All too often the phrases such as “I don’t need PowerPoint”, “I don’t have time to do fancy graphics” or “I have never needed it before” ring very often from those who have been teaching or training for some years. But just like the industry, market forces and consumer tastes have changed and the same old product (trainer/ teacher) is beginning to fail in delivering an interesting product. Without injecting new features/ benefits into the product, the consumer (student/client) will wonder off to someone who can provide the product that suits their needs. Without a doubt the trainer/ teacher and their ability to articulate the knowledge, personally connect and remain genuine in their passion for the craft will always be a foundation for a great trainer/ teacher.

And not withstanding to the contrary, the world we lived in has changed, students, clients have become multi-tasking, multi-media savvy and their stimulus for learning has changed and those that can generate information in a variety of formats will surely win the game of engagement. PowerPoint has become a default tool for presenting information; however, needless to say it is a tool that not everyone uses very well. Just like a hammer and chisel, everyone can bang bits of rock, but not everyone can sculpt without learning to use the tools beyond their functionality.

In essence, (presentations skills and teaching delivery aside), there remain 3 critical areas to ensuring the PowerPoint and/or Media you provide will take you (the product) to another level:

q       Design Skills

q       Visual Thinking

q       Content Management

In Singapore , the government has already laid the foundations with initiatives such as iN2015, Future Classrooms and other e & m-learning developments.

Are you part of this sector who feels they need to upgrade their ability in providing a richer variety of media in this sector?