Overview:
Great presentations don't happen by accident they're built with intention.
Whether you're pitching to clients, presenting project updates, or delivering training, your slides can make or break your message. Join Ray, a PowerPoint specialist, for this hands-on session where you'll learn to craft polished, professional presentations from the ground up.
What You'll Discover:
- PowerPoint's Hidden Gems
- Navigate the Ribbon and Backstage View like a pro (no more hunting for features!)
- Set up your slide deck for success with smart planning and time-saving templates
- Design with Impact
- Choose colors that evoke the right emotions and reinforce your message
- Source stunning, royalty-free images, videos, and music to elevate your slides
- Content That Connects
- Master layouts and placeholders to structure slides effortlessly
- Insert and format text, graphics, and media like a design pro
Why This Matters:
Audiences remember only 10% of what they hear but 65% of what they see. With Ray's techniques, you'll:
- Save hours of frustration with PowerPoint's tools
- SCreate slides that hold attention and drive action
- SBuild a repeatable system for professional presentations
Perfect For:
- Project managers presenting to stakeholders
- Teams creating client pitches or internal reports
- Anyone who wants to move beyond "basic" slides
Session Format:
50 minutes (35 min live demo + 10 min Q&A + 5 min bonus tips)
"Your slides should amplify your ideas not distract from them. Let me show you how." -Ray
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Key Takeaways:
- Work faster with PowerPoint's most powerful (but overlooked) tools
- Design slides that align with your brand and goals
- Avoid common mistakes that make presentations feel amateur
Don't just present impress.
Why should you Attend:
Who Should Attend?
- Professionals who present data or project updates
- Teams looking to standardize slide design
- Anyone ready to transform their PowerPoint skills
Ray's webinars replicate the in-person classroom experience and include a professional Learning Guide with practical hands-on exercise files, providing a superior learning and knowledge retention experience for attendees.
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- Harness the full potential of your software investment
- Time-Efficient Power Learning with Focused Topics
- Practical Hands-On Skill Enhancement with High Retention
- Supporting Resources, Learning Guide and Practice Files
- Improved Productivity, Quality and Error Minimisation
- Up-to-Date Current Knowledge Transfer
- Professional Development Recognised for Career Advancement
- Interactive Experience Through Chat and Live Interaction
- Rapid Return on Investment
Areas Covered in the Session:
- PowerPoint Screen and Ribbon
- Backstage View and Options
- Planning, Templates and Design Ideas
- Plan a PowerPoint Slide Show
- Influence of Colors on Emotions in a PowerPoint Slideshow
- Obtain Free Images Videos and Music for a Slideshow
- Start a New PowerPoint Slideshow File
- Understand Layouts, Placeholders and Inserting a Variety of Features
- Text and Content
Who Will Benefit:
- Anyone using Artificial Intelligence and Microsoft Office from fields including Government, Business, Education, Accounting, Banking, Finance, Investment, Bookkeeping, Consulting, Tourism, Hospitality etc
Instructor:
Ray Evans blends a professional, easy-going style with a strong grasp of adult learning-shown in his broad mix of classroom, seminar, workshop, and live-online delivery, plus the practical materials that support them.
Backed by Microsoft certifications, he teaches more than 2,500 topics across Artificial Intelligence, Copilot, ChatGPT, DeepSeek, Excel, Access, Outlook, Project, PowerPoint, Word, Visio, and Publisher.
He also holds qualifications in Frontline Management, Accounting, Training and Assessment, and is certified in Six Sigma business-improvement methodology.
Since 1990, Ray has trained over 40,000 students, business owners, and executives and authored extensive training and procedural documents, complex reports, and engaging web content-demonstrating strong communication skills and exceptional knowledge transfer.
To provide the best learning and knowledge retention experience for attendees, Ray’s unique and engaging webinars replicate the in-person classroom experience and include:
A comprehensive step-by-step Learning Guide
Demonstrations and practical exercises
Exercise files; and
Productivity techniques