Despite well-founded arguments against the use of PowerPoint, it continues to be the tool of choice in delivering professional presentations. Learn to enliven your presentations and make PowerPoint work for you! Eschew bulleted points in favour of visual illustrations and examples of your key points. Learn about the risks of using the tool’s defaults and the rewards of creating a clear, interesting and powerful presentation.

Topics

• Understanding the risks of using simple formats to present complex ideas
• Organizing the presentation
• Selecting images that support the spoken presentation
• Using text to support your images
• Selecting a slide design
• Designing the framework: opening, transition and closing slides