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To equip presenters who use PowerPoint to create presentation slides that will motivate and persuade their audience. This is achieved through a combination of theoretical and practical components coupled with more than 10 case studies.
Upon registration, you will receive:
- A questionnaire - To be filled up so that the trainer can have an idea of your standard and background
- A PowerPoint exercise file - To be downloaded to the participants laptops which will be used during the workshop
- A link to an online tutorial (15mins) - Designed for the weaker participants to prevent the workshop from slowing down
1. Understanding the mindset of your audience
Looking at the left and right brain processes. Do you know most presenters create content that only speaks to your left brain and totally ignore the right brain which retains information more effectively?Through this opening session, you will develop the knowledge to create slides that can target both the left and right brain of your audience to achieve maximum retention for the content you presenting.
Studying The Top Five Annoyances Of Presentations
We will also discover what the top five annoyances of presentations are based on an annual survey which will condition you to create slides that are audience-centric.
2. Exploring Fundamentals of Aesthetics
Laying The Grid and Applying Alignment.Are you at a lost when deciding where to place your text boxes and pictures?
Do you feel the layout of your slides is messy? Through the study of using a grid system and applying alignment, you will discover that designing your layout can be fun.
Knowing Your Type
Do you know that using the wrong text size and type is one of the top annoyances that audience is experiencing? This section will address these problems and provide you with the skill to deploy your type more effectively.
Establishing Hierarchy
Have you ever seen a slide that has the wrong emphasis? And do you know the techniques to direct the attention of your audience? Through the study of hierarchy, you will see how contrast plays a big part in achieving this and eliminating "noise" from your slides.
3. Harnessing the Power of Slide Master
Creation of Title Slide and applying Slide Master. Have you ever experienced the challenge of not being able to integrate a template from another PowerPoint file? And do you know you can have numerous templates for your slides and change them at the click of a button? This section will show you how to do it and give you more amazing possibilities for your slides.
4. Complex Diagrams Made Easy Unleashing the power of the "Zoom out" effect
Have you encounter problems with complex diagrams or flowcharts? Very often when presented on PowerPoint slides, these diagrams get really small on the screen and incomprehensible to the audience. Is there a way out? Through this session, you will discover a powerful technique to present these complex diagrams and make your audience see your point.
5. Finding Your Flow
Understanding the power of overview slides through the "Dimming" and "Colour Change" effect
Do you struggle to present your four main points that contain five other sub-points within your presentation? Can your audience follow the flow of your message? Or do they get lost in an ocean of information and switch off soon after you have started? We will share with you how you can create a presentation that is clear and easy to follow by using advanced animation and proper sequencing.
“A technically dry subject made lively and fun! Great workshop/program. Strongly recommended for anyone who uses PowerPoint for presentation. Kelvin is wonderful! Very knowledgeable and helpful”.
Jeffrey Foo, Group HR Manager, Port of Singapore Authority International Ltd |
