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Powerpoint and presentation design skills

A ready-made course you customise for your organisation, with a live session deck and two surveys. You only add the 8 details that are specific to your organisation.

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Length
40 min
Lessons
6 lessons
Frequency
At onboarding for client-facing and management roles
Last reviewed
21 Oct 2026
Charts, visuals and animation: what works and what to avoid
What would you do?

A colleague's chart is titled "Data" and has eight colours

Try it: this is one of 17 interactive activities in the course.

What's included

Three pieces that work together

Copy once, get everything. Learners prepare on their own, you answer questions live, and the surveys tell you what stuck.

Self-paced course

Short lessons with real workplace scenarios, not walls of text.

  • 6 lessons, about 40 minutes
  • Scenario, process, tabs, sorting activity and quizzes

Live session deck

An AhaSlides presentation to run after the course, in person or online.

  • 11 slides
  • Quiz, poll, scale, open-ended slides
  • A closing slide for your contacts

Two surveys

Find out what landed, and whether people use it on the job.

  • Post-course feedback, about 2 minutes
  • 30-day check-in
  • Anonymous by default
  • Results feed your next refresher

Learning objectives

At the end of this course, learners can

Each objective and the lesson that covers it.

IDObjectiveSourceWhere it's covered
TO 185.0Achieve ≥ 80% on the final assessmentnoneWhole course
SO 185.1Structure a presentation around a purpose and a single audience actionBest practiceWhole course
SO 185.2Use layouts, the slide master and templates for consistent slides + your infoBest practice; organisation's slide templateWhole course
SO 185.3Choose text size, colour and contrast that people can read, including people with sight difficultiesBest practiceWhole course
SO 185.4Choose a chart that carries one message and use animation only where it helpsBest practiceWhole course
SO 185.5Know when another tool fits better and where to find the organisation's template and help + your infoOrganisation's brand and IT policyWhole course

Your part: what a template can't do for you

  • Your workplace details: fill in the 8 highlighted fields so the course describes your own policies, contacts and locations.
  • Records: record completion in your own LMS or record system.

Course outline

6 lessons, about 40 minutes

Minutes per lesson are an estimate, shared out by page count.

ContentInteractiveVideoYou customise
1

Structuring a presentation for a purpose

3 pages

8 min
Before you beginNoteList
An invented storyTextImage
Purpose firstProcessSorting activityQuiz
2

Layouts, masters and templates

3 pages

8 min
Why a master mattersTabs
Fix a deck in one placeTimelineText
Match the problem and the fixMatching quizNote
3

Text, colour and contrast

3 pages

8 min
Readable by defaultAccordion
Compare two slidesFlashcards
Check your own slideChecklistMulti-select quiz
4

Charts, visuals and animation: what works and what to avoid

3 pages

8 min
ScenarioScenario
ScenarioScenario
ScenarioScenarioMatching quiz
5

Tools beyond PowerPoint, and where to get help

2 pages

5 min
Which tool?Tabs
Who to askProcessYour infoYour infoYour infoYour infoQuiz
6

Final assessment

1 page

3 min
PracticeQuizYour info

Live deck and surveys

11 slides to run live, two surveys to close the loop

Pink slides are interactive. Both surveys are anonymous; pink questions are written for this course.

ContentTitle, agenda
PollWhich slide problem bothers you most as an audience member?
ContentPurpose first, one point per slide
QuizA slide has 90 words and six bullets. (Cut it to one point; split the rest ✔)
QuizWhich text and background are most readable? (Dark text on a plain light background ✔)
QuizA colleague's chart is titled "Data". What first? (Retitle it to state the message ✔)
Content · customiseCustomise: our template {{SLIDE_TEMPLATE_LINK}} and brand guidance {{BRAND_GUIDELINES_LINK}}
ScaleHow confident are you at turning a crowded slide into a clear one?
Open-endedOne slide I will rework this week
Q&AAsk the trainer anything
Content · customiseClosing {{IT_HELPDESK_CONTACT}}, {{COURSE_URL}}, {{SURVEY_1_URL}}, {{SURVEY_2_URL}}
Post-course feedback: 11 questions, about 2 min
  1. Overall rating 5 stars
  2. Relevant, realistic, right length, helpful activities agree/disagree grid
  3. What was most useful? multi-select
  4. Confidence before this course, and now 1-5 scale
  5. Since the course, have you reworked a slide deck you had made? multiple choice
  6. Which change made the biggest difference to your slides? short text
  7. How confident are you choosing a chart that fits your message? 1-5 scale
  8. I would ask a colleague for feedback on my slides before presenting. 1-5 scale
  9. One thing we should change or add open text
  10. Would you recommend this course? NPS
30-day check-in
  1. Have you used what you learned since the course? multiple choice
  2. How confident are you today? Compare with day 1 1-5 scale
  3. Do you know where to find the organisation's slide template and brand guidance? yes / no / not sure
  4. A moment where the training helped, or where you weren't sure open text
  5. Which topics should the next refresher focus on? ranking

Results show whether people use the training on the job, not just whether they finished it.

Make it yours

8 fields to fill in, and you're ready

Everything else is done. These are the details only your organisation knows; each one is highlighted inside the course.

  • Slide template link{{SLIDE_TEMPLATE_LINK}}
  • Brand guidelines link{{BRAND_GUIDELINES_LINK}}
  • Approved software list{{APPROVED_SOFTWARE_LIST}}
  • It helpdesk contact{{IT_HELPDESK_CONTACT}}
  • LMS or record system{{LMS_OR_RECORD_SYSTEM}}
  • Course URL{{COURSE_URL}}
Show all 8 fields
  • Survey 1 URL{{SURVEY_1_URL}}
  • Survey 2 URL{{SURVEY_2_URL}}

FAQ

Common questions

Can I run powerpoint and presentation design skills training online?

Yes. The course is self-paced and online, and the live deck lets you add a live session in the room or online.

How often is this training needed?

At onboarding for client-facing and management roles, before a reporting or planning season, or as a skills refresher.

Who needs this training?

Professionals who build slides for internal and client use; run by L&D with communications leads.

What records should I keep?

Record completion in your own LMS or record system, so you can show who finished the course and when.

Can I edit the content?

Yes, everything. Change the wording, swap scenarios for ones from your workplace, add your logo, or remove parts that don't apply.

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Last reviewed: 21 October 2026Templates are a starting point, not legal advice.

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