slide and someone is reading them aloud. Everyone in the room finished reading forty seconds ago and is now on their phone. That is the default outcome of PowerPoint, because the default template is a document template with a projector attached.
This class is about the alternative. Participants learn what a slide is for, which is supporting a person who is speaking, and build decks accordingly. It is the most immediately visible training on this page: the difference shows up in the next meeting.
Marketing, communications, and operations staff take this because they present and were never taught to. HR uses it in onboarding where presenting is part of the role. It covers building the deck; the speaking side is Presentation Skills for the Workplace.
Content, examples, and exercises are built around your own files and workflows before delivery. Most groups train live online, and on-site in-person delivery is available by request. This class is available by request only, with a three participant minimum, and sits alongside our other Microsoft Office training.
This course includes
- Live, instructor led class delivered across two sessions
- Rebuilding one of your own real decks during class
- The slide master and layouts taught as the thing that keeps a deck consistent
- Presenting from the deck, including presenter view and a sendable version
- Digital learning materials and take home reference guides
- Certificate of completion for every participant
Description
The first session is why decks fail and what a slide is actually for. Participants learn that a slide someone can read is a slide they will read instead of listening to you, and rebuild one of their own accordingly. Most cut two thirds of the text and immediately see the difference.
The middle is construction. Layouts and the slide master, so a deck is consistent by design rather than by someone manually matching fonts. Working with images and shapes without them drifting. Building a template the team can use so every deck does not start from a blank slide.
The final session is data and delivery. Showing a number so a room understands it: chart choice, cutting the decoration, and titling a slide with the finding rather than the topic. Then presenting: presenter view, notes, transitions used sparingly, and exporting a version to send that works without you narrating it.
What You'll Learn at a Glance
- Understand what a slide is for and build accordingly
- Recognize why a readable slide competes with the speaker
- Use layouts and the slide master so a deck is consistent by design
- Work with images and shapes that stay where you put them
- Show a number so a room understands it
- Title a slide with the finding rather than the topic
- Present from a deck, and export a version that works without you
Details
Duration
Prerequisites
There are no prerequisites for this class. It assumes no PowerPoint experience beyond opening it. Participants who also want to work on delivering the presentation can pair it with Presentation Skills for the Workplace.
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Tuition
Microsoft PowerPoint Beginners (Level 1) is available by request only, scheduled around your team.
- $359 per participant, with a three participant minimum
- Private training: request a custom quote. One on one sessions and teams below the three participant minimum are priced case by case
- Larger groups: request a custom quote. We price larger cohorts case by case based on group size, schedule, and delivery format
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