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Presentation Design Guide: How to Summarize Information for Presentations

By Midori Nediger , Oct 30, 2019

Bad presentations. We’ve all had to sit through them.  Heck, we’ve probably all given one or two. I know I have.

You know the type: twice as long as they need to be, slides chock-full of text, no visuals in sight. 

How can you ensure you don’t fall victim to these presentation faux-pas when designing your next presentation for your team, class, or clients?

Let’s get started:

Include less text and more visuals in your presentation design

• Identify one core message to center your presentation design around
• Eliminate any information that doesn’t immediately support the core message
• Create a strong presentation outline to keep you focused
• Use text to reinforce, not repeat, what you’re saying
• Design your presentation with one major takeaway per slide
• Use visuals to highlight the key message on each slide
• Use scaffolding slides to orient your audience and keep them engaged
• Use text size, weight, and color for emphasis
• Apply design choices consistently to avoid distraction
• Split a group presentation by topic
• Use a variety of page layouts to maintain your audience’s interest
• Use presentation templates to help you get started
• Include examples of inspiring people
• Dedicate slides to poignant questions
• Find quotes that will inspire your audience
• Emphasize key points with text and images
• Label your slides to prompt your memory

Watch: How to design a presentation [10 ESSENTIAL TIPS]

According to David Paradi’s annual presentation survey , the 3 things that annoy audiences most about presentations are:

• Speakers reading their slides
• Slides that include full sentences of text
• Text that is too small to read

The common thread that ties all of these presentation annoyances is text. Audiences are very picky about the text found in presentation slide decks .

In my experiences speaking at conferences and in webinars over the past few years, audiences respond much more positively to presentations that use visuals in place of text.

Audiences are more engaged, ask more questions, and find my talks more memorable when I include lots of visual examples in my slide decks. 

I’m not the only one who has found this. We recently surveyed nearly 400 conference speakers about their presentation designs and found that 84.3% create presentations that are highly visual.

A great example of a high visual presentation is the iconic AirBnB pitch deck design , which includes no more than 40 words per slide. Instead of repeating the speaker’s script on the slides, it makes an impact with keywords, large numbers, and icons:

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Learn how to customize this presentation template:

To help you take your presentations to the next level, I’d like to share my process for creating a visually-focused presentation like the one above. I’ll give you my top presentation design tips that I’ve learned over years of presenting:

• Class presentations
• Online courses

You can then apply this process to our professional presentation templates  or pitch decks , creating unique presentation decks with ease! Our online presentation maker tool makes customizing these templates easy.

We’ll cover the most important steps for summarizing lengthy text into a presentation-friendly format. Then we’ll touch on some pre sentation design tips to help you get visual with your slide decks. Read on for the best creative presentation ideas.

How to summarize (and organize) information for presentations

1. identify one core message to center your presentation design around.

We know from David Paradi’s survey that audiences are easily overwhelmed with lots of text and data, especially when presentations are long.

(You when you see a presentation with lots of text and data and it’s long)

So unlike in a white paper , report , or essay, you can’t expect to tackle many complex ideas within a single presentation.

That would be a recipe for disaster.

Instead, identify a single central message that you would like to communicate to your audience. Then build your presentation around that core message.

By identifying that core message, you can ensure that everything you include in your presentation supports the goal of the presentation .

As seen below, a great presentation tells you exactly what you’re going to learn (the core message), then gets right to the facts (the supporting information).

To ensure you create an asset that’s clear, concise, impactful, and easy to follow, design your presentation around a single core message.

2. Create a strong presentation outline to keep you focused

Think of your outline like a roadmap for your presentation. Creating a strong presentation outline straight away helps make sure that you’re hitting all of the key points you need to cover.

Take this presentation outline example:

• Introduction and hellos
• Vision and value proposition
• Financial profit
• Your investment
• Thanks and questions

These are all things that we know we need to talk about within the presentation.

Creating a presentation outline makes it much easier to know what to say when it comes to creating the actually presentation slides.

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You could even include your presentation outline as a separate slide so that your audience knows what to expect:

3. Eliminate any information that doesn’t support the core message

Next, use that core message to identify everything that doesn’t belong in the presentation.

Aim to eliminate everything that isn’t immediately relevant to the topic at hand, and anything remotely redundant. Cut any information that isn’t absolutely essential to understanding the core message.

By cutting these extra details, you can transform forgettable text-heavy slides:

Into memorable slides with minimal text:

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Here’s a quick checklist to help you cut out any extra detail:

Get rid of:

• Detailed descriptions
• Background information
• Redundant statements
• Explanations of common knowledge
• Persuasive facts and figures
• Illustrative examples
• Impactful quotes

This step may seem obvious, but when you’re presenting on a topic that you’re passionate about, it’s easy to get carried away with extraneous detail. Use the recommendations above to keep your text in check.

Clarity is key, especially if you’re presenting virtually rather than in-person. However, Lisa Schneider (Chief Growth Officer at Merriam-Webster) has had plenty of experience making that adjustment. She recently shared her tips for adapting in-person presentations into virtual presentations on Venngage that you can check out. 

4. Use text to reinforce, not repeat, what you’re saying

According to presentation guru  Nancy Duarte , your audience should be able to discern the meaning of your slides in 6 seconds or less.

Since your audience will tend to read every word you place on each slide, you must keep your text to an absolute minimum. The text on your slides should provide support for what you’re saying without being distracting.

Never write out, word for word, what you’re going to be saying out loud. If you’re relying on text to remember certain points, resist the urge to cram them into your slides. Instead, use a tool like Venngage’s speaker notes to highlight particular talking points. These can be imported into PowerPoint — along with the rest of your presentation — and will only be viewable to you, not your audience.

For the actual slides, text should only be used to reinforce what you’re saying. Like in the presentation design below, paraphrase long paragraphs into short bulleted lists or statements by eliminating adjectives and articles (like “the” and “a”).

Pull out quotes and important numbers, and make them a focus of each slide.

5. Design your presentation with one major takeaway per slide

As I mentioned above, audiences struggle when too much information is presented on a single slide.

To make sure you don’t overwhelm your audiences with too much information, spread out your content to cover one major takeaway per slide.

By limiting each slide to a single simple statement, you focus your audience’s attention to the topic at hand.

My favorite way to do this is to pick out the core message of whatever I’m talking about and express it in a few keywords, as seen in this presentation slide below.

This helps ensure that the visuals remain the focus of the slide.

Using the text in this way, to simply state a single fact per slide, is a sure-fire way to make an impact in your presentation.

Alternatively, pull out a significant statistic that you want to stick in your audience’s minds and make it a visual focus of the slide, as seen in this popular presentation by Officevibe .

This might mean you end up with a slide deck with a ton of slides. But that’s totally ok!

I’ve talked to many professionals who are pressured by their management teams to create presentations with a specific number of slides (usually as few as 10 or 15 slides for a 30-minute presentation).

If you ask me, this approach is completely flawed. In my mind, the longer I spend sitting on a single slide, the more likely I am to lose the interest of my audience.

How many slides should I use for a 10 minute presentation?

A good rule of thumb is to have at least as many slides as minutes in your presentation. So for a 10 minute presentation you should have at least 10 slides .

Use as many slides as you need, as long as you are presenting a single message on each slide, (as seen in the lengthy presentation template below). This is especially important if you’re presenting your business, or delivering a product presentation. You want to wow your audience, not bore them.

6. Use visuals to highlight the key message on each slide

As important as having one major takeaway per slide is having visuals that highlight the major takeaway on each slide.

Unique visuals will help make your message memorable.

Visuals are a great way to eliminate extra text, too.

You can add visuals by grouping and integrating information into visual frameworks like timelines :

Or flowcharts  and funnels :

Or by representing simple concepts with icons, as seen in the modern presentation design below. Using the same color for every icon helps create a polished look.

Using visuals in this way is perfect for when you have to convey messages quickly to audiences that you aren’t familiar with – such as at conferences. This would also make the ideal interview presentation template.

