work powerpoint presentation

This simplistic presentation example employs several different colors and font weights, but instead of coming off as disconnected, the varied colors work with one another to create contrast and call out specific concepts.

What I like: The big, bold numbers help set the reader's expectations, as they clearly signify how far along the viewer is in the list of tips.

10. “Pixar's 22 Rules to Phenomenal Storytelling,” Gavin McMahon

This presentation by Gavin McMahon features color in all the right places. While each of the background images boasts a bright, spotlight-like design, all the characters are intentionally blacked out.

What I like: This helps keep the focus on the tips, while still incorporating visuals. Not to mention, it's still easy for me to identify each character without the details. (I found you on slide eight, Nemo.)

11. “Facebook Engagement and Activity Report,” We Are Social

Here's another great example of data visualization in the wild.

What I like: Rather than displaying numbers and statistics straight up, this presentation calls upon interesting, colorful graphs, and charts to present the information in a way that just makes sense.

12. “The GaryVee Content Model,” Gary Vaynerchuk

This wouldn‘t be a true Gary Vaynerchuk presentation if it wasn’t a little loud, am I right?

What I like: Aside from the fact that I love the eye-catching, bright yellow background, Vaynerchuk does a great job of incorporating screenshots on each slide to create a visual tutorial that coincides with the tips. He also does a great job including a visual table of contents that shows your progress as you go .

13. “20 Tweetable Quotes to Inspire Marketing & Design Creative Genius,” IMPACT Branding & Design

We‘ve all seen our fair share of quote-chronicling presentations but that isn’t to say they were all done well. Often the background images are poor quality, the text is too small, or there isn't enough contrast.

Well, this professional presentation from IMPACT Branding & Design suffers from none of said challenges.

What I like: The colorful filters over each background image create just enough contrast for the quotes to stand out.

14. “The Great State of Design,” Stacy Kvernmo

This presentation offers up a lot of information in a way that doesn't feel overwhelming.

What I like: The contrasting colors create visual interest and “pop,” and the comic images (slides 6 through 12) are used to make the information seem less buttoned-up and overwhelming.

15. “Clickbait: A Guide To Writing Un-Ignorable Headlines,” Ethos3

Not going to lie, it was the title that convinced me to click through to this presentation but the awesome design kept me there once I arrived.

What I like: This simple design adheres to a consistent color pattern and leverages bullet points and varied fonts to break up the text nicely.

16. “Digital Transformation in 50 Soundbites,” Julie Dodd

This design highlights a great alternative to the “text-over-image” display we've grown used to seeing.

What I like: By leveraging a split-screen approach to each presentation slide, Julie Dodd was able to serve up a clean, legible quote without sacrificing the power of a strong visual.

17. “Fix Your Really Bad PowerPoint,” Slide Comet

When you‘re creating a PowerPoint about how everyone’s PowerPoints stink, yours had better be terrific. The one above, based on the ebook by Seth Godin, keeps it simple without boring its audience.

What I like: Its clever combinations of fonts, together with consistent color across each slide, ensure you're neither overwhelmed nor unengaged.

18. “How Google Works,” Eric Schmidt

Simple, clever doodles tell the story of Google in a fun and creative way. This presentation reads almost like a storybook, making it easy to move from one slide to the next.

What I like: This uncluttered approach provides viewers with an easy-to-understand explanation of a complicated topic.

19. “What Really Differentiates the Best Content Marketers From The Rest,” Ross Simmonds

Let‘s be honest: These graphics are hard not to love. I especially appreciate the author’s cartoonified self-portrait that closes out the presentation. Well played, Ross Simmonds.

What I like: Rather than employing the same old stock photos, this unique design serves as a refreshing way to present information that's both valuable and fun.

20. “Be A Great Product Leader,” Adam Nash

This presentation by Adam Nash immediately draws attention by putting the company's logo first — a great move if your company is well known.

What I like: He uses popular images, such as ones of Megatron and Pinocchio, to drive his points home. In the same way, you can take advantage of popular images and media to keep your audience engaged.

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Get inspired by my ideas above to create a presentation that engages your audience, builds upon your point, and helps you generate leads for your brand.

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Working With Slides in PowerPoint [A Complete Guide!]

By: Author Shrot Katewa

To create a powerful presentation – the kind that resonates with your audiences, you need to create great slides! But, all this work really starts with knowing how to work with slides in PowerPoint!

In this article, I will share with you all the basic details of working with slides such as adding, deleting, duplicating slides, and much more! Plus, in the end, I will also help you understand how you can design your slides to make your presentation visually appealing with great ease!

So, let’s get started!

1. How to Add or Insert a Slide in PowerPoint? 

Let’s start with the basics first. Adding or inserting a slide in your PowerPoint presentation is as easy as a click of a button.

To add a slide in PowerPoint, first, click on any slide in the slide navigation panel on the left part of your screen. Then, click on the “Home” tab, and select the “New Slide” option. A new slide will be added. Alternatively, you can also use the keyboard shortcut “Ctrl+M”.

To learn this part in further detail, make sure to check out my other article on how to add a slide in PowerPoint !

Nevertheless, the process is described below in detail –

Step-1: Place the cursor in your preferred sequence

The first step is to click on your preferred sequence in the “ Slide Navigation ” bar, which is the sidebar to the left of your screen showing thumbnails of all the slides in your PowerPoint presentation. There will be an orange line indicating the selected sequence.

Step-2: Click on the “New Slides” icon

In this step, all you have to do is first click on the “ Home” tab to click on the “ New Slides ” icon. It is the icon above the button that says, “ New Slides ”. The icon looks like a plus ‘+’ sign over a square with comparative tables on it. This will immediately add a slide in the sequence of the selected area in the “ Slide Navigation ” sidebar.

2. How to Create Slides in PowerPoint? 

Creating a new slide is very easy in PowerPoint. Open a new PowerPoint file and follow the two simple steps described below, to create a slide of your preferred layout in your PowerPoint presentation.

Step-1: Click on the “New Slides” button  

The first step of the process is to click on the “ New Slides ” button, which is below the icon that looks like a plus ‘+’ sign over a square as described in the previous step. This will open a drop-down menu.

Step-2: Select your preferred layout

In this step, simply select your preferred layout for the new slide. Once you click on the preferred layout, the new slide will be added to your PowerPoint presentation with the selected layout.

3. How to Copy Slides in PowerPoint? 

I covered this topic in complete detail in my other article on how to copy and paste in PowerPoint . You may want to check that out for more methods and secret tips!

But, in a nutshell, there are two ways in which you can copy a slide from your PowerPoint presentation. One way is to use the mouse and the other is to use the keyboard. The two methods are described below.

Method-1: Using the Mouse

You can use the mouse to copy the slide on your presentation.

Step 1 – Copy the Slide

“ Right-click ” on the slide that you want to copy, and it will open the drop-down menu. From the drop-down menu, click on the “ Copy ” option.

Once you’ve clicked on the “ Copy ” option, the slide will be temporarily saved in the clipboard of your computer.

Step 2 – Paste the Slide

Just how you managed to copy a slide, you can paste the slide as well. Navigate to the location where you want to paste the slide. Then, right-click on the slide, and from the dropdown, click on “ Paste “.

Method-2: Using the keyboard

You can also use the keyboard shortcut keys to copy the slides. Let’s take a look at how it’s done.

In this method, all you have to do is to select the slide that you want to copy and while the slide is selected, click on the two buttons “ Ctrl + C ” together on your keyboard.

Once you’ve copied the slide, you can paste it to a destination location. Simply use the “ Ctrl+V ” keyboard shortcut for the same.

4. How to Delete Slides in PowerPoint? 

Similar to copying a slide, there are two methods that you can use to delete a slide in your PowerPoint presentation. Both of these methods are described in the section below.

Method 1: Using the Mouse

In this method, you have to “ Right Click ” on the slide that you want to remove and then select the “ Delete Slide ” option from the drop-down menu.

After you click on the “ Delete Slide ” option, the selected slide will be removed from your PowerPoint presentation.

Method-2: Using the Keyboard

This method is simpler than using the dropdown menu. All you have to do is select the slide that you want to delete and then hit the “ Delete ” button or the “ Back Space ” button on the keyboard of your computer and the slide will be removed from your PowerPoint presentation immediately.

5. How to Group Slides in PowerPoint? 

Grouping slides together is a very effective way of keeping your PowerPoint presentation organized. To group slides with different purposes into a different collection of slides, you have to add sections to the “ Slide Navigation ” sidebar.

The whole process is described in 5 easy steps below.

Step-1: “Right-click” above the first slide of the group

The first step is to move your cursor right above the first slide of the group that you are trying to make and then “ Right-click ” on that area. This will open a drop-down menu.

Step-2: Select the “Add Section” option

In this second step, you have to click on the “ Add Section ” option from the drop-down menu. It is the last option in that drop-down menu. After clicking on it a pop-up window will appear on your screen.

Step-3: Rename the section

In the pop-up window, you opened in the last step, rename the group with an appropriate title, and hit the “ Rename ” button which is the button to the left of the two buttons at the bottom of the pop-up window.

This will add the starting point and the title of the group you are making.

Step-4: Make another section under the last slide of the group

After you have created the title section of the group, make another group under the last slide of your preferred group of slides. This will set the parameter for which slides are to be grouped together.

