PowerPoint

Microsoft PowerPoint Courses

Captivate your audience with professional PowerPoint slides by learning to create beautiful, compelling presentations.

Transform Your Presentations with Our Live PowerPoint Training

Our three live PowerPoint courses are delivered via Zoom and open to everyone, with real-time interaction through voice or chat.

Non-members can register for $175 per person. Members pay $0 per person – your organization can become a member starting at just $499/month (billed annually) and receive unlimited, company-wide access to all of our 50+ live public courses — no per-person fees, no limits, no hidden costs. One flat fee covers all the training your entire team needs for a full year.  Secure your membership today and enjoy unlimited learning for your workforce!

Prefer private training? We offer live sessions online or in person at your office. Choose our standard PowerPoint courses, or tailor the content to focus on what matters most to your team. Get in touch for pricing or to book a time that works best for you.

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Course 1: Getting Started

Course Fee:  Members: $ 0  /  Non-members: $ 175
Course Length:  3 hours

Start from scratch or brush up on the basics—this PowerPoint course helps you build skills and confidence from the ground up. Whether you’re new to PowerPoint or looking to sharpen your presentation game, we’ve got you covered.

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Dates & Times

Wed May 6, 2026 (1:30pm to 4:30pm)
Tue Aug 11, 2026 (9am to 12pm)
Fri Nov 6, 2026 (1:30pm to 4:30pm)

Course hours are EST (Eastern Standard Time).  Our Instructors are located in Toronto, Canada.

Course Topics

Overview
-How Presentations are Organized
-Normal & Slide Sorter Views
-Slide Layouts & Background
-Working with Objects (Select, Move, Copy)
 
Text
-Placeholder Text
-Add Text
-Format Text
 
Shapes & Pictures
-Add Shapes, Pictures & Icons
-Sizing Objects
-Send to Front or Back
-Align Objects
-Group & Ungroup
-Rotate & Flip
 
Charts
-Add Charts
-Work with the Data
-Chart Formatting
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Course 2: Features

Course Fee:  Members: $ 0  /  Non-members: $ 175
Course Length:  3 hours

Take your PowerPoint skills to the next level with modern, eye-catching design techniques. This course shows you how to make your slides pop using visuals, illustrations, and smart layout tricks—plus how to save time and keep things consistent with Master Slides.

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Dates & Times

Thu May 21, 2026 (9am to 12pm)
Mon Aug 24, 2026 (1:30pm to 4:30pm)
Fri Nov 20, 2026 (9am to 12pm)

Course hours are EST (Eastern Standard Time).  Our Instructors are located in Toronto, Canada.

Course Topics

Shapes
-Review of Align & Group
-Copy & Duplicate
-Edit Shapes / Merge Shapes
 
Using SmartArt
-Creating SmartArt / Convert Text
-Layouts / Colours / Designs
-Working in the Text Box
-Formatting the Graphic
 
Pictures
-Colour Correction, Effects & Transparency
-Remove Picture Backgrounds
-Aspect Ratio, Crop and Compress
 
The Selection Pane
-Show / Hide Objects
-Re-order / Rename
 
Slides
-Using the Grids & Guides
-Edit Slide Master
-Reuse Slides
-Using Speaker Notes
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Course 3: Presenting Slides

Course Fee:  Members: $ 0  /  Non-members: $ 175
Course Length:  3 hours

Learn how to make impressive presentations with smart design, smooth transitions, and powerful animations. This course covers everything from Zoom Slides to layout strategies that help you tell your story clearly—and keep your audience hooked from the first click to the last.

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Dates & Times

Thu Jun 25, 2026 (9am to 12pm)
Tue Sep 22, 2026 (1:30pm to 4:30pm)
Fri Dec 11, 2026 (9am to 12pm)

Course hours are EST (Eastern Standard Time).  Our Instructors are located in Toronto, Canada.

Course Topics

Good Slide Deck Design
-Content & Focus (top 5 tips)
-Slide Show Presenter View
-Using Live PowerPoint in Teams
 
Zoom Slides
-Zoom to a Slide
-Create Sections
-Section Zoom
-Summary Zoom
 
Transitions
-Add Transitions
-Set Options
-The Morph Transition
 
Animations
-Add Animations  
-The Animations Pane
-Effect Options
-Animate Charts
-Basic Motion Paths
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Private Training for Your Team

Private training is a course dedicated to your team only, on the date that works best for you. Choose any of our standard PowerPoint courses or build your own custom course, with the topics you would like included. 

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Pick a PowerPoint Course

Pick a PowerPoint course to be delivered to your team in a live online format, or in-person at your office.

Get in touch for pricing or to book the most convenient time for your team!

Build Your Own Course

“Build your own course” means you tell us what topics you would like included in your course.

Use our Master Topic List to select the topics you would like covered in your live online or in-person private course.

Learn more about build your own courses.

Get in touch for pricing or to book the most convenient time for your team!

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I'm so glad we hired the Gump team for our training needs... they've saved us from countless hours of tedious and unnecessary work by optimizing our efficiency in every aspect of Excel. We have taken 7 private in-person Excel courses with Gump, and our team is now far more confident using Excel ... thank you so much.
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All our employees were always very happy with the training we received from Gump. Excel can be a dry topic, but they made it fun and easy to follow and were very accommodating in allowing us to choose topics for many custom courses this past year. They also provide very professional textbooks for all of their courses.
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Lafarge Canada Inc.
Gump provided excellent training for a variety of skill levels. Michele was willing to travel to our Mississauga and Sudbury facilities and everyone enjoyed her thoroughness and flexibility with learning styles. I'm often asked when the next session will be and I was quickly able to see people apply their knowledge.
Eamonn Doorly
Epiroc
Michele is an excellent instructor and pleasant to deal with. She's very well spoken and explained the steps in a way we were all able to understand and took the extra time if someone needed more help. She also kept it light, entertaining and funny. I highly recommend GUMP for any Microsoft Office training!
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