A PowerPoint course at intermediate level teaches you to go beyond basic slides. You learn to customise PowerPoint, apply themes and templates, and work confidently with tables, SmartArt, charts, animation, sound and video. BOTI covers these skills in its two-day Microsoft PowerPoint Beginners to Advanced course, which is one of its Microsoft Office and computer skills courses.
The current course runs at your offices anywhere in South Africa, live online or at a BOTI venue. The course page has the up-to-date outline and group prices.
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Course Introduction: Microsoft Office PowerPoint Intermediate Training
Intermediate PowerPoint training builds on the basics: creating slides, adding text and running a slide show. Delegates customise PowerPoint by working with the Ribbon and changing application settings. They apply themes and templates so every slide follows the same design.
The training then covers SmartArt graphics, tables, charts, multimedia content and interactive elements such as hyperlinks and action buttons. It ends with the practical side of sharing a finished presentation, for example saving it as a PDF or exporting it as a video.
BOTI does not run a separate PowerPoint Intermediate course. The intermediate topics on this page form part of the two-day Microsoft PowerPoint Beginners to Advanced course. If your team needs only the basics or only the advanced features, BOTI also runs one-day options, described below.
Customised training for your team. BOTI tailors this course to your organisation and runs it in-house at your premises, at its venue in Sunningdale, Johannesburg, or live online. Request a quote or call 011 882 8853.
Course Outline: Microsoft Office PowerPoint Intermediate Training
Key outcomes of the course include:
- Tables: insert and format tables, and add data from Excel worksheets.
- Additional enhancements: WordArt, text and object actions, equations, screen clippings and hyperlinks.
- Animation: apply ready-made animations and transitions, then customise their timing, order and effects.
- Visual elements: modify pictures, customise diagrams, format charts, arrange and group graphics, and add alt text so slides work with screen readers.
- Sound and video: insert sounds and videos, and control how they play during a slide show.
- Themes and templates: apply a consistent design and use the slide master to change every slide at once.
- Sharing: prepare a presentation for others, including saving it as a PDF.
Course duration: Microsoft Office PowerPoint Intermediate Training
The Microsoft PowerPoint Beginners to Advanced course runs over two days. It is built around hands-on exercises, so delegates apply each skill to the kind of presentations they produce at work.
BOTI runs the course in three ways:
- in-house at your premises;
- at BOTI’s venue in Sunningdale, Johannesburg;
- live online.
To plan training for a group, request a quote or contact BOTI.
Recommended Prior Experience and Knowledge: Microsoft Office PowerPoint Intermediate Training
This training suits people who already use PowerPoint and want to work faster and produce more professional slides. Typical delegates include administrators, personal assistants, sales and marketing staff, trainers and managers who present to clients or boards.
Before you start the intermediate topics, you should have completed a beginners PowerPoint course or have equivalent knowledge. In practice, that means you can create a presentation, add and format text, insert pictures and run a slide show.
Choosing the right PowerPoint course level
A quick self-check helps you choose the right level:
- New to PowerPoint, or self-taught with gaps: start with Microsoft PowerPoint Beginners (1 day).
- Comfortable with the basics but slow, or slides look inconsistent: the two-day Microsoft PowerPoint Beginners to Advanced course covers the intermediate skills on this page.
- Already confident and you want the advanced features: go to Microsoft PowerPoint Advanced (1 day).
Software skills are only half of a good presentation. If your team also needs to structure a message and deliver it with confidence, see the Presenting with Impact online masterclass. You can also read BOTI’s guide to presentation design training.
Practical intermediate PowerPoint tips
These habits separate an intermediate user from a beginner. They are the kind of skills the course practises:
- Use the slide master, not manual formatting. Set fonts, colours and logo placement once in the slide master, so every new slide matches.
- Choose SmartArt or a chart over bullet lists. A process, hierarchy or comparison is often clearer as a diagram than as text.
- Link to Excel data carefully. Decide whether a chart should update when the source workbook changes or stay as a fixed copy.
- Keep animation purposeful. Use it to reveal points in order or to show a sequence, not as decoration.
- Test sound and video before you present. Check playback settings and file locations, especially on a different computer or in an online meeting.
- Add alt text to pictures and charts. This makes the presentation easier to use for people with screen readers, and makes the file more useful when shared.
- Share in the right format. Send a PDF when people only need to read the slides, and the PowerPoint file when they need to edit them.
Frequently asked questions
What does a PowerPoint intermediate course cover?
It covers customising PowerPoint, applying themes and templates, using the slide master, working with tables, SmartArt and charts, adding animation, sound and video, adding alt text, and sharing presentations, for example as a PDF.
How long is BOTI’s PowerPoint course?
BOTI covers intermediate PowerPoint skills in its two-day Microsoft PowerPoint Beginners to Advanced course. There is also a one-day PowerPoint Beginners course and a one-day PowerPoint Advanced course.
Do I need to do a beginners PowerPoint course first?
You need beginners-level knowledge, such as creating slides, formatting text, inserting pictures and running a slide show. If you do not have it, start with the one-day PowerPoint Beginners course.
Can BOTI run the PowerPoint course for our team online or at our offices?
Yes. BOTI runs the training in-house at your premises, at its venue in Sunningdale, Johannesburg, or live online.
To build intermediate PowerPoint skills across your team, book the Microsoft PowerPoint Beginners to Advanced course. Training runs in-house at your premises, at BOTI’s venue in Sunningdale, Johannesburg, or live online. Call BOTI on 011 882 8853 or email [email protected]. This course is not accredited. It is delivered as a professional skills programme, and delegates receive a BOTI certificate of attendance.
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