After designing literally
hundreds of PowerPoint presentations over
the years, we have a good idea of what works
and what doesn't.
We've also experienced a
lot of PowerPoint presentations from the
receiving end and know first hand the
difference between a good and bad
presentation.
We take a different
approach to most PowerPoint training courses
- which are usually delivered by IT
trainers. We show you what you need to know
from a presenter's point of view and don't
show you the things you don't need to know
(which is what happens on a lot of other
provider's PowerPoint courses that we've
experienced).
The key differences to a
traditional PowerPoint course are:
We move away from the
technology and consider the big picture
i.e. what is your goal?
We show you the best
way to prepare the whole presentation,
not just PowerPoint
We demonstrate
delivery techniques to avoid simply
clicking through slides
We consider the
psychology of the presenter and the
audience
Generally our courses are
tailored to meet our clients specific needs.
The things we generally cover are:
- The learning
experience
- How the mind
processes information
- Avoiding cognitive
overload
- Are they listening at
the back?
- Commonly heard
PowerPoint hates
- How to avoid 'Death
by PowerPoint'
- Is PowerPoint evil?
- How to move away from
bullet points
- The power of
visualisation
- Formatting hints and
tips
- PowerPoint shortcuts
you never knew
- The best way to
present handouts
See also our course on
Presentation Skills
Course delivery
We
take an open friendly and enthusiastic
approach to learning. We believe
that people learn more effectively when they
are enjoying themselves. We make finance
interesting for you.
We love questions and
welcome as many as possible. We encourage an
open atmosphere which in our experience
accelerates the learning process.
We always use lots of
exercises, case studies and real life
examples in our training as we believe this
really helps our clients to understand
concepts. We find that people only really
learn when they test their understanding
through practice.
We offer traditional
training, facilitation, interactive
simulations, coaching and online training.
Tailored courses
All
our courses are tailored to meet our client's specific needs. We like
to spend time getting to know our clients as we strongly believe that
training is most effective and valuable when tailored and focused.
In-house training
Our
training can be held within your office or an external venue of your
choice. We can also secure venues on your behalf through our venue
sourcing agency.
