Think Outside the Slide! Tips and Techniques to Design Fabulous PowerPoint Presentations

Because PowerPoint isn't just bullet points anymore!

PowerPoint has clearly become the standard in presentation software. This tool has made it possible for people to put together presentations easily and inexpensively. But, are they effective? Or are they toxic? How often do we resort to slides of clip art and bullet points? Unfortunately, bullet points aren't what people remember.

What your audience will remember are visual images that help explain your points. So how can you jazz up your slides and transform them from ordinary to extraordinary? More importantly, how can you create slides that accurately and professionally communicate your business message – not just incorporate the tricks of PowerPoint? These questions will be answered in this workshop.

The program opens with an overview of 12 methods for creating more exciting and memorable PowerPoint slides. We then move into a hands-on workshop on how to create these slides. Topics covered include:

Topics:

Creating a unique look
Agendas
The 6 x 6 rule
Get visual
Reducing list fatigue
Shapes and shadows

Graphs
Tables
Diagrams
Animation
Sound / narration
Video

Who should attend? Those who currently use PowerPoint and want to learn how to create slides that are beyond bullet points.

What will you learn? Many of the techniques, tricks and shortcuts used to create great PowerPoint presentations.

Attendees must have a solid working knowledge of PowerPoint features and functionality and bring their own laptop with CD drive. This is not an introductory PowerPoint software class. The workshop includes a manual with all the step-by-step instructions.

View facilitator biography: Susan Stoen

Call or Email us Today! 952-697-3560; info@spokenimpact.com

Client Comments

The Transforming PowerPoint training was terrific. You showed us lots of great ideas for making our presentations far more visual and exciting. We will be applying everything we learned to our upcoming sales conference. Well worth the time and money.
Marvin Windows Product Planning Team

Lots of great ideas and insight into how to make PowerPoint more effective. I'm excited to put everything I learned to work with my next presentation.

Kristin Parr,
Sales Executive, TAJ Technologies

I really enjoyed the Power Point class. You were very professional, proficient – I couldn’t have asked for better trainers! Some courses drag on while you are waiting for the “aha’s” – this whole course was a gold nugget.

Kathy Passig,
The Bailey Consulting Group

Your 12 tips on how to transform PowerPoint combined with the hands-on workshop is exactly what I wanted. I'm very impressed. The "how-to" materials are worth the money alone.

Marianne Loire,
Art Director, Digital River