PowerPoint: From Outline to Presentation

Course details

Sometimes presenters get so wrapped up in creating the perfect slideshow, they forget its job is to support their talking points. In this course, instructor Rich Harrington shares his workflow for building an effective, well-organized PowerPoint presentation, starting with a strong outline. Learn how to create the outline, get input from collaborators, and then transition that outline to an initial slide deck. Once you're in PowerPoint, Rich shows you how to format your slides; add tables, graphics, videos, and animation (like transitions and reveals); and prepare and rehearse your presentation for your final audience.

Concepts

0. Introduction

01 - Creating a PowerPoint presentation from an outline
02 - Using the exercise files

1. Approaching a Presentation

03 - Setting and achieving a goal for your presentation
04 - Building a presentation in stages
05 - Building a production schedule for your presentation

2. Building the Outline

06 - Why create an outline first
07 - The impact of a PowerPoint theme on your outline
08 - Using Microsoft Word to create a presentation outline
09 - Using Microsoft PowerPoint to create or modify a presentation outline
10 - Collaborating with a team on the presentation outline

3. Using the Outline to Create Slides

11 - Converting the outline into an initial slide deck
12 - Changing the format of PowerPoint slides
13 - Modifying a PowerPoint slide in Outline view
14 - Adjusting the layout of a slide master
15 - Advice on changing PowerPoint templates and themes

4. Working with Text

16 - Formatting text in PowerPoint with the format bar
17 - Stylizing text
18 - Creating a table in PowerPoint
19 - Adding presenter notes in PowerPoint
20 - Fixing spelling errors

5. Photos, Video, Charts, and Shapes

21 - Adding a photo to PowerPoint
22 - Cropping a photo in PowerPoint
23 - Adjusting a photo's appearance in PowerPoint
24 - Adding a video to PowerPoint
25 - Creating a chart in PowerPoint
26 - Modifying a chart's appearance in PowerPoint
27 - Adding a webpage to a slide
28 - Working with SmartArt
29 - Reducing a PowerPoint presentation's file size

6. Animating a Presentation

30 - Creating a text build in PowerPoint
31 - Revealing a chart in PowerPoint
32 - Revealing a photo in PowerPoint
33 - Adding a transition to a slide in PowerPoint
34 - Adding multiple transitions at once in PowerPoint

7. Getting Ready for Playback of Your Presentation

35 - Testing your PowerPoint presentation
36 - Consolidating your presentation files for smoother playback
37 - Tips on rehearsing your PowerPoint presentation

Conclusion

38 - Wrap up