
Hello,
Welcome to the PowerPoint Design for Business Presentation.
Whether your delivering the presentation or preparing slide decks for others, the use of PowerPoint has become one the most ubiquitous tools in business. And still, so few of us have learned the depth and full range of its capability to create truly stunning, engaging or compelling presentation decks.
Going beyond just clicking buttons and learning the functions this course will introduce you to using PowerPoint at a higher level and showcase its full potential. Whether its deigning icons, creating compelling content or using 3D models or animation to showcase concepts to clients or management.
There are many topics to choose from and please feel free to jump in at any section.
We truly hope you enjoy this course and find it useful for your own needs.
Mark.
Learn to design engaging PowerPoint images by exploring insertion methods, compositing, and photo motion, including placeholders, format backgrounds, shape fill, parallax effects, and grid layouts aligned with brand style.
Learn image compositing in PowerPoint by overlaying two images with transparency and soft edges, then apply color corrections and effects to create contextual, brand-aligned visuals.
Explore how to create image composites in PowerPoint by adding pictures, rotating and flipping, cropping to shapes, adjusting color temperature and transparency, and layering effects.
Learn to design a dynamic product showcase slide by building a gradient fill background with horizon lines and fog, then place engine parts with color tweaks, shadows, and subtle animations.
Create a digital double of a monitor in PowerPoint by constructing shapes, applying 3D rotation and perspective, lighting, and a screen image to craft a realistic mockup.
Create device and screen mockups in PowerPoint by building a digital double, applying blur and shadows, and refining images with remove background, merge shapes, and gradient fill.
Photomotion introduces photo motion to enhance engagement in presentations, showing simple zoom, pan, and wipe effects and teaching parallax techniques in PowerPoint.
Learn to work with shapes, apply gradient color, and master the merge shapes tool to craft and customize diagrams, icons, and visuals for compelling business slide decks.
Master PowerPoint color design by learning shape fills, transparency, and gradient fills, including linear, radial, rectangular, and path types, gradient stops, and spotlight effects for professional visuals.
Master PowerPoint gear diagrams by composing star and circle shapes, using merge shapes to trim, then animating spinning gears for dynamic business visuals.
learn to create a radial diagram in PowerPoint that places the hub at center with outward segments, using a simple 120-degree trick for any number of segments.
Design engaging iceberg diagrams in PowerPoint by building the top half with shapes and gradient, layering ocean backgrounds, and revealing the submerged portion with morph in two exercises.
Create a moving escalator progress diagram in PowerPoint by building the escalator with rounded rectangles, animating steps via motion paths, and adding signage for a dynamic, looping visualization.
Learn to build a three-layer mountain progress diagram in PowerPoint, apply gradient fills and edit points, and create a zooming illusion using morph transitions.
Design a lighthouse concept diagram in PowerPoint, using shapes, gradients, and animation to illustrate danger, then animate light beams and ambient glow.
Apply the dress up method to clean up slides by reducing duplication, redundancy, and long text, using editing, shortening, front loading, and salience to sharpen messages.
Apply the dress up method to before-and-after slides, reduce duplication, and reveal the message with assertion evidence using visuals and front loading numbers.
Master the assertion-evidence method to craft concise messages supported by concrete visuals and implications. Align messages to the audience, front load key content, and use framing to drive a narrative.
Explore before-and-after slides using the assertion-evidence method to reduce text, remove redundancy, and replace clutter with diagrams and infographics that clearly convey the key message.
Explore data visualization for business presentations, learning to choose the right charts (bar, line, donut) and to convey insights clearly through data literacy and encoding principles.
Explore before-and-after data visualizations to improve readability and focus in business slides, swapping cluttered donuts for stacked columns, removing data tables, and aligning colors, labels, and messaging.
Learn how to design PowerPoint documents as distinct formats—slide decks, slide docs, slide handouts, and interactive slide broadcasts—tailored to audience needs, with emphasis on visuals over text.
Build the master template with branding, colors, fonts, and logo using the slide master. Use specific placeholders and layouts to create reusable, brand-consistent business presentations.
Learn to design custom PowerPoint layouts by building creative picture placeholders with shapes, merging and intersecting them, and using slide master and placeholders to craft timelines and Gantt charts.
Develop effective notes pages by configuring the notes master, applying your fonts and colors, inserting a logo, and printing or exporting only the notes pages as a pdf.
Learn to add interactivity to PowerPoint reports with hyperlinks and menus to help audiences navigate long documents up to 100 pages, including touch-friendly controls and 3d building navigation examples.
Explore how to use PowerPoint animation to control the flow of information with content reveals, motion paths, and morph transitions, plus practical gif techniques and navigation strategies.
Learn to create dynamic IT diagrams in PowerPoint by animating flows, signals, and marching lines on a typical IT diagram, including Wi-Fi signals, motion paths, and cornering techniques.
Craft a 3D platform reveal in PowerPoint by building the base using shapes, applying bevels and shadows, and choreographing beam and content animations with morph transitions.
Rig and animate the impress figure in PowerPoint, then export the result as a gif, detailing editing points, creating joints, and using morphs and motion paths.
learn to create isometric 3d in PowerPoint by drawing 2d shapes, applying a preset, and adding depth; start with contour line diagrams for technical diagrams in engineering, it, and architecture.
Create a 3D isometric contour-line diagram in PowerPoint by building a floor pad, applying isometric rotations, matte material, and contrasting lighting, then add server, laptop, and cloud objects.
Build a simple 3D exhibition booth in PowerPoint by modeling 2D shapes into a 3D scene, applying depth, lighting, color, and a logo, then animate a rotating perspective.
Design a 3D robot in PowerPoint by building head and body from shapes, applying perspective, rotation, bevel, depth, and distance from ground; Part two adds motion and GIF export.
Advance part two of the smart robot exercise in PowerPoint by shaping 3D rotation, materials, and lighting, then morph across slides and export a GIF.
In a nutshell:
· 14+ Hours of High Quality Video instruction
· 50+ Unique Project Lessons
· Additional Video tutorials and Lectures for better professional content tips
· All Materials & Media assets are provided for Download
· Free Samples, Resource Guides and Custom Icons & Illustrations
What’s this course about?
Mastering presentation messaging, structure and visualisation concepts are vital to delivering effective presentations – but at some point, you’ll need to design it in PowerPoint and put it all together. And still, so few of us have learned its full capabilities to create stunning and meaningful slides that make people go “how did you do that?!”.
Given the scale and diversity for the use of PowerPoint, it’s amazing how this tool is used in all types of roles and industries. From consulting data visualisation, business content, strategic diagrams, displaying concepts, infographics, 3D modelling, to interactive eBooks and more… Now in the virtual world, slides should be more visual, to-the-point and embrace both motion and multimedia.
In an all-new version of the course, we’ll train you to create highly engaging slides with rich business content. We’ll look at production and productivity best practices; whilst learning advanced functions to compose stunning visuals to compliment your compelling insights.
In short, we’ll cover:
1. How to convey compelling messages by learning three key methods for presentation content writing.
2. Understand Data visualisation concepts, using charts
3. Learn the features and functions of PowerPoint to an advanced level, including:
a. Image & Media Design
b. 2D & 3D shapes design
c. Motion & Interactive design
4. Apply design elements in context to participants work.
5. Learn Slide Master functions to better produce layouts, reports, slides and notes.
6. Gain Tips, Best Practices and insights for an Individual or Enterprise perspective producing slide decks for physical and virtual sessions.
7. Produce highly modern decks.
8. ... and more...