Basic PowerPoint Training Course

Our Basic PowerPoint training course can be carried out in all versions of Microsoft.

All of our courses are full day courses, typically running from 9:30am to 4pm with two coffee breaks and a lunch break throughout to break up the course. Timings can be slightly flexible though to fit in with your needs. We can also create a bespoke course to tailor the contents of the course to your needs. Just ask, we’d be happy to help.

Key Content

The key content that is covered in the course can be found below:

 

  • The PowerPoint screen and icons
  • Master Slides – creating a professional consistent image
  • Creating Slides, Fonts and Formats
  • Different Slides, Different layouts
  • Inserting charts, pictures, tables, organisation charts
  • Headers & Footers, Printing
  • Running a slide show
  • Running a slide show and Rehearse Timings
  • Transitions and custom animation
  • Design Templates – standard and self-created
  • Action Buttons on slides
  • Movies and Sounds
  • Using WordArt
  • Exercises throughout

Course Objectives

The objective of this course is to enable the trainee to understand how to create a simple slide show presentation with a master slide layout and some design templates. We will cover the introduction of text, pictures, charts and differing styles of slides. The trainee will gain good experience in how to run the slide show with transitions and applying simple custom animation. We will also look at action button and the introduction of inserting sound and movie objects.

FAQs

How is the Basic PowerPoint training course structured?
We mainly cover the basics on how to create a PowerPoint presentation for most of the day. Then we cover a variety of features in the second part of the afternoon that can help you in creating the presentations. There is also a mid morning break, lunch break and mid afternoon break planned in to make sure that it isn’t too much information for you in one go.

 

Does the training cover the latest Microsoft Office 365 updates?
Yes it does. Most of the content of our PowerPoint training courses transfers across and is compatible with any future updates of Microsoft 365. We also regularly review all of our PowerPoint 365 training courses to ensure any new features and tools are not missed out.

 

How can Microsoft PowerPoint training benefit my business?
PowerPoint is the best package for members of staff to be able to use for creating presentations so training will benefit any member of staff greatly. It can help increase the knowledge of how to put the presentations together in a professional way and develop those skills for them. This will then help your business stand out in any industry.

 

How do I know if this is the right level course for my PowerPoint training needs?
With PowerPoint as a package we say that generally this basic level course is a good level for everyone to start off with. Otherwise we say that a good indicator of your level, is that if you know at least 80% of the content covered confidently then you are ok to go on the next level course. However if you are unsure, we suggest it is best to do the level to make sure you are confident enough to move onto the next one.

 

Comments and Testimonials

Brusco Food Group – Excel training courses to enhance staff skills

John delivered the session in a relaxed manner. He ensured that all abilities were catered for and that people were learning at their own pace.
For the employees that needed a little more time, they did not feel pressured to move on and for the employees that were a little more advanced, John demonstrated some great tips and tricks!!
The day sessions were interesting, enjoyable and well planned. We can totally recommend this course and have booked for future intermediate training and an advanced bespoke course.

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Thank you John for an engaging session. It has opened our eyes to many shortcuts and features that will make our working days run smoother.
Being a small charity, we do a lot of data collection and evaluation, to show the impact of our work. John showed us useful ways to record, sort and display our data in Excel. This will save us a lot of time! Thanks John.
A clear, well-structured course that catered for every level of computer literacy!

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LPR – Helping train staff in Excel

John delivered the session in a relaxed manner. He ensured that all abilities were catered for and that people were learning at their own pace.
For the employees that needed a little more time, they did not feel pressured to move on and for the employees that were a little more advanced, John demonstrated some great tips and tricks!!
The day sessions were interesting, enjoyable and well planned. We can totally recommend this course and have booked for future intermediate training and an advanced bespoke course.

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Microsoft Office Access – supporting your business development

John worked closely with the office team at Red Hill Christian Centre… as our needs have grown and changed he has trained us to adapt this at each stage.

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The SL Shop – Training Staff in Microsoft Excel 365

JPL came out to the SL Shop to give us some Excel training, we were blown away at how much we learnt on the intermediate course. What we have learnt is already being put into action throughout the company to streamline our processes. Advanced course booked and we are very excited. Great courses and an even greater teacher, thanks John.

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