Publication date : 03/18/2024
Course : Excel and PowerPoint, business essentials
Practical course - 2d
- 14h00 - Ref. XCP
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| Build dashboards to monitor and control business activity |
| Design analysis and decision-making tools |
| Communicate well and quickly with attractive presentations |
| Create striking, original animated visuals for video projection |
Intended audience
Sales reps, sales assistants and anyone who wants to build management tools and present their business in an attractive way.
Prerequisites
Basic knowledge of Excel and PowerPoint.
Course schedule
1 Handling data in Excel
- Best practices and shortcuts.
- Import external data.
- Simple and advanced sorting and filtering.
- Data range vs. table.
Exercise
Table formatting.
2 Enriching data with formulas
- Basic formulas: sum(), mean(), median(), max(), min() and if ().
- Formulas with parentheses and percentages.
- When and why use the "$" character?
Exercise
Create calculation formulas.
3 Making the most of your figures
- Customized formats.
- Conditional formatting.
- Generate readable, powerful graphics.
Exercise
Apply different custom formats and conditional formatting.
4 Analyze and anticipate with pivot tables
- Control all parameters with 3 dialog boxes.
- Summarize: number, average, sum, max, min...
- Add ratios, deviations, %, totals...
- Sort, filter and group row and column labels.
Exercise
Design pivot tables.
5 Golden rules for a successful PowerPoint presentation
- Identify the core message, the objective and the audience.
- Create catchphrases and synthetic formulas.
- Choose between text, table, graph or drawing.
- Save in the appropriate format: template, Web, PDF...
6 Standardize your presentations with the mask
- Use multiple masks and create masks.
- Add and manage reserved spaces.
- Create custom layout pages.
Exercise
Create a new presentation or mask. Insert an image.
7 Developing interactivity
- Establish links with Excel and Word.
- Make animation dynamic.
- Create a dynamic table of contents.
- Insert e-mail and Web links.
8 Energize and control your message
- Add value to your content: photo, video, diagram...
- Apply effects to text.
- Add transition effects to slides.
- Master presenter mode.
Exercise
Layout a presentation. Animate objects and transitions. Projecting a slideshow.
Customer reviews
4,6 / 5
Customer reviews are based on end-of-course evaluations. The score is calculated from all evaluations within the past year. Only reviews with a textual comment are displayed.
JULIEN B.
16/10/25
4 / 5
Review of the basics and clear explanation of the different software options.
CÉCILE N.
10/07/25
5 / 5
Lots of tips were shared and the training really focused on understanding the logic and operation of the tools. This enabled me to assimilate and transpose them to my own problems. Thanks a lot :)
JULIEN G.
10/07/25
5 / 5
Excellent, nothing to complain about
PARTICIPANTS
Sales reps, sales assistants and anyone who wants to build management tools and present their business in an attractive way.
PREREQUISITES
Basic knowledge of Excel and PowerPoint.
TRAINER QUALIFICATIONS
The experts leading the training are specialists in the covered subjects. They have been approved by our instructional teams for both their professional knowledge and their teaching ability, for each course they teach. They have at least five to ten years of experience in their field and hold (or have held) decision-making positions in companies.
ASSESSMENT TERMS
The trainer evaluates each participant’s academic progress throughout the training using multiple choice, scenarios, hands-on work and more.
Participants also complete a placement test before and after the course to measure the skills they’ve developed.
TERMS AND DEADLINES
Registration must be completed 24 hours before the start of the training.
ACCESSIBILITY FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES
Do you need special accessibility accommodations? Contact Mrs. Fosse, Disability Manager, at psh-accueil@orsys.fr to review your request and its feasibility.
Sales reps, sales assistants and anyone who wants to build management tools and present their business in an attractive way.
PREREQUISITES
Basic knowledge of Excel and PowerPoint.
TRAINER QUALIFICATIONS
The experts leading the training are specialists in the covered subjects. They have been approved by our instructional teams for both their professional knowledge and their teaching ability, for each course they teach. They have at least five to ten years of experience in their field and hold (or have held) decision-making positions in companies.
ASSESSMENT TERMS
The trainer evaluates each participant’s academic progress throughout the training using multiple choice, scenarios, hands-on work and more.
Participants also complete a placement test before and after the course to measure the skills they’ve developed.
TEACHING AIDS AND TECHNICAL RESOURCES
• The main teaching aids and instructional methods used in the training are audiovisual aids, documentation and course material, hands-on application exercises and corrected exercises for practical training courses, case studies and coverage of real cases for training seminars.
• At the end of each course or seminar, ORSYS provides participants with a course evaluation questionnaire that is analysed by our instructional teams.
• A check-in sheet for each half-day of attendance is provided at the end of the training, along with a course completion certificate if the trainee attended the entire session.
• The main teaching aids and instructional methods used in the training are audiovisual aids, documentation and course material, hands-on application exercises and corrected exercises for practical training courses, case studies and coverage of real cases for training seminars.
• At the end of each course or seminar, ORSYS provides participants with a course evaluation questionnaire that is analysed by our instructional teams.
• A check-in sheet for each half-day of attendance is provided at the end of the training, along with a course completion certificate if the trainee attended the entire session.
TERMS AND DEADLINES
Registration must be completed 24 hours before the start of the training.
ACCESSIBILITY FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES
Do you need special accessibility accommodations? Contact Mrs. Fosse, Disability Manager, at psh-accueil@orsys.fr to review your request and its feasibility.
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