Create polished, professional business presentations with Canva.
A professional presentation needs more than an attractive template. It should help an audience understand information quickly, without being distracted by cluttered layouts, inconsistent formatting or too much text.
In this practical course you will use Canva to build presentations for meetings, project updates, proposals, reports and workplace briefings. Through guided demonstrations and hands-on activities you will practise selecting templates, applying basic design principles, working with visual elements, and refining slides for clarity and consistency.
It is suitable for beginners, and everything covered can be applied at work the next day.
Want to go further — storytelling frameworks, infographics and data visualisation? That is the two-day Canva for Business Presentations.
- Working professionals who prepare presentations for meetings, reports and project updates
- Executives, managers, administrators and project team members
- Sales, marketing, HR and communications professionals
- Small business owners presenting ideas, services or proposals
- Anyone new to Canva, or wanting better-looking business presentations
- Navigate Canva and select suitable presentation templates for different workplace purposes
- Apply basic visual design principles to improve slide readability and consistency
- Organise text, images, icons and other graphic elements into clear slide layouts
- Use Canva’s design tools, and accessible AI tools where appropriate, to support preparation
- Review, refine and share a short business presentation
What we cover
| Module 1 | Getting Started with Canva for Presentations The workspace and presentation editor. Navigating templates, pages and editing tools. Choosing a template by purpose, audience and content. Customising colours, fonts, backgrounds and layouts. Adding, duplicating and rearranging slides. Why an attractive template is not yet a useful business presentation. Activity: select a template and customise the opening slides for a workplace presentation. | 45 min |
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| Module 2 | Fundamentals of Good Slide Design Visual hierarchy, so the audience sees the most important thing first. Font choice, text size, contrast and readability. Alignment, spacing, margins and white space. Using colour consistently. Reducing clutter. Keeping formatting consistent across a deck. Designing slides that still read when projected in a meeting room. Activity: redesign a cluttered business slide for readability, emphasis and balance. | 75 min |
| Module 3 | Using Images, Icons and Graphics Finding images in Canva and uploading your own. Cropping, positioning and sizing. Icons, shapes, frames and illustrations. Combining text and visuals without burying the message. Choosing visuals that support the content rather than decorate it. Simple charts, diagrams and comparisons. Holding a consistent visual style. Activity: turn a text-heavy slide into a visual one using images, icons or a diagram. | 60 min |
| Module 4 | Working More Efficiently with Canva and AI Tools Canva tools that speed up routine tasks. Accessible AI tools for brainstorming, drafting and refining content. Turning long information into concise headlines and bullets. Using AI to explore other ways of presenting something. Reviewing AI output for accuracy, relevance and tone. Note that some Canva AI features need a paid subscription and are not required here. Activity: refine a slide’s content with an available tool, then format it in Canva. | 45 min |
| Module 5 | Building, Refining and Sharing a Business Presentation Applying consistent formatting across a short deck. Checking sequence, readability and balance. Improving titles and cutting unnecessary text. Reviewing how content and visuals work together. Presenting, sharing and exporting from Canva. Activity: create or refine a short business presentation using the techniques from the day. | 75 min |
Outline shown for the two-day public run.
Upcoming public runs:
Canva at Work: Create Beautiful Business Presentations
If you're enquiring for 8 pax and above, we're able to offer you a private run. Ask us about it.
Bring a laptop with internet access and a Canva account — a free account is enough. Basic computer skills are all that is assumed; no graphic design experience is required. Some Canva features vary by account type, and no core activity depends on paid Canva AI features. Indicative guided learning time is 5 hours, with additional time for breaks and administration across the day. Virtual runs use the same materials and the same class size.
Charmaine Lee
Charmaine Lee is an ACTA-certified trainer registered under TAEPP (AE250000925) with over 16 years of digital marketing experience and more than 4,500 learners trained. She specialises in practical, hands-on training in visual design, Canva, digital content creation, storytelling, presentations and generative AI. She also develops vocational curricula and supports educator training through international education initiatives.
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- LevelLevel 1 · start here
- Duration7 hours (1 day)
- DeliveryVirtual or in person
- FundingVirtual runs only
- Class SizeMax. 10 pax
Next run: 9 December 2026. For 8 pax and above, ask us about a private run on a date that suits you.
Inside a workshop
A short look at how our sessions run: less lecture, more making.
The business presentation pathway
You do not have to start at Level 1. If you already build clean slides, start at Level 2. Each course stands on its own.
Canva at Work: Create Beautiful Business Presentations
Make your slides clearer and quicker to build. Start here if you have no design background.
Canva for Business Presentations: Design, Storytelling & Infographics
You can already build a tidy slide. Now add structure, storytelling and infographics.
AI-Powered Presentations: Create Beautiful Slides, Faster
Use AI to challenge the argument and the order, then rebuild and deliver it.
Virtual or in person
Same material, same class size, same trainer. The difference that matters is funding: it applies to the virtual runs only.
Virtual
Funded- Runs live online, not a recording
- Funded, subject to eligibility and approval
- Scheduled a few times a year
- Same 10-seat cap, so you can still ask questions
In person
Open now- At our office, 3 Phillip Street
- Not funded
- Easier for hands-on help with your own deck
- Also available as a private run at your office
Funding eligibility depends on you and your organisation. Tell us who is attending and we will confirm what applies before you commit.
Small classes, better learning
Public runs are limited to 10 participants and held at our Raffles Place office, so everyone gets hands-on guidance and individual attention. For corporate runs and groups larger than 10, we will arrange training to be conducted at an external venue.
Our office @ Raffles Place
- Where every public run is held
- Central, and close to Raffles Place MRT
- Capped at 10 so nobody gets lost at the back
Larger Training Venue
- External venues we look at include Paya Lebar Square and the Synergy Room at 190 Clemenceau Avenue, subject to availability
- Or we come to your office
- Please give us 30 days’ notice for an on-site run, so the room and equipment can be sorted
Canva at Work: Create Beautiful Business Presentations
Make your business slides clearer, cleaner and quicker to build. No design background needed.
- Set up a reusable Canva template for your organisation
- Decide what belongs on a slide and what does not
- Apply layout, type and colour rules that make slides readable
- Build a clear, consistent deck in far less time
Business Presentation with Storytelling and Infographics
Turn complex business information into clear, engaging presentations using storytelling, structure and simple infographics.
- Find the key message inside a complex topic
- Learn and apply three storytelling frameworks to your business presentation content
- Turn information into infographics
- Deliver your presentation with confidence with two delivery techniques