Step-5: Collapse the group

Click on the small arrow pointing to the right, just before the name of the group of slides. After you do so, you will see that the slides have been grouped together under the newly added section and the number in the bracket beside it indicates how many slides are in that group.

6. How to Hide Slides in PowerPoint? 

To hide a slide in your presentation your PowerPoint presentation, you have to use the “ Slide Sorter ” view and hide the slide from there. The whole process is described step-by-step below.

  Step-1: Select the “Slide Sorter” view

The first step of the process is to go to the “ View ” tab. In the “ View ” tab, click on the “ Slide Sorter ” view from the “ Presentation ” views of the tab. This will change the viewing mode of your PowerPoint presentation and you will be able to see all the slides in smaller thumbnails grouped together.

Step-2: “Right-click” on the slide

In this step, find the slide that you want to hide in the “ Slide Sorter ” view and then “ Right-click ” on it. This will open a drop-down menu.

Step-3: Select the “Hide Slide” option

After you have opened the drop-down menu, select the “ Hide Slide ” option. This will immediately hide the slide from your PowerPoint presentation. The thumbnail of the slide will be greyed out and the slide number will also be crossed, indicating that the slide is hidden.

7. How to Number Slides in PowerPoint? 

To number the sequence of the slides in your PowerPoint presentation, you have to go to the “ Slide Master ” view and checkmark the slide number from the “ Header and Footer ” option. The whole process is described in easy steps below.

Step-1: Open the “Slide Master” view

The first step is to go to the “ View ” tab which is the second to last tab of the ribbon. In the “ View ” tab, click on the “ Slide Master ” view in the “ Master Views ” section. This will change the PowerPoint view to the “ Slide Master ” view.

Step-2: Select the “Header & Footer” option

In this step, select the “ Master Slide ”. The “ Master Slide ” is the first slide in the “ Slide Master ” view and you will notice that it is the only slide that is a little bigger and to the right than the rest of the slides in the navigation bar.

After selecting the “ Master Slide ”, go to the “ Insert ” tab on the ribbon and select the “ Header & Footer ” option, which is located in the “ Text ” section of the tab. A pop-up window will appear on your screen.

Step-3: Tick mark the “Slide number” option

In this step, select the box of the “ Slide Number ” option and then hit the “ Apply to all ” button which is the second button of the 3 buttons at the bottom right corner of the pop-up window.

Step-4: Exit the Slide Master

Make sure that you exit the slide master. To do that, first, go back to the “ Slide Master ” tab. Then, from the ribbon, click on “ Close Slide Master “.

After that, the slide number of all the slides will be added to your PowerPoint presentation.

8. How to Link Slides in PowerPoint? 

To link different slides in your PowerPoint presentation to each other, you have to type in a text, that can be hyperlinked to the slide in your PowerPoint presentation.

Type in a text that you can click to go to the linked slide and then follow the process described in easy steps below.

Step-1: Select the “Link” option

To begin, “ Right-click ” on the word that will lead you to the linked slide. A drop-down menu will appear on your screen. From the drop-down menu, select the “ Link ” option. This will open a pop-up window.

Step-2: Select the “Place in this document” option

After you have opened the “ Insert Hyperlink ” pop-up window, select the “ Place in this document ” option in the sidebar. This will take you to another page in the pop-up window.

Step-3: Select the slide you want to link

On this page of the pop-up window, select the slide that you want to link the current slide to and then hit the “ Ok ” button at the bottom right corner of your screen.

This will add a link to the word in the slide and upon clicking on the word while holding the “ Ctrl ” key on your keyboard, you will be taken to the linked slide.

9. How to Design Slides in PowerPoint? 

Designing your slide to fit the theme of your message will make your presentations more engaging. There are two ways in which you can design the slides in your PowerPoint presentation. Both of the methods are explained in the following section.

9a. Using Design Ideas 

By using the “ Design Ideas ” tool in Microsoft PowerPoint, you can instantly and seamlessly design slides to make them more attractive and engaging.

To use the “ Design Ideas ” tool, you have to go to the “ Design ” tab and click on the “ Design Ideas ” feature which is located in the “ Designer ” section. It is the last option in the “ Design ” tab.

I’ve covered the “Design Ideas” tool in great detail in another article where I also provide you tips on how to use it to automatically design your slides in PowerPoint! So, make sure you check out the article on how to use design ideas in PowerPoint !

However, a quick glance will remind you that these templates provided by default in PowerPoint are quite old-fashioned. I will not recommend using the built-in themes and templates in PowerPoint if you want to make your presentation look professional!

9b. Using Presentation Templates 

Another method of designing a presentation is using templates.

Templates in PowerPoint are pre-designed sets of slide layouts that can be adapted to the content on your slide and make your presentation look visually appealing!

You can use the presentation templates provided by the PowerPoint software from the “ Design ” tab to instantly design the slide in your PowerPoint presentation.

Simply go to the design tab, expand the themes section and choose a theme. This will help your slides look different from the plain and simple presentation.

Instead, I would suggest choosing a platform like Envato that provides you with ton of different options that are very affordable! I personally use templates from Envato all the time. (in fact, the images that you see in this article are also from a template!)

I’ve listed some of my personal favorite templates for your presentations. Check them out in the next section!

10. Top 5 Templates for Amazing Presentations

Our recommended templates have been chosen to give you a set of all the necessary types of slide designs that you might need. These will be helpful not just to get you started, but also with multiple presentation that you may want to design later on as these templates are quite versatile.

Here is a list of our top 5 picks of templates to make your presentations amazing!

1. Startup X - Perfect Pitch Deck Template

Startup X – Perfect Pitch Deck Powerpoint Template includes all the necessary infographics, charts, icons and hundreds of slide templates that you can use to make your business pitch more elegant and professional.

2. Massive X Presentation Template

The Massive X Presentation Template v.5.5 Fully Animated includes 760 ready-to-use slide templates and more than 930 fonts and vectors. You can use this template for virtually all purposes, but it is best for business proposals, pitch decks, portfolios, agency presentations, marketing presentations, and more!

3. Business Proposal PowerPoint Template

The Business Proposal PowerPoint Template is fully focused on giving your business presentations an edge and making them look more professional. It uses attractive infographics, charts, and messages and its soft turquoise color makes it easier on the eyes.

4. Multipurpose Infographic PowerPoint Template

Multipurpose Infographics PowerPoint Template provides you with a bundle of more than 3000 designed slides with over 50 color variations to make the information in your PowerPoint presentation more engaging. 

These templates are great to represent the data in a particular fashion, and you will find it extremely useful for your presentations.

5. Clean PowerPoint Template

We chose the Clean PowerPoint Template mainly for its aesthetics. The template provides over 700 very simple yet beautifully designed slides with over 5 color variations that make your PowerPoint presentation look more professional.

If you are looking for a minialistic look, go for this template!

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50 PowerPoint Ideas to Inspire your Next Presentation

It’s vital to bring something new, fresh, and dynamic to your presentations, so your audience gets the unexpected. With these 50 killer ideas for PowerPoint presentations, you should have no shortage of inspiration for your next talk.

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Ah, Microsoft PowerPoint, the mother of all presentations. At some point in your creative entrepreneurial career, you’ve likely had to give a presentation to a room full of people. Maybe they were prospects, leads, or freelance graphic design clients and their associates.

Whoever the audience was, one thing was probably dogging your entire presentation: you had a hard time coming up with fresh ideas to present the points you were trying to communicate. That resulted in a stale presentation that didn’t live up to its potential. What turned out to be a ho-hum presentation could’ve instead been a veritable homerun that could’ve garnered you more business and connections.

Next time you give a presentation, don’t fall victim to your PowerPoint rut. Here are 50 useful PowerPoint ideas for your next presentation.

Idea #1: Use Only Images

This radical idea takes advantage of the reality that human beings are visual creatures by nature, so why not give them what they want? The bonus is that you’ll have to develop your explanative skills instead of just reading off of the slides.

Idea #2: Follow Guy Kawasaki’s 10/20/30 Rule

Guy Kawasaki is a venture capitalist. You can bet that he’s given his fair share of presentations in his lifetime. He recommends that presentations should include no more than 10 slides, last no longer than 20 minutes, and use 30-point font size: the 10/20/30 rule for PowerPoint .

Idea #3: Use Inspiring Quotes

The superb thing about quotes is that they’re instantly memorable. The next time you want your slides in your presentation to be remembered, simply use powerful quotes by influential people more often. Websites like BrainyQuote provide a plethora of thought-provoking material.

Idea #4: Personalize Your Slides

Relate to your audience as much as possible. If you’re talking to clients from the healthcare industry, reference a health issue you had. If you’re presenting to leads working in the automotive sector, talk about the very first car you owned.

Idea #5: Talk Instead of Read

Never read off of your slides like you’re reading a speech. Your audience will get bored and just read your slides before you’re done reading them aloud. Make a real presentation out of your slides by verbalizing the broader concept to your audience – slides should only have short lines of text.

Idea #6: Infuse Passion Into Your Presentation

Passion in any presentation is more persuasive to your audience. When they see how excited, moved and confident you are in your talk, they can’t help but also get caught up in that conviction.

Check out these passionate-speaking tips for powerful effect.

