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PowerPoint Made Easy
Rating: 4.5 out of 5(1 rating)
6 students

PowerPoint Made Easy

Master Slides, Animations, Graphics and Design — From Beginner to Confident Intermediate User
Created byLisa Newton
Last updated 6/2026
English

What you'll learn

  • Create professional slide layouts with custom designs, backgrounds and colour schemes
  • Work with images, ClipArt, WordArt, SmartArt and shapes to build visually compelling slides
  • Add movies, audio and animations to bring presentations to life
  • Import and integrate Excel data and Word graphics directly into PowerPoint
  • Use rehearsed timing, handout printing and presentation delivery tools with confidence
  • Apply the PowerPoint Designer feature and modern design principles to create polished, audience-ready presentations
  • Introduction to co pilot

Course content

6 sections24 lectures3h 46m total length
  • Introduction to the course and your tutor2:22

Requirements

  • You will need access to Microsoft PowerPoint (any version from 2010 onwards)
  • No prior PowerPoint experience needed — the course takes you from the very beginning

Description

PowerPoint is one of the most used - and most misused - tools in business. Most people learn just enough to get by. This course takes you from uncertain beginner to confident, capable PowerPoint user in under four hours.

Every lecture is practical and screen-by-screen. You watch, you follow along, you build the skill. No jargon, no theory - just clear, focused teaching that gets you results you can use immediately.

Here's what you'll cover:

Design Elements - Learn how to create custom slide layouts, design stunning slides from scratch and work with pictures and images professionally. Get past the default templates and start creating presentations that actually look good.

Getting Creative - Build photo albums, work with ClipArt, tables, WordArt, shapes and SmartArt. These are the tools that transform a flat presentation into something visually engaging.

Bringing It to Life - Add movies and sound, use rehearsed timing to pace your presentation perfectly, and create animations that enhance rather than distract. Learn when to use animation and - just as importantly - when not to.

Using Other Programs - Import Excel charts and data directly into PowerPoint and move graphics between Word and PowerPoint seamlessly. If you use the Microsoft Office suite, these skills alone are worth the course.

Bonus Chapter - Includes the PowerPoint Designer feature, background design techniques and guidance on printing handouts and slides for different settings.

With a background in accounting, marketing and entrepreneurship, presentations have always been a core part of how I communicate and teach. Everything in this course comes from years of real-world use - not just software knowledge.

Whether you're preparing for a job interview, a client pitch, a classroom presentation or a business meeting, this course gives you the skills and the confidence to walk in and deliver something you're proud of.

Who this course is for:

  • Complete beginners who have never opened PowerPoint and want a solid foundation
  • Intermediate users who know the basics but want to go further with animations, multimedia and design
  • Professionals, students and entrepreneurs who need to create impressive presentations for work or business
  • Anyone who has a presentation coming up and wants practical, immediately usable skills