Lynda - PowerPoint Tips and Tricks for Business Presentations

In this course, author David Diskin lays out a practical framework for building and delivering business presentations in Microsoft PowerPoint, and covers tips and tricks for controlling elements in slide decks. This course demonstrates how to engage an audience, present data in meaningful ways, incorporate gestures, and manage question-and-answer sessions. The course also includes tips on creating photo slide shows and utilizing keyboard and mouse tricks.

Topics include:
Adding whitespaceApplying transitionsUsing photographs, colors, and fontsIncorporating diagrams and SmartArtCustomizing layouts and templatesAnimating bullets, photos, and other objectsInserting music and audioUtilizing speaker's notes and the Presenter viewCreating handoutsPlanning the programDealing with distractionsSetting up and tearing down