This course aims to equip learners with the knowledge and abilities to plan, design and script presentations that fulfil defined objectives and meet the information needs of the target audience. Learners will be able to use presentation tools to display information in text, graphical and chart forms. Learners will be able to apply techniques to engage with the audience to deliver their messages across effectively and persuasively.

By the end of this course, learners will be able to:

• Identify presentation objectives and target audience, plan and script presentation with appropriate design principles and communication techniques
• Create presentations using appropriate presentation type and communication tools in accordance with organisational guidelines
• Identify best practices to engage with and modify the final presentation to suit the needs of the target audience

Target Audience

This training is relevant to any persons who need to understand fundamental presentation concepts and need to be able to effectively use presentation tools to plan, create and deliver attractive and impactful presentations.

Assumed Skills

• Workforce Skills Qualifications (“ES WSQ”) Workplace Literacy (“WPL”) level 4
• Be able to read and write English at a proficiency level equivalent to ES WSQ WPL level 4
• Be able to manipulate numbers at a proficiency level equivalent to ES WSQ Workplace Numeracy (“WPN”) level 4
• Learners to have minimum GCE ‘O’ level or ITE certificate education
• Learner should have at least 1 year’s working experience in any industry

Course Outline

Learning Unit 1: Presentation Planning

• What are the objectives of the presentation?
• Who are the target audience?
• Identify design principles to tailor presentation content to different audiences

Learning Unit 2: Create A Compelling Presentation

• Types of presentation and communication tools
• Presentation basics and organise information in topics
• Insert text content
• Create table
• Table operations
• Manipulate table
• Images, picture and shape contents
• Modify visual contents
• Insert organisation charts
• Data visualisation with charts

Learning Unit 3: Deliver impactful presentation

• Animation and transition effects
• Presentation notes
• Check content for errors
• Identify best practices to engage with the audience
• Modify content to suit target audience
• Start a presentation
• Print tailored presentation for different audiences