Basic skills are simple

Basic skills will reduce the time and effort involved in PowerPoint:

  • Understand what kind of PowerPoint you’re creating
  • Use a template
  • Format using master slides
  • Use placeholders properly
  • Apply fonts and colors sparingly
  • Keep an eye on speaker notes
  • Take advantage of different views and display modes
  • Keep it simple!

Improve Your PowerPoint Presentation Skills

Aim to boost your PowerPoint presentation skills with these tips.

  1. 1
    Typefaces have to be legible!
  2. 2
    Choose your font with your audience in mind.
  3. 3
    Work with colours carefully.
  4. 4
    Don't use too many bullet Points.
  5. 5
    Use big powerful images.
  6. 6
    Video works well.
  7. 7
    Use charts and graphs to good use.
  8. 8
    Be wary of special effects.
  9. 9
    Don't talk to your slides.
  10. 10
    Practise the point, turn and talk technique.

PowerPoint Presentation Tips

  1. Don't let PowerPoint decide how you use PowerPoint.
  2. Create custom slide sizes.
  3. Edit your slide template design.
  4. Write text with your audience in mind.
  5. Make sure all of your objects are properly aligned.
  6. Use ‘Format Object’ to better control your objects' designs.
  7. Take advantage of PowerPoint's shapes.
  8. Create custom shapes.
  9. Crop images into custom shapes.
  10. Present websites within PowerPoint.
  11. Try Using GIFs.
  12. Keep it simple.
  13. Embed your font files.
  14. Save your slides as JPEGs.
  15. Embed multimedia.
  16. Bring your own hardware.
  17. Use ‘Presenter View.’