CANCELLED: PowerPoint: Create Dynamic Financial Presentations with Busines Graphics (130226-16)
Description
Most professionals are called upon to present information not only
verbally but with visual aids, handouts, and presentation software.
Applying graphics to represent or enhance data can help you make a
lasting impression on your audience. Whether you want to “wow” your
audience and/or convey a serious message simply, this course will give
you many examples of how to incorporate graphics into a presentation
using PowerPoint. You can choose from the right pre-designed graphic or
build your own graphics and diagrams. The content of this presentation
applies to PowerPoint 2013, 2010, and 2007. Attendees will receive
practical information, many tips and course take-away resources.
(Format: hands-on, instructor-led)
Learning Objectives
After completing this course, participants will be able to: •
Understand the PowerPoint user interface and how to build a presentation •
Learn to choose the best graphics and color elements for your topic and your audience • Place and modify graphics and video in your presentation slides •
Learn to add animation and other visual elements when needed to control your presentation • Acquire presenter tips for use during a presentation •
Learn the important Excel and Word tips for linking graphics to presentations • Create a presentation handout • Take away many templates and references for after class use
Major Topics
Determine which graphic works best with your information
Understand
the impact of a variety of graphic symbols and colors and their
application
Compare uses of chart types
Apply Excel’s new color
scales and icon sets to visually spot trends in data
Learn how to
present Pivot Table results in graphic form
Add a secondary pie chart
and a secondary axis to present a breakout of multiple sets of data
Use flow chart symbols and connectors to create work flow diagrams
Add
data tables to charts to quickly present the numeric values
Incorporate photos, ClipArt, logos, video, sound
Use shapes and
templates for workflow and organization charts
Use freely distributed
pre-designed SmartArt templates
Use appropriate animation to enhance
and control visual display
Learn the new PowerPoint and Adobe Acrobat
features to package multimedia files with your presentation
Learn how
to link data ranges or charts between Excel and Word and PowerPoint
Learn how to create effective handouts
Learn important presenter tips
for controlling the visual information during the presentation and
delivering the presentation effectively
Learn how to convert your
PowerPoint presentation into a video file and embed video files into
your presentation
