PowerPoint Advanced - Take Presentations From Good to Great Webinar
Sep 17 4:00 - 6:00 p.m.
Online
2-Other CPE Credits
Learn how to leverage the more advanced features of PowerPoint to take your presentations to the next level. You’ll create more effective presentations with a multitude of advanced features. We will cover slide transitions and animations as well as embedding audio and video content into your presentations. We will also how to leverage the full capability of SmartArt to make your presentations pop!
We will also discuss how to customize the master layouts to visually improve your presentation by creating a standard custom look. You will learn how to build your own theme and slide layout templates. Once your presentation is complete, we will take you through advanced slideshow presentation techniques. Be prepared to wow your audiences!
This event may be a rebroadcast of a live event and the instructor will be available to answer your questions during the event. Highlights
The major subjects that will be covered in this course include:
Using slide transitions and animation
Customizing the slide layout, handout and notes masters
Designing your own theme
Inserting Excel charts and data
Integrating audio and video files into your presentation
Useful add-on tools and reference materials
Registration
PICPA Member: $79 Nonmember: $104
More Information
Course No.
CXOPPT102W2
Level:
Intermediate
Prerequisites:
Basic familiarity with PowerPoint
Speaker(s)
John Higgins
Higgins Advisory LLC
John H. Higgins,
CPA.CITP Chief Partnership Officer Strategic
Advisor CPA Crossings LLC
John serves as a strategic technology advisor to CPAs in the planning and
deployment of effective technology solutions and workflow automation. As a
co-founder of CPA Crossings, John specializes in facilitating the development of
strategic technology plans, paperless workflows, client portal solutions and a
comprehensive digital practice model. John recently co-authored "Ten Steps to a
Digital Practice in the Cloud", published by the AICPA. This book provides CPAs
with a strategic roadmap for taking their firms online by leveraging cloud
computing. John also developed an innovative model for delivering live CPE
courses that utilize the Apple iPad to provide electronic course materials and
an interactive classroom environment. John’s primary qualification is his
passion for helping CPAs achieve success by leveraging technology. He has
extensive knowledge and experience working with CPAs throughout the country.
Qualifications and Experience:
Actively involved in working with local, regional and national CPA firms
over the past 25 years in the implementation of technology to automate
business processes.
Awarded for being one of the Top 25 Thought Leaders in the accounting
profession by The CPA Practice Advisor (www.cpapracticeadvisor.com) in
2011, 2012 and 2013.
Co-author of "10 Steps to a Digital Practice in the Cloud," published by
the American Institute of CPAs.
Facilitated hundreds of planning sessions and retreats to develop
strategic plans, technology plans, workflow design, innovative client services
and more.
Nationally recognized speaker and author on technology issues affecting
the CPA profession, with an emphasis on transforming to a digital practice
model.
Author of the annual Document Management Software Review for the CPA
Practice Advisor magazine.
Former national consulting partner with a top 10 CPA firm.
Member of the AICPA Business & Industry Hall of Fame.
Past Chair of the Michigan Association of CPAs.
Past member of the AICPA Council and CPE Advisory Committee.
MACPA Innovative User of Technology award recipient.