Level – Fundamental.
If you want your presentations to look clearer and more polished, this course helps you build the practical design skills to create slides that communicate with impact.
You will learn how to structure layouts, use templates effectively and enhance content with data visuals and multimedia elements that support clear, engaging communication.
2 Days
Clear visual communication is essential when presenting information, whether for reports, training, communication or stakeholder updates. This course introduces the key design skills that help you create professional presentations using PowerPoint’s layouts, templates and themes.
You will explore how to structure slides effectively, apply formatting that improves readability and use multimedia elements such as images, audio, video and animations to increase impact. You’ll also work with tables, charts, SmartArt and combination graphics to present complex information in a more accessible way.
The course goes further by covering efficiency and consistency techniques, including Slide Masters, custom templates, organisational branding and interactive elements. By the end, you’ll be able to create polished, visually engaging presentations that are easy to maintain, adapt and share across different formats and devices.
Is this course for you
This course is ideal for people who create, but may not deliver, presentations and want to improve visual design skills for clear and engaging communication.
This course is suited to individuals who want to:
design clear and visually engaging presentations
apply effective visual design principles
communicate ideas more clearly through visuals
enhance the impact of presentation materials
During this training course, you will develop advanced PowerPoint skills to design, build and deliver professional, high-impact presentations. The course focuses on applying effective design principles, creating compelling visual content, using advanced tools and automation features, and producing presentations that are engaging, on-brand and fit for a range of audiences, platforms and purposes.
By the end of this training course, you should be able to:
Create professional PowerPoint presentations using layouts, templates and themes suited to different audiences and contexts
Design visually effective slides using layout principles, text formatting and multimedia elements including images, audio, video and animations
Develop and customise data visualisations using tables, charts, SmartArt and combination graphics
Apply advanced design techniques including Slide Masters, custom templates and organisational branding
Incorporate interactivity and automation using transitions, animations, action buttons and hyperlinks
Manage and export presentations for multiple formats, including packaging, videos and linked content
Use productivity tools such as the Selection and Animation panes, Format Painter and design guides to streamline editing
Level – Advanced.
Master Excel’s most powerful formulas.
Ready to lift your Excel capability? This course helps you use advanced functions with confidence so you can clean data, match information and create reliable results.
You’ll learn to structure, nest and troubleshoot formulas that simplify complex tasks and improve the quality of your analysis.
Level – Advanced.
If you want to save time and standardise your documents, this course builds the skills to create templates, forms and simple macros that streamline everyday work.
You will learn practical tools that improve consistency and reduce repetitive tasks.
Designed to reduce the stress of busy inboxes and full calendars, this course helps you build confidence using Outlook to manage your time, stay organised and focus on what matters.
You will learn the essential features that make communication smoother and daily planning easier.
Level - Fundamental
Build confidence with the core tools of Excel.
If you’re new to spreadsheets or want to feel more sure of your skills, this course gives you the practical foundations to use Excel comfortably in everyday work.
You’ll learn how to design and format spreadsheets, apply basic formulas and present clear, professional information that supports your role.