2024 PowerPoint: Tips & Tricks for Today's Accountant

Overview

PowerPoint is a widely available resource that is potentially underutilized by accountants because many accountants do not stray beyond Excel and Word in the Microsoft Office suite. You will learn how to create and edit a professional PowerPoint slide deck. This session places particular emphasis on efficiency tips and tricks that will allow you to develop creative, professional visual aids while minimizing time and effort. The course’s author will share personal insights he has cultivated throughout more than two decades of public speaking. Although the session will focus on creating and editing slides, we will illustrate best practices for presentation delivery. We will also explain how PowerPoint can be used for purposes other than delivering presentations.

Highlights

Exploration of tabs within PowerPoint’s ribbon
Initial creation of a slide deck
Using slide masters
Utilization of external content
SmartArt
Alignments and layouts
Tips and tricks for efficiency
Best practices for effective presentation delivery
Other creative uses for PowerPoint

Prerequisites

None

Designed For

Accountants and other professionals who want to learn how to efficiently use PowerPoint for presentations and other purposes

Objectives

Create a slide deck using PowerPoint
Navigate within the PowerPoint software environment
Recognize best practices for content, layout, and delivery
Edit a slide deck to enhance visual appeal
Leverage built-in features to easily enhance creativity
Utilize PowerPoint to deliver a presentation