Idea #7: Use Hard Data and Stats

Human beings love data. We’re powerless when it comes to resisting hard numbers, and your audience is no exception. Lumen Learning credits statistics with being a “ powerful persuasive tool in public speaking .†Your slides should be full of figures, numbers, and data in their proper context and communicated clearly.

Idea #8: Storytelling

Your PowerPoint presentation will be better received if you use it to tell a story in whatever idea or message you’re trying to communicate. Psychology Today says that storytelling takes us to an authentic experience , and connecting with your audience sincerely should be your aim.

Idea #9: Use the Right Kinds of Fonts

PowerPoint presentations are affected greatly by the font/s you use. Although you’re not going to use a lot of text, the little text you use should be very legible and readable. Larger serif fonts are often regarded as more legible, but feel free to experiment by asking coworkers to decide among a couple of variations.

Idea #10: Encourage Tweeting Engagement

Encourage your audience to live-tweet stats, information, and quotes from your presentation that they find helpful. Asking them to take to social doesn’t just promote your brand, but it also prompts them to be more invested in your talk and, therefore, more attentive.

Idea #11: Choose Well-Designed Templates

Templates can be your answer to using a presentation design and format that’s not only easy on the eyes, but also communicates the info you’re presenting in a frictionless way. Check out the Creative Market marketplace for thousands and thousands of well-designed presentation templates .

Idea #12: Insert a Question!!

Do this to throw your audience off-guard and to encourage engagement in your presentation. When your audience has been conditioned by slide after slide of info and you talking, it’s refreshing to throw them a curveball by asking them to participate in this way.

Idea #13: The First Slide Should Be the Catchiest

Dive right into your presentation by making it a point to grab your audience’s attention right from the get go. You can do this by making the first slide the catchiest – whether it’s controversial, humorous, or surprising.

Idea #14: Rely on Icons

People are visual creatures, so use another strategy to visually communicate with them: icons. Icons efficiently and instantly communicate a central idea with a sole, visual representation. Form your talk and explanation around a slide’s iconography .

Idea #15: Bring Along Some Props

Your audience is likely expecting an all-talk and all-text presentation. Switch things up by using a prop to grab their attention and draw their interest. Fast Company declares that using props can make your presentations easily stand out .

Idea #16: Hit Them With Humor

Make your presentation a bit humorous. There’s no need to go overboard so that it’s not serious, but do insert a joke or two in specific places to put the room at ease. Nothing breaks the ice quite like a good dose of humor.

Idea #17: Use Bullet Points

Bullet points distil complex information and direct your audience’s attention to the most important tidbits. They’re the perfect antidote to an audience that has a hard time paying attention. In addition, bullet points help you not to merely read your words, but expand on them in a more natural way.

Idea #18: Quality, not Quantity!

Your audience’s time is valuable and precious, so don’t waste it. Fight the temptation to add filler into your presentation and instead distil it down to only feature useful info and to-the-point messages.

Idea #19: Practice Before Presenting

Practice beforehand, so your presentation goes off without a hitch, and you sound confident as you move through your talk. Do this by recording your presentation onto your smartphone and play it back. You’ll be surprised at what your voice actually sounds like, and you may even consider switching up the order of the slides.

Idea #20: Look at Other PowerPoint Presentations

Sometimes, you draw inspiration, what to do, and what not to do by looking at the work of others. Nothing beats evaluating existing presentations – both good and bad – to understand what’s appealing and what doesn’t work. LinkedIn’s SlideShare is the world’s biggest repository of presentations; start there.

Idea #21: Make It Colorful

Use vibrant colors when designing your presentation or choosing your presentation template. Colors give your presentation life and create unique psychological reactions in people. For example, use more red in your slides to evoke intense and excited emotions in your audience.

Idea #22: End on an Actionable Slide

Here’s a beautiful way to end your presentation with a bang: use an actionable command in your last slide that encourages your audience to take action the moment they leave the room! This’ll help them transition from theory into practice.

Idea #23: Incorporate Video

Video is easier to absorb than reading. Change things up by including short videos in some slides to get your point across easily and without any misunderstandings. This will also increase engagement since videos are interactive.

Idea #24: Know Your Audience

Never go in blind to a PowerPoint presentation . Take some time before to research whom you’ll be presenting to. Are they entrepreneurs? What are their interests? Do you have any common bonds? Understanding them empowers you to create a more relevant presentation.

Idea #25: Go Big With Every Slide

View each slide as a veritable advertisement for an idea, message, or point you’re trying to make. Wow your audience with big fonts, images, and communication! This way, you’re able to draw their attention to the big picture immediately.

Idea #26: Try Some Infographics

The beauty of infographics is that they succeed at taking complex topics and converting them into viewer-friendly cartoons that still communicate information efficiently. They turn otherwise boring stats into something engaging and attractive to look at.

Idea #27: Write an Outline

Before you even begin to assemble your presentation, start with a basic Word document or Google Doc, so you can write the outline and flow of your presentation. This blueprint planning of your presentation will ensure a better order of ideas during the actual talk.

Idea #28: Think Clean and Minimalistic

Format your presentation to be clean and minimalistic. Go with clean lines, fewer elements on each slide, and a direct and simple idea per slide. Formatting in this way greatly helps with readability and retention (not to mention, your audience won’t be frustrated with you).

Idea #29: Keep Exclamation Points to a Minimum!

Exclamation points detract from the speaker’s job to emphasize his points while talking during the presentation. That’s why they should be kept to a minimum! If something needs emphasis, go into the idea in more detail while speaking.

Idea #30: Don’t Rush Your Speaking Cadence

Talk slowly during a presentation. Doing so will prevent you from communicating unclearly and creating obstacles in audience retention. Speaking slowly means your words have more impact and lend themselves to more thought among those in the audience, according to Inc.

Idea #31: Pause More Frequently

Forbes highlights three benefits of pausing while giving a talk . The most successful speakers pause intentionally to achieve a certain dramatic effect, but also to establish rapport with the audience and ensure that the most important points sink in.

Idea #32: Use Various Focal Points

Where you look during your presentation makes all the difference in the world. It’ll look unnatural if you just stare at one spot the whole time. Instead, focus equally on the left, right and middle of the room, so it looks like you’re talking to everyone.

Idea #33: Look at Yourself in the Mirror

See how your audience will see you when you give your presentation. Look at yourself in the mirror while you’re doing your presentation.Doing this will take the edge off presenting, as you’ll know exactly how your audience will receive your presentation.

Idea #34: Do a Mock Presentation First

Practice your speech in front of a live audience before the real thing. You’ll get incredible benefits for your real presentation , such as feeling at ease in front of real people and receiving feedback to help you improve.

Idea #35: Take Some Deep Breaths

Deep breathing has been proven to calm nerves and help people perform better. Take a good number of deep breaths, even right up to the point of your presentation. You’ll be happy you did when you nail your presentation with the calm of a Zen master.

Idea #36: Eliminate the Sound Effects

Don’t use sound effects like chimes, swooshes, and dings to your PowerPoint presentation . While that’s an option, it’ll make your presentation sound amateurish and, ultimately, annoying. It’s best to avoid sound effects unless you really need them.

Idea #37: Go With High-Quality Images Only

Low-resolution images will make your presentation look juvenile, so don’t use them. To be taken as a serious speaker, you should choose only high-quality images that look like they were taken by a professional. Creative Market is a great place to find unique lifestyle images to convey your points.

Idea #38: Look at Your Audience, Not Your Screen

Never, ever look more at your presentation than your audience while speaking. Your audience will take that as a cue, tune you out, and just read the slides on their own. You want them to engage with you, so keep looking at them while speaking.

Idea #39: Don’t Use Paragraphs

Never use paragraphs in any slide in your presentation. Having a longer block of text is going to mean a) that your slide is all text and b) that the audience will find it too arduous to read all that.

Idea #40: Wear Something to Capture Attention

Pick something unique to wear. This could be a vibrant piece of clothing or a snazzy necktie. Maybe it’s a pair of glasses (even though you don’t wear them, normally). The more the audience focuses on you , the more it’ll pay attention to what you say .

Idea #41: Use Charts

Charts are an efficient and orderly way to organize the info you’re communicating to the audience. They’re also pretty commonplace in presentations, so the familiarity and sense of expectation your audience has with charts makes their inclusion a must.

Idea #42: Structure Your Presentation

Your presentation needs to have a logical start, middle and conclusion. This traditional, chronological order is wise to follow in your presentation. This way, the audience understands when it begins, the messages you’re communicating, and how it wraps up.

Idea #43: Don’t Put Words All in Caps

You may think that putting words all in caps emphasizes your message, but all that really emphasizes is your lack of presentation etiquette. Using all caps comes across as excessive and overkill, almost as if you’re shouting at the audience to pay attention.

Idea #44: Embrace Contrast

The idea behind contrast is to create slides that stand out at your audience and which they can easily read. For example, if you use white text on a black background, it’s super-easy to read because it stands out so very well.

Idea #45: Backwards and Forwards

You should be adept at using PowerPoint that you can seamlessly go back and forth within your presentation. It’s not uncommon for some audience members to request to see a prior slide, so be ready to quickly be able to give them what they want.

