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.

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Went beyond the mechanics of presentations, a huge focus was what works best for the audience. 

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Opened my eyes to what is possible in PowerPoint. 

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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. 

David Nottage CSP & World Champion of Public Speaking

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