You can alternatively use icons in different colors, like in the presentation templates below. Just make sure the colors are complimentary, and style is consistent throughout the presentation (i.e. don’t use sleek, modern icons on one slide and whimsical illustrated icons on another). In this example, presentation clipart style icons have been used.

Any time you have important stats or trends you want your audience to remember, consider using a chart or data visualization to drive your point home. Confident public speaking combined with strong visualizations can really make an impact, encouraging your audience to act upon your message.

One of my personal favorite presentations (created by a professional designer) takes this “key message plus a visual” concept to the extreme, resulting in a slide deck that’s downright irresistible.

When applying this concept, don’t fall into the trap of using bad stock photos . Irrelevant or poorly chosen visuals can hurt you as much as they help you.

Below is an example of how to use stock photos effectively. They are more thematic than literal, and are customized with fun, bright icons that set a playful tone.

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The content and visual design of a presentation should be seamless.

It should never seem like your text and visuals are plopped onto a template. The format and design of the slides should contribute to and support the audience’s understanding of the content.

How to make your presentation design more effective

1. Use scaffolding slides to orient your audience and keep them engaged

It’s easy for audiences to get lost during long presentations, especially if you have lots of slides. And audiences zone out when they get lost.

To help reorient your audience every once in a while, you can use something I like to call scaffolding slides. Scaffolding slides appear throughout a presentation to denote the start and end of major sections.

The core scaffolding slide is the agenda slide, which should appear right after the introduction or title slide. It outlines the major sections of the presentation.

At the beginning of each section, you should show that agenda again but highlight the relevant section title, as seen below.

This gives audiences the sense that you’re making progress through the presentation, and helps keep them anchored and engaged.

Alternatively, you can achieve a similar effect by numbering your sections and showing that number on every slide. Or use a progress bar to the bottom of each slide to indicate how far along you are in your presentation. Just make sure it doesn’t distract from the main content of the slides.

You can imagine using this “progress bar” idea for a research presentation, or any presentation where you have a lot of information to get through.

Leila Janah, founder of Sama Group, is great at this. Her  Innovation and Inspire  talk about Sama Group is an example of a presentation that is well organized and very easy to follow.

Her presentation follows a logical, steady stream of ideas. She seems comfortable talking in front of a crowd but doesn’t make any attempts to engage directly with them.

2. Use text size, weight, and color for emphasis

Every slide should have a visual focal point. Something that immediately draws the eye at first glance.

That focal point should be whatever is most important on that slide, be it an important number, a keyword, or simply the slide title.

We can create visual focal points by varying the size, weight, and color of each element on the slide. Larger, brighter, bolder elements will command our audience’s attention, while smaller, lighter elements will tend to fade into the background.

As seen in the presentation template above, this technique can be especially useful for drawing attention to important words within a long passage of text. Consider using this technique whenever you have more than 5 words on a slide.

And if you really want your audience to pay attention, use a  high-contrast color scheme like the one below.

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When picking fonts for your presentation, keep this technique in mind. Pick a font that has a noticeable difference between the “bold” font face and the “regular” font face. Source Sans Pro, Times New Roman, Montserrat, Arvo, Roboto, and Open Sans are all good options.

The last thing to remember when using size, weight, and color to create emphasis on a slide: don’t try to emphasize too many things on one slide.

If everything is highlighted, nothing is highlighted.

3. Apply design choices consistently to avoid distraction

Audiences are quick to pick out, and focus on, any inconsistencies in your presentation design. As a result, messy, inconsistent slide decks lead to distracted, disengaged audiences.

Design choices (fonts and colors, especially), must be applied consistently across a slide deck. The last thing you want is your audience to pay attention to your design choices before your content.

To keep your design in check, it can be helpful to create a color palette and type hierarchy before you start creating your deck, and outline it in a basic style guide like this one:

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I know it can sometimes be tempting to fiddle around with text sizes to fit longer bits of text on a slide, but don’t do it! If the text is too long to fit on a slide, it should be split up onto multiple slides anyway.

And remember, a consistent design isn’t necessarily a boring one. This social media marketing presentation applies a bright color scheme to a variety of 3-column and 2-column layouts, remaining consistent but still using creative presentation ideas.

4. Split a group presentation by topic

When giving a group presentation it’s always difficult to find the right balance of who should present which part.

Splitting a group presentation by topic is the most natural way to give everybody the chance to attempt without it seeming disjointed.

When presenting this slide deck to investors or potential clients, the team can easily take one topic each. One person can discuss the business model slide, and somebody else can talk about the marketing strategy.

Top tips for group presentations:

• Split your group presentation by topic
• Introduce the next speaker at the end of your slide
• Become an ‘expert’ in the slide that you are presenting
• Rehearse your presentation in advance so that everybody knows their cue to start speaking

5. Use a variety of page layouts to maintain your audience’s interest

Page after page of the same layout can become repetitive and boring. Mix up the layout of your slides to keep your audience interested.

In this explain the designer has used a variety of combinations of images, text, and icons to create an interesting and varied style.

There are hundreds of different combinations of presentation layers and presentation styles that you can use to help create an engaging presentation. This style is great for when you need to present a variety of information and statistics, like if you were presenting to financial investors, or you were giving a research presentation.

Using a variety of layouts to keep an audience engaged is something that Elon Musk is an expert in. An engaged audience is a hyped audience. Check out this Elon Musk presentation revealing a new model Tesla for a masterclass in how to vary your slides in an interesting way:

6. Use presentation templates to help you get started

It can be overwhelming to build your own presentation from scratch. Fortunately, my team at Venngage has created hundreds of professional presentation templates , which make it easy to implement these design principals and ensure your audience isn’t deterred by text-heavy slides.

Using a presentation template is a quick and easy way to create professional looking presentation skills, without any design experience. You can edit all of the text easily, as well as change the colors, fonts, or photos. Plus you can download your work in a PowerPoint or PDF Presentation format.

How to deliver an impactful presentation

What makes a presentation memorable?

It usually comes down to three things:

• The main idea.
• The presenter.
• The visuals.

All three elements work together to create a successful presentation. A good idea will give the audience a purpose for listening. A good presenter communicates the main idea so that the audience cares about it. And compelling visuals help clarify concepts and illustrate ideas.

But how the presenter delivers their presentation and what visuals they use can vary drastically while still being effective. There is no one perfect presentation style, or presentation design.

Here are some top tips to consider to help you deliver an impactful presentation:

1. Include examples of inspiring people

People like having role models to look up to. If you want to motivate your audience, including examples of people who demonstrate the traits or achievements, or who have found success through the topic you are presenting.

2. Dedicate slides to poignant questions

While you might be tempted to fill your slides with decorative visuals and splashes of color, consider that sometimes simplicity is more effective than complexity. The simpler your slide is, the more you can focus in on one thought-provoking idea.

3. Find quotes that will inspire your audience

A really good quote can stick in a person’s mind of weeks after your presentation. Creating a slide that features a quote can be a nice way to either begin or finish off your presentation.

A great example of this is with Tim Ferriss’ TED talk:

Check out the full talk below.

4. Emphasize key points with text and images

When you pair concise text with an image, you’re presenting the information to your audience in two simultaneous ways. This can make the information easier to remember, and more memorable.

Use your images and text on slides to reinforce what you’re saying outloud.

Doing this achieves two things:

• When audience hears a point and simultaneously read it on the screen, it’s easier to retain.
• Audience members can photograph/ screencap the slide and share it with their networks.

Don’t believe us? See this tip in action with a presentation our Chief Marketing Officer Nadya gave reccently at Unbounce’s CTA Conference . The combination of text and images on screen leads to a memorable presentation.

5. Label your slides to prompt your memory

Often, presenters will write out an entire script for their presentation and read it off a teleprompter. The problem is, that can often make your presentation seem  too  rehearsed and wooden.

But even if you don’t write a complete script, you can still put key phrases on your slides to prompt jog your memory. The one thing you have to be weary of is looking back at your slides too much.

Audiences don’t want to watch presentations with slides decks jam-packed with text. Too much text only hurts audience engagement and understanding. Your presentation design is as important as your presentation style. 

