Using Powerpoints on courses
4 Minutes is not prescriptive about whether or not you use Powerpoints as everyone teaches differently.
Some Trainers don’t use any. Some (like me) use them for prompting & photos / videos where it is better to get a message across visually. Some are happy to use the whole suite, especially when new to a course or to being a Trainer. Personally I have used fewer & fewer over the years and certain courses are Powerpoint-free. Each to their own.
4 Minutes has a branded Powerpoint available to any Trainer delivering a 4 Minutes course. You can access it here:
https://1drv.ms/p/s!AvI6ua47hjHXkso4NChqSUixLuC34w?e=QldAAX
Latest version is dated 31st August 2024.
Contact Andy for the current Password.
If you know how to create and use Custom Slideshows please use the inbuilt ones or create your own. It will be a bad learner experience if you have to scroll through the whole lot during a course to find individual slides & will look very unprofessional.
Some Ground Rules:
- They are Copyright 4 Minutes and/or Qualsafe. The deck is based on the Qualsafe Powerpoint and has been customised. Some slides are completely 4 Minutes design. Because of this they are only to be used for a 4 Minutes Training course that gives out a Qualsafe Book to each learner. Any other use is forbidden and a breach of Copyright.
- As the above, do not use them for courses that you are delivering for non 4 Minutes courses and do not share the deck with other trainers unless explicitly agreed in writing by 4 Minutes.
- Do not change any slide. If you see an error or have a suggestion, by all means run it past Andy first.
- The password will change from time to time, so if you need an up to date copy, do ask for the latest password.
- Download your own copy for use locally. It’s a large Powerpoint as it includes some video options. Powerpoint struggles to display it via an Internet connection & you might have a dodgy or zero connection on site anyway.
- Do not use your own Powerpoint if it has any of your (or other third party) Branding, You are representing 4 Minutes. Make a white label version if you do want to use yours. This is common courtesy if you are freelancing for anyone.
As usual, contact Andy if you have any questions.