POWERPOINT PRESENTATION WORKSHOPS
Revolutionize your presentations…
Turn PowerPoint
into your most effective communications tool.
Imagine how powerful and effective your presentations could be…
Imagine your team preparing and presenting a brilliant, professional (and very successful) pitch for an important piece of business with a top-tier client.
Fix Your Lousy PowerPoint Workshops were created by Tom Nixon to help you turn PowerPoint into your most effective sales tool.
Many of us struggle when we turn on PowerPoint to create a presentation. We often make the fatal flaw of dumping everything we know into our slides and then reading them to the audience. Not only is this totally ineffective with adult learners, it shows the presenter as a rank amateur.
Connect more. Motivate more. Sell more.
In these fun and fast-paced workshops, Tom will show you how to stand out far ahead of your peers and competition with professional, effective presentations.
Tom has spent his entire career creating world-class communications for organizations like the Centers for Disease Control, Emory University, Georgia Pacific, Tata Consulting, Visa International and Coca-Cola. He has worked with all levels of organizations from CEOs and top executives to in-the-field sales teams. Over the course of his career he has developed step-by-step methods that will give anyone on your staff simple but effective tools to create and deliver top-quality presentations.
Our workshops are based on Tom’s best-selling book Fix Your Lousy PowerPoint. A digital copy will be made available to all attendees.
Most popular workshop formats:
Half- and full-day deep-dive onsite workshops (designed for small groups of 5 to 10)
A hands-on deep-dive workshop for attendees who have upcoming or in-the-works presentations. The centerpiece of this workshop is to allow attendees to present their work and receive expert plus peer feedback.
Attendees will:
- Learn to apply Tom’s exclusive 5 Core Best Practices to their existing presentations.
- Receive a copy of Tom’s best-selling book Fix Your Lousy PowerPoint plus additional handouts and downloadable resources
- Receive a video recording of their presentations and evaluations.
- Have a step-by-step action plan for creating and/or fixing their individual presentations.
1-day and 2-day Workshops are available to give extended training and presentation coaching for individuals and small groups
In addition to handouts and step-by-step worksheets, each participant will receive a copy of Tom’s best-selling book“Fix Your Lousy PowerPoint.”
60-90 minute onsite mini-workshop
(for any size group)
This fast-paced information packed 60-90 minutes is designed for an enterprise-wide training session and is loaded with valuable ready-to-apply concepts. (Any number of attendees)
Attendees will:
- Understand Tom’s exclusive 5 Core Best Practices for powerful presentations developed specifically for his clients and trainees.
- Receive a workbook, handouts and downloadable resources created by Tom for future learning and reference. (additional charges if larger quantities of the printed materials are needed)
- Have access to a video recording of the session for a limited time (also for non-attendees).
- Have a step-by-step action plan for creating and/or fixing their individual presentations.
Typically, this session can be followed by 30 minutes or more of informal questions, answers and feedback.
A time and cost saving combination:
Consider matching a 60-90 minute mini-workshop for your entire staff with an intensive hands-on half- or full-day workshop for team members who are currently involved with creating and delivering a presentation. These events can be scheduled on one day or on different days. Combining group and individual training is a very effective way of upgrading your entire workforce with effective PowerPoint and overall presentation skills.
Please contact our office to discuss your specific needs.
Follow-up training
Ongoing expert review of presentations is a highly effective way to extend the value of workshop training. Individual presentation review and coaching is available in convenient packages of 3 or more hours. 1-hour sessions can be scheduled as needed. Discounts will be applied to previous workshop clients.
Guarantee.
We guarantee all our training to give your organization powerful effective tools that will supercharge your existing presentations far beyond the fees we charge.
Learn PowerPoint presentation skills from one of the nation’s leading PowerPoint designers
For over 30 years, Tom Nixon has created and coached critical presentations for CEOs and top leaders at major international corporations. The tools, skills and techniques developed while creating and delivering those high-stakes presentations are the foundation for his popular “Fix Your Lousy PowerPoint” Workshops. All workshops are customized and personally led by Tom.
Supercharge your presentations today. Contact Tom direct at 770.289.0752 or tomn@tomnixondesign.com to discuss your specific training needs.
“Great energy and group dynamic oriented. Focused on presentation challenges we experience daily.”
“Hands on supportive environment.”
“Engaged us, gave us opportunity to practice and get feedback.”
Centers for Disease Control
workshop attendees
“Tom was amazing. Gave us all some great ideas, some great tips and some great things we can do immediately to make sure our presentations are fantastic. I’m going to use them tomorrow.”
Alvin Miles, Director of Business Development,
Michael J. Coles Executive MBA Program
Kennesaw State University
“Our membership continues to rave about their new found presentation skills and understanding. The information you presented was very valuable.”
Jenaila Hawkins, MSA, CNP
COVA President
Frequently requested topics:
- The 5 Core Best Practices and how to apply them
- Tips, tricks and techniques learned from 30+ years of building and delivering presentations
- Why so much of PowerPoint is horrible and how to avoid the traps
- How to structure a clear, effective presentation
- Basic presentation skills when using visuals
- Using slides to help cue the presenter and build confidence
- Where to find quality, rights-secured images (and avoid legal issues!)
- The basics of slide design
- Bullets or no bullets?
- Working with templates and corporate guidelines
- Creating a repeatable, logical workflow
- Opening and closing techniques
- Effective storytelling with PowerPoint
- When and why to use handouts
- Why “slideuments” make for lousy presentations
- How to never again read from your slides
- Light vs. dark backgrounds, using color and type sizes
- Preparing for and avoiding the inevitable technology failures
- How to look professional and be the star of your next presentation
- Why you should turn off PowerPoint when you begin creating your presentation
- How to discover your BIG idea to help focus your message.
- How to effectively rehearse and refine your slides and your delivery.
- My favorite, go-to slide layouts that look great and communicate powerfully
- What to do when you must deliver a canned (weak) slide deck – how do you still make it meaningful for your audience.
- The advantages of a white background. The drama of a dark background.
- How a quote slide can make you look super smart.
- Adding humor with images so that you don’t need to tell jokes.
- Two simple tests for proper type size, comprehension and readability.
- How to find and tell stories that connect.
- Why handouts are a presenter’s secret weapon and when to use them.
- And much more.
If you have a specific concern about your group’s visual presentations let us know. Chances are we have addressed your issue in a previous workshop.
Contact Tom direct at 770.289.0752 or tomn@tomnixondesign.com to discuss your specific training needs.