By summarizing our text and creating slides with a visual focus, we can give more exciting, memorable, impactful presentations.

Give it a try with one of our popular presentation templates:

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Table of Contents

• What Is Presentation Design? 

What Is the Significance of Presentation Design?

Understanding various forms of presentations.

• 10 Tips to Create a Compelling Presentation Design 

5 Inspirational Presentation Design Trends

• 15 Best Presentation Design Templates to Consider 
• Key Takeaways 
• Conclusion 

Once you’ve mapped out your presentation, it’s time to tackle the intimidating task of creating a visually stunning presentation design . Creating an excellent presentation design becomes simpler by learning and adhering to fundamental presentation design standards. Here is a presentation design guide to creating an engaging and well-designed presentation,  regardless of the kind of project you are putting together. 

What Is Presentation Design?

Presentation design focuses on the visual facet of your presentation to captivate your audience. An outstanding presentation design may significantly impact your target audience, whether it is investors, employees, collaborators, or potential customers. The design must ideally complement the material of your presentation to help get your views across and convince your audience.

Creating a presentation for the first time to present in a professional setting or to a large audience might feel challenging. This guide to presentation design will walk you through the elements required for building a visually appealing presentation. 

A presentation is much more than just a layout of slides with text and graphics on them. You need to make sure it’s visually appealing too. It is mainly because visuals are much more engaging than written words in your presentation slides. Presentation design is crucial because it allows you to combine your ideas, narrative, graphics, facts, and statistics into one cohesive tale that drives your audience to the decision you desire.

A robust presentation design may unlock doors you never imagined could be opened. An effective design is much simpler to understand and earns a lot of credibility for your brand. You can communicate your message effectively, encourage your audience to take subsequent actions, and get them to engage with what you’re saying with excellent presentation design.

You have the potential to communicate your point of view, create a brand identity, and get your audience to see and hear you loud and clear when you build a presentation with impeccable design. The material of your presentation is crucial to your project’s success, but a poor design may divert the listener’s attention (and not for a good reason). Don’t let a lousy presentation design force you to lose out on a huge business opportunity.

Creating a winning presentation design involves combining design components to produce slides that will neither bore nor exhaust your audience. Instead, it will engage and inspire them effectively. So, instead of creating a lousy presentation using shoddy designs, it is significant to master the fundamentals of creating the best presentation design.

Presentations may be used for several purposes and can come in different forms. A quarterly sales presentation with your team will not be the same as a presentation focused on employee training. 

In the first scenario, you’ll strive to advance your team to achieve targeted sales growth. In the second, you’ll focus on imparting essential knowledge and skills to your employees. Looking at some of the most prevalent presentation types can give you a better idea about presentation design and when to begin constructing your own.

1. Investor pitch presentation

Using facts to convince rather than enlighten is the primary goal of this presentation style, as indicated by the name. If you’re a startup or a small firm looking for investment, you’ll need to use this form of presentation to your advantage. An investor pitch presentation will be required when you’re explaining your company’s user acquisition growth rate to prospective investors. Such presentations are created using the classic pitch deck concept to make the perfect, thoroughly professional pitch.

2. Educational presentations

Educational presentations are sometimes misunderstood as informative presentations since they are designed to teach viewers new skills and educate them on a new subject. You may need to produce a presentation for a school for various reasons, such as presenting an idea or providing an academic report.

Academic and corporate training programs often employ this presentation format. A video tutorial with comments and suitable themes may be added to the slides to improve them. Educators are always looking for new and unique methods to provide engaging and enthralling presentations for their students. Using an educational presentation template may guarantee that your presentation is visually appealing as well as easily comprehensible.

3. Webinar presentations

Webinar presentations are the newest craze, and they’re a win-win for presenters and the audience alike. A webinar refers to an online presentation, but unlike a video posted elsewhere, the webinar takes place in real-time and with the active participation of the audience. There are several themes and settings for which webinar presentations might be utilized. 

Short surveys, quizzes, and Q&A sessions let participants feel more involved in the webinar. Most commonly, a webinar is meant to disseminate information, but it may also act as a marketing tool, a source of leads, or a way to generate new sales and sign-ups.

4. Report presentations

A report presentation is intended to offer the necessary information to those engaged in a process or project. Report presentations are critical in ensuring these stakeholders that the procedures that must be followed for the project’s completion are effectively planned and executed. Sample reports are also accessible to these stakeholders. 

A report presentation may take numerous forms, such as a business report or an infographic. Reports on sales and marketing performance, website statistics, income, or any other data that your team or supervisors wish to know about can be presented during the report presentation.

5. Sales presentations

Sales presentations are often the initial phase in the sales cycle, and are, therefore,  critical. A sales presentation, often known as a sales pitch deck, is a form of presentation you would need to provide a prospective customer or client with when pitching a product or service.

Not every sales presentation is designed to close a deal right away. The goal might be to pique the curiosity of the people concerned. Sales presentations often include your company’s unique selling proposition (USP), product price points, and testimonials. Your sales presentation must be engaging and successful in influencing potential customers, using a well-thought-out approach.

6. Inspirational presentations

An inspiring presentation is a standard tool used by managers, team leaders, motivational speakers, and business owners to stimulate and encourage their audience. Inspirational presentations are essential to influencing others and achieving your individual and business goals. 

To get a desirable result from this kind of presentation, elicit an emotional response from the audience and motivate them to act. Using a presentation template that has been professionally developed provides you with an advantage over others. 

7. Keynote presentations

Keynote presentations are given in front of a larger audience. A good example can be those shown at TED Talks and other conferences. While the presenter gives the entire speech, there are advantages to using slides, such as keeping an audience engaged and on track.

10 Tips to Create a Compelling Presentation Design

If your presentation is lousy, you might come across as unprepared, uninterested, and lacking any credibility. A well-designed presentation makes you appear reliable and competent. Here are some fantastic points to help you develop the best presentation design.

1. Outline your content and fine-tune the message

It’s crucial to prepare your content and fine-tune your main message before you begin developing your presentation. Try to figure out what your target audience wants to know, what they may already know, and what will keep them engaged. Then, when you create your presentation’s content, keep those things in mind and furnish designs accordingly. It is vital to remember the key takeaway of each deck you create.

Too much information shown on a single slide is difficult for most viewers to comprehend. Make sure you don’t overwhelm your viewers; each presentation slide should include no more than one key point. Make your information as brief as possible, yet make it detailed enough and valuable.

2. Use more visuals and less text in your decks

Your audience recalls information considerably better when images complement it because they can better understand visual features than simple text. Presenters that employ images instead of words get more favorable feedback from their audience than those who rely only on text.

Using visual examples in slide decks increases audience engagement, encourages more questions, and registers your message in the minds of your audience. Remove any unnecessary text from your slides and replace it with visuals that will engage your audience.

You may use various methods for adding images, but the most common is using your data’s visual representation. It’s important to note that adding visuals does not mean sprinkling fancy images and symbols across your slides. Relevant images and iconography are a must.

3. Limit the use of fonts and colors

It is vital to pay attention to color schemes and other design components, such as fonts, to ensure your presentation succeeds. Although it may be thrilling to employ as many fonts and colors as possible, the best presentation design practices imply that you should only use two or three colors overall. Also, make sure the content in your slides is of a different font than the headers.

When it comes to color schemes, certain combinations work better than others. When choosing colors, keep in mind that they should not detract from the message you want to convey. Add an accent color to one or two of your primary hues for a cohesive look. It’s critical that the colors you choose complement one another and communicate your purpose effectively. Headers should be in one typeface, while body content should be in another. Add a third font for the accents, if you’d like. 

4. Create a visual hierarchy

Visual hierarchy is an important consideration when including text in a presentation. Visual hierarchy is one of the most significant but underappreciated presentation design principles. Color, size, contrast, alignment, and other aspects of your slide’s elements should all depend on their value.

When creating a visual hierarchy, you must clearly understand the story and its structure. Your audience’s attention should be drawn to the most critical components first, then to the second-most essential aspects, and so on. When creating your presentation, think about the story you want to tell and the visual hierarchy you need to support it. If you do this, the essential ideas you wish to convey will not be lost on your audience. 

