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🖥️ Microsoft Office Essentials – 1-Day Training Lesson Plan

Course Duration: 1 Day
Training Method: 30% Theory + 70% Hands-on Practical
Target Participants: Office Staff, Executives, Students, Business Owners and Professionals
Prerequisite: Basic computer knowledge

🎯 Course Objectives

By the end of the training, participants will be able to:

  • Create and format professional Microsoft Word documents
  • Use Microsoft Excel for calculations, data management and reporting
  • Create professional PowerPoint presentations
  • Apply practical productivity techniques across Word, Excel and PowerPoint
  • Use Microsoft Office tools effectively for everyday workplace tasks

📚 1-Day Lesson Plan

Module

Key Topics

Practical Activity

1. Microsoft Word – Document Creation

Document setup, formatting, fonts, paragraphs, styles, tables, images and page layout

Create and format a professional business document

2. Microsoft Word – Advanced Features

Headers & footers, page numbers, tables, document formatting, find & replace, PDF export

Prepare a professional report or business letter

3. Microsoft Excel – Fundamentals

Worksheets, data entry, formatting, rows/columns, formulas and basic functions

Create a basic sales or expense worksheet

4. Microsoft Excel – Data Analysis

SUM, AVERAGE, COUNT, IF, sorting, filtering, charts and conditional formatting

Analyse business data and create a summary chart

5. Microsoft PowerPoint – Presentation Design

Slide layouts, themes, text, images, tables, charts and SmartArt

Create a professional business presentation

6. Microsoft PowerPoint – Presentation Skills

Slide organization, visual design, transitions, animations and presenter tools

Develop and deliver a short presentation

🛠️ Practical Final Exercise

Participants complete a Mini Business Office Project using all three applications:

Microsoft Word
→ Prepare a professional business report

Microsoft Excel
→ Create a sales/expense analysis with formulas and charts

Microsoft PowerPoint
→ Convert the key information into a professional presentation

🏆 Learning Outcomes

At the end of the training, participants will be able to:

✅ Create professional Word documents and reports
✅ Format tables, images, headers and footers
✅ Use Excel formulas and functions for everyday calculations
✅ Sort, filter and analyse business data
✅ Create Excel charts and reports
✅ Design professional PowerPoint slides
✅ Present information clearly and effectively
✅ Apply Microsoft Office skills to real workplace tasks