Creating Powerful and Effective Presentations with PowerPoint
Author: Stephen M. Yoss
| CPE Credit: |
2 hours for CPAs |
This course provides financial professionals with practical guidance on creating clear, persuasive, and visually strong business presentations using Microsoft PowerPoint. Participants examine how structured storytelling, purposeful slide design, and message alignment improve communication in both internal and client-facing scenarios. This course highlights the realities of today’s business communication landscape, where data-heavy content, hybrid audiences, and expectations for visual clarity demand more thoughtful presentation development.
Attendees also review updated Microsoft 365 capabilities that streamline presentation creation, including AI-supported design tools and new productivity features that help professionals research, refine, and organize content more efficiently. By combining foundational PowerPoint functions with current best practices in narrative development, the course equips learners to produce presentations that enhance understanding, support decision-making, and elevate organizational communication.
Publication Date: March 2026
Designed For
This course serves CPAs and financial professionals seeking stronger PowerPoint communication skills.
Topics Covered
- Story-driven frameworks for clear organizational presentations
- Core PowerPoint tools for structured business communication
- Microsoft 365 and AI features improving presentation efficiency
Learning Objectives
- Analyze the characteristics of effective business presentations using clear narrative structure
- List and demonstrate current PowerPoint features supporting organized, visually strong communication
- Explain how updated master slide tools improve consistency across business presentations
- Compare and contrast presentation needs across internal, client, and hybrid delivery settings
- Analyze how message flow and slide sequencing support audience comprehension
Level
Basic
Instructional Method
Self-Study
NASBA Field of Study
Specialized Knowledge and Applications (2 hours)
Program Prerequisites
None
Advance Preparation
None
