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PowerPoint Tips and Tricks for Business Presentations

PowerPoint Tips and Tricks for Business Presentations

with David Diskin



Author David Diskin lays out a practical framework for building and delivering business presentations in Microsoft PowerPoint, and covers tips and tricks for controlling elements in slide decks. This course demonstrates how to engage an audience, present data in meaningful ways, incorporate gestures, and manage question-and-answer sessions. The course also includes tips on creating photo slide shows and utilizing keyboard and mouse tricks. Exercise files accompany the course.
Topics include:
  • Adding whitespace
  • Applying transitions
  • Using photographs, colors, and fonts
  • Incorporating diagrams and SmartArt
  • Customizing layouts and templates
  • Animating bullets, photos, and other objects
  • Inserting music and audio
  • Utilizing speaker's notes and the Presenter view
  • Creating handouts
  • Planning the program
  • Dealing with distractions
  • Setting up and tearing down

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author
David Diskin
subject
Business, Office Suites, Presentations
software
PowerPoint 2007, 2010
level
Intermediate
duration
2h 55m
released
Jan 17, 2012

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