5. Incorporate powerful visuals

It is important to use visual aids to make a compelling presentation: think images, icons, graphics, films, graphs, and charts. You should also ensure your slides’ aesthetics accurately portray the text they contain. Alternatively, if you don’t have words on the slide, make sure the visuals mirror the words you’re saying in your speech.

Visual aids should enhance your presentation. In addition, you’ll want to ensure that your slide has some form of visual representation so that you’re not just dumping a bunch of text onto a slide.

6. Avoid using bullet points

These days, any excellent presentation design instruction would encourage you to avoid bullet points as much as possible. They’re dull and old-fashioned, and there are more effective methods to display your material. 

A slide consisting of icons, images, and infographics is more exciting and conversational than one written in list form. Using bullet points for each slide’s primary theme is a standard PowerPoint design recommendation that you should refrain from while designing your presentation.  

7. In group presentations, segregate slides by theme

While making a group presentation, finding an appropriate balance of who should be demonstrating which presentation segment is often challenging. Arranging a group presentation by topic is the most natural technique to ensure that everyone has an opportunity to speak, without the presentation becoming incoherent. Your group presentation should be divided into sections based on the subject.

Prepare your presentation ahead of time so that everyone understands when it’s their turn to talk. It’s up to each person in the group to pick one thing to talk about when they give this presentation to investors or potential customers. For instance, the business model slide may be addressed by one person, while another can discuss the marketing approach.

8. Maintain consistency

Consistency is essential when you work on the design of your presentation. Your presentation is still one presentation, no matter how many slides it has. Design elements, color schemes, and similar illustrations can all be used to achieve design consistency.

Although some of the slides in your presentation may appear to be styled differently than the others, the overall presentation must be held together by a single color scheme. To ensure that your viewers don’t lose track of what you’re saying, make sure each of your slides is visually connected.

9. Emphasize important points

It is pertinent to use shapes, colorful fonts, and figures pointing to your material. They help emphasize vital information to make it stand out. This not only keeps the reader’s attention on the page but also makes your design more streamlined. Emphasizing the point you’re trying to put across with visual elements makes it easier for your audience to grasp what you’re saying.

10. Integrate data visualization

Consider utilizing a chart or data visualization to drive your argument home, especially if you have vital figures or trends you want your audience to remember. This might be a bar graph or a pie chart that displays various data points, a percentage indication, or an essential value pictogram. 

Confident public speaking mixed with good visuals may greatly influence your audience, inspiring them to take action. The use of design features makes it simpler for your audience to grasp and recall both complex and fundamental data and statistics, and the presentation becomes much more enjoyable too. 

Even though trends come and go, effective presentation design paired with some inspiration to get you started will always be in style. Think about what’s current in the world of graphic design before you create a staggering presentation deck for a creative proposal or a business report. To help you better, we’ve come up with a list of the most popular presentation design concepts. 

1. Dark backdrops with neon colors

While white backgrounds have long dominated web design, the advent of “dark mode” is gradually altering that. Designers may use dark mode to play with contrast and make creative things stand out.

This is a great way to get your audience’s attention and keep them interested in what you have to say. The key is to pick one or two bright colors and utilize them as highlights against a dark backdrop, rather than using an abundance of them.                                                                                            

2. Monochromatic color schemes

In recent years, color schemes originating from one base hue, such as monochromatic color schemes, have been given a subdued pastel makeover. The usage of monochromatic color schemes in presentation design is always seen as clean and professional. It’s ideal for pitch decks and presentations since monochrome is generally utilized to assist people in concentrating on the text and message, rather than the colors inside a design.

3. Easy-to-understand data analysis

The fundamentals of data visualization should be restored. In other words, even the most complicated measurements may be made easy to grasp via effective design. Designers, marketers, and presenters are generating snackable stats in the same way infographics have found a place on visual-first social networks.

Create a dynamic proposal or presentation with the help of an infographic template that is easy to use. You can create distinctive slides with animations and transitions to explain your point more effectively. With the help of templates, you can convert your data into bar graphs, bar charts, and bubbles that represent your idea simply, guaranteeing that every data point is simple to comprehend.

4. Straightforward minimalism

Minimalism is a design trend that will probably never go out of style. It has always been a show-stopper. Each slide should offer just enough information to let the reader comprehend what’s going on. You should use a color palette that isn’t distracting. Your simple presentation will enthrall your audience if you boldly highlight your most significant points and use trendy fonts.

5. Geometric structures

There’s a good reason why designers are so fond of geometric patterns, 3D objects, and asymmetrical layouts. They’re basic yet stunning, making them perfect for times you want to make a lasting impression with the information you’re sharing. 

More cutting-edge components, such as 3D shapes and floating objects, are used in presentation graphics these days. Go for a presentation template that contains editable slides that enable you to easily add your visuals and material to brighten your presentation. 

15 Best Presentation Design Templates to Consider

In the case of presentation designs, you should never sacrifice quality. Ideally, you should have a design that improves your brand’s image, amplifies your message, and enables you to deliver various content forms efficiently. 

The problem is, it’s pretty challenging to locate premade themes and templates of this merit. We’ve made it easy for you by putting together a list of the best 15 presentation design templates out there. These presentation design suggestions are a great place to start.  

1. Business plan presentation template

This is a crucial business presentation template with a significant emphasis on visualizations and graphics. To create a business strategy, you need this presentation template. It consists of several crucial elements, such as a mind map, infographics, and bar graphics. Replace the placeholder text with your own to complete the presentation.

2. Pitch deck template

Startups seeking financing require a clean and eye-catching pitch deck design to impress investors. You may use it to present significant aspects and achievements of your company to investors. You can include slides for mockups, testimonials, business data like statistics, and case studies.

The pitch deck presentation template is excellent for your next client pitch, as it allows you to pick from a range of different startup tales to showcase the most crucial features of your firm.

3. Brand guidelines presentation template

Creating a bespoke presentation talking about the company dos and don’ts may be a terrific approach to discuss your brand rules with your team and stakeholders. You can easily show off your brand’s typeface and color schemes using this presentation template.

4. Marketing plan presentation template

Marketing is a vast concept, and the slides included in this design stock set reflect that broadness. A well-executed marketing strategy is essential to the success of any team. A marketing plan presentation template should ideally include slides for charts, timelines, and competition research. You can create executive summaries or mission statements with the below-mentioned presentation’s elegant and minimalistic slides.

5. Keynote presentation template

This keynote template has a lovely color scheme that is equal parts captivating and professional. You can employ a keynote presentation template if you’re going to be a keynote speaker at an upcoming event and want to ensure that your design stands out.

In addition to several slides, the template comes with various predefined color schemes. This template is perfect for any business presentation requiring a well-designed layout.

6. Training manual presentation template

A training manual presentation template may be used to convey new hire training to your workforce. It is essential for the design to be as clean and straightforward as possible.

These training material decks created with a predesigned template make it easy for new employees to learn the ins and outs of their jobs. 

7. Case study presentation template

A case study is an excellent way to illustrate a point in your presentation. The best way to attract new consumers using a case study presentation is to show them how your existing customers are using your product or service. Make sure to highlight how your product solved their pain points.

8. Interactive brief presentation template

It’s common to provide a creative brief when working with a contractor, freelancer, or designer to ensure everyone involved understands what the final product should look like.

An interactive presentation template like a creative brief is a terrific concept for absorbing and memorizing that information.

9. Workforce handbook presentation template

When hiring a new employee, your company needs to create an employee handbook to ensure they know the company’s objective and general working norms. You may connect this presentation to your intranet or website, or just distribute the digital version through a password-protected or private link.

10. Ignite presentation template

Using this template as a starting point for an Ignite presentation would be ideal. An Ignite presentation is a five-minute presentation consisting of 20 slides, compelling the speaker to speak fast and concisely. As a result, an Ignite presentation template prevents you from using too much text on any slide. 

