This document provides an overview of a Pitman Training Centre presentation on maximizing PowerPoint presentations. The presentation covers the basics of creating a presentation, compelling reasons to use visual aids, and 13 tips for using PowerPoint effectively. These tips include customizing the ribbon, using SmartArt, editing photos, applying artistic effects, removing backgrounds, learning key tips, enhancing media, adding YouTube videos, converting presentations to video, and broadcasting slide shows. The goal is to help attendees pack more punch into their PowerPoint presentations.

1. Get the Pitman Advantage™
PowerPoint with Punch
Pitman Training Centre
in High Holborn
and Notting Hill

2. What we’ll cover:
Packing a Punch with
PowerPoint – my top 13
The Basics of creating Compelling reasons why
tips on how to maximise
a Presentation you should use Visuals
the potential of your
PowerPoint Presentation

3. The Basics
Who is your audience?
How long have you got?
How long do you need to create a new presentation?
Don’t start with PowerPoint!
Write it down and rehearse it.

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Why should you use visual aids?

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How we take in information
during a presentation

6. How we take in information
during a presentation
In a speech you are only using 38% of the
comminication medium
Use visuals (pictures, graphs, tables, props)
whenever you can
Ditch the bullet points

7. Making presentation memorable
Wharton Research Centre Study

8. Achieving your objectives
Decker Communications Study

9. 10 Top PowerPoint Tips
• Customising the Ribbon • Enhanced Media
• SmartArt Capture and Editing
• Photo editing • YouTube
• Artistic Effects • PowerPoint to Video
• Background Removal • Broadcast Your
• Key Tips Presentation

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The Ribbon
Create your own Custom Tab.

11. Customise the Ribbon

12. Create a New Tab

13. Customise the Ribbon

14. Customise the Ribbon

15. Start using it!

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SmartArt
A visual representation of a bulleted text.

17. SmartArt Layouts

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Photo Editing
Transform your pictures into
vibrant visuals.

19. Photo Editing Tools

20. Photo Editing – Brightness
Correction

21. Photo Editing - Recolour

22. Artistic Effects
• Pencil Sketch
• Line Drawing
• Chalk Sketch
• Watercolour Sponge
• Mosaic Bubbles
• Photocopy
• Paint Strokes

23. Artistic Effects - Cutout

24. Artistic Effects - Chalk Sketch

25. Artistic Effects - Paint Brush

26. Background Removal - Before

27. ... and After

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Key Tips
“Shortcuts”

29. Key Tips
Press Alt to toggle the display of Key Tips.

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Enhanced Media Capture and
Editing
Bring a new dimension to your presentation.

31. Enhanced Media Editing Tools

32. Enhanced Media Editing Tools

33. Trim your Video

34. Trim your Video

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YouTube
Now you can add YouTube videos to your
PowerPoint presentations.

36. YouTube

37. YouTube

38. YouTube

39. Pitman Training on YouTube

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PowerPoint to Video
Convert your slide Show to Video and
share it with a number of people.

41. PowerPoint to Video

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Broadcast your Slide Show
Share a slide show with remote or
networked viewers over the Internet.

43. Broadcast your Slide Show

44. Broadcast your Slide Show

45. Broadcast your Slide Show

46. Broadcast your Slide Show

47. Broadcast your Slide Show

48. View Broadcast on your Mobile
Phone

49. Get the Pitman Advantage™
Thank You
www.holborntraining.co.uk