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Description

PowerPoint — Advanced Slide Decks: Industrialising Templates, Animation and Delivery

Build long presentations that update quickly and stay consistent from one slide to the next

  • 2 days — 14 h
  • In-person or virtual
  • Intermediate
  • Up to 6 participants

Recurring presentations are rebuilt from scratch at every deadline. Logos shift, colours vary and tables are pasted in as images. A change of brand guidelines means reworking every slide by hand. Files become heavy and open badly on the recipient's machine.

These 14 hours target productivity on long and recurring documents. Participants build reusable slide masters and layouts, link their tables to their source data and master the animations that genuinely add value. They then prepare distribution: reducing file size, producing the expected export formats and setting up the projection.

Learning objectives

  • Build a slide master and layouts aligned with brand guidelines
  • Create a template that can be reused across an entire team
  • Link a table or chart to its source data
  • Design animations and transitions that support the message
  • Reduce the size of a heavy file and make it open reliably
  • Set up the projection and produce the expected export formats

What makes this programme different

A complete corporate template is built during the session and taken away by each participant
An existing presentation is reworked and brought back into brand compliance live
Heavy files brought by participants are diagnosed and then optimised

Programme

1Slide Masters, Layouts and Templates

Build it once, properly

  • Hierarchy between slide master, layouts and slides
  • Placeholders, fonts and colour schemes
  • Creating a template that can be shared with a team
  • Reworking a presentation that is off-brand

2Objects, Tables and Linked Data

Content that updates itself

  • Inserting tables and charts linked to their source
  • Refreshing data and checking for broken links
  • Diagrams built with the shape tools
  • Alignment, guides and repeated layouts

3Animation, Transitions and Navigation

Animate in order to explain

  • Entrance, emphasis and motion path animations
  • Sequencing and triggering on click
  • Internal links and non-linear navigation
  • Animation mistakes that undermine understanding

4Finalising, Distributing and Presenting

The file reaches the recipient intact

  • Compressing images and cleaning up the file
  • Projection modes and presenter view
  • Exporting as a document, a video or a fixed format
  • Preparing a remote presentation

Who is it for

Regular users of presentation software responsible for recurring documents or long decks that require frequent updating.

Prerequisites

Ability to create slides and insert text, images and graphic objects.

Dates & locations

36 scheduled dates between November 2026 and December 2027. Seats are confirmed in the order enquiries are received.

November 2026

December 2026

January 2027

February 2027

March 2027

April 2027

May 2027

June 2027

September 2027

October 2027

November 2027

December 2027

None of these dates suit you? We open additional sessions on request, and any programme can be run privately for your team.

Practical details

Before the programme
Online positioning questionnaire. Your development objectives are shared with the trainer, who tailors the practical case studies to your context.
Teaching methods
Theoretical input, workshops and practical case studies. Digital course materials and method sheets provided.
Assessment
Multiple-choice tests and role-play exercises. Assessment of learning at the start and end of the programme, with immediate and 60-day follow-up evaluations.
After the programme
One year of access to the e-learning platform. Self-assessment of the skills acquired and a 30-day follow-up session with your trainer.
How to register
Registration online or on the basis of a quotation.
Lead time
11 working days after confirmation of registration.
Accessibility
Accessible to people of determination. Contact our accessibility coordinator to design a suitable solution: contact@mpf-academy.ae
Start dates
Rolling intake: in addition to the scheduled sessions, this programme can start on request.