11. Informative presentation template

The need to create an educational presentation may arise due to several reasons, such as onboarding new hires, explaining a concept to students, and more. An informative presentation template is a suitable solution in all cases.

Regardless of who they are meant for, presentations are the optimal format for sharing information with any audience. Create an educational presentation that you can embed in a blog post or publish on several platforms online. Make presentations to provide knowledge at conferences and other meetings.

12. SWOT analysis presentation template

A strength, weakness, opportunities, and threats (SWOT) analysis is a valuable tool for gauging where your business stands, and how your strategic planning measures are paying off. This presentation template is an excellent tool for SWOT analysis or refining your marketing strategy.

It comes in several formats; circular design and hexagonal shapes being two of them. You may modify the colors as desired.

13. Competitor analysis presentation template

Knowing your competition and what they offer is essential for a successful business. Competitor analysis means researching your competitors’ key strengths and weaknesses, which can, eventually, help you define your goals and USPs more clearly. 

There are built-in interactive elements in this competitor analysis presentation template, which can help hook your audience. 

14. Bold presentation template

Ideal for non-corporate sales presentations, a bold and daring presentation template includes slides with a vibrant, attention-grabbing theme that is neither overbearing nor distracting. The color combination is striking without being oppressive.

15. Company overview template

Creative presentation templates are all the rage today. Using a lot of negative space will allow your audience to take a breath and direct their attention to the most crucial parts of your presentation. It is suitable for corporate presentations, since it doesn’t stick out more than is necessary.

Key Takeaways

• Audiences tend to forget a large percentage of what was addressed before the presentation is through. This is why it is important to create a presentation design that is memorable.
• A presentation is much more than just a layout of slides with text and graphics on them. You need to make sure it’s visually appealing too. 
• Use a wide range of best presentation design tools, components, and styles until you discover the one that resonates with your target audience. 
• Consider the most recent trends and best practices, and dedicate time to thoroughly crafting every presentation.
• Fine-tuning your message, avoiding the use of bullet points, incorporating visual hierarchy, and incorporating data visualization are a few design tips to create a winning presentation. 

Both your presentation style and design are crucial. You can deliver more dynamic, memorable presentations by creating visually pleasing decks. It’s advisable to create a resourceful presentation design if you want to elevate your personal as well as professional credibility.

Take cues from some popular presentation templates, and enhance one little aspect at a time. Now is the time to practice everything you’ve learned in this presentation design guide. As with any other visual communication, creating the best presentation design requires time, effort, and patience. Never be afraid to try something new; you’ll quickly see the benefits a strong presentation can have on your project.

A presentation design puts ideas, tales, words, and pictures into a series of slides that convey a narrative and engage your audience.

A presentation design template is used to achieve a uniform look for your slides. Templates are pre-made presentations into which you may insert your data.

People remember images and words better than just words. The design of your slides should be simple and consistent. This way, your audience will focus on the most important points.

Use high-quality images to back your message, but don’t use too many special effects. Make sure you don’t read from your slides.

A well-presented, memorable introduction and conclusion are two essential parts of a presentation. Don’t forget them when you write your outline.

Presentation design is essential, because it helps you weave your ideas, narrative, images, facts, and statistics into a unified story that leads your audience to the choice you want them to make.

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Presentation Design: Your Complete Guide to Better Presentations

We don’t like boring presentations either. here’s how to dial your next presentation design to eleven..

Presentation design is that “I told you so” friend. You can have the best stage presence around, the most pertinent information for your audience, a simply stellar narrative . . . and none of it matters if your design doesn’t work.

That’s when presentation design swoops in and gives ya the big ole, “I told you so.”

Look—presenting information to other human beings without slowly (or quickly) starting to look like you dove headfirst into the deep end of your community pool is hard enough. We’ve all been there. We get it.

That’s why this guide exists. Treat it as a cheat code to better presentations. We’ll cover all things slide design—tips, examples, and tools you can use to make your next presentation look good (no complicated game controller combos required).

Table of Contents

The Pillars of Any Great Presentation

10 presentation design tips that work, presentation design ideas, how to design a presentation.

There are a million different things you can do when designing a presentation. That’s the challenge. You’re in the center of a maze, and if you spin around you’ll see twenty pathways. Each one of these takes you to twenty more, and on and on and on.

Let’s start with some basic pillars of great presentation design: purpose, narrative, content, cohesion, and delivery. Everything that comes after rests on top of these building blocks.

Even though we’re talking about five pillars, purpose might be the most important one. Or, at least the deepest dug, supporting everything else.

Without a purpose for your presentation, there is no hope. That sounds grim—because it is. 

Go to the grocery store with no list, and what happens? A $100 overdraft charge and seven pounds of crab cakes with a “Sell by” date of tomorrow. Dive into a presentation with no purpose, and you have a similar theme: sadness.

Start simple—what type of presentation are you making? Is it a quarterly review? Sales report? Pitch? Perhaps you’re the keynote speaker at a once-every-three-years global conference? (Okay, hotshot.)

Figure out what kind of presentation you need. That informs its purpose. Then, factor in your audience. Who are you speaking to, and what do you want them to gain from this soon-to-be beautifully visualized information sharing session?

That brings us to . . .

Say you’re crafting a pitch presentation. Your purpose is to inform and persuade investors to finance your product. This gives you what you need to develop your theme: “XYZ product isn’t just showy, it makes users’ lives easier.”

Great. Now, like any good writer or painter or filmmaker , your job is to develop this theme over the course of your narrative, A.K.A. the overarching journey of your presentation.

You’ll pepper this narrative journey with elements of storytelling . For example: Where you were when you had your big idea is a story that supports your larger narrative—how it all started, why it matters, and where it’s going.

Make sure there’s conflict. Take it from famed screenwriter Syd Field : “All drama is conflict. Without conflict, you have no action; without action, you have no character; without character, you have no story; and without story, you have no screenplay.”

A presentation that’s all sunshine and rainbows is a presentation that lacks realism. And, just like moviegoers don’t want to spend $20 to see a movie where everything is wonderful and nothing could be better, your audience wants engaging information that’s rooted in conflict. 

Because, that means it’s real.

Your product will change the world because it’s solving a real-world problem , and guess what? You’ve faced problems of your own in getting said product off the ground. They were A, B, and C, and you solved them by . . .

Here’s where we get designer-y (author’s choice—that’s a word today). You know your purpose, you understand how that purpose creates a theme, and you see how to develop this theme through narrative.

Now, you need awe-inspiring content. This is where design choices start to have an effect. Your job is to make the complexity of presentation design look simple. No sweat, right?

Opt for high-quality stock photos , readable fonts , and a balanced color scheme . In a way, it’s like tightrope walking across the Grand Canyon.

Also—don’t ever actually tightrope walk across the Grand Canyon.

Your visual content should complement your message and help an audience understand exactly what you want them to take away from your presentation.

Ever seen a Baz Luhrmann film? He’s a man with a distinctive style. If you need proof, go watch Moulin Rouge! , or his adaptation of The Great Gatsby .

We’ll wait.

See? Distinctive style. You look at a Baz film, in all of its creative chaos, and just know—that was made by him. Good or bad doesn’t matter. Baz Luhrmann stays on-brand . Even if on-brand is nine million things happening at once in a single frame.

Cohesion is of the utmost importance when crafting a presentation. The easiest way to achieve visual cohesion is to keep your design on-brand. Be it personal or business, use images, colors , and fonts that represent you.

And if you don’t have those? Decide upon them. Then use them.

If purpose is the deepest pillar, this is the . . . not so deepest . . . if only because it’s the last pillar to consider. We’re not talking about you talking —that is important, but in terms of presentation design, delivery is about slide layout.

How you’re using content, how you’re creating cohesion, and how you’re layering slides and building narrative—that’s your delivery. 

It’s a tall task, for sure. Each pillar seemingly heavier than the last. 

Ready for some tips? Let’s talk through ten quick and actionable tips that you can use when creating your next presentation.

You’ll find nifty previews of PicMonkey’s multi-page presentation templates included with these tips.

