Introduction to Infographic Design using Microsoft PowerPoint

Simplicity: How to Turn Your Data into Easy to Understand Infographics

In today’s information overload environment, you must be able to communicate to your audience and community in a concise and engaging way that sets it apart from the noise.

Visuals are everything – from EDM’s to app screens and power presentation and even video and print advertising, the content which best catches your audience’s attention will have a higher likelihood of getting them to remember you. Since 90% of the information transmitted to the brain is visual, and visual content has a retention rate of 3 weeks on average as compared to text-heavy content.

2-Day Introduction to Infographics Workshop on the Power of Visual

There is a need to redesign and present information in a new and refreshing way!

The good news – you don’t need to overcome steep learning curves or to purchase sophisticated software to create infographics – everything you need to design professional content can be found in Microsoft PowerPoint, as long as you are equipped with the right framework!

In this activity-packed 2-day workshop, you will learn how you can create visual-rich, text-light content which will leave a lasting impression on your audience & Community. Get the skills you need to create and design infographics for storytelling, reporting and presentation.

Join us for an insightful 2-day Introductory Infographics design workshop. Upon completion of the course, learners will be able to:

• Think like a professional content designer
• Identify key design considerations which aid you in designing infographics
• Create professional-looking content in PowerPoint without relying on templates
• Establish essential content fields within a slide for your infographic
• Apply colour composition techniques and typographic effects to embellish infographics
• Create basic Informational and List Infographic layouts to present information using different approaches
• Simplify paragraphs and sentences into easily digestible points which audiences get
• Visualize figures to cater to the information processing needs of different target audiences
• Select suitable visual mediums to provide audiences with greater clarity on points being presented

Read More: 3 Key Considerations and Tips in Creating Impactful Infographics

• Public sector professionals keen on engaging effectively with their stakeholders and community
• PMETs, Sales and marketing professionals looking to grab the attention of their customers
• Business owners and marketing managers who want to stand out in a crowded marketplace
• Budding designers, content creators, marketing executives and managers looking to be equipped with key concepts of design
• Lecturers, trainers, teachers and educators looking to pack their data-heavy content into attractive and impactful visuals

Note: Learners will need to have a working knowledge of PowerPoint and are required to bring their own laptop with MS PowerPoint version 2010 or above Installed.

“Ezekiel is patient and willing to share. The whole department attended the course.” – Priscilla, Asst Director, Singapore Polytechnic

“Ezekiel Ho was very engaging and patient when conducting the course. I found his explanations clear and helpful. I wholeheartedly recommend him. The course has been useful in helping me learn how to use visuals to communicate key concepts or instructions.” – Jin Heng, Deputy Director, Singapore Polytechnic

“The facilitator was very patient in going through the concepts. The course opens new avenues on how to better use PowerPoint.” – Celine, Head of Capability Development, Singapore Book Council

“Trainer is able to communicate concepts and instructions clearly and gave time for questions. The concepts learnt in this course will help with enabling work to be done more efficiently.” – Caroline, Manager, Singapore Book Council

“Ezekiel is a very engaging instructor – always checking in on us and ensuring we follow through. His teaching is very clear and concise. The course helps me in creating infographics for my work – such as garnering more attention to families in my family service centre.” – Muhammad Khalifah Nazir, Community Partnership Assistant, Foundation of Rotary Clubs Singapore Family Service Centre

“The trainer was really helpful and patient with his lesson. Instructions were clear and concise. YES! I would recommend this course as PPT is an essential work tool that we all use in day to day work functions and this course definitely refines your skillset in fully utilising it.” – Benjamin, Senior Crime Scene Specialist, HTX

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.

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.