The Complete Guide to Microsoft PowerPoint and Presentations
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The Complete Guide to Microsoft PowerPoint and Presentations

A complete PowerPoint design, animations, data visualization, templates, storytelling, and presentation course.

Created by Codestars • over 2.5 million students worldwide!, Andrew Pach
5.5 hours
Video Content
100
Lectures
170
Students
4.9
Rating
4.9
(170 students enrolled)

What you'll learn

PowerPoint taught in a practical, not boring way. I'd say it's even entertaining!
How to use Microsoft PowerPoint efficiently — from essential tools to advanced features
How to design professional, visually appealing slides
Visual storytelling principles
How to visualize data
How to build branded templates

Course Content

14 sections • 100 lectures • 05:16:04 total length

Introduction

3 lectures • 06:44

Introduction02:04
Download Resources00:07
Design Warmup04:33

Practical PowerPoint

8 lectures • 27:46

Introduction00:35
Grouping04:21
Object Alignment04:49
Merging Shapes03:15
Format Painter02:44
+3 more lectures

Presentation Principles

7 lectures • 26:42

Introduction00:36
Visual Hierarchy04:25
Viewing patterns03:01
Reducing Text05:15
Applying Hierarchy for Slide Structure04:21
+2 more lectures

Slide Design

13 lectures • 49:28

Slide Design - Introduction01:04
Slide #1 (Title) – Presentation Openings03:59
Slide #1 (Title) – Presentation Openings04:28
Slide #2 (Icons) – Icons in Slide Design05:06
Slide #2 (Icons) – Alignment for Slide Design03:05
+8 more lectures

Animation

10 lectures • 37:43

Animation - Introduction00:27
Selecting Animations – Animations Tab04:24
On Click02:21
With Previous, After Previous02:43
Animation Effects & Options04:24
+5 more lectures

Zoom & Morph

6 lectures • 19:45

Zoom Feature Explained02:35
Zoom PowerPoint Feature – Project #103:01
Zoom PowerPoint Feature – Project #202:58
Morph Feature Explained04:23
PowerPoint Morph Practical Example 103:37
+1 more lectures

Templates

8 lectures • 24:46

PowerPoint Templates – Introduction01:39
Setting a Color Scheme03:47
Selecting a Font Pairing03:40
Setting Up Master Slides for Efficiency03:30
Layouts in PowerPoint03:17
+3 more lectures

Charts & Data Visualization

11 lectures • 38:17

PowerPoint Chart Basics – Part 104:18
PowerPoint Chart Basics – Part 202:26
Adding Items inside charts02:09
Bar Chart, Column Chart – when to use03:11
Bar Chart Usage – Change Chart Type04:36
+6 more lectures

Business & Storytelling

7 lectures • 16:32

Business & Storytelling – Introduction00:42
Action Titles02:25
Action Titles Practice03:52
SCQR Format02:20
The Pyramid Principle in Business Slides03:32
+2 more lectures

Copilot Usage

8 lectures • 19:34

Creating Presentations with Copilot02:43
View Prompts. Adding content to a presentation03:23
Create an Image / Bing Create02:34
Copilot Narrative Builder Feature02:32
New Slide with Copilot01:53
+3 more lectures

Presenting

5 lectures • 14:18

Presenting - Introduction00:18
PowerPoint Notes & Presenter View02:15
Rehearsing, Recording & Teleprompter View03:45
Exporting a Presentation02:38
Cameo and Presenting a presentation05:22

Advanced Features

7 lectures • 23:46

EMF and SVG Vector Files02:39
Editing Vector Points02:49
Merging Shapes03:36
Videos in PowerPoint06:03
Change the Aspect Ratio02:20
+2 more lectures

Finding Media

5 lectures • 09:02

Finding Media - Introduction00:16
Where to find pictures (free)02:43
Where to find vectors (free)03:16
Where to find Icons (free)01:41
Where to find videos (free)01:06

Conclusion

2 lectures • 01:41

Thank You – You have been equipped00:58
Bonus Lecture00:43

Description

This is a complete, step-by-step guide to mastering Microsoft PowerPoint and presentation skills. It covers everything from slide creation and design, to animations, data visualization, storytelling frameworks, and live presenting techniques.


Why learn with me?

My name is Andrew Pach and I've partnered with Codestars to create this course. I am an experienced PowerPoint instructor with over 5000 client projects completed (on Fiverr alone I have 4600+), I also run a YouTube channel with around 100k subscribers. The numbers aren't important, but I want you to have a tangible, actionable way of "screening" me so you know you are dealing with a real-life experienced professional who worked and is working on actual projects in PPT, not just talking about them. I encourage you to watch any of the free preview lectures to check my style and see if I'm the right fit for you (spoiler alert - I will!).


Why Learn PowerPoint and Presentation Skills?

Most people know how to create basic slides, but few know how to turn those slides into clear, effective, and visually appealing presentations. Enhanced with beautiful animations of course (my favourite thing) :) This course solves that problem by giving you a clear system to build presentations that work — whether for business, education, or personal projects.

You’ll learn how to approach presentations logically, structure your message, design consistent slides, and present your ideas clearly and confidently. I suggest you read section names so you see the topics we cover together.


What Will I Learn?

  • How to use PowerPoint efficiently, including essential and advanced tools

  • Visual storytelling frameworks like SCQR and the Pyramid Principle

  • How to draft and structure your presentation content

  • Presentation design techniques — choosing fonts, colors, images, and layouts

  • How to animate slides properly using PowerPoint’s Morph and other transitions

  • Data visualization principles and custom chart creation

  • How to build branded templates and presentations for consistent business use

  • How to review and optimize a finished presentation

  • Presentation skills and live presenting techniques with PowerPoint tools


A Practical, Not Theoretical Course

This course is made for people who want to do — not just watch. You’ll work through real-world presentation examples and projects, using proven frameworks and design principles. Every concept is explained through step-by-step demonstrations.


Software

We’ll use Microsoft PowerPoint as the main tool, but many concepts will also apply to other presentation software like Google Slides, Apple Keynote, or Canva obviously!


Let’s Learn How to Build Better Presentations

You’ll learn how to make clear, engaging, and professionally designed presentations from start to finish — including how to present them. If you want a complete, no-fluff masterclass on PowerPoint and presentations — enroll now and let’s get started.

Who this course is for:

  • Anyone who wants to create better presentations for business, school, or personal use
  • PowerPoint users who feel stuck creating plain slides and want to improve their designs
  • Business professionals and managers who need to build clear, data-driven presentations
  • Anyone interested in learning a complete, practical system for presentation design and delivery

This course includes:

  • 5.5 hours on-demand video
  • 2 articles
  • 1 downloadable resources
  • Access on mobile and TV
  • Full lifetime access
  • Certificate of completion

Instructors

Codestars • over 2.5 million students worldwide!

Andrew Pach

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