By the end of this workshop, you will be able to:

• Eliminate costly design mistakes: Identify and correct common design errors to enhance professionalism and audience engagement.
• Supercharge your design workflow: Explore external tools and advanced PowerPoint features to improve design workflows.
• Captivate and persuade with stories: Explain the role of storytelling in audience engagement and presentation effectiveness.
• Structure content like a pro: Develop a structured content framework that organizes information logically and aligns with audience needs.
• Harness the power of AI for efficiency: Utilize AI-powered tools to automate repetitive design tasks, improving team efficiency.
• Master the art of visual hierarchy: Evaluate the effectiveness of visual hierarchy in slides to enhance message clarity.
• Turn data into compelling visuals: Design professional slides using SmartArt to support storytelling and visualize data effectively.
• Make every slide dynamic and engaging: Integrate multimedia elements seamlessly into slides to enrich presentations.
• Clarify complexity with stunning visuals: Synthesize complex data into clear, engaging, and visually appealing slides.
• Ensure consistency across every deck: Customize PowerPoint templates to align with corporate branding and improve efficiency.
• Design with impact and precision: Apply design principles—contrast, balance, alignment, and hierarchy—to craft impactful slides.
• Enhance flow with seamless animations: Adapt animations and transitions to maintain audience attention and professional flow.
• Unlock PowerPoint’s hidden potential: Leverage PowerPoint’s advanced features to produce unique, polished presentations tailored to target audiences.
• Bring brand identity to life: Create visuals that reflect organizational goals and adhere to branding standards.

Day 1: AI and Visual Concepts for Impactful Presentations

Module 1: Present-day Landscape of Impactful Presentations

Learn to identify design mistakes, assess their impact, and recognize trending visualization techniques. Discover key tools that enhance slide creation and engagement.

• Evaluate common presentation design mistakes and refine slides for enhanced professionalism.
• Analyze how design mistakes affect audience engagement and comprehension.
• Assess and apply trending visualization techniques for effective presentations.
• Explore and utilize core Presentation Design Ecosystem tools for improved slide design.

Module 2: Crafting and Framing Narratives

Structure narratives with AI-driven storytelling and learn how to organize and frame slide contents for maximum impact and clarity.

• Develop structured and engaging content narratives using AI tools.
• Design and refine slide layouts that align with content wireframes.
• Organize and compartmentalize slide content effectively using framing techniques.

Module 3: Branding and Visual Design Principles

Enhance professionalism by applying branding and design principles and ensure visual consistency across slides with strategic use of colors, typography, and visuals.

• Analyze and implement key branding principles for professional presentations.
• Apply fundamental design principles to enhance visual appeal and engagement.
• Maintain brand consistency through strategic use of colors, typography, and visuals.

Module 4: Optimize Presentation Design with AI Tools

Leverage AI to streamline design decisions, generate high-quality content, and integrate AI-generated materials while maintaining brand integrity.

• Leverage AI to optimize design choices and elevate slide quality.
• Generate and refine content using AI-powered ideation tools.
• Critically assess and integrate AI-generated visuals and text to maintain brand integrity and message clarity.

Day 2: Design Techniques for Captivating Contents

Module 5: Creating Impactful Data and Info Visualizations

Select the right formats to visualize data and complex information for clarity and optimal engagement.

• Assess and select the most effective visualization methods for text and data.
• Construct clear, data-driven slides using charts, graphs, and tables.
• Utilize SmartArt and alternative tools to effectively present textual content.
• Simplify complex data into digestible visuals for audience engagement.

Module 6: Enhancing Presentations with Graphics & Media

Learn to source, refine, and integrate AI-generated and web-sourced visuals and multimedia effectively in alignment with audience needs.

• Curate and adapt high-quality visuals to strengthen slide impact and engagement.
• Evaluate and apply AI-generated content in presentations following best practices.
• Modify and enhance AI-generated visuals for improved impact.
• Optimize and refine images and videos using PowerPoint formatting tools.
• Align multimedia elements with audience demographics for maximum engagement.

Module 7: Interactive & Engaging Presentation Techniques

Guide audience attention and boost engagement with animations and interactive features.