Idea #46: Test Your Screen Size

Ensure that your audience is able to easily see the content of your presentation by viewing it on the screen you intend to use during your talk. The info should be easily viewable even from the back row.

Idea #47: Settle on a Single Theme

Your presentation can benefit from the use of just one, unifying theme throughout. This helps to tie it together neatly and sensibly. For instance, select pictures that are all of the same subject or style.

Idea #48: Illustrate Your Own Characters

PowerPoint has an interesting feature that lets you make your own illustrated characters . You can make them look like you, someone you know, or someone completely unique. At the very least, this’ll show the audience that you’re exceptionally creative.

Idea #49: Be an Entertainer

Understand that your presentation shouldn’t be as dry as written text. Don’t be too shy to actually gesticulate, inject passion into your voice, and use animated body language. When you get into your presentation…your audience will follow suit.

Idea #50: Voice Projection

Speak loudly and clearly at all times! Project your voice to the very back of the room, so that anyone in the back room can follow along without a problem. There’s nothing worse than a presenter who mumbles his words.

Now Win Over That Audience

With these 50 killer ideas for PowerPoint presentations , you should have no shortage of inspiration for your next talk. It’s vital to bring something new, fresh and dynamic to your presentations, so your audience gets the unexpected. With these ideas, you have winning strategies that you can implement right now to make your presentation the best an audience has ever seen. So make that room yours and wow the audience.

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13 PowerPoint Presentation Tips to Create Engaging Presentations

Written by: Chloe West

Have to create a PowerPoint presentation and dread it? Your presentations don’t always have to be dry, boring and limited. With these PowerPoint presentation tips, you’ll be able to put together a dynamic and engaging presentation.

Let’s start from the very beginning before you even open up your presentation tool.

• Start by writing out your talking points.
• Get creative with your slide design.
• Keep your design consistent throughout.
• Make your presentation interactive.
• Add animation.
• Put together seamless transitions.
• Use text creatively.
• Align objects with the grid.
• Create non-linear presentations.
• Place shapes strategically.
• Crop images into shapes.
• Utilize the presenter notes.
• Use a dynamic presentation software.

1. Start by writing out your talking points.

The first thing you need to do, before even considering your presentation design, is to write out your talking points and outline your speech.

Pay attention to popular and engaging presentation structures so you know the framework you want to follow throughout your talk. This will also make it easier to create an outline that focuses on each of your talking points.

Once you’ve put together an outline that represents your topic and touches on each important element you need to cover, you can start searching for a PowerPoint presentation template that will fit your topic.

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2. Get creative with your PowerPoint presentation slide design.

When it comes to putting your content onto your PowerPoint presentation slides, you want to be sure your slides are clean, easy to read and engaging.

This means you should try out a variety of different creative themes. And while we have a post with over 100 creative presentation ideas you should check out, here are a few ways to really make your slideshow stand out.

Use more design elements than photos.

While a photo collage or stock image background tends to be PowerPoint presentation go-to’s, we’re trying to empower you to do something different!

Take a page out of this template’s book by taking advantage of different design elements. Here, we see a solid colored background, shapes, icons and text decorating the slides of this presentation.

In this example PowerPoint slides, we do still see a photo added to emphasize the point on one of the slides, but it’s used as a design element rather than the foundation of the slide.

Use a bold color scheme.

When customizing example PowerPoint slides , your color palette matters. Using a more bold and bright color scheme is a great way to grab audience attention and make yourself seem more serious about your topic.

A more powerful color scheme makes an impression on your viewers, helping them to further see you as an authority on the information you’re sharing.

This example PowerPoint slides uses a bold blue and orange color scheme to stand out. To get an idea for a color palette for your next presentation, take a look at these 50 combinations .

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3. Keep your design consistent throughout.

We just shared a couple of different presentation templates available with our platform in the last point. What do you notice?

Here’s another example for you to take a look at.

All of the example PowerPoint slides have a similar look and feel, creating a cohesive presentation deck that looks intentional and professionally designed.

Imagine if you were sitting in a presentation that looked something like this.

This looks messy and cluttered. It’s an amateur-looking design, and your audience will be confused about how these slides make any sense together.

Because keeping your design consistent is an essential part of creating an engaging presentation, we’ve also created a few different presentation themes with hundreds of example PowerPoint slides that all follow the same design theme.

Here’s an example of our Modern presentation theme below with over 900 different slides so that you can find a variety of slides perfect for your next slide deck.

4. Make your presentation interactive.

One way to create a really dynamic presentation that will keep your audience engaged and create a memorable experience is to make your presentation interactive.

While we’ve covered 17 ways to create an interactive presentation before, let’s go over how you can do this using a tool like Visme.

PowerPoint is widely known as the go-to presentation software, but there are so many alternatives that can lead you to a better solution and a better end result.

In Visme’s presentation maker, you can easily add links to any object in your presentation that lead to web pages, other slides within your presentation or create popup or hover effects with other objects on your slide.

Simply click on the element that you want to add a link to, head to the Actions menu, then select which type of interactive link you want to add.

You’re also able to create interactive maps and data visualizations that allow you or your viewers to hover over each element in your visual to see more information.

Here’s an example of an interactive map that you can easily create to showcase more information in a more digestible format.

Visme also allows you to embed external content like videos, polls, forms, surveys, quizzes and more. Plus, there are several third-party integrations you can use to embed and connect even more interactive content.

5. Add animation.

Another way to help your slides stand out is by adding in animated elements. Try to incorporate enter and exit effects for various objects on your slides to grab your audience’s attention as new slides fly onto the screen.

Here’s a great example of how this could look.

Or, if you put together your PowerPoint presentation slides with a different tool – like Visme, wink wink – you can gain access to even more animated elements.

Visme provides users with fully customizable animated illustrations, icons, shapes and more that can have their size, colors and animation speed updated to fit your needs.

These illustrations can be perfect for adding even more depth to your presentation slides, especially when it comes to your title slides and section headers to help break up your presentation.

6. Put together seamless transitions.

When customizing example PowerPoint slides, you want to put a creative spin on it. Instead of having one slide disappear for another to appear in full, why not try out some creative transitions?

It’s important for us to note that if you find a transition you like, you should stick with it throughout your presentation. This goes back to our point about cohesive design. You want everything to flow well.

This means that you don’t want to throw a ton of different slide designs, animation types and transitions into the mix, or you’ll end up with a cluttered and hard-to-follow presentation deck.

Visme’s unique transitions offer not just slide transitions, but a way to seamlessly transition all of your elements onto the screen as well.

Take a look at this presentation below to see how this looks. Click through the slides to see them transition.

To get this effect, simply choose one of the following transitions that also show the slide elements following suit after the background appears.

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7. Use text creatively.

There are hundreds of fonts to choose from, so how do you know the best ones to use and how to make them stand out on your slides?

First, you can check out our guide to font pairing to understand some basics for choosing the right fonts for your slides.

For example, make sure you’re using 3 fonts max, and that each has a specific role in your presentation, as you see below.

Once you’ve chosen your preferred fonts, whether you look through our selections of top fonts , modern fonts , pretty fonts or elsewhere, start considering how you can use them creatively in your presentation design.

Pro Tip: It’s important to remember that in a presentation, you won’t have many words on the screen. So you want to make sure the text that you do include focuses on your main point of each slide and grabs attention.

Let’s cover a few ways that you can use text creatively and really make your slides stand out to your viewers.

Surround your text with shapes.

If you really want to make certain words pop off the slide, add a shape behind them like you see in this presentation about dinosaurs above.

While this is more of an informational presentation, this tactic can also be used for business-related presentations as well. 

Simply search through Visme’s library of shapes for something that matches your theme and set it behind your content.

Place your text on the white space of a photo.

Try positioning your photos strategically and utilizing pictures with more white space than you normally would. This helps you find the perfect spot to place your text so that it’s easy for your audience to read while still being visual.

In the above example PowerPoint slides, these minimalistic nature photos are the perfect backdrop for the text, providing tons of white space while still offering texture and visual elements.

Use color overlays.

Another great way to really make your words pop is by adding a translucent color overlay on top of your background photo.

Incorporating a photo into your presentation slide helps create more depth and visualize the words you’re saying, but you still want to be able to have your text be legible throughout the slide deck.

8. Align objects with the grid.

When using a tool like Visme to create your presentation, you can turn on a grid that allows you to ensure your design elements are properly aligned and perfectly symmetrical.

To access the grid in Visme’s editor, click the hamburger menu, then go to View Options , then toggle the Show grid option to turn it on.

You can set the size you want your grid to be to strategically align elements around your slide as well as set how opaque the grid lines are.

9. Create non-linear presentations.

You don’t have to go from slide to slide in your PowerPoint presentation. In fact, there are endless options for how you could navigate between slides when presenting.

Whether you let the audience decide the direction of your presentation by offering them different options to choose from, you create a navigation bar for your presentation or you allow yourself to determine the flow as you go by adding a progress bar, you have tons of options.

Here’s a great example of what your presentation could look like with a navigation menu within your slides.

10. Place shapes strategically.

Don’t underestimate the power of shapes in your presentation design. Or any design, really. 

Using various geometric shapes or even shapes you may not have heard of before to draw attention to various elements on the screen is a great design practice.

