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Microsoft PowerPoint Essentials

Categories: Digital Skills, Technology
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About Course

A well-built presentation can make the difference between a message that lands and one that gets lost. This course teaches Microsoft PowerPoint from the ground up: building slides, designing them clearly, adding visual content, and delivering a presentation confidently.

No prior experience with PowerPoint is required. By the end, you will be able to build and deliver a clear, professional presentation for school, work, or community projects.

The first four weeks build the fundamentals; the applied modules that follow, advanced design, data visuals, and real-world presentation projects, are self-paced and typically carry most learners into their second and third month.

What Will You Learn?

  • Create and organise slides confidently in PowerPoint
  • Apply clear, consistent design principles to presentations
  • Add images, charts, and tables to support your message
  • Use transitions and animations appropriately, without overdoing them
  • Deliver a presentation confidently using Slide Show mode and speaker notes

Course Content

Week 1: Getting Started with PowerPoint
This week covers the PowerPoint interface, creating slides, and slide layouts. Estimated time: 60-75 minutes.

  • Understanding the PowerPoint Interface
    00:00
  • Slide Layouts
  • Creating and Saving Presentations
  • Week 1 Knowledge Check: Getting Started
  • Week 1 Assignment: Your First Presentation

Week 2: Designing Slides
This week covers themes, text formatting, and core design principles for clear slides. Estimated time: 60-75 minutes.

Week 3: Adding Content
This week covers charts, tables, and using transitions and animations appropriately. Estimated time: 60-75 minutes.

Week 4: Delivering Presentations
This week covers Slide Show mode, speaker notes, and exporting and sharing your presentation. Estimated time: 60-75 minutes.

Advanced Slide Design
This week covers building presentations that look consistent and professional from slide to slide. Estimated time: 60-75 minutes.

Data and Visuals in Presentations
This week covers presenting data and information visually rather than as plain text. Estimated time: 60-75 minutes.

Real-World Presentation Projects
This week applies everything so far to presentations you will actually deliver. Estimated time: 60-75 minutes.

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