Surely, during your career, you have found yourself at least once in the situation where your direct superior came to your office and asked you, in a more or less imperative tone, to make a Power Point presentation with ideas related to improving the company's activity, about a new product/service to be launched, etc. We know the feeling: in those first moments, panic sets in, especially if you have never worked in that Office program before, thinking that you have to quickly deliver a quality slideshow, from which colleagues, no matter where they are on the hierarchical ladder, but also current and potential customers or partners will have some very clear concepts.

Fortunately, there are many solutions, and Brightway® trainers, with long and relevant experience in the field, will help you discover and apply them successfully, for results that will exceed all expectations - both yours and those who will watch the PPTs you create. Of course, in the medium and long term, the most effective option is to attend the Power Point course, where you will get to know the ins and outs of one of the most used Microsoft Office programs worldwide, after Word and Excel. You will get familiar with the interface, you will learn how to use all the tools and you will also get feedback for your first slideshows.

Power Point presentations - basic ideas

But before you graduate from our training and become an expert in Power Point presentations, the idea is to understand some basic principles that will help you use this software to its full potential, as it can prove to be a "gold mine" both for your company, in terms of signed contracts and brand awareness, and for your position within it, both hierarchically and financially. Here are the things you need to bear in mind, even before you open the program and click:

1. Power Point is a means, not an end in itself. First of all, the idea of a Power Point presentation is to convey a message very clearly and effectively. Yes, slideshows are cool, but they are only a means of communicating something new, not an end in themselves (which may be information, persuasion, etc.);

2. In Power Point presentations, ideas will be expressed succinctly. Also, when making PPTs, you will try to convey the key points as concisely as possible, so that they are quickly and easily remembered by those to whom they are addressed. The format requires the shortest possible text, as well as the use of photos, graphics, animations, etc.;

3. Don't hesitate to "insert" humour into slides. Last but not least, although we are talking about professional projects, you should understand that Power Point presentations are more informal than other means of communication. So, don't be afraid to sprinkle in a few puns or funny photos or messages that will relax your viewers and can even become memorable, literally and figuratively.