Microsoft Powerpoint

Powerpoint is used in business meetings, lectures, exhibitions stands, and public areas providing an easy method of supplying information to the audience.

Powerpoint is a slide presentation program which can run automatically, providing a range of information on different slide formats. Text, pictures, charts and diagrams as well as video and sound (music or narration) can be included in the presentation to make it interesting and informative.

In addition, special animation effects can be created to build each slide as well to move from slide to slide - enhancing the presentation even further.

The design side in you needs to come out when learning this module - simple to learn how to use, but easy not to use in the right way and over do your presentation so it is confusing and over complicated.

There are 3 Levels to choose from.  For Level 2 and 3 you will need prior knowledge.  Level 1 is for complete beginners.

Touch typing can be included in any of these courses to help develop your touch typing and speed typing skills. This is a free option for all of our Secretarial Courses.

You will gain either the:

OCR Level 1 in Presentation Software

OCR Level 2 in Presentation Software

OCR Level 3 in Presentation Software

OCR (RSA) is an established exam board providing a range of GCSE, A Level, teaching and vocational qualifications.  

OCR is part of the University of Cambridge which is Europe’s largest assessment board.  They play a leading role in developing and delivering exams/assessments across the world, operating in over 150 countries.

or

LEWIS COLLEGE Certificate in PowerPoint at Level 1, 2 or 3

Level 1

At this level you will learn about the basics concerning producing slide presentations.  You will create simple slide presentations using a range of different types of slide layouts with pictures, text, objects, bullet points etc, learn how to edit, change the style/theme, and create speaker notes.

Level 2

At this level you will develop your skills to a greate extent understanding more about how to create a business standard presentation suitable for a range of different type of presentations suitable for exhibitions, lectures, business meetings etc.  You ability to develop more complex slide designs will be enhanced using photos, pictures, clip-art, graphics, diagrams, charts and graphs and organisational charts, video and audio.  Using animation and transition effects, as well as automatic timings to create professional business slide presentations.

Level 3

At this level your skills will be developed to an advanced level to produce more complex presentations with hyperlinks to external information, object linking and embedding, using templates, merging slides from different presentations, using animation and slide transitions to effectively enhance the presentation, and understanding the needs of the audience to a greater extent.

You can study this course full-time, or part-time – studying the number of hours per week that suits you and fits in with your other commitments.

We recommend that you study at least 5 hours a week, which can be broken up into one hour study slots perhaps, or 2-3 hours on a Saturday and Sunday if you find that easier.

Some students wish to study as quickly as possible – and complete the course in as short a time as possible.

The choice is yours!

For your guidance, if you study regularly these hours per week, you should complete the course within:

 The maximum duration within which a single Level course needs to be completed is 2 months.

The course is put on hold whilst you or the College are on holiday - enabling you to have holiday breaks whilst studying your course.