PowerPoint and Keynote training

Learn how to communicate effectively using slideshows.

We provide effective training in the use of Powerpoint and Keynote for all levels of usage.

We offer three levels of courses which can be combined with presentation training for a more effective outcome. The courses are:

Powerpoint Basic / Keynote Basic

• Using Powerpoint / Keynote for the first time
• Creating a new presentation from scratch
• Manipulating slides and applying themes
• Formatting and editing slides
• Inserting objects and manipulating objects
• Display and printing your slides

 

Powerpoint Intermediate / Keynote Intermediate

• Creating photo albums
• Inserting media clips and tables
• Manipulating slideshows
• Formatting and linking objects
• Planning and design

 

Powerpoint Advanced / Keynote Advanced

• Customising Powerpoint / Keynote
• Using online resources
• Distributing a presentation
• Encryption and digital signatures
• Publishing and handouts

 

 

All our Keynote and Powerpoint training courses are delivered in-house at your business premises, or, if you prefer an open course solution, please send us an email for availability.

Steve Jobs Presentations

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Present like Steve Jobs

Steve Jobs had a unique and personable presentation style that was frequently held in the highest regard by professional presenters. Modest to a tee, his uniform of black jumpers and denim jeans were his trademark, and unbecoming to the role he held as CEO of one of the largest companies in the world.

Jobs had a winning formula which you can learn to replicate which included:

1. Being humble. Never let your job title, role or wealth get the better of you, let the audience relate to you as a human being.Keep your manner and language simple, respect your audiences knowledge, experience and education, nobody likes smart arses or arrogant speakers.

 

2. Establish an emotional tie. Use stories and anecdotes to connect you with the presentation, explain the history and the people that were involved and what this means to you as an individual. By establishing an emotional link with your audience will allow them to see the problem from your standpoint.

 

3. Establish common ground or a common interest. Find an area that is shared between you and your audience, play on this common shared knowledge to gain trust, don’t push your audience into a corner with offers or timescales, as most people react badly to threats, however innocent they are..

Win-win solutions are always better than demands.

 

4. Anticipate concerns. Heading off concerns as part of your presentation shows honesty and that you have considered the negative impacts of your proposal, people get hung up on small detail that is personal to them (NYMBY) so address it early on.

 

5. Keep it short. Jobs takes minutes to make his point, and then takes questions.

As Franklin D. Roosevelt once said, Be sincere. Be brief. Be seated.

 

6. Dont offer freebies to win approval. Jobs often gets asked to provide free services to win approval, and whilst he doesn’t dismiss the requests, he answers them with a clear no and explains his thinking.

 

Our one day presentation course looks at the language and style of Jobs that made him such an accomplished speaker, through video case study analysis, delegates will learn:

• How to structure a cohesive presentation
• How to inspire and create awe
• How to present difficult data in an enterprising fashion
• How to create slides using the picture superiority effect

This presentation course is run on demand, please contact us for details.

Storytelling in Business

Professional presenters like Jobs, Robinson or even past and present political speakers with vast amounts of public speaking experience are usually great story tellers. The earliest form of storytelling dates back thousands of years as a means to repeat historic tales, or as a means of conveying information. Modern day leaders can use this powerful tool to get difficult points across, engage the audience or even to allow the audience to slip into a light trance while they reflect and live the story in their own imagination.

Our Storytelling training course will teach you how to create compelling presentations by understanding:

 

• Why use stories, and how they can aid modern day presenters
• Why does a story differ from a presentation , and how to use it effectively
• Segues , transitions and the rules of engagement
• The storytelling lifecycle, how the story trance works, and what you have to do to earn it
• Video case studies from modern day leaders, and how they play out their stories
• Key components of a great story, examples and outline to follow
• Language and PSE , using rhetorical techniques  to reinforce and magnify your stories
• Keeping focused. Identifying the real heart of a story and making it relevant
• Sequence and order, making your audience automatically follow your route to a shared conclusion  

 

Our Storytelling Courses  are designed for those who are already familiar with presenting and need to add new tools to their repertoire . This course is run on demand at clients premises. If you’d like to know more about our storytelling training course, please contact us for details.