Duration 2 days – 14 hrs
Overview
The Microsoft PowerPoint Advanced Training Course is designed for professionals who already have foundational PowerPoint skills and want to enhance their presentation mastery through advanced tools, automation techniques, interactive elements, and professional design principles.
This course focuses on high-impact slide design, advanced animations, multimedia integration, data-driven graphics, custom templates, and time-saving features used by expert presenters and corporate teams. Participants will learn how to build powerful, visually compelling, and dynamic presentations suitable for executive briefings, sales pitches, technical reports, training materials, and business proposals.
Objectives
- Create professional, branded PowerPoint decks using Slide Masters and custom templates.
- Apply advanced layout techniques, grid systems, and visual hierarchy principles.
- Build complex animation sequences using triggers, motion paths, and layered objects.
- Insert interactive elements such as navigation buttons, clickable menus, and branching slides.
- Create advanced charts, interactive dashboards, SmartArt enhancements, and infographics.
- Integrate Excel data dynamically with PowerPoint using embedding and linking.
- Insert professional videos, audio narrations, screen recordings, GIFs, and transitions.
- Use automation features such as Presenter Coach, Rehearse Timings, and Morph.
- Use advanced shortcuts, productivity tools, and reusable assets to accelerate workflow.
- Collaborate through comments, version control, and cloud-based co-authoring.
Audience
- Business professionals preparing executive-level presentations
- Corporate trainers, educators, and instructional designers
- Sales, marketing, and product managers
- Project managers, analysts, and consultants
- Administrative staff producing corporate reports
- Anyone who wants to elevate their slide creation skills to an expert level
Prerequisites
- Basic to intermediate knowledge of Microsoft PowerPoint
- Ability to create simple slides, insert images, use basic animations, and format text
- Basic knowledge of Microsoft Office (Excel & Word recommended but not required)
Course Content
Day 1 – ADVANCED DESIGN & LAYOUT MASTERY
Module 1: Advanced Slide Design Fundamentals
- Understanding slide composition & visual hierarchy
- Professional layout frameworks (Rule of Thirds, Grids, White Space)
- Branding guidelines and consistency
- Choosing correct color palettes & typography
Module 2: Slide Mastery & Templates
- Creating, modifying, and managing Slide Masters
- Designing custom templates for your organization
- Layout inheritance and global formatting
- Setting default shapes, fonts, and color themes
Module 3: SmartArt, Icons & Infographics
- Advanced SmartArt techniques for business diagrams
- Creating custom infographics using shapes
- Using icons, SVGs, and vector images
- Removing backgrounds and using transparent images
Module 4: Advanced Charts & Data Visualization
- Linking and embedding Excel data
- Creating interactive charts
- Using Morph and animations for data storytelling
- Building dashboards inside PowerPoint
Day 2 – ADVANCED ANIMATION, MULTIMEDIA & AUTOMATION
Module 5: Advanced Animation Techniques
- Layered animation sequencing
- Motion paths & triggers
- Animation painter
- Creating cinematic transitions
Module 6: Interactivity & Navigation
- Adding hyperlinks, buttons, and clickable objects
- Creating interactive menus and mini-apps inside PowerPoint
- Branching slide presentations for eLearning
Module 7: Multimedia & Recording Features
- Adding professional videos, audio, and screen recordings
- Optimizing multimedia for presentations
- Recording slideshow with narration
- Using Presenter Coach and “Rehearse Timings”
Module 8: Collaboration, Productivity & Exporting
- Co-authoring slides online
- Commenting, version history, and secure sharing
- Time-saving hacks (Quick Access Toolbar, shortcuts, reusable assets)
- Exporting to PDF, video, templates, and custom slide sizes
Module 9: Capstone Practical Activity
- Participants create a full advanced presentation
- Trainer feedback + improvement recommendations
- Exporting and packaging a final polished deck
