Getting the result you intend to create high quality content for your presentations.
The ability to effectively create and share information in a high-quality presentation can be the difference-maker for professionals who want to distinguish themselves in today’s competitive workforce.
This course is a practical quick-start guide to help you easily build professional quality presentation content that’s visually pleasing and easy to understand.
I reveal how to energize your work by using SmartArt to wake up sleepy, unimaginative, bullet-point-text presentations that have become the norm. To start, I teach you how to break the mold of “meh” presentations by sharing the fundamentals of using eye-catching SmartArt. Next, I reveal the presentation purpose and power of using SmartArt to make you and your work stand out. Then, I walk you through common workplace examples, actually using real SmartArt, to help you see and imagine how your next presentation can engage the interest of your audience, elevate your organizational profile, and highlight your professional value.
This course is the first in a series of three designed to provide the practical skills and knowledge for the effective presentation and delivery of information. Each course shares invaluable insight, “how to” instructions, and real workplace examples to illuminate concepts. This condensed but material-packed class enriches your knowledge and ability to create and deliver professional-looking presentations while sharpening your competitive advantage.
Soft Skills Coach
I’m a CPA and seasoned career business analyst, applications developer, and project management professional with 25 years of progressive experience. Over my career, I’ve moved between employee and consulting roles providing a unique dual-sided perspective. I understand what it’s like to be an employee who wants to maximize their contribution and advance, as well as, a consultant who must be adept at engendering customer value using tools and experience. Today as an IT professional, I continue to competently use a variety of tools to promote customer value. However, technical skills are not enough; My career exposure has taught me a myriad of soft skills to effectively manage projects, facilitate meetings, present information, communicate verbally/in-writing, and lead teams of professionals. I now want to share my knowledge and experience with other professionals who seek to fortify their skills and sharpen their competitive advantage.
This portal is provided as a training and development resource for City of Markham employees. Every course is delivered by a qualified subject matter expert or learning organization, is quantifiable in hours, and is verifiable — you receive a documented certificate of completion for every course you finish, stored on LearnFormula indefinitely.
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