Excellence in Presenting Data
Course
Inhouse
Description
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Type
Course
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Methodology
Inhouse
Companies and individuals are measured by how well they communicate. This course helps professionals produce more effective documents and presentations. The course is inter-active and includes a high level of student participation.
About this course
A basic knowledge of Word, Excel and PowerPoint are essential.
Reviews
Course programme
Companies and individuals are measured by how well they communicate. This course helps professionals produce more effective documents and presentations. The course is inter-active and includes a high level of student participation.
Prerequisites
- A basic knowledge of Word, Excel and PowerPoint are essential.
Objectives
- Delegates will be able to :
- At the end of the course delegates will have a good understanding of the importance of the 'look and feel' of written documents and presentations.
- Delegates will have a knowledge of the rules of layout and design, be able to utilise various tips and tricks, and incorporate the more advanced functions of the Office products to enhance their communications.
- Word Level 1 (A basic knowledge of Word is essential to this course.)
- Excel Level 1 (A basic knowledge of Excel is essential to this course.)
- PowerPoint Level 1 (A basic knowledge of PowerPoint is essential to this course.)
- Private course at your company office throughout the UK, at our training room or at an independent location, convenient to you
- Bespoke course (a course written to your specific needs) at your company office throughout the UK, at our training venue or at an independent location, convenient to you
- Comprehensive colour course manual and exercises
- Lunch (When at our training venue)
- Refreshments (When at our training venue)
- Relaxed refreshment area at our training room
Introduction
- Why do we need them?
- Presentations and reports - the difference
- What's in it for me?
- What makes a document appealing?
- Why a pyramid structure
- The need to state the logic
- Ordering from the top down
- The rules
- Horizontal and vertical relationships
- Building a pyramid structure
- The comparisons
- Using charts and graphs
- Chart types and selection criteria
- Flow charts
- The psychology
- Showing you are on their side
- Leading them over to your side
- Putting it in context
- Demographics
- Attitudes, values and interests
- Situation
- Gathering reader information
- Making it standard throughout
- Line spacing and margins
- Choice of fonts and sizes
- When to use text attributes
- Sections and headings
- Numbering
- Adding lists
- Appendices - layout and indexing
- Table of contents
- Including management summaries
- Fonts - serif v sans serif
- Keeping it simple - both look and feel
- Don't overload
- Maintaining a standard
- When to use animation
- Brevity is the soul of wit
- Use of borders and backgrounds
- Colour and shading
- Graphs and charts on a slide
- Why set an objective?
- Setting the objective
- Write the right document
Excellence in Presenting Data