Creating Powerful and Effective Presentations with PowerPoint (Completed)
Date: Thursday, March 16, 2023
Instructor: Stephen M. Yoss
| Begin Time: |
12:00pm Pacific Time
1:00pm Mountain Time
2:00pm Central Time
3:00pm Eastern Time |
| CPE Credit: |
2 hours for CPAs |
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Most successful leaders are often excellent communicators. They can clearly articulate a specific objective and align their team to a specific vision. Subject matter expertise is certainly important, but communicating that expertise effectively is just as important. Business presentations are one of the most common and useful ways to share a vision with a team or client. The tool of choice for most professionals is Microsoft PowerPoint for its ease of use, powerful features, and that it is included in the Office ecosystem.
Some of us have put together at least one presentation in our careers, but most of us need a better working knowledge of the application. Further, most don’t have a good understanding of how an effective presentation comes together. An effective presentation is more than just slapping together a couple of slides and having endless bullet points. It’s about telling a great story and getting your audience invested in the outcome. This class will review the best features and functions of PowerPoint. You are giving yourself the knowledge to put together your next presentation technically. Further, it will help you understand the bigger picture of business presentations and help you design the great story you want to tell.
Topics Covered
- Major functions and features of Microsoft PowerPoint
- How to structure an effective business presentation
- Tips and tricks of Microsoft PowerPoint
Learning Objectives
- Discuss and explain the characteristics of an effective business presentation
- List and demonstrate the main features and functions of Microsoft PowerPoint
- Explain the main benefits of using master slides in a presentation
- Compare and contrast the benefits and drawbacks of in-person versus virtual presentations
- Review and analyze how the content or message of a presentation should be organized
Level
Basic
Instructional Method
Group: Internet-based
NASBA Field of Study
Computer Software & Applications (2 hours)
Program Prerequisites
None
Advance Preparation
None