Note: There’s no shame in starting with a template, nor do you need to spend hours finagling with PowerPoint or Google Slides. Just grab one that’s right for your presentation type, then customize it to match your brand and flaunt your info. 

1. Use Presentation Slides as a Complement to an Outline

 A 2018 study found that only 20% of people finish reading an article online. What’s worse, the average visitor in the study would only read 25% of an article. 

If you’re still with us—thanks. We’re well past the 25% point.

We bring this up because presentation slides aren’t meant to be inundated with information, at least not via words (more on this soon). 

That’s what your outline is for. It’s the notes you put together in tandem with your presentation. No one will see it but you, so, unlike your presentation layout, it can look like a house of horrors as long as the only one experiencing the terror is you ( and you can still decipher it).

Think of an outline as your pseudo-script. Maybe not word for word what you’ll say, but the map for your entire presentation (like speaker notes), with each gorgeous presentation slide backing up your words.

2. Create Narrative Progression from Beginning to End

Narrative progression means using storytelling to develop your theme and strengthen the overall journey of your presentation. 

• This is who we were, who we are, and who we will be .
• This is where we were, where we are, and where we will be.
• This is what you want, how to get it, and where “getting it” will take you.

In the example above, the first slide introduces “perfecting a pitch,” the second slide expands the topic with general tips, and the third slide dives into more specific advice. There’s a steady and progressive unpacking of information. 

3. Corral Your Colors and Fonts

Reel in those colorful and scripty design elements .

Two complementary colors are more than enough, and if you opt for extra, make sure there’s a reason behind it (intentional flashiness, a third color used for emphasis, etc.)

Same goes for fonts—keep ‘em under control. Using too many fonts creates reader confusion. Sans serif and simple serif fonts are easy to read. 

Also, “easy to read” doesn’t translate to “boring.” If you crave extra fonty flavor, learn how to pair your fonts . Not only does it look good, but it’s a simple way to create visual interest.

If you do this, use one font in your slide headings, and the other in the body copy. Keep it consistent throughout your presentation slide design.

  4. Cut Text Like It’s the Last Piece of Pie

It’s the day after Christmas. There’s one piece of pie left and, in a moment of charity (or foolishness), you decide to share it with the entire family. Good for you. 

That single piece of pie is sliced into tiny slivers, each one put on its own plate.

Cut to now. You’re making a presentation. You notice a heavy paragraph full of ideas, and it’s hanging out on a single slide . . .

. . . share it with the rest of your presentation. Give each slide its own [singular] idea. This makes your information digestible. Maybe a few slides merit more than one sentence. Fine. So long as they support one idea, concept, point, etc.

5. You’re Not Presenting a Resume

Lose the bullet points. They’re an eyesore and a recipe for subconsciously adding way too much information to a single slide. 

“But, but . . . I use bullet points to break everything up!” Nice. So, why are there seventeen of them?

If you want to “bullet” out sentences, use graphics or icons as separators. They’re more interesting.

6. If There Is an Opportunity for Dynamic Visuals, Take It

To a degree. Viewers retain 95% of a message from video compared to 10% from reading. Strike a conversation with any content marketer and they’ll pile on the merits of creating video content .

There’s a reason YouTube has over two billion monthly active users .

If you have a thematically relevant and omnipotent piece of video content, then consider using it. Same goes for animation . A bit of dynamism isn’t a bad thing.

Unless you overuse it. Don’t stuff your presentation full of videos, don’t overload it with animation, and certainly don’t mix and match. This isn’t 8th grade U.S. History, where fading in Thomas Jefferson’s greatest accomplishments might take you from a B+ to an A-. 

7. Make Your Presentation Design Reflect Your Brand

We’ve harped on this already, and it’s worth repeating—the easiest way to keep your presentation consistent is to maintain its brand focus. Dig into that wondrous brand kit of yours ( or make one ), where all your glorious design elements exist.

There are plenty of times to experiment with new looks and tonal pivots. But, the quarterly sales meeting with the executive leadership team is probably not one of them.

8. Help Your Audience by Creating Visual Hierarchy

Visual hierarchy is about arranging your design elements in a way that shows their order of importance. Sure, you should be using as little text as possible on your slides, but that short chunk of text is there to be read, yeah? 

Text size, colors , spacing, texture, style, and contrast all play a role in crafting airtight visual hierarchy. First off—limit yourself to a single image, illustration , or chart. Use multiple and you’re leaving your audience to guess what’s most important.

Heading text should be bigger than body text. This creates contrast. Same deal with colors—does a vibrant red against a soft white direct your viewers’ eyes? 

Tell your viewers where to look . . . without telling them anything at all.

9. Use Design Elements as Points of Emphasis

Let’s stay on that vibrant red / soft white thought—you can use colors , graphics, and icons as points of emphasis in your presentation. A huge contrast in color or text size draws the eye where you want it to look.

It creates emphasis, and this is really how you design a good presentation. Use design elements to help build your narrative and speak to your audience. 

This way, as you deliver your two cents, they’re already looking at and interpreting exactly what you want them to. 

10. Develop Trust Through Consistency

Beyond visual bliss, a consistent design builds trust with your audience. These slide design tips by themselves can pump up your next big Prezi, but together they’ll help you create a consistent and powerful visual message that supports your equally potent dialogue.

Captivate your audience and gain their trust. When everything’s said and done, and you’ve won over your crowd, that’s your queue to ask something of them. Call ‘em to action .

Whether that’s something as simple as “Questions, anyone?” for a company presentation or something more business-driven (download this, sign up for our newsletter, connect with us on social media, etc.), the key to people actually doing it is them trusting you first.

We’ve talked about the pillars of great presentation design, built upon those pillars with ten actionable tips, and now—before we get down to the business of actually making a presentation—it’s time for some inspiration.

If you know how but not what , here are a few slide design ideas. 

Use Powerful Background Imagery

Images can elevate or completely derail your presentation. The latter happens when you stuff your slides full of low-quality photos, or content that’s cliché or too on-the-nose.

Luckily, you’ll never run out of top-notch stock photography with Shutterstock’s library . Start stockpiling your stock now. Remember, you don’t have to use a picture of a lightbulb to resemble that one idea you had that started everything.

Look for powerful images that tell a story of their own. They can be related to your topic without overshadowing it in “Look at me, I’m exactly what the words say!”-ness.     

Boost Your Presentation Design with a Quote

We like quotes. The millions of quotes + images = my next Instagram post have taught us that. And hey, if you find an interesting quote—particularly by someone well-known —that relates to your message, then go for it. 

Quotes can be engaging transitions into new presentation material.

Distinguish Offerings via Color

Here’s a cool idea—if your presentation is about certain offerings or services, consider pairing these offerings with their own unique colors . 

Then, you can color code them throughout the presentation. Subtle enough to create better understanding without your audience even realizing it.

Embrace Trendy Looks

There are new design trends every year, and then some that seem to never go away. Take gradient colors for example. For a “That person really knows how to stay relevant!” look, pick a design trend that speaks to you and work it into your slides.  

Channel Your Modern Elegance

We’ve talked ad nauseum about black and white designs before because they’re amazing and timeless and 900 other adjectives. Here’s the formula for the example above:

Stunning photography + black and white color scheme + a dab of another color (thanks logo) = modern elegance.

Take the photos yourself , call in a few favors from us , or turn those amazing color photos of yours into elegant black and white art .

Now that you’re loaded with presentation advice, let’s make one using PicMonkey.

1. Open a Presentation Template

On the PicMonkey homepage, click Create new > Templates . Search by category, or type “Presentation” into the text box.

Once you have your template selected, click Add all ___ pages to add the entire template to your design canvas. Click a single slide to edit it individually. 

2. Customize the Design

Use the left tabs to customize your design however you want. 

Swap images and text with your own (you’ll find a ton of Shutterstock photos & videos in PicMonkey’s stock library), change colors, emphasize points with graphics, and give your slides unique looks with textures and effects.

3. Use the Layers Panel to Navigate Between Slides and/or Add Pages

The Layers panel is your best friend when working on a multi-page design. Switch between the Layers tab and Pages tab to navigate your design. 

