PowerPoint in Practice: Slides, Stories and Copilot

What's inside

1. Level 1: What You Have: Plans, Copilot Access and IT SettingsFree
   Learners find out which PowerPoint and Copilot features their consumer, small business or corporate plan includes, how AI credit limits work, and why IT may turn some features off. The lesson states that this course is independent of Microsoft, and all plan details are checked and dated against Microsoft's current pages.
2. Level 2: Message First: Audience, One Idea a Slide, StorylineFree
   Learners plan a presentation before opening a template: they define the audience and key message, write one idea per slide, and order the slides into a storyline, using Copilot as an optional narrative aid that they then check.
3. Level 3: Themes, Slide Masters and Layouts
   Learners keep a deck consistent by applying a theme and then editing the slide master and its layouts, following exact steps and noting what PowerPoint on the web and mobile can and cannot do.
4. Level 4: Text, Images and Icons That Stay Clear
   Learners add concise text, images and icons through placeholders and built-in insert tools, and learn which stock content depends on the plan and how insertion differs on desktop, web and mobile.
5. Level 5: Tables and SmartArt for Structured Information
   Learners decide when information belongs in a table, in SmartArt or in plain text, and then build and style each option in line with the deck's theme.
6. Level 6: Charts Linked to Excel
   Learners build charts that stay linked to Excel data, update them correctly, and simplify each one so it supports a single message.
7. Level 7: Designer and Copilot Design Suggestions
   Learners use Designer and Copilot's design suggestions side by side, check which plan each requires, and accept only the suggestions that respect the brand and the slide master.
8. Level 8: Animation, Transitions and Morph with Restraint
   Learners use animation and transitions only where they help understanding, and use Morph only where continuity between slides makes a point clearer.
9. Level 9: Accessibility: Reading Order, Alt Text and Contrast
   Learners use the Accessibility Checker to find and fix reading order, alt text, contrast and slide-title problems, and they review any automatic or Copilot-generated alt text before keeping it.
10. Level 10: Drafting a Deck from a Document with Copilot
    Learners generate a deck from a Word or PDF document with Copilot, then check the output for accuracy, storyline, brand fit and accessibility, marking any feature that is in preview or unconfirmed.
11. Level 11: Speaker Notes That Support Delivery
    Learners write concise speaker notes, prompt Copilot to draft notes where their plan allows it, and edit those drafts for accuracy and their own voice.
12. Level 12: Presenter View and Rehearsing with Coach
    Learners run Presenter View and rehearse with Speaker Coach (labelled Rehearse with Coach on the ribbon), noting its language, internet and platform requirements and how desktop and web differ.
13. Level 13: Presenting in Teams and Recording
    Learners present a deck live in Microsoft Teams and record a narrated presentation or video, choosing the right method for the audience and noting differences between plans and platforms.
14. Level 14: Sharing, Reviewing and Co-authoring
    Learners share a deck from OneDrive or SharePoint, collect feedback through comments and @mentions, and co-author safely using version history.
15. Level 15: File Size, Reusing Slides and Brand Templates
    Learners keep decks light by compressing media, reuse slides from other decks without importing stray formatting, and start new work from an approved brand template.
16. Level 16: Final Challenge: Long Document to Branded, Rehearsed Deck Exam
    Learners apply the whole course by turning a long document into a short, branded, accessible deck with checked speaker notes, and then rehearsing it.

Access

The first 2 levels are free with a free account. Every level, the podcast edition and the AI tutor come with All Access at £4.99/month or any Creator plan — see pricing.

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