Our Creative presentation theme – with over 300 different slide layouts – is a great example of using shapes strategically to add design elements and emphasize various parts of your content.

Visme presentation maker has a library full of different types of shapes that can be used in diagrams, as backgrounds to icons , to frame text and so much more.

Put together a set of guidelines for which shapes you plan to use in your presentation and stick to no more than two or three different shapes throughout. While you can resize them based on your needs, you don’t want to clutter your slides.

11. Crop images into shapes.

Back with the shapes! Another creative way to bring shapes into your designs is to crop photos into different geometric shapes.

The presentation template below is the perfect example for how you can visually incorporate these cropped images into your slide design.

It’s easy to do this with a tool like Visme. Simply drag and drop your choice of photo from the photo library in the left sidebar onto your slide, click it, choose Frames in the navigation bar and choose the one that fits your design.

Take a look at a few of the frames available in our software.

12. Utilize presenter notes.

Want to really give a good presentation ? It’s important not to read off the slide and actually speak directly to your audience throughout your PowerPoint presentation.

One great way to keep yourself on task and ensure you don’t skip over any important information is to take advantage of presenter notes available to you when up on stage or in front of your audience presenting.

Visme has dynamic and comprehensive presenter notes built in that help ease the pressure of presenting.

Take a look below at what you can expect to see on your screen when presenting – all while your audience only sees the slide you’re showcasing.

You get access to the time of your presentation, the current slide, the slide you can expect next to help with the flow of your slideshow and the notes you’ve prepared for your talking points.

13. Use a dynamic presentation software.

The last way to create an amazing and engaging PowerPoint presentation is to use a dynamic presentation software that isn’t PowerPoint.

I know what you’re thinking – how can you deliver a PowerPoint by using a different software?

With a tool like Visme, you’ll get tons of premade example PowerPoint slides to choose from. You’re able to both import existing PowerPoints to edit and spice them up and export editable PowerPoints to present offline and make any last minute changes.

When creating your presentation, you can use Dynamic Fields to automatically update key information throughout the slides. You can also personalize the fields and apply them to other projects.

Our analytics tool helps you track the performance of your presentation. You can track views, unique visits, average time, average completion and a host of other key metrics.

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20 Really Good PowerPoint Examples to Inspire Your Next Presentation

By sandra boicheva.

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You might have the most amazing idea that you wish to share with the world, but you might not get the results you want if the delivery isn’t good. Although as a tool, PowerPoint is pretty easy to use and intuitive, creating a good PowerPoint presentation is not a simple task. There is a lot of things to consider when designing your slides from the words you use, to the copy structure, data visualization, and overall design. This is why today we gathered 20 really good PowerPoint examples of presentations that flawlessly deliver their messages. These creative ideas will surely inspire you to make your next presentation your best one, as they all share good design and engaging storytelling.

“If you don’t know what you want to achieve in your presentation your audience never will.” – Harvey Diamond

1. Idea to Identify: The Design of Brand

This is a long one. Here we have a 242 slides presentation that exposes the myriad facets of design and how they impact the brand identity. The presentation has a lot of data to show and spreads it throughout more than 200 slides to make it easy to read and follow. In all, this is the best way to present a lot of information: instead of overwhelming the viewers with text walls, the presenter simply adds more slides.

• Author:   Sudio Sudarsan

2. Jeunesse Opportunity Presentation 2021

This is a great example of brand presentation with company profile, product system, plan, and reward. It gives a similar experience to browsing a website.

• Author:   DASH2 – Jeunesse Global

3. Accenture Tech Vision 2020

A short and sweet presentation about how companies prepare for data regulation and how this impacts the customer experience. 

• Author:   Accenture

4. APIs as Digital Factories’ New Machines

A comparison presentation of how companies capture most of the market value. It explains well how to view the economy from a different perspective and adopt customer-centric thinking. The presentation has a lot of value, it’s well structured and it’s a good read in only 28 slides.

• Author:  Apidays

5. 24 Books You’ve Never Heard Of – But Will Change Your Life

This is a great example of how repeating slides design for the same type of content isn’t a synonym for being unimaginative. It’s pretty straightforward: it promises 24 titles, an inspirational introduction, and a slide for each book that will change your life.

• Author:   Ryan Holiday

6. 10 Memorable David Bowie Quotes

Not always presentations must have a specific educational or conventional goal. Sometimes, it could be a cool personal project meant to inspire your audience. And let’s be honest, who doesn’t love David Bowie? A presentation with 10 memorable quotes by him is worth watching. 

• Author: Stinson

7. Creative Mornings San Diego 

• Author:   Anne McColl

8. Digital 2020 Global Digital Overview

A report heavy-data presentation about everything you need to know about mobile, internet, social media, and e-commerce use around the world in 2020. It’s a long read but comprehensive and well-illustrated with data visualization.

• Author:   DataReportal

9. Blitzscaling: Book Trailer

One of the most well-made presentations about informative topics such as startup’s life-cycle and where the most value is created. It’s designed as a book, consistent, with lesser text as possible, and imitates animation by adding new content on copies of the same slide. 

• Author:  Reid Hoffman

10. Poor Self-Esteem: Just Beat It!

A very valuable presentation that takes on the reasons for low self-esteem and how to overcome it. The design is very simple and comprehensive and even suitable for social media carousel posts.

• Author:   SlideShop.com

11. You Suck At PowerPoint!

This presentation is more than a decade old and still checks out. After all, you could expect great presentation design from someone who talks about design mistakes and how to overcome them.  61 slides of a fun experience and a great read.

• Author:  Jesse Desjardins

12. Pixar’s 22 Rules to Phenomenal Storytelling

Pixar’s 22 Rules to Phenomenal Storytelling, originally tweeted by Emma Coats, in a 24-slides presentation with a custom design. 

• Author:   Gavin McMahon

13. A Complete Guide To The Best Times To Post On Social Media

A fun little presentation with great value. It takes on the most effective times to post on social media, send an email, or publish a blog.

• Author:   TrackMaven

14. Fix Your Really Bad PowerPoint

The next presentation honors Seth Godin and his wisdom. It uses his book’s insights to visualize all the tips in 45 engaging slides.

• Author:   HighSpark

15. 10 Lessons from the World’s Most Captivating Presenters

This presentation is for presenters who wish to become better. And what better way than getting inspired by the world’s greatest presenters and accessing some of their secrets. 

• Author:   HubSpot

16. Crap. The Content Marketing Deluge

For starters, this presentation has a very captivating title and opening. Winning the attention from the very start, it continues with consistent clean design and great content. It delivers exactly what it promised. 

• Author: Velocity Partners

17. Displaying Data

More insightful advice and tips from professional presenters that check out to this very day. It’s a great presentation about visualizing your data in the best way possible and it also delivers it with design.

• Author:   Bipul Deb Nath

18. 5 Storytelling Lessons From Superhero Stories

Custom-made presentation with illustrations made specifically for the occasion, and brilliant execution. It shows it’s definitely worth it to spend time making your presentation more personal and from scratch. 

19. 10 Things your Audience Hates About your Presentation

Another custom presentation with icons-style illustrations about how to avoid cringe when making presentations. 

• Author:   Stinson

20. The Designer’s Guide to Startup Weekend

You will work hard all weekend long but you will also find new friends, mentors, and the chance to promote yourself. A pretty wholesome presentation with a custom design where the presenter shares her own experience in the world of startups.

• Author:  Iryna Nezhynska

That’s It!

These 20 presentations prove that PowerPoint is never out of date and it’s a great tool to deliver your message across. We hope you got inspired for your next presentation and make your audience fall in love with your concepts.

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To help you in your quest for presentation greatness, we’ve gathered 23 of the best business presentation examples out there. These hand-picked ideas range from business PowerPoint presentations, to recruitment presentations, and everything in between.

As a bonus, several of our examples include editable video presentation templates from  Biteable .

Biteable allows anyone to create great video presentations — no previous video-making skills required. The easy-to-use platform has hundreds of brandable templates and video scenes designed with a business audience in mind. A video made with Biteable is just what you need to add that wow factor and make an impact on your audience.

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Video presentation examples

Video presentations are our specialty at Biteable. We love them because they’re the most visually appealing and memorable way to communicate.

1. Animated characters

Our first presentation example is a business explainer video from Biteable that uses animated characters. The friendly and modern style makes this the perfect presentation for engaging your audience.

Bonus template:  Need a business video presentation that reflects the beautiful diversity of your customers or team? Use  Biteable’s workplace scenes . You can change the skin tone and hair color for any of the animated characters.

2. Conference video

Videos are also ideal solutions for events (e.g. trade shows) where they can be looped to play constantly while you attend to more important things like talking to people and handing out free cheese samples.

For this event presentation sample below, we used bright colours, stock footage, and messaging that reflects the brand and values of the company. All these elements work together to draw the attention of passers-by.

For a huge selection of video presentation templates, take a look at our  template gallery .

Business PowerPoint presentation examples

Striking fear into the hearts of the workplace since 1987, PowerPoint is synonymous with bland, boring presentations that feel more like an endurance test than a learning opportunity. But it doesn’t have to be that way. Check out these anything-but-boring business PowerPoint presentation examples.

3. Design pointers

This PowerPoint presentation takes a tongue-in-cheek look at how the speakers and users of PowerPoint are the problem, not the software itself.

