Do you ever feel like you're spinning your wheels in PowerPoint,
thinking 'There's got to be a better way'? Do you ever wonder how top
performing professionals get so much more done in the program than you
do?
They aren't just working harder or spending more hours at their desk;
they're approaching the program in a completely different way and using
specific strategies and techniques to crank through common repetitive
tasks in record timing.
This 3x Faster Workshop is the first program to show you how high
performing professionals actually use the program. In 4.5 hours, we'll
break down and teach you a systematic approach for building and editing
professional grade slides, using shapes, lines and text boxes, the core
building blocks of slides used in client pitches, proposals, research
reports, investment memorandums, etc..
Take our Speed Challenge:
How fast can you become? Take our Speed Challenge (download or watch
below) and compare your results to ours. You'll see that the strategies
and techniques you use, or don't use, make a big difference.
Included in this Speed Training Workshop:
- 4.5 hours of hands on exercises and training
- Blank and filled exercise decks to follow along with and compare your work to
- Our customized QAT designed and tested to cut down repetitive tasks
- A cheat sheet of the 30 + shortcuts covered in this workshop
- 20 + sample slides you can immediately use in your own professional presentations
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Workshop Outline
Unit 1: Getting Intimate with the PowerPoint Environment -
Understanding how to leverage the PowerPoint environment to get things
done quickly is a critical piece if you want to be 3x Faster at
PowerPoint. We've spent years testing ways to minimize repetitive tasks
and optimize the environment for speed, so in this unit we'll show you
exactly how to get things done fast.
Unit 2: The Challenge Slides - Using the core building
blocks to build and edit professional grade slides quickly. Unit 2 is
packed full of strategies, tips, tricks and techniques to build
professional grade slides as quickly and as efficiently as possible. In
this unit we'll develop the core strategy of Respecting Both Ends of the
Deck.
- Part #1: The Challenge Slides: a step-by-step walk through of how to
build both challenge slides, from scratch, in less than two minutes.
- Part #2: More Complicated Layouts: overcoming common problems associated with building and editing content heavy slides.
Unit 3: The Ninja Line Academy - Introduces our Secret
Weapon, the Ninja Line, which allows us to pull off otherwise impossible
alignments. The Ninja Line is what will make your slides perfect and a
cut above the rest.
Unit 4: Making the Connection - A deep dive on how to
use lines in hierarchies and flow processes. Unit 4 includes exercises
for dealing with the many inconsistencies of lines, as well as a step by
step re-haul of a real world connector slide gone wrong.
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Frequently Asked Questions:
Is this a workshop about all the different features of PowerPoint,
how to save a presentation, where to find the picture formatting tools,
etc.?
No. We do not assume you are computer-illiterate. There are other
courses out there that will show you the 'what' of PowerPoint; this
workshop focuses entirely on the 'how'. Each unit is packed full of
strategies and techniques you can use every single time you work in
PowerPoint. If it isn't useful for completing tasks today, we don't
cover it.
Does the workshop include public speaking tips, crafting a better
presentation (how many slides, how many bullets, etc.), story-boarding,
or general tips on how to develop a better message?
No. This workshop focuses specifically on the technical applications of
being 3x Faster working in PowerPoint. For all intents and purposes,
this workshop assumes that you already know what you want to include in
your presentation, and focuses on showing you how to build it as quickly
as possible. If you are looking for guidance on how to build and
deliver a "Steve Jobs" presentation, this workshop is not for you.
Is the workshop about building "warm and fuzzy" slides that entertain or dazzle an audience?
No. This workshop assumes your job is to build professional grade slides
to impress your boss or colleagues in professional settings, not to
build slides to show your holiday photos to friends on the weekend.
Will I learn how to create animations and slide transitions?
No. This workshop focuses on content heavy slides that are sent via
email or printed for review...the types of slides where animations and
slide transitions are irrelevant and a waste of time.
I've been using PowerPoint for 9 + years, will I learn anything?
If you can complete our Speed Challenge in less than two minutes, then
you do not need to take this course. Otherwise, you will learn a
repeatable system you can use to build slides, like those in our Speed
Challenge, in record timing.
How fast can I become?
How much you get out of this workshop depends on how much you put into
it. The goal is to teach you a systematic, repeatable system to quickly
build content. If you are willing to learn our system and follow along
with us, you'll have all the tools to build slides like the Challenge
Slides in less than two minutes. To get a sense of how fast you are now,
take our Speed Challenge (download or watch below), and compare your
time to ours.
Why the focus on shapes, lines and textboxes?
We focus on improving the speed with which you accomplish everyday tasks
in PowerPoint, using the core building blocks of professional
presentations: shapes, lines and textboxes. These objects account for at
least 80% of all the objects used in content heavy slides in the
professional world, so being able to manipulate these core building
blocks quickly and effectively is critical.
My company uses set templates. Will I still be able to get something out of this workshop?
Absolutely. Most templates are built using shapes, lines and textboxes,
so learning our system will help you become an expert at manipulating
your templates.
Can I take this course if I'm using a Mac?
The short answer is no, this system does not work with Microsoft Office
for Mac. The long answer is yes, but you'll need to boot up your Mac
with a Windows operating system and use a PC keyboard to follow along.
Which version of PowerPoint do I need to follow along?
You can follow along with PowerPoint 2007, 2010 or 2013. Throughout the
workshop, we'll use PowerPoint 2013, but we’ll make note of any
differences between the versions so that you can follow along regardless
of which version you are using.
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