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Microsoft PowerPoint Training Course Toronto (Design for Non-Designers) | Level 3
Microsoft® PowerPoint®: Design for Non-Designers (1 Day Course)
Upcoming Dates: March 30, 2020 | June 15, 2020 |
Location: Downtown Toronto, Toronto Star Building, 1 Yonge Street, Suite 1801, Toronto, Ontario, Canada (some Avantix Learning courses may be delivered at an alternate downtown Toronto location).
Microsoft PowerPoint Versions: 2010 | 2013 | 2016 | 2019 | 365 (Windows)
Learning Path: Level 3
Delivery Method: Instructor-led classroom training
Custom training: Available on request.
Learn how to make your presentations stand out using various design techniques in your PowerPoint slides. During this hands-on course, students will learn about typography, color, layout, hierarchy and techniques for using pictures, shapes and overlays to create better, more impactful presentations. Key concepts will be introduced to help you create PowerPoint decks that will engage your audience. Themes, masters and templates will also be created and applied to various presentations in different ways. Learn to add animations to help focus attention and to visualize data using charts and infographics. Throughout this course, the instructor will include numerous tips, tricks and shortcuts. Each student will also receive a full course manual.
Course details
Duration: 1 day (9 am - 4 pm)
Course Fee: $245 CDN per person + HST (bring your own device) or $295 CDN per person + HST (Avantix Learning provides device)
Prequisite:
Course topics
Key Concepts
- Common mistakes in PowerPoint presentations
- Psychology concepts you can apply to PowerPoint presentations
- Engaging the audience in different ways
- PowerPoint best practices – using slide masters, layouts and themes
- Editing the default slide master and layouts for consistency
- Themes and their effects on masters and PowerPoint objects
- Resetting layouts
Typography
- Importance of typography/font choices in PowerPoint design
- Common typography issues
- Ensuring consistent fonts throughout a presentation
- Typographic terms
- Choosing fonts and sizes
- Controlling spacing
- Using type as an image
Choosing Colors
- Psychology of color
- Choosing colors
- Using the RGB color model
- Issues with color
- Ensuring sufficient contrast
- Applying, editing and creating color themes
- Picking up colors from images and applying them to shapes (2013 and later versions)
Basic Design Concepts for PowerPoint
- Hierarchy of elements
- Contrast
- Negative space
- Framing
- Adding lines
- Rule of thirds
Working with Images
- Key recommendations for choosing images
- Placing images in different ways
- Using creative cropping techniques
- Placing images in different types of placeholders
- Tips for inserting images in masters and layouts
- Quickly resizing pictures to be the same size
- Using overlays with images
- Making the background of an image transparent
- Removing backgrounds
- Combining black and white and color in images
- Using blurred images to create interesting design effects
Designing Slides with SmartArt and Custom Shapes
- Inserting different types of SmartArt
- Converting multiple images into SmartArt
- Changing SmartArt into shapes
- Using grid layouts as an alternative to SmartArt
- Merging shapes
- Creating, editing and formatting custom shapes
Enhancing Engagement with Animation
- Engaging audiences with different types of animations
- Recommended animations
Visualizing Data
- Visualizing data using charts
- How themes affect charts
- Considerations when choosing chart types and colors
- Common charting issues
- Formatting charts to focus attention
- Alternatives to charts
Who will benefit
This course has been designed students who have completed the
Can I bring my own device?
Absolutely! If you choose to bring your own device, you will receive a reduced rate. Be sure to bring a power cord and a mouse is helpful.
What's included
Included in this course:
- Comprehensive course manual and/or published book
- Keyboard shortcuts quick reference
- Sample and exercise files
- Refreshments (for classes conducted in Avantix Learning classrooms)
- Certificate of completion
- Follow-up email support
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About Avantix Learning courses
Avantix Learning offers live instructor-led classroom (ILC) courses allowing personal interaction between the students and the instructor. We specialize in small classes, typically ranging from 6 to 8 students to ensure an optimal student to instructor ratio.
Public courses are offered in downtown Toronto at 1 Yonge Street (Toronto Star Building), Suite 1801, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Our top-notch instructors have years of experience in the business world and students are encouraged to ask questions during our courses. Avantix Learning senior instructors have 15 or more years of experience. A complete profile of the instructor leading a specific course is available on request.
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