Even at a hefty 61 slides, the vintage theme, appealing colors, and engaging content keep the viewer interested. It delivers useful and actionable tips on creating a better experience for your audience.

Pixar, as you’d expect, redefines the meaning of PowerPoint in their “22 Rules for Phenomenal Storytelling”. The character silhouettes are instantly recognizable and tie firmly to the Pixar brand. The bright colour palettes are carefully chosen to highlight the content of each slide.

This presentation is a good length, delivering one message per slide, making it easy for an audience to take notes and retain the information.

Google slides examples

If you’re in business, chances are you’ll have come across  slide decks . Much like a deck of cards, each slide plays a key part in the overall ‘deck’, creating a well-rounded presentation.

If you need to inform your team, present findings, or outline a new strategy, slides are one of the most effective ways to do this.

Google Slides is one of the best ways to create a slide deck right now. It’s easy to use and has built-in design tools that integrate with Adobe, Lucidchart, and more. The best part — it’s free!

5. Teacher education

Here’s a slide deck that was created to educate teachers on how to use Google Slides effectively in a classroom. At first glance it seems stuffy and businessy, but if you look closer it’s apparent the creator knows his audience well, throwing in some teacher-friendly content that’s bound to get a smile.

The slides give walkthrough screenshots and practical advice on the different ways teachers can use the software to make their lives that little bit easier and educate their students at the same time.

6. Charity awareness raiser

This next Google slide deck is designed to raise awareness for an animal shelter. It has simple, clear messaging, and makes use of the furry friends it rescues to tug on heartstrings and encourage donations and adoptions from its audience.

Pro tip: Creating a presentation is exciting but also a little daunting. It’s easy to feel overwhelmed — especially if the success of your business or nonprofit depends on it.

Prezi presentation examples

If you haven’t come across  Prezi , it’s a great alternative to using static slides. Sitting somewhere between slides and a video presentation, it allows you to import other content and add motion to create a more engaging viewer experience.

7. Red Bull event recap

This Prezi was created to document the Red Bull stratosphere freefall stunt a few years ago. It neatly captures all the things that Prezi is capable of, including video inserts and the zoom effect, which gives an animated, almost 3D effect to what would otherwise be still images.  

Prezi has annual awards for the best examples of presentations over the year. This next example is one of the 2018 winners. It was made to highlight a new Logitech tool.

8. Logitech Spotlight launch

What stands out here are the juicy colors, bold imagery, and the way the designer has used Prezi to its full extent, including rotations, panning, fades, and a full zoom out to finish the presentation.

Sales presentation examples

If you’re stuck for ideas for your sales presentation, step right this way and check out this video template we made for you.

9. Sales enablement video presentation

In today’s fast-paced sales environment, you need a way to make your sales enablement presentations memorable and engaging for busy reps.  Sales enablement videos  are just the ticket. Use this video presentation template the next time you need to present on your metrics.

10. Zuroa sales deck

If you’re after a sales deck, you can’t go past this example from Zuora. What makes it great? It begins by introducing the worldwide shift in the way consumers are shopping. It’s a global phenomenon, and something we can all relate to.

It then weaves a compelling story about how the subscription model is changing the face of daily life for everyone. Metrics and testimonials from well-known CEOs and executives are included for some slamming social proof to boost the sales message.

Pitch presentation examples

Pitch decks are used to give an overview of business plans, and are usually presented during meetings with customers, investors, or potential partners.

11. Uber pitch deck

This is Uber’s original pitch deck, which (apart from looking a teensy bit dated) gives an excellent overview of their business model and clearly shows how they intended to disrupt a traditional industry and provide a better service to people. Right now, you’re probably very grateful that this pitch presentation was a winner.

You can make your own pitch deck with Biteable, or start with one of our  video templates  to make something a little more memorable.

12. Video pitch template

This video pitch presentation clearly speaks to the pains of everyone who needs to commute and find parking. It then provides the solution with its app that makes parking a breeze.

The video also introduces the key team members, their business strategy, and what they’re hoping to raise in funding. It’s a simple, clear pitch that positions the company as a key solution to a growing, worldwide problem. It’s compelling and convincing, as a good presentation should be.

13. Fyre Festival pitch deck

The most epic example of a recent pitch deck is this one for Fyre Festival – the greatest event that never happened. Marvel at its persuasion, gasp at the opportunity of being part of the cultural experience of the decade, cringe as everything goes from bad to worse.

Despite the very public outcome, this is a masterclass in how to create hype and get funding with your pitch deck using beautiful imagery, beautiful people, and beautiful promises of riches and fame.

Business presentation examples

Need to get the right message out to the right people? Business presentations can do a lot of the heavy lifting for you.

Simply press play and let your video do the talking. No fumbling your words and sweating buckets in front of those potential clients, just you being cool as a cucumber while your presentation does the talking.

Check out two of our popular templates that you can use as a starting point for your own presentations. While they’re business-minded, they’re definitely not boring.

14. Business intro template

Modern graphics, animations, and upbeat soundtracks keep your prospects engaged as they learn about your business, your team, your values, and how you can help them.

15. Business explainer template

Research presentation examples.

When you’re giving a more technical presentation such as research findings, you need to strike the perfect balance between informing your audience and making sure they stay awake.

As a rule, slides are more effective for research presentations, as they are used to support the speaker’s knowledge rather can capture every small detail on screen.

With often dry, complex, and technical subject matter, there can be a temptation for presentations to follow suit. Use images instead of walls of text, and keep things as easy to follow as possible.

16. TrackMaven research deck

TrackMaven uses their endearing mascot to lighten up this data-heavy slide deck. The graphs help to bring life to their findings, and they ensure to only have one bite-size takeaway per slide so that viewers can easily take notes.

17. Wearable tech research report

Obviously, research can get very researchy and there’s not a lot to be done about it. This slide deck below lays out a ton of in-depth information but breaks it up well with quotes, diagrams, and interesting facts to keep viewers engaged while it delivers its findings on wearable technology.

Team presentation examples

Motivating your team can be a challenge at the best of times, especially when you need to gather them together for….another presentation!

18. Team update template

We created this presentation template as an example of how to engage your team. In this case, it’s for an internal product launch. Using colorful animation and engaging pacing, this video presentation is much better than a static PowerPoint, right?

19. Officevibe collaboration explainer

This short slide deck is a presentation designed to increase awareness of the problems of a disengaged team. Bright colors and relevant images combine with facts and figures that compel viewers to click through to a download to learn more about helping their teams succeed.

Recruitment presentation examples

Recruiting the right people can be a challenge. Presentations can help display your team and your business by painting a dynamic picture of what it’s like to work with you.

Videos and animated slides let you capture the essence of your brand and workplace so the right employees can find you.

20. Company culture explainer

If you’re a recruitment agency, your challenge is to stand out from the hundreds of other agencies in the marketplace.

21. Kaizen culture

Showcasing your agency using a slide deck can give employers and employees a feel for doing business with you. Kaizen clearly displays its credentials and highlights its brand values and personality here (and also its appreciation of the coffee bean).

Explainer presentation examples

Got some explaining to do? Using an explainer video is the ideal way to showcase products that are technical, digital, or otherwise too difficult to explain with still images and text.

Explainer videos help you present the features and values of your product in an engaging way that speaks to your ideal audience and promotes your brand at the same time.

22. Product explainer template

23. lucidchart explainer.

Lucidchart does a stellar job of using explainer videos for their software. Their series of explainers-within-explainers entertains the viewer with cute imagery and an endearing brand voice. At the same time, the video is educating its audience on how to use the actual product. We (almost) guarantee you’ll have more love for spiders after watching this one.

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17 PowerPoint Presentation Examples That Show Style and Professionalism

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There are way too many bad PowerPoint presentation examples that can bore you to death. Well, today’s post is not about them. We believe that it’s always important to show the good examples out there and follow their lead. We admit it, it was pretty hard to dig out the good PowerPoint presentation examples from the mass. We’ve added our opinion on each piece and why we believe it’s worthy of being included in this collection. Let’s begin!

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1. The Sketchnote Mini-Workshop by Mike Rohde

An eye-catchy PowerPoint presentation example whose content is fully hand-written. What we love about this design, is the high personalization level that is achieved via handwriting. It almost feels like the author is drawing and writing in front of the viewers’ eyes. A digital presentation that conveys a physical feeling.

2. 10 Ways to Spread The Love in The Office by Elodie A.

The following presentation is a real eye candy. We can’t help it, the cartoon style lives in our hearts. An incredibly appealing PowerPoint presentation that brings positive vibes and a good mood through vibrant cartoon illustrations. It gets bonus points for the usage of bullet points and little text.

3. The Great State of Design with CSS Grid Layout and Friends by Stacy Kvernmo

A presentation that tells a story is always a good example that everyone should follow. This PowerPoint presentation has a lot of slides that tell different mini-stories. The way they are depicted is really engaging – they almost look like a sequence of frames that make up a video. This technique really nails the viewers’ attention.

4. We live in a VUCA world by Little Dragon Films

A classy design of a PowerPoint presentation example – a dark theme and white font on top with just a single color accent – red. Such designs are really suitable for serious topics like this one. To soften the contrast between the black background and white font, the author has used a gradient on the background which gives the illusion of soft light in the middle of the design.

