Microsoft Office · Beginner level

Beginner level · Module 5 of 5 · 10 guided hours

Presentations with PowerPoint

Create clear, readable presentations and deliver them confidently.

Learning objectives

  • Create slides with layouts, themes and visuals
  • Apply readable design principles
  • Deliver a presentation with presenter tools

Topics

  • slides, layouts and themes
  • text, images and simple charts
  • design for readability
  • slide show and delivery

Lessons

  1. Lesson 1 Building Slides with Layouts and Themes

    Create a presentation using layouts and a consistent theme instead of manual formatting.

    slide layoutplaceholderthemeoutline view

  2. Lesson 2 Designing Readable Slides

    Apply simple design rules so slides support the speaker instead of replacing them.

    one idea per slidecontrastfont sizevisual hierarchy

  3. Lesson 3 Delivering a Presentation

    Run a slide show, use presenter view and speaker notes, and present within a time limit.

    presenter viewspeaker notesrehearse timingsaudience questions

Practical activity

Create and deliver a five-minute presentation for a community or business audience using a provided brief.

Expected outcomes

  • Clear, consistent slide decks
  • Confident, timed delivery

Assessment

Presentation scored on content, design and delivery using a peer and instructor rubric; the free-preview quiz checks knowledge of the level.

Free taster lesson Building Presentations in PowerPoint Read a free self-study lesson on this topic in the Free Course Library.

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