Canva for Business

1-Day Workshop

🎯 Target Audience

Business owners, marketers, administrative professionals, and anyone who wants to create professional looking content without a graphic design background.

📌 Course Objectives

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

• Navigate Canva’s interface and brand tools
• Create business-specific visual content (e.g., social media posts, presentations, flyers)
• Customize templates with branding
• Collaborate with team members and export designs for print or digital use

🗓 Agenda

🕘 9:00 – 9:30 AM: Welcome & Introduction

• Instructor and participant introductions
• Overview of Canva and its business applications
• Free vs. Pro: What’s the difference?

🕤 9:30 – 10:30 AM: Canva 101 – Getting Started

• Creating a free Canva account
• Exploring the interface (dashboard, folders, projects)
• Understanding design types (posts, presentations, logos, etc.)
• Hands-on: Create a simple social media post

🕙 10:30 – 11:30 AM: Branding with Canva

• Setting up your Brand Kit (logo, fonts, colors) (Pro feature)
• Creating branded templates
• Using consistent styles across materials
• Hands-on: Create a branded Instagram post or flyer

🕦 11:30 – 12:00 PM: Working with Templates & Elements

• Using and customizing Canva templates
• Adding photos, icons, and videos
• Layering and aligning objects
• Hands-on: Customize a business flyer or event promo

🕛 12:00 – 1:00 PM: Lunch Break

🕐 1:00 – 2:00 PM: Designing for Social Media

• Best practices for platform-specific designs (IG, FB, LinkedIn)
• Scheduling and resizing content
• Hands-on: Create a 3-post social media campaign

🕑 2:00 – 3:00 PM: Canva for Internal & External Business Use

• Designing presentations and pitch decks
• Creating business cards, brochures, and email headers
• Hands-on: Create a 2-slide pitch deck or business card

🕒 3:00 – 3:30 PM: Collaboration & Team Features

• Sharing, commenting, and real-time collaboration
• Organizing files and folders
• Downloading and printing options (PDF, PNG, MP4)

🕞 3:30 – 4:00 PM: Showcase & Wrap-Up

• Optional participant share-outs
• Recap of key tips and features
• Q&A and resources for continued learning