PowerPoint Techniques
Thursday, July 9, 10:00 am – 11:30 am
In this highly interactive session, you’ll explore practical, real-world PowerPoint strategies that go beyond basic slide creation. Through scenario-based examples—including building a marketing plan, developing content-rich slides, and crafting a customizable sales presentation—you’ll learn how to design, format, and deliver presentations that save time, engage your audience, and leave a lasting impression.
What You’ll Learn
- Starting Strong: Apply themes, templates, and slide masters to create consistent, professional-looking presentations quickly.
- Content is King: Add and format text effectively, create tables and charts directly in PowerPoint, and seamlessly import and link data from Excel.
- Visual Impact & Storytelling: Use SmartArt, graphics, animation, and visuals to make your points memorable, and tell compelling stories that connect with your audience.
- Engagement Rules: Incorporate best practices such as “Less is More,” “Visuals are In,” and “Ask Questions” to increase audience participation and retention.
- Dynamic Delivery: Enhance your presentation skills through tone, pacing, vocal variety, and the ability to improvise.