• Implement animations and transitions to direct audience attention.
• Integrate interactive elements to create immersive presentation experiences.
• Customize animation sequences based on presentation objectives.

Module 8: Finalizing and Delivering a High-Impact Presentation

Perfect your presentation by refining content, troubleshooting errors, and optimizing delivery for live or digital formats.

• Review and refine slides for content clarity, coherence, and impact.
• Apply final adjustments to enhance presentation quality.
• Identify and resolve common export and display issues.
• Adapt slides for optimal live delivery and online sharing.

• The Strategic Business Leader: You’re an executive or manager who needs to communicate complex data and insights with clarity, ensuring your stakeholders grasp the full picture and make informed decisions. You want to sharpen your ability to craft compelling, data-driven presentations that drive action.
• The Persuasive Marketer or Consultant: You thrive on making an impact. Whether pitching to clients or selling ideas internally, you know that a well-structured, visually compelling presentation can be the difference between winning and losing. You’re ready to leverage AI and design strategies to elevate your storytelling game.
• The Engaging Educator or Trainer: You’re dedicated to making learning more interactive and insightful. Whether you’re teaching professionals, students, or teams, you want to simplify complex concepts, design engaging visuals, and deliver memorable presentations that leave a lasting impression.
• The Forward-Thinking Entrepreneur: You see the power of visual storytelling in business growth. Whether you’re pitching investors, training your team, or selling your vision, you need a smarter way to create impactful presentations that command attention and drive results.
• The Growth-Oriented Professional: You’re eager to future-proof your career by mastering the art of impactful presentations. You recognize that strong communication and design skills set top performers apart, and you want to stand out as a confident, tech-savvy presenter.
• The AI-Curious Innovator: You’re fascinated by how AI can enhance your workflow and want practical, hands-on experience in using AI-driven tools to streamline presentation design, boost efficiency, and maximize engagement.

No prior design experience is necessary – let’s get started if you’re ready to simplify and supercharge your presentation design and are comfortable with PowerPoint and basic digital tools!

“ Ezekiel gives clear guidance and could tweak training programme to be more relevant to my team.”
— Suryahti Latiff, Director, IMDA

“ Ezekiel is very good in speaking. Able to keep the class captivated throughout. Additionally, he often check on the class to make sure we are doing alright with what he was covering. I can truly see his passion in his work.”
— Yi Ting T, Quality Assurance Manager, Mitsui Chemicals

“ Mr Ezekiel Ho is a credible trainer with a plathora of in-depth knowledge on the topic he trains. His patience and clarity allows everyone to be able to catch up, process and understand easily regardless of trainees’ level of knowledge.”
— Randy T, Assistant Director, Ministry of Health

“ The trainer is great, he is well versed with the topic he is teaching. He also shared tools and tips which are useful. Thank you Ezekiel!”
— Shakila P, Assistant Vice President, United Overseas Bank

Visual Communication Strategist – Ezekiel Ho   

Ezekiel thrives on conceptualizing and creating compelling visual content which effectively communicate complex ideas and concepts to audiences in an intuitive and captivating format. To-date, he has created decks which has helped clients in a wide array of industries (in areas such as CET, Financial Institutions, Tech companies, etc.) to raise funds, win awards, increase sales, or secure audience buy-in for international joint ventures.

Ezekiel strives to discover novel approaches to captivate and persuade audiences with design, enabling him to keep abreast of content design trends. To empower working professionals to do the same, Ezekiel readily imparts his know-how in effectively in communicating data and information persuasively to learners from SMEs, MNCs, Government agencies, and Institutes of Higher Learning to captivate their audience and convey complex concepts and ideas in a relatable and memorable manner.

Trusted by Leading Organizations

To-date, Ezekiel has enabled hundreds of learners to better communicate ideas and gain audience buy-in through design workshops which he has conducted for a plethora of organizations such as the American Embassy, A*Star, CAAS, DB Schenker, EDB, HTX, Fullerton Fund Management, Intel, Maxis, MOH, MHA, NAC, NUS, NTUC, PMO, Singapore Polytechnic, UOB, YHI, and more.