The Layers tab lets you select individual design elements to customize on a single slide. Click the Pages tab to navigate between slides, or use the blue page icon and arrows on the bottom toolbar.

Click the paper/plus sign icon to add a page to your design. The double paper icon lets you duplicate the page you’re working on, and the garbage can icon will delete the selected page. 

4. Download Your Finished Presentation

Download your finished presentation as a PNG/JPG (images only) or MP4 (video) file. PicMonkey Pro subscribers can also download as a PDF file.

If you download as a PNG or JPG, your file will export as a .ZIP file. Simply unzip and save the images to your desktop. You can download your entire project, individual pages, or select a page range. 

If downloading as an MP4, you have the choice to export as a single video file or individual files.

Alright, newly-minted presentation savant—get to it.

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Maybe you’ve created hundreds of presentations. Or perhaps you’re about to embark on your first. Either way, improving your presentation design skills makes for a better end result.

Dive into one of these excellent books about presentation design to pick up a wide range of tips and techniques – everything you need to make your next presentation more engaging and persuasive.

Books about presentation design for absolute beginners

The all-time presentation design classics, for those times when the data has to do the talking, when you want to get more visual, for professional public speakers creating complicated presentations, want a shortcut to great presentation design start with a template.

Starting from scratch? Then begin your presentation design education with one of these introductory books.

The Non-Designer’s Presentation Book: Principles for effective presentation design by Robin Williams

This book has helped countless non-designers find their presentation mojo. It’s based around four easy-to-understand design principles and guides readers in creating a presentation from start to finish.

Unfortunately, this book can be a little tricky to get a hold of. If you’re struggling to find a copy, this next title is well worth a look.

The Non-Designer’s Design Book by Robin Williams

This book, also by design expert Robin Williams, covers everything from color to typeface. It gives you a wealth of professional design tips that can easily be applied to your next PowerPoint or Google Slides creation.

You just can’t beat a classic, and there’s a good reason these presentation design books have stood the test of time.

Presentation Zen Design: Simple Design Principles and Techniques to Enhance Your Presentations by Garr Reynolds

Take your presentation design to the next level with practical insights and lots of great examples from Garr Reynolds. This book will teach you how to keep things simple, improving your communication and really connecting with your audience in the process.  

slide:ology: The Art and Science of Creating Great Presentations by Nancy Duarte

Nancy Duarte’s book helps you to become a visual thinker. You’ll learn about visual story development and be inspired by case studies from the world’s leading brands.  

Beyond the standard charts and graphs included in your chosen presentation software, there’s a world of persuasive data storytelling. Find ways to give your data more impact with one of the titles below.  

Storytelling with Data: A Data Visualization Guide for Business Professionals by Cole Nussbaumer Knaflic

Data can be easily lost on an audience. But when you apply the lessons in this book, you’ll create data slides that really pack a punch. Learn which graph to use in a particular situation. Eliminate clutter that obscures your information. And create high-impact data stories that stay with your audience.

Storytelling with Data: Let’s Practice! by Cole Nussbaumer Knaflic

Reading about data storytelling theory is one thing. But many of us learn by doing. If this sounds like you, try more than 100 hands-on exercises in this book. Practice makes for data storytelling perfection.

Good Charts: The HBR Guide to Making Smarter, More Persuasive Data Visualizations by Scott Berinato

This book is a great guide on how data visualization works and how to use it to impress and persuade your audience. Covering research into visual perception, neuroscience, and visualization science, everything you’ll learn here is rooted in proven principles.  

Envisioning Information by Edward R. Tufte

Looking for inspiration for your next data presentation? Look no further than this incredible book from Edward R. Tufte. In it, you’ll find lots of beautiful and original ideas for the visual presentation of information, and tons of practical advice, too.  

A presentation is nothing without good visuals. If you want to up your game when it comes to presentation imagery, here are a few books that will help.

Killer Visual Strategies: Engage Any Audience, Improve Comprehension, and Get Amazing Results Using Visual Communication by Amy Balliett

At the cutting edge of visual communication, Killer Visual Strategies examines what brands are doing right now to create exceptional visual content. Balliett provides actionable rules for would-be designers and takes a look at the very latest trends in the field.

How to Design TED Worthy Presentation Slides: Presentation Design Principles from the Best TED Talks by Akash Karia

What do the very best TED speakers have in common? This book aims to answer that question with a look at some of the best speakers and presentation slides to have graced the TED stage.

The Art of Presentation by Tom Nixon

Upgrade your presentation design skills with Tom Nixon’s instantly applicable tips and tricks. From how to align slide text to where to look for presentation inspiration, this book covers it all.

If you’re a seasoned presentation designer looking to take your skills to the next level, take your pick from these two titles.  

Advanced Presentations by Design: Creating Communication that Drives Action by Andrew Abela

The lessons in this book have been tested by big name brands like Microsoft, ExxonMobil, and PayPal. With a focus on story structure and the best possible use of data graphics, this guide will teach you everything you need to know about results-driven presentation design.

Encyclopedia of Slide Layouts: Inspiration for Visual Communication by Andrew V Abela Ph.D. and Paul J Radich

As the title suggests, this book provides hundreds of slide layouts to inspire your presentation design. Along with examples, you get a dissection of the purpose of each layout and the problems they solve, so there are plenty of design lessons to learn along the way.

Presentation design for specific fields

Presentation design can vary depending on which field you work in. These books address specific issues faced by presenters and designers in a number of fields.

Designing Science Presentations: A Visual Guide to Figures, Papers, Slides, Posters, and More by Matt Carter

Whether you’re looking to publish your findings, get funding, or advance your career, this guidebook will teach you all you need to know about scientific presentations and the very best presentation techniques.

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Get backed: craft your story, build the perfect pitch deck, and launch the venture of your dreams by evan baehr and evan loomis.

Getting your start-up off the ground means securing funding. It also means building relationships that will take your dream from idea to reality. This book, written by two entrepreneurs who raised $45 million for their own ventures in just three years, will help you do just that.

Educators and students

Better presentations: a guide for scholars, researchers, and wonks by jonathan schwabish.

Written with academics and researchers in mind, Better Presentations offers expert advice on creating scholarly or data-intensive presentations. Instead of recreating a written document in presentation form, you’ll learn how to impress and engage an audience with great visuals and content.

Design for How People Learn by Julie Dirksen

Help your audience gain and retain the information or skills you want them to know by following the advice in this incredible book. With insights into learning, memory and attention, you’ll be able to design educational presentations that really help your students engage with a topic. 

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How to Get Design Ideas on Powerpoint

When you’re building a PowerPoint presentation: naturally, you want the presentation to stand out from the rest and capture the attention of your audience with your design ideas. To do so, you’ll need a striking presentation design to display your content in an interesting, attractive manner. For your presentation to come to fruition, we need to put on the “designer hat” because stellar design ideas are key.

Sometimes just having an expert look things over can go a long way. The team at Presentation Geeks can do a free consult based on your existing PowerPoint deck and provide you a same-day estimate for revamping it.

Amazing design ideas for PowerPoint won’t appear out of thin air. That’s why we’ve gathered up these five reliable strategies for you to get design ideas in PowerPoint. Let’s put an end to generic design presentations and start making PowerPoints that truly pop!

1. Build From Pre-Existing PowerPoint Templates to get your design ideas out!

If you are fairly new or it is your first time using Office 365 PowerPoint, and you are not a PowerPoint designer, It would be best to make sure you review the pre-existing templates, they are, without a doubt, the quickest and easiest method for getting design ideas in PowerPoint.

These templates aren’t the most innovative design options out there, they can serve as excellent design suggestions, that can automatically turn on the designer creative juices and get the design ideas following. No one starts out as a designer in PowerPoint: pre-existing templates can help you gain the perspective that you need to become a full-on presentation designer.

Before you start sifting through PowerPoint templates, you will need to keep in mind that there are two main template types: slide layouts and master slide layouts. A slide layout is a term that PowerPoint uses for a template for just one slide. A template for an entire presentation is called a master slide layout.