5. 2017 Marketing Predictions—Marketo by Marketo

A design that was made over a year ago but it’s still really trendy. In the following PowerPoint presentation example, we can see the combination of 3D shapes, beautiful hand-written fonts, negative space techniques, and more. The overall feeling is of futuristic design. Moreover, they used the color of 2018 – Ultra Violet for their color scheme. Maybe, they did predict the future after all.

6. 10 Ways Your Boss Kills Employee Motivation by Officevibe

Who doesn’t like to see a familiar face? We know your audience does! It’s proven that if you show a familiar face to your viewers, you nail their attention and boost their engagement level. This is the technique used in the following PowePoint presentation. Moreover, the inner slides of the presentation are also cartoons with big conceptual illustrations and little text. The formula for a really good presentation.

7. How to Successfully Run a Remote Team from Weekdone.com

We haven’t really seen many PowerPoint presentation examples with top-view illustrations. The following presentation really reminded us that when presenting to an audience, you should always think: How to make your design stand out from the rest? Well, this one really caught our eye. In addition, we love the bright colors, geometric shapes, and overall flat feeling, all of which are among the graphic design trends for 2022 .

8. SXSW 2018 – Top Trends by Matteo Sarzana

People love visuals and this is an undeniable fact. The whole PowerPoint presentation is built on high-quality photos, each including a little tagline in the middle. We love the consistency, we love the factor of surprise, and we love the high engagement level this presentation creates. Just make sure to back up such presentation type with a good speech!

9. How to study effectively? by sadraus

Semi-transparent overlays, geometric shapes, a video inside… Everything about this PowerPoint presentation screams “modern”. The grayscale coloring is accompanied by a fresh green color accent. The choice of images clearly suggests that the target audience is young people. The overall feeling that we get from this PowerPoint presentation – is youthful and modern.

10. Study: The Future of VR, AR, and Self-Driving Cars by LinkedIn

A presentation about the future should look futuristic, right? The following PowerPoint presentation example is proof that you should always connect the subject of your presentation to its design. Everything in this presentation speaks of futuristic: the choice of fonts, colors, effects, and even some elements look like holograms from the future.

11. 9 things I’ve learned about SaaS by Christoph Janz

A PowerPoint presentation example created in a consistent style by using a blue theme. Why did we include this presentation? We love the fact that the author has shown an alternation of text and visuals (from slides 7 to 22). This technique is proven to hold the attention of the viewer. Moreover, the way the graphics are presented (on a napkin) draws the interest even more.

12. How To Achieve Something Extraordinary In Life by Sultan Suleman Chaudhry

A PowerPoint presentation example that shows consistency and style by using a strict color scheme: orange, beige, and deep blue. Orange and blue are one of the most popular contrasting combinations widely used in all kinds of designs. If you are not sure what colors to go with, simply choose a tested color scheme.

13. New trends to look out for 2018 winter season by FemmeConnection

Geometric shapes and negative space techniques are among the  graphic design trends for 2018  which is why we see them often in PowerPoint presentation examples and other designs. In the following presentation, we can see a collection of women’s clothes presented in a very engaging way with the help of rounded geometric shapes, negative space technique, and the color pink.

14. Fear of Failure by Sultan Suleman Chaudhry

Speaking of the usage of geometric elements in the presentation’s design, let’s see another example. An elegant design decorated with circles, triangles, and more geometric details. What else we love about this presentation is that it only has one color accent – light yellow which looks classy and pleasant for the eye.

15. The Three Lies About Your Age by Sean Si

A great choice of fonts, beautiful semi-transparent geometric elements, and trendy futuristic colors. This is one of the PowerPoint presentation examples that we absolutely love. The story is engaging and the design is extremely appealing – a combination that keeps the viewers’ eyes on the screen from the beginning till the end.

16. Secrets to a Great Team by Elodie A.

Bright, fun, using lots of illustrations and cartoon characters – definitely our kind of PowerPoint presentation. Why do we love it so much? Well, cartoons are real ice-breakers between you and your audience. Moreover, cartoon characters are easier to relate to than a real human face. If you need to connect on a deeper level with your audience, this is your kind of presentation!

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17. How to Build a Dynamic Social Media Plan by Post Planner

A great presentation PowerPoint example with watercolor illustrations and backgrounds that look hand-drawn. We also see semi-transparent colorful overlays, high-quality conceptual photos, and great, useful content. What more would you want from a presentation, right?

We always love to hear your opinion about stuff. So, what do you think of these PowerPoint presentation examples? Do you think that you’ve created a presentation better than these? We’d love to see your own creations in the comments below if you want to share them with us.

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PowerPoint gives you the ability to create a powerful visual aid that can help make your presentation the best it can be. See Step 1 below to get started.

Creating a Presentation

• You can edit any aspect of a template, so feel free to choose one that mostly matches your vision and tweak it as you see fit.
• You can apply themes to your project at a later time after you've added content. Click the Design tab and select a theme. It will be immediately applied to your project. You can either undo it (Ctrl + Z) or revert to a blank theme if you don't like it.
• You can access templates from the File tab. Click New and then browse the available templates. You can also download additional templates from a variety of resources online.

• When adding a text box, you can click and drag to make it whatever size you'd like. You can then adjust this later by grabbing one of the corners with your cursor and then clicking and dragging again.
• You can click on any text box and start typing to begin adding text to your presentation. You can format text just as you would in Word, with formatting options available in the Home tab.

Jazzing It Up

• When you pick a transition, it will affect how that slide appears. For example, adding a transition to Slide 2 will affect how Slide 1 transitions into Slide 2. You will be able to see a preview in the slide editing window when you click each transition.
• Don't add too much transitions to your presentation. This can be distracting to the audience and keeps them from focusing on your what is the most important which is your content.

• Right-click on a blank section of your slide and select "Format Background", or click the Design tab and the click the arrow icon next to "Background" on the far right.
• Choose your fill type. You can choose a solid color, a gradient fill, a picture background, or a pattern fill. Selecting each choice will display several options for it, such as fill color, picture location, gradient settings, and more. Experiment until you find the background that fits your presentation.
• By default, the background will only be applied to your active slide. Click the "Apply to All" button to apply your background choices to every slide.
• Make sure that your text is still easily readable with the background you choose.

• Click the Insert tab. There will be a large number of options when it comes to inserting objects. Click the Picture button to insert a picture from a file on your computer. You can click the Photo Album button to insert an entire album of photos into the slide as well.
• Use the Charts button to insert easy-to-read charts that will help the audience understand your data. Once you choose your Chart type, Excel will open, allowing you to enter in your data or copy it from an existing spreadsheet.
• Use the Shapes button to insert pre-made shapes or dray your own. You can use the shapes to outline important text or create arrows and other visual indicators.
• Avoid drowning your presentation with pictures. If it looks too busy, the audience will have a hard time parsing your written information.

• To add a link, place your cursor in a text box and then click the Hyperlink button on the Insert tab. You can choose to link to a file on your computer, a webpage, an email address, or even another slide in your presentation.

• You can drag the video from the PC file or use the Insert menu to add the video. If using the menu, click the Video button in the Insert tab. You will be able to browse your computer for video files. Just make sure the video is in the right format first. PowerPoint will then put it in place in the PowerPoint.
• While it's not as straightforward, you can embed YouTube videos as well. See this guide to learn how.

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• On a related note, make sure that your font choice is readable as well. Curvy and extravagant fonts may look cool, but they'll make your audience just stop caring if they can't read it.

• Get someone to help you proofread your presentation before you give it. A fresh set of eyes are much more likely to catch mistakes that you gloss over.

• See this guide for more information on giving a successful presentation, either in class or at the office.

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Free PowerPoint Project Charter Templates

By Lulu Richter | August 3, 2024

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We’ve compiled the top project charter templates for PowerPoint to help you outline your project goals, timelines, and stakeholder details efficiently.

Included in this article, you’ll find the following:

• Advanced project charter template
• Agile Scrum project charter template
• Six Sigma charter template
• Committee project charter template
• Project kickoff meeting charter template

PowerPoint Basic Project Charter Template

Download the Blank Basic Project Charter Template for PowerPoint

Download the Sample Basic Project Charter Template for PowerPoint

When to Use This Template:  Use this basic team charter slide template when you need a straightforward, easy-to-understand framework for defining team roles, responsibilities, and objectives and don’t require extensive customization.

Notable Template Features:  With or without sample data, this template stands out, thanks to its clear, concise sections that facilitate quick comprehension and implementation, making it ideal for new teams or projects focusing on simplicity and efficiency.

For additional project charter templates and guidelines, check out our comprehensive collection of  project charter templates and guidelines . 

Advanced PowerPoint Project Charter Template

Download the Blank Advanced Project Charter Template for PowerPoint

Download the Sample Advanced Project Charter Template for PowerPoint

When to Use This Template:  Use this advanced PowerPoint project charter template for complex projects that require detailed planning and clear communication across multiple teams or departments to ensure thorough documentation and structured processes.

Notable Template Features:  This template with or without sample data is distinguished by its comprehensive sections covering all aspects of project management, from risk assessment to change management. This makes it ideal for intricate projects that have high stakes and multiple stakeholders.

If you’re looking for a detailed form to create your project charter, visit this  project charter form template for a ready-to-use option. 

