Overview
Moving beyond basic slides means mastering the features that separate amateur presentations from professional ones. This advanced course teaches you to create sophisticated, interactive presentations with custom templates, seamless multimedia integration, and polished animations that enhance rather than distract.
You’ll learn to build reusable master slides and templates that enforce branding standards, create custom slide shows for different audiences, work with video and audio effectively, and add interactive navigation and hyperlinks. Whether you’re developing training programs, sales presentations, or conference talks, you’ll gain the advanced skills to work efficiently and deliver presentations that stand out.
Format: 2 Days | VILT
Who Should Attend
- Presentation designers creating company-wide templates
- Marketing and sales professionals delivering high-stakes presentations
- Training and development specialists building interactive courses
- Anyone who’s completed PowerPoint Essential Skills or has regular PowerPoint experience
- Team leads responsible for presentation standards and quality
What You’ll Learn
- Design and customize master slides and templates from scratch
- Create advanced animations with motion paths and timelines
- Integrate video and audio with professional editing and playback
- Build interactive presentations with hyperlinks and action buttons
- Create custom slide shows for different audiences from one presentation
- Collaborate effectively with comments, compare, and co-authoring
- Use sections, zoom, and navigation for complex presentations
Course Outline
Module 1: Master Slides and Template Design
- Understanding the Slide Master hierarchy and inheritance
- Creating custom slide master layouts from scratch
- Adding and formatting placeholders for consistent content
- Building theme fonts and color schemes
- Creating master backgrounds with shapes and images
- Preserving master slides and preventing layout changes
- Saving custom templates for organizational use
Module 2: Advanced Animation Techniques
- Creating sophisticated entrance, emphasis, and exit animations
- Using motion paths for custom object movement
- Animation timing: start with previous, delays, and duration
- Animating multiple objects with precise sequencing
- Trigger animations for interactive reveals
- Using the Animation Pane for complex timeline management
- Morph transition for seamless object transformations
- Best practices for professional animation use
Module 3: Multimedia Integration
- Inserting and embedding video files
- Trimming video clips and setting start/end points
- Adding video playback options and controls
- Creating video triggers and bookmarks
- Recording screen captures directly in PowerPoint
- Adding and editing audio narration
- Background music and audio timing across slides
- Compressing media to reduce file size
Module 4: Interactive Navigation and Hyperlinks
- Creating hyperlinks to slides, websites, and documents
- Adding action buttons for navigation controls
- Building clickable table of contents slides
- Using Zoom feature for non-linear presentations
- Creating interactive menus and dashboards
- Designing quiz slides with feedback
- Managing link colors and visited link formatting
Module 5: Sections and Custom Shows
- Organizing large presentations with sections
- Renaming, reordering, and managing sections
- Creating custom slide shows for different audiences
- Hiding slides vs. creating custom shows
- Running and presenting custom shows
- Managing multiple versions from one master presentation
Module 6: Working with External Content
- Linking vs. embedding Excel charts and data
- Updating linked content when source data changes
- Importing slides from other presentations
- Reusing slides while maintaining theme consistency
- Working with Word outlines to generate slides
- Exporting presentations to video format
- Creating handouts in Word with Send to Word feature
Module 7: Collaboration and Review
- Adding comments for feedback and discussion
- Tracking changes and reviewing edits
- Comparing and merging presentation versions
- Co-authoring presentations in real-time with Office 365
- Setting presentation properties and metadata
- Protecting presentations with passwords
- Marking presentations as final
Module 8: Advanced Presenting and Automation
- Recording presentations with narration and timings
- Creating self-running kiosk presentations
- Using Presenter Coach for rehearsal feedback
- Setting up presenter displays and projector options
- Creating macros for repetitive tasks
- Customizing the Quick Access Toolbar and ribbon
- Inspecting presentations for hidden data before sharing
- Accessibility checking and remediation basics
Prerequisites & Technical Requirements
- Completion of PowerPoint Essential Skills or minimum 1 month PowerPoint experience
- Solid understanding of slides, layouts, themes, and basic animations
- Microsoft PowerPoint 2016 or later (Office 365 recommended for full features)
- Access to Excel helpful for linked data exercises
Customization Options
This course can be tailored to your organization’s specific presentation workflows and requirements. We can build custom templates based on your branding guidelines, work with your typical presentation scenarios—whether training materials, sales decks, or conference presentations—and emphasize the advanced features your team needs most. If you have specific automation, multimedia, or interactivity requirements, we can adjust the curriculum accordingly.