Microsoft Power BI

    Complete Presentation Skills (Theory & MS PowerPoint)

    Course Duration: Two Day

    Target Audience:

    This programme has been designed to assist anyone needing to develop and improve elements of their presentation skills.

    Course Objectives:

    Develop skills required to make presentations. Be able to undertake effective planning and preparation for presentations. Be capable of handling appropriate visual aids, equipment and material. Develop understanding of effective presentation delivery techniques. Undertake practice of delivery techniques with feedback and discussion.

    Course Outline:

    Introduction, Objectives and Expectations

    Key Factors for Effective Presentation

    • Objectives and purpose of presentations
    • Main presentation methodologies – from small groups to seminars
    • Identification of presentation formats required by participants

    Planning and Preparing Presentations

    • Setting clear objectives and required outcomes
    • Identifying audiences and their expectations
    • Determining key messages
    • Preparing content of presentation and methods of representation – charts, diagrams, visual images etc.
    • Use of visual aids and their application
    • Design and format of visual presentation media, including use of PowerPoint
    • Question and Answers Session to address specific participant issues

    Conducting Presentations

    • Do’s and don'ts of good presentation technique
    • Managing stress and nerves prior to and during presentations
    • Handling prepared material, visual aids and presentation equipment
    • Managing body language, tone of voice, pace, etc.
    • Handling interaction with audience
    • Dealing with difficult issues and questions
    • How to close out presentations
    • Question and Answers Session to address specific participant issues

    Programme Review and Evaluation

    • Use will be made of open group discussion, exercises and role-plays with analysis and feedback.

    PowerPoint - Creating and Managing Slides

    • Creating Customised Layouts
    • Formatting Slides
    • Multiple objects on one slide
    • Best Practice guidelines
    • Exporting to PDF
    • Printing Handouts and Notes Pages

    Templates

    • Applying a Template
    • Creating / Saving a Customised Templates

    Using Smart Art and Drawing

    • Choosing from the designs
    • Converting Text to SmartArt
    • Converting SmartArt to Shapes

    Charts

    • Building Chart Slides
    • Entering Data for Charts
    • Chart Options

    Inserting and Managing Multimedia

    • Movies, Sounds, Pictures (e.g. Scanned, Digital photos)
    • Videos from files or the Internet

    Slide Shows

    • Adding Transition Effects
    • Using Animation Effects
    • Saving a Slide Show
    • Running a Slide Show
    • Best Practice guidelines

    Course Summary and Review

    • Course Recap
    • Questions and Answers
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