PowerPoint Agile Scrum Project Charter Template

Download the Blank Agile Scrum Project Charter Template for PowerPoint

Download the Sample Agile Scrum Project Charter Template for PowerPoint

When to Use This Template:  Deploy this PowerPoint Agile Scrum project charter template when your project requires a flexible, iterative approach to manage user-centric tasks and stories. With this template you can ensure continuous delivery of valuable features.

Notable Template Features:  This template with or without sample data excels due to its detailed breakdown of user activities, tasks, and stories, along with prioritization and journey stages. The template is ideal for Agile teams focused on delivering high-impact user experiences in incremental releases.

PowerPoint Six Sigma Charter Template

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Download the Sample Six Sigma Charter Template for PowerPoint

When to Use This Template:  Employ this PowerPoint Six Sigma team charter template for projects that require rigorous process improvement-methodologies that aim to enhance performance and eliminate defects.

Notable Template Features:  With or without sample data, this template’s strength lies in its detailed focus on Six Sigma methodologies, including DMAIC (define, measure, analyze, improve, and control) phases and critical-to-quality metrics. The template is ideal for teams committed to data-driven, systematic problem-solving and process optimization. 

PowerPoint Committee Project Charter Template

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When to Use This Template:  Utilize this template when you are organizing a committee to tackle specific issues or achieve defined goals. The committee project charter template ensures a structured approach to governance and project execution.

Notable Template Features:  This template offers comprehensive coverage of governance structure and resource allocation, so it’s ideal for committees that need clear decision-making processes and well-defined roles to drive their initiatives successfully.

Understanding the essential components of a project charter is crucial — learn more about the  key elements of a project charter to ensure you include all necessary details.

PowerPoint Project Kickoff Meeting Charter Template

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When to Use This Template:  This project kickoff meeting charter template can ensure a well-structured and effective kickoff meeting, laying a solid foundation for your project’s execution.

Notable Template Features:  This template shines with its detailed agenda overview and comprehensive project scope and timeline sections, making it ideal for aligning the team and stakeholders on objectives, roles, and milestones right from the start.

Need help drafting your project charter? Follow this step-by-step guide on  how to write a project charter for expert tips and best practices.

PowerPoint IT Project Charter Template

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When to Use This Template:  Opt for this information technology (IT) project charter template to address IT-specific challenges and solutions for projects that require clear articulation of technical goals and thorough planning.

Notable Template Features:  This template excels with its detailed budget overview and quality assurance measures, making it ideal for IT projects that demand meticulous resource planning, risk management, and adherence to technical standards.

PowerPoint Kaizen Project Charter Template

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When to Use This Template:  Use this Kaizen project charter template for continuous improvement projects that focus on enhancing efficiency and quality through incremental changes and active team involvement.

Notable Template Features:  This template is particularly effective with its thorough current state analysis and detailed implementation plan, which make it ideal for projects that require systematic identification of inefficiencies and structured strategies for improvement. 

PowerPoint Team Charter Canvas Template

Download the Team Charter Canvas Template for PowerPoint

When to Use This Template:  Apply this team charter canvas template when forming a new team or redefining an existing team’s structure and goals to ensure clarity in roles, values, and objectives to enhance team cohesion and effectiveness.

Notable Template Features:  This template is particularly effective due to its comprehensive coverage of team dynamics and individual roles, as well as a detailed RACI matrix. All of this makes it ideal for teams needing a clear understanding of responsibilities and strong alignment with project goals.

PowerPoint Lean Project Charter Template

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When to Use This Template:  Use this Lean project charter template for projects focused on enhancing efficiency and reducing waste, aligning with Lean principles to achieve streamlined processes and optimal resource utilization.

Notable Template Features:  This template emphasizes Lean methodologies and risk management strategies, making it ideal for projects that require rigorous process improvements and effective stakeholder engagement to drive successful outcomes.

PowerPoint Construction Project Charter Template

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When to Use This Template:  Use this construction project charter template for organizing and managing complex construction projects, and ensure that all key aspects of the project, from scope to stakeholder involvement, are clearly defined and communicated.

Notable Template Features:  This template is particularly effective due to its detailed budget breakdown and phased timeline, making it ideal for construction projects that require meticulous planning, resource allocation, and risk management to ensure successful completion. 

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How to Present Inventory and Stock Metrics in PowerPoint

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Need to present the status of your inventory or your stock management performance data? 

Get ideas on how you can create an eye-catching report highlighting stock levels, order fulfillment efficiency, or inventory control processes.

Typical inventory report will likely cover those areas:

• Stock levels and inventory aging analysis
• ABC inventory analysis
• Key inventory metrics such as Turnover Ratio, Days on Hand, Fill Rate etc. 
• Inventory management strategies e.g. with stock reduction initiatives

Let us show you examples of how such presentation slides can look like.

Get all the graphics presented here – click on the slide pictures to see and download the source illustration. Check the full Inventory Metrics Analysis and Stock Management Presentation (PowerPoint Template) 

Reminding what is an inventory analysis

Depending on your audience, if at your meeting you have people new to stock-related terms, you may want to explain quickly what inventory analysis is about on one slide. It can be done more attractively than just just writing plain text:

Inventory analysis involves examining the quantity and quality of inventory held by a business at a given point in time and assessing its adequacy, efficiency, and impact on operations. By conducting a thorough stock-level analysis, businesses can: optimize inventory management, optimize cashflow, minimize stockouts & excess inventory

You can illustrate it through a simple diagram, showing what stock-level analysis can help with. This way you are changing blocks of text into something easy to digest and understand. See on slide below how you can replace a list of items by simple list diagram made of shapes. 

Presenting Inventory Stockout Report

When you need to compare in your report Demand vs. Available Inventory or analyze a Stockout frequency you can use a dashboard layout based on grid. This kind of layout can help you to present in a readable and clean way, which is easy to understand for your audience. 

Have a look at our slide example presenting inventory stockout data. We used here frames that separate topics and give a structure. Adding a commentary field at the bottom gives a place for explaining charts and writing your insights, especially when you are going to export file to PDF and send it by email. 

Defining Performance metrics of Inventory management

If you need to explain inventory performance metrics to people who are not familiar with all those terms, use a slide to remind them of metrics formulas used often in context of stock management: 

• Turnover ratio – number of times inventory is sold and replaced
• DSI ratio – average number of days it takes to sell the entire inventory
• Fill rate – ratio of customer demands that is fulfilled from available inventory
• Stockout rate – orders that can not be fulfilled because of insufficient inventory
• Inventory accuracy – discrepancy between recorded inventory and actual physical inventory on hand
• Sell-through ratio – inventory units sold relative to inventory available for sale at certain periods of time

When presenting inventory analysis formulas you can show each metric in a form of a brief explanation and formula placed on a distinctive background (as most important here). Adding a visual metaphor in the form of an icon will help in faster understanding the topic.

Presenting inventory analysis formulas can look like this: 

Show ABC Analysis chart of inventory

You can use such a custom radar chart to show product categories allocated in several tiers, e.g. based on revenue and importance category. This way you can visually show the placement of categories depending on Demand and Value. Having such radar charts as PowerPoint vector graphics gives you flexibility to adapt – adding colors from lighter to darker puts an accent to the most important categories.

Notice the customized legend on the right side with a description of groups. You can add here more text description than in a regular legend. There is a separate color for each group to easier distinguish specific groups. Using icons also adds more visual impact to such presentation slide.  

Finish the presentation with stock reduction initiatives and an inventory management strategy 

At the end of your presentation show the next steps to take. You presented stock status and now it is a good time to define actions to be done and further strategy. 

To present such a plan in a structured way, put your actions inside a table, where you explain objectives, action plan, and desired results. Don’t forget to define a responsible person. 

Here’s an example of a PowerPoint slide presenting stock reduction actions: 

Notice how having a custom designed table headers makes table look much more interesting. We placed headers on color arrows pointing to specific columns. It adds focus and sets a starting point for readers. We also added icons to add a visual connection to header texts.  

If you want to show also strategy for future inventory management, you can visualize it with a table like this example:

Here we created a table to show Objectives, Strategies, and Tactics for operational efficiency. 

The first column is highlighted as it is the most important part, the next columns are in lighter shades to express the order of reading and show the flow. Each objective is supported by an icon, so it grabs attention even more.

What to Remember to present inventory in visually attractive way

If you want to present inventory and stock metrics in a way that will resonate with your audience, apply a few design advices that will help you to create a professionally looking presentation:

• Keep the layout simple and clean.
• Use a highlight color to emphasize key points and headlines.
• Work with grids to add structure to your slides, especially when creating a dashboard slide with multiple data charts. 
• Adjust and customize tables and data charts for clear structure and readability.
• Enrich your data with icons – properly chosen icons can nicely reflect the meaning of your content.
• Consider using a custom design legends in data charts when you want to explain what data categories are about. This will support a visual storytelling of your data.

I hope with those ideas you will be able to make an impactful presentation.

Resources for Inventory Presentations

The slide examples above are from one of our financial PowerPoint templates. The full presentation is available in the infoDiagram collection of PPT graphics:

If you present more of financial reporting topics, you can extend your data presentation with other financial PPT templates . Or try a free sample of financial charts .

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