How Does PowerPoint Work?
If you're a training professional--whether a trainer, an instructional designer, a graphic designer or elearning developer--or you manage training professionals and you've always wanted to improve your PowerPoint skills, here's your chance. In this series of how-to videos, we will familiarize you with all of the functionality that training professionals commonly use.The course is organized around the following sections:
- Tour de PowerPoint: Let's walk through all of the tabs and ribbons to get the lay of the land.
- Getting in the Mode: Get comfortable with PowerPoint's different viewing modes.
- You've Got the Look...and Feel: Learn how to establish the slide deck's look & feel using Themes.
- Slide Master of Your Own Destiny: Use the Slide Master to standardize your layouts.
- Bring the Sizzle: Insert and embed a variety of audio, graphical, and video media.
- Publish or Perish: Use Save As and Print options to publish and distribute your files.
Check out the free samples below and see if it's right for you!
Course Menu
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Preview1. Welcome to the Course (4:24)
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Start2. The File Tab (5:29)
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Start3. The Home Tab (7:29)
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Start4. The Insert Tab (8:23)
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Start5. The Design Tab (9:06)
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Start6. The Transitions Tab (5:09)
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Start7. The Animations Tab (3:21)
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Start8. The Slide Show Tab (1:33)
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Start9. The Review Tab (5:38)
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Start10. The View Tab...and Oh, the Panes! (4:51)
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Preview1. What is a Look & Feel? (8:20)
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Start2. Start with Getting Inspired (6:12)
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Start3. Creating Color Palette (7:00)
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Start4. Creating the Cover Slide (4:18)
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Start5. Creating Content Layouts (3:34)
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Start6. Adding Layout Elements (6:57)
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Start7. Creating a Custom Theme (7:39)
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Start8. Changing Slide Size (6:35)
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Gus has been helping organizations improve the capabilities and performance of their leaders and workers for over 20 years. For 15 of those years, he has run his own learning and development consulting practice and has worked with hundreds of client organizations ranging from pharmaceutical and consumer healthcare product companies to brokerage, banks, and insurance companies, from IT startups to long-established telecommunications service providers as well as law firms, retailers, hospital systems, and chemical manufacturers. In that capacity, he has led and collaborated with hundreds of employees, sub-contractors, and vendor-partners to deliver results for clients and their stakeholders.
Gus earned a PhD in Education with a minor in Management as well as an MBA, a BS in Marketing, and a Certified Performance Technologist designation. He has taught Masters-level courses in Instructional Systems Design and Change Management. He frequently delivers live and virtual workshops for leaders at all levels, regularly publishes and presents on these topics, and is a recognized thought leader in the talent development industry.