Microsoft Copilot for Powerpoint Masterclass

Dr. Alfred Ang approaches AI-assisted presentation design as both a technologist and a working instructional designer. He is a full-stack AI developer, Agentic AI solution architect and corporate trainer, and serves as Managing Director, CIO, CTO and Chief Instructional Designer of Tertiary Infotech Academy Pte Ltd, the company behind Tertiary Courses. In that role he oversees the production of Skills Framework-aligned WSQ and IBF courseware, so turning dense technical and business content into clear, well-structured slide decks is part of his everyday work. He holds a PhD in Electrical Engineering from NUS, an MSc in Electrical and Electronic Engineering from NTU and a B.Sc (Hons) in Physics from NUS, and his Microsoft certifications include Power BI Data Analyst (PL-300), Power App Maker (PL-100), Data Scientist (DP-100) and AI Engineer Associate (AI-102). The PL-300 background is especially relevant here, because good infographics start with sound data insight. Among his 300+ public GitHub repositories is an AI-powered WSQ courseware generation platform, built with the Claude Agent SDK and Streamlit, that automates slides, learner guides and lesson plans, along with a Gemini and OpenAI logo generator and an AI video creation tool that turns any topic into narrated, animated scenes. He is also an ACTA-certified trainer and a DACE-certified curriculum developer. Earlier in his career he worked in the defence, electronics and semiconductor industries, published more than 20 peer-reviewed papers and co-invented more than 20 US patents, experience that taught him to communicate complex technical findings to decision-makers concisely. He continues to design and deliver customised corporate training in AI, cloud computing and data for organisations.

In this masterclass, Dr. Ang brings that mix of data literacy and deck-building experience to Microsoft Copilot in PowerPoint. He shows learners how to plan an infographic with AI before touching a slide: framing the message, letting Copilot draft an outline from a prompt or a Word document, and pulling meaningful insights from a set of data rather than simply pasting charts. Learners then use Copilot to generate draft slides, convert text and numbers into visual infographics, and refine layout, wording and design so the result looks professional rather than templated. In the final part he focuses on evaluation, asking whether each visual is accurate, readable and persuasive for its business audience, and how to present it with confidence. His teaching style is practical and demonstration-led: he works live on realistic business scenarios, explains why a given prompt produces a better draft, and encourages participants to treat Copilot as a fast assistant whose output still needs a human editor's judgement. Executives, managers, sales and marketing teams and trainers leave with a repeatable workflow for producing decks faster without sacrificing clarity. He also shares useful prompt patterns for deck preparation, such as asking Copilot to restructure a long document into a fixed number of key messages, or to suggest the most suitable chart type for a given comparison. Each learner works on a deck relevant to their own job. To see the courseware and AI content tools he builds, view his GitHub portfolio at https://github.com/alfredang and connect with him on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/angchewhoe/

Dwight Nuwan Fonseka is Head of Data Science at Plano Pte. Ltd. and an ACLP-certified trainer with deep expertise in data analytics, machine learning and AI applications. Communicating data clearly is part of his everyday work: he has built interactive RShiny dashboards alongside predictive models and deep learning solutions using R, Python, TensorFlow and Keras. His professional background spans healthcare, finance and customer analytics, and he teaches AI from an applied perspective that considers both opportunities and risks. He also holds a Masters in Education from NTU and has eight years of teaching experience.

In the Microsoft Copilot for Powerpoint Masterclass, Dwight brings his data analysis and visualisation background to presentation design with AI. He helps learners plan infographics with AI assistance and extract insights from data, then create PowerPoint infographics with Copilot, turning a prompt, a Word document or a set of data into a structured draft deck. Finally, participants evaluate and present their infographics for business impact. Drawing on his analytics practice, Dwight encourages learners to check that every chart and figure faithfully reflects the underlying data. Participants leave able to produce clear, professional and visually engaging presentations faster with Copilot.

Jim Gan Chiu Liang is a data automation specialist and software developer with over 15 years of experience designing Microsoft Excel VBA solutions for business process optimisation. His expertise includes automated workflows, interactive dashboards and complex financial models that improve data accuracy, and he has worked with organisations in the finance, logistics and education sectors. He holds a Master of Technology in Knowledge Engineering from the NUS Institute of Systems Science, is an ACTA-certified trainer, and serves as an adjunct trainer at PACE Academy, Singapore Polytechnic. His past experience includes being a chief instructor for Kumon Education.

In Microsoft Copilot for PowerPoint Masterclass, Jim shows learners how to build clear, professional and visually engaging presentations faster with Copilot. Participants start with AI-assisted infographic planning and data insights, then create PowerPoint infographics with AI, and finally evaluate and present infographics for business impact. His experience turning complex data into interactive dashboards is directly useful here, helping learners choose the right figures, present them clearly and check that Copilot's visuals reflect the underlying data accurately. Participants leave able to move from a rough idea or dataset to a polished, data-driven presentation with far less effort.

Ken Hiong is an ACTA-certified trainer who holds the MS Office Master qualification and continually upgrades his skills through Microsoft certifications. A proven expert Excel user, he has improved data analysis and enhanced the quality of business planning and reporting for organisations, and his career in the healthcare and pharmaceutical industry spans functional and managerial roles in sales, marketing, business development, finance, business analysis and planning. He has also worked on projects using Power BI, VBA, HTML, CSS and WordPress. He graduated with a Pharmacy degree and holds a Master of Business Administration from the National University of Singapore and a Master of Applied Finance from the University of Adelaide.

In Microsoft Copilot for Powerpoint Masterclass, Ken brings his Microsoft Office and business reporting experience to building presentations faster with Copilot in PowerPoint. Learners start with AI-assisted infographic planning and data insights, turning a prompt, a Word document or a set of data into a structured draft deck. They then create PowerPoint infographics with AI, refining the draft into clear, compelling visuals. The course closes with evaluating and presenting infographics for business impact, where Ken's background in business planning and reporting helps participants judge whether a visual truly communicates the message. Learners leave able to produce professional, visually engaging presentations in a fraction of the usual time.