This advanced Microsoft PowerPoint course equips delegates with the expertise to craft polished, professional presentations that engage audiences and communicate complex information with clarity and impact. By mastering advanced design techniques, data integration, and interactive elements, participants will elevate their ability to create visually compelling and dynamic slides tailored to specific audiences or purposes. The course emphasises practical application of tools such as animations, transitions, and multimedia, enabling delegates to deliver presentations that are not only visually striking but also functionally robust and adaptable. Whether enhancing business proposals, training materials, or client pitches, this training ensures delegates can produce high-quality presentations that leave a lasting impression and drive effective communication.
Want to transform your presentations from basic to brilliant? Our one-day Microsoft PowerPoint Advanced course equips you with the skills to create professional, consistent slides that impress. Learn to structure content effectively, use design elements cohesively, and present data with clarity. Whether you join our open courses, closed group sessions, or opt for one-to-one coaching, you’ll gain confidence in advanced features. With six CPD hours, this course sharpens your expertise quickly. Elevate your presentations – the difference is undeniable. To find out more, contact us at let’s dash talk at eqv dot co dot uk.
Counts towards 6 CPD Hours1 DayOpen Public & Closed Group
Please reflect on one or more of the questions below and come prepared to discuss your responses during the session.
Self-Assessment: On a scale of 1–10, how would you rate your current skill level in this subject? What factors influenced your rating?
Development Focus: Identify one specific behaviour, skill, or capability you would like to improve or develop further.
Relevant Examples: If possible, bring one or two relevant examples or scenarios from your experience that you would be willing to share with the group.
What You Will Learn
Creating and Customising Master Slides: Learn to design and edit master slides to ensure a consistent look and feel throughout your presentation
Working with Layouts and Placeholders: Understand how to use and customise slide layouts and placeholders to structure your content effectively
Theme Colors and Fonts: Explore the use of theme colors and fonts to maintain a cohesive design in your presentation
Using Tables to Display Data: Learn how to create and format tables for displaying data in your slides
Importing and Linking Data from Excel to Charts: Discover how to import data from Excel and create charts that automatically update when the Excel data changes
Inserting and Modifying Video: Add video content to your slides and make adjustments like resizing and formatting
Working with Sound Clips: Incorporate sound clips and adjust their settings for audio enhancements
Hyperlink & Action Buttons: Create hyperlinks and action buttons to navigate within your presentation or link to external resources
Custom Shows: Explore how to create custom shows to tailor presentations for different audiences or purposes
Animations: Learn to apply animations to objects and text for dynamic slide transitions and visual effects
Slide and Summary Zoom Transitions: Utilise slide and summary zoom transitions to enhance the overall flow and navigation of your presentation
Custom Shapes: Create and customise custom shapes to add unique design elements to your slides
Rehearsing Shows: Practice and rehearse your presentation, including timings and speaker notes
Your Post-Course Challenge
Complete the further practice workbook
Apply the techniques to your own data
Counts Towards 6 CPD Hours
This course contributes 6 hours of Continuing Professional Development. Delegates can log these hours as evidence of structured learning for professional bodies and employers.
This course is designed for professionals who already have a foundational understanding of Microsoft PowerPoint and are looking to elevate their presentation skills to an advanced level. Whether you’re creating complex reports, engaging presentations, or interactive content, this course will help you harness PowerPoint’s full potential to deliver impactful, visually compelling slides.
This course is ideal for:
Professionals seeking to create polished, consistent presentations for high-stakes meetings or client pitches
Designers aiming to refine their visual storytelling through advanced layout, color, and animation techniques
Project managers who need to present data-driven insights using tables, charts, and dynamic content
Trainers and educators looking to enhance course materials with interactive elements like hyperlinks and custom shows
Business analysts who want to integrate and display Excel data effectively in presentations
Team leads needing to produce engaging, reusable presentations tailored for different audiences
Prior experience recommended
This course assumes a basic familiarity with PowerPoint and is best suited for delegates who have already used the software to create simple presentations. No advanced technical expertise is required—just a willingness to explore new features and refine your skills.
What you will take away
By the end of this course, you will have the confidence and expertise to design professional, visually striking presentations that incorporate advanced formatting, dynamic data visuals, and interactive elements. You’ll leave with practical skills to create cohesive, engaging slides that effectively communicate complex information to diverse audiences.
For Groups & Teams
We can deliver this training session in several ways to suit your organisation’s needs:
Open Public Course
Join delegates from other organisations on a scheduled date
Closed Group
Exclusively for your team, using your real scenarios
In Person
Face-to-face at your premises or a venue of your choice
Virtual
Live, interactive online delivery via Teams or Zoom
One-to-One Coaching
Personalised sessions tailored entirely to you
Have two or more people to train?
You may want to consider a closed group course. Benefits include:
Cost effective for teams
Choose a date to suit you
Customise content and timings
No minimum delegate numbers
Uses your real-world scenarios
Builds shared language in your team
Contact us on [email protected] to discuss specific dates and delivery requirements.
How Our Tutor-Led Courses Are Delivered
Before the day
Delegates are given pre-work to complete before attending. This ensures everyone arrives with relevant context and real scenarios from their own experience, so learning is immediately relevant and actionable from the first minute.
On the day
Our sessions are participative and highly interactive. We don’t do “death by PowerPoint” — instead, the day includes a variety of engaging activities throughout:
Real-world casework using your scenarios
Practical hands-on exercises
Real Play (not role play) simulations
Peer learning and group discussion
Case studies and scenario work
Facilitated discussion and structured reflection
What you leave with
Participants leave with:
Practical tools — frameworks and models you can use straight away
Clear action plans — specific next steps tailored to your role
Greater confidence — built through intensive, realistic practice
Skills you can apply immediately — not theory, but techniques tested during the day
After the day
Post-session measurements and a 30-day challenge ensure that learning is embedded and behaviour change is sustained.
Key Features
Course Duration is 1 Day
Engaging tutor led event
Comprehensive course materials
Certificates of attendance
Access to Customer Portal (course bookers)
Course Guarantee
Priced per delegate per day for open public course
From: £295.00 Plus VAT
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