Master PowerPoint training course
The most comprehensive PowerPoint course existing
– brought to you by people who use it everyday
PowerPoint, Reimagined.
“Most presentations fail not because the speaker is boring — but because the slides are. Endless bullet points. Text-heavy screens. Audiences checking out before you’ve even begun.
I developed this programme to change that.
Built for presenters who want to level up, this course reimagines what PowerPoint can be — a tool for storytelling, impact, and influence. You’ll learn how to design slides that support your message, not smother it. How to keep attention where it belongs: on you, not your deck.
Walk away with techniques that transform your slides — and the way people respond to them.
It’s still PowerPoint. Just not as you know it.”
Johnny Quinn – Presentologist/Trainer
Online or In-person – you choose
Whether you’re on-site or on-screen, this course delivers. Dive into the foundations of powerful presenting — learning how to craft compelling messages, design slides that pop, and harness the latest in multimedia tech to elevate your impact. Same energy. Same transformation. Wherever you are.
Went beyond the mechanics of presentations, a huge focus was what works best for the audience.
Opened my eyes to what is possible in PowerPoint.
This course changed the way we create and produce presentations in our organisation
Become a Slide Master
Born out of 25 years of experience, this course will change the way you create presentations.
Below are the areas the course covers:
General
PowerPoint user interface
Slide sorter
Slide sections
Ruler, Grids and Guides
Useful Keyboard shortcuts
Save options and password protecting your files
Customizing “quick access” toolbar
Shapes, objects and pictures
Screen clipping
Alignment and distribution
Filling pictures in shapes
Inserting pictures (on / offline)
Picture background removal
Picture effects and corrections
Arranging objects and using the selection pane
Animations and 3D objects
Adding animations (effects)
Motion paths
Animation painter
Effect options
Animation pane and timeline
Transition effects and Slide timings
Inserting 3D objects and animating them using the morph transition
Fonts and text properties
Using large fonts to create impact
Understanding font embedding
Embedding fonts in your presentation
Character spacing / Kerning
Paragraph properties
Text direction
Multimedia
Inserting music and videos
Looping music across the presentation
Auto-playing media
Trimming videos inside PowerPoint
Create amazing presentations with video backgrounds
Controlling slideshows
Presenter view
Looping presentation
Custom slideshow
Disabling animations / transition timings
Recording slideshows as video
Broadcasting slideshows online
Slide Masters
When to use them and when to consider an alternative
Placeholders vs. static objects
Layouts – how and when to use them
Saving templates as POT files
Creating your own template using slide masters
Infographics & Interaction
Converting bullets into infographics
Sourcing icons and using icon sets
Actions / Hyperlinking
PowerPoint Section Zoom
Opening another presentation from current presentation (during slideshow)
Latest PowerPoint features
Designer for PowerPoint
Morph Animation
Presenter Coach
PowerPoint Live
Live subtitles
Using Cameo to make instructional videos
Johnny Quinn and the team at AudienceAlive are masterminds in the area of PowerPoint presentations. Their skills and creative flair always produces that ‘Wow’ factor and it keeps audiences engaged. I’ve attended several of Johnny’s courses and they are always insightful, powerful and practical – as well as fun! I always refer my clients to Johnny when they need their PowerPoint to be amazing. I have absolutely no hesitation in recommending them to you.