AESOP Virtual Learning Program–PowerPoint Basics: Building Professional Slides

Powerpoint is a universal tool utilized across industries and organizations where employees build out their business stories and communicate key messages using a combination of Powerpoint’s functions and features to generate the content.

Whether in a business, non-profit, small or large organization – being able to articulate on slides an analysis, report, project, proposal/recommendation, research, etc. is a key part of any employee’s function. Translating complex and comprehensive topics into a well-thought single slide is a skill, and when done effectively, can properly capture the audience’ attention and convey your desired message.

As a ‘learn by doing’ training, students will cover:
Common Powerpoint functions and features
Basic slide formatting, common guidelines and efficient slide preparation
Building common slides from scratch, working with Powerpoint tools
Introduction to incorporating metrics, data visualizations and analytics

Sign up to join this fun learning experience in a working environment that enables you and your peers to thrive together while building these valuable career skills.

Now in its 10th consecutive year, liberal arts students continue to finish AESOP programs as strong professionals confident in their abilities to tackle the organizational challenges of the modern day.

“I enjoyed the session on Presentations greatly; it was cool to see how relevant design (and artistic skill) is for constructing a well-organized presentation. I feel a lot more comfortable with presentation making in terms of presentation organization, layout and minimizing slide count. I was happy to take a lot of notes.”
Sophia Park, Aesop Academy Student

“I feel like I’m always learning something. I definitely found the course on Presentations helpful and I’m excited to implement those tips in my career.”
Enoch Li, Aesop Academy Student

This Academy is led by Haverford ’09 alum Panos Panidis. Panos has a great deal of industry expertise in consulting, finance, startups, and entrepreneurship and has become a dedicated mentor to supporting liberal arts students as they explore competitive career paths. His passion is to share his years of accumulated technical expertise, professional guidance, and career tips with liberal arts students to help them achieve their professional aspirations early-on.