PowerPoint Presentation Skills – 1 day course

Our courses have been designed to cover skills which can be used by both the advanced presenter and the novice. Our objective is to teach you the skills and techniques which will give you both the confidence and competence to enjoy making PowerPoint presentations. We will be giving action points which can help you to sharpen your presentation image; master the complexities of this exciting method of presenting information; allow you to appear both confident and competent and increase your credibility in the eyes of colleagues and clients. Excellent presentation skills using PowerPoint will give you a platform to demonstrate your communication skills, influencing abilities and promotion potential.

Course Dates

  • March 9, 2012
  • April 18, 2012
  • May 17, 2012
  • June 18, 2012
  • July 9, 2012
  • July 20, 2012
  • August 13, 2012
  • August 17, 2012
  • September 21, 2012
  • October 16, 2012

Who will benefit from the course?

Our courses allow all staff to benefit from enhanced presentation skills using PowerPoint. The types of delegate we have trained previously are:

  • Directors and senior managers
  • Sales and fundraising staff
  • Local government employees
  • Managers, department heads, team leaders and supervisors
  • Technical and academic team members

The Training

The topics covered on the PowerPoint presentation skills course are:

  • how to clarify and put across your key messages with confidence
  • holding the audience attention throughout the whole presentation
  • producing slides to maximise impact
  • projecting and maintaining credibility in your presentation
  • recognising the do’s and don’ts of effective PowerPoint presentations
  • creating great first impression
  • powerful presentation beginnings and endings
  • unleashing the power of PowerPoint animations
  • voice projection and techniques for enhancing your vocal image
  • writing impromptu PowerPoint presentations
  • using presentation equipment expertly
  • how to recognise and avoid common PowerPoint presentations pitfalls
  • maximising your body language and non-verbal image

Delegate’s final presentations are constructively critiqued using video feedback

PowerPoint Presentation Skills Course Agenda

  • Establishing key messages for great presentation
  • How to design and structure exciting presentations
  • Using PowerPoint templates to produce professional slide shows
  • Design tips for powerful slides
  • Using animations successfully
  • How to maximise your vocal delivery
  • Powerful body language tips and techniques
  • Vocal image – using the voice to create impact and interest
  • Using presentation equipment effectively
  • Working with audio and video in presentations
  • Group presentations
  • Action planning and course close

Our training is carried out in a risk free environment which encourages delegates to practice the skills needed for successful appraisals. We use a number of training methods including role-play, video, audio, workshops and group exercises to enhance the learning process.

Why choose Total Success for your training?

  • our lead trainers have over 18 years experience in training
  • a maximum of 8 delegates means more time spent on individual needs
  • we guarantee to run the course and will never cancel at the last moment
  • free subscription to our monthly training newsletter

All open courses are trained in Central London at the St Giles Hotel.

Each delegate receives a comprehensive training workbook that doubles as an open course manual. Courses run from 9.30-5.30 with lunch and refreshments provided.

In-Company Courses

Total Success have developed a series of in-house training modules. These are designed so that an organisation can pick the training which is more applicable to its own needs and budget. Please call us to discuss your specific requirements

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