PowerPoint™ Mastery

the most comprehensive PowerPoint course existing – brought to you by people who use it everyday

PowerPoint, Reimagined.

“Most presentations fail not because the speaker is boring — but because the slides are. Endless bullet points. Text-heavy screens. Audiences checking out before you’ve even begun. I developed this programme to change that.

Built for presenters who want to level up, this course reimagines what PowerPoint can be — a tool for storytelling, impact, and influence. You’ll learn how to design slides that support your message, not smother it. How to keep attention where it belongs: on you, not your deck.

Walk away with techniques that transform your slides — and the way people respond to them.

It’s still PowerPoint. Just not as you know it.”

Johnny Quinn – Presentologist/Trainer

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Transform Learning

Impactful Communication

Transform Learning Impactful Communication

What you’ll learn

    • PowerPoint user interface

    • Slide sorter

    • Slide sections

    • Ruler, Grids and Guides

    • Useful Keyboard shortcuts

    • Save options and password protecting your files

    • Customizing “quick access” toolbar

    • Using large fonts to create impact

    • Understanding font embedding

    • Character spacing / Kerning

    • Paragraph properties

    • How to make text look different

    • Screen clipping

    • Alignment and distribution

    • Filling pictures in shapes

    • Inserting pictures (on/offline)

    • Picture background removal

    • Picture effects and corrections

    • Arranging objects and using the selection pane

    • Inserting music and videos

    • Looping music across the presentation

    • Auto-playing media

    • Trimming videos inside PowerPoint

    • Create amazing presentations with video backgrounds

    • Adding animations (effects)

    • Motion paths

    • Animation painter

    • Effect options

    • Animation pane and timeline

    • Transition effects and Slide timings

    • Inserting 3D objects and animating them using the morph transition

    • Converting bullets into infographics

    • Sourcing icons and using icon sets

    • Actions / Hyperlinking

    • PowerPoint Section Zoom

    • Opening another presentation from current presentation (during slideshow)

    • Presenter view

    • Looping presentation

    • Custom slideshow

    • Disabling animations / transition timings

    • Recording slideshows as video

    • Broadcasting slideshows online

    • Designer for PowerPoint

    • Morph Animation 

    • Presenter Coach

    • PowerPoint Live

    • Live subtitles

    • Using Cameo to make instructional videos

    • Create & Deliver short presentations with peer and coach feedback

    • Recording and reviewing performance

    • Customizing content for real-world scenarios (e.g. sales, board meetings, conferences)

  • Johnny Quinn and the team at AudienceAlive are masterminds in the area of PowerPoint presentations. Their skills and creative flair always produces that ‘Wow’ factor and it keeps audiences engaged.

    David Nottage - World Champion of Public Speaking

  • "Went beyond the mechanics of presentations, a huge focus was what works best for the audience. Opened up PowerPoint functionality and made it relevant to our presentations"

    Ports of Auckland

  • "Presented in an engaging manner. Wide range of different presentation techniques covered. Resources provided to help with future presentations. "

    Siemens

Frequently Asked Questions

  • Courses are designed for business professionals, leaders, trainers, sales teams, facilitators, and anyone who presents as part of their role.

  • Training focuses on engagement, storytelling, visual design, and modern tools — not bullet‑point slides or “death by PowerPoint.”

  • Yes. Most courses can be delivered in‑person, virtually or self-paced.

  • Courses range from half‑day to full‑day sessions but can be customised to your needs.

  • Yes. AudienceAlive tailors content to your needs, industry, and skill level.

  • Yes. Courses include confidence‑building, voice control, body language, and managing nerves.

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