Look through the preset PowerPoint templates will automatically show you what design suggestions looks good as far as colour scheme, text size, text placement, image placement, and other factors that affect the overall design of the slides.

Keep in mind that you don’t have to keep these templates exactly the same you can use them to use as design ideas or first time starting point – you can edit them for a more custom design.

Edit Templates For Unique Design Ideas in PowerPoint

You can make all sorts of edits to pre-existing Office PowerPoint templates select under the “View” tab, which gives you access to PowerPoint’s full scope of editing tools. To add elements to a design template, first select “View”, then select and click “Slide Master” in the dropdown menu or the button on the ribbon. Then select the “themes” tab to the right and select the template you want to use.

From here, you can add all sorts of design elements to the slide, including images, charts, tables, media, etc, select the “insert placeholder tab” If you’re using a master slide layout and want to change the title, footer, or background, you can do so by unchecking the designated boxes under “Master Layout” and “Background”.

While exploring pre-existing PowerPoint templates can be a great way to get a sense of what you’re looking for, don’t rely on them exclusively. Since these templates are incredibly easy to use, herds of people have already used them (and, more than that, have used them countless times before).

So, be wary of the fact that a presentation built from pre-existing templates is likely to look derivative. Instead, say to yourself that you want the templates to “show me design ideas” and think about how you can use them to customise and not look the same all the other presentations.

2. Hire A Professional Design Agency

With a professional design ideas team like Presentation Geeks on your side, you can stop worrying about brainstorming design ideas and how to get design ideas out- instead you can move on with the rest of your to-do list.

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3. explore design ideas using office 365 powerpoint designer.

When you’re at square one with a presentation, and you are looking for ideas use PowerPoint designer, it is a fantastic starting point and it has an awesome selection of design ideas.

The first checkbox is “ Automatically show me design ideas” . Where you can ask for design suggestions at any time, select “design ideas” in the Design tab” and the second checkbox is ” Automatically show me design suggestions when I create a new presentation”.

PowerPoint will show suggestions for your presentation deck in the designer pane when you create a new blank document. Having both of these options checked will enable you to use PowerPoint designer and generate new design ideas especially if this is your first time.

Adding a professional touch with some clean design ideas and simple movement animation can instantly elevate how great your presentation looks.

Or even better, convert it to a video to showcase it on a website or kiosk like this one from the University of Georgia that our team designed .

PowerPoint Designer improves slides for Microsoft Office 365 users by automatically generating design ideas to choose from, however, the first time you use the PowerPoint designer you may be asked for your permission to get design ideas.

If you can not see the design ideas button, or if the design ideas button is missing from the design tab, you may need to select the Design > Design Ideas button on the ribbon. This will depend on the version of office you are running eg: Office 365 or another version of PowerPoint.

Now you are ready to rock ‘n’ roll and use the PowerPoint designer! Return to your slides and start typing words onto a slide, PowerPoint designer will suggest a range of design ideas using high-resolution images with corresponding theme styles and colours to bring that slide to life.

As of April 2019, PowerPoint designer hit a major milestone with one billion slides file options created since its release. With a billion slide file options, PowerPoint designer offers both variety and convenience for those wondering how they can get design ideas on PowerPoint.

4. Draw Inspiration Like a Designer from Magazines and Websites

Awesome design ideas for your Office 365 PowerPoint presentation can be found far beyond using the PowerPoint designer itself. Some of the best design ideas – from colour themes to graphic layouts to fonts and more, are found in other content mediums, namely magazines and websites. BRING ON THE DESIGN IDEAS!

Current issues of magazines are great indicators of current design trends. Nowadays, you’ll typically see clean, modern layouts with carefully selected colour schemes and thoughtfully placed graphics. If you see a magazine page or feature with a particularly pleasing design, make sure you take note of the design ideas you think you can use. Almost every designer will take note of design trends.

Using Office 365 PowerPoint see how you can use the design ideas that you have seen or select the design ideas button in Office 365 PowerPoint and select similar design ideas – Don’t forget using Office 365 Powerpoint you can all use a wide range of editing tools available.

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Website design is a booming industry that encompasses countless talented, passionate designers. So, surfing the web for leading blogs and company websites can be another excellent source of PowerPoint design inspiration.

Make sure to take note of the layout, font, colour scheme, and use of images that make your favourite website designs stand out. You will soon notice all the latest designer website trends.

But it’s not just website design that can help influence your design ideas in your PowerPoint design. Perhaps you’re heard of LinkedIn Presentations. Learning how to design an engaging LinkedIn Presentation can help connect with your audience in a more visual and engaging way. Your impression numbers and click-through rates will see an exponential increase just by utilizing some simple design tips.

5. Try Out Designer Templates From Media Sites

You can find a plethora of unique PowerPoint templates online, namely from leading media sites like Shutterstock and Envato. These websites are home to thousands of different services such as: images, videos, vectors, music tracks, templates, and other digital resources.

Many people use these sites for help to get design ideas or to use in a creation of a website, but you can also use them to find fresh, new PowerPoint slide templates created by a professional PowerPoint designer.

The drawback to when you select a PowerPoint design template sources is the price: you’ll have to pay for any templates that you want to use when you download and there is a lack of support – the lack of support can be a problem if you don’t know a PowerPoint designer and if you have downloaded an older version that is not Office 365.

If price and/or support don’t bother you, Envato has multiple subscription plans to suit the needs of individuals, teams, and enterprises. The individual and team Envato plans are priced well under $20 per month.

Shutterstock offers some opportunities to get free graphics – people who sign up for the site with a free account get one free image per week. You can also pay for a Shutterstock annual plan, which grants you 10, 50, 350, or 750 images per month, depending on your choice.

If you’re not up to pay for the templates on Shutterstock or Envato, you can simply search through these sites to select design ideas. From there, you can use the design ideas and build your slides from scratch or clicking the design ideas button with you use PowerPoint designer – this process is more time-consuming than simply downloading a template, but it will save you some dough.

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5 AI Tools using ChatGTP to Create Impressive PowerPoint Presentation design

PowerPoint presentations are a great way to convey information and ideas in a structured and engaging manner. However, creating visually appealing and effective presentations can be a time-consuming and challenging task. This is where AI-powered tools can come in handy. In this blog post, we will explore five different AI tools that use GTP (Generative Pre-trained Transformer) to help you create impressive PowerPoint presentations effortlessly.

• PowerMode is an AI-powered tool that helps startups ideate and pitch their ideas to potential investors. The tool uses GTP technology to generate compelling pitches and presentations in minutes. All you need to do is input your ideas and data, and PowerMode will do the rest. The tool also provides personalized feedback and suggestions to improve your pitch. URL: https://powermodeai.com
• Tome — The storytelling tool for work. Tome is an AI-powered storytelling tool that lets you focus on creating compelling stories instead of designing slides. With GTP technology, Tome generates slides that align with your story’s narrative, allowing you to communicate your message effectively. You can also customize the slides to fit your brand’s style and color scheme. URL: https://beta.tome.app/
• GPT for Slides is a free AI-powered tool that generates beautiful and engaging presentations in seconds. The tool uses GTP technology to analyze your content and generate slides that match your topic and style. You can customize the presentation to fit your brand’s color scheme and layout. URL: https://www.gptforslides.app
• Slides AI is another AI-powered tool that generates professional and engaging slides from any text. The tool uses GTP technology to analyze your content and generate slides that match your narrative. Slides AI also provides templates for different types of presentations, such as sales pitches, business plans, and investor pitches. URL: https://www.slidesai.io
• ChatBCG is an AI-powered tool that generates slides using a text description. The tool uses GTP technology to understand the context of your content and generate slides that match your message. You can also customize the slides by choosing different templates and layouts. URL: https://www.chatba.com

In conclusion, AI-powered tools that use GTP technology can be a game-changer for creating impressive PowerPoint presentations quickly and effortlessly. These tools analyze your content, understand your message, and generate slides that align with your narrative and style. Whether you’re a startup looking to pitch your idea or a professional looking to create a stunning presentation, these tools can help you achieve your goal with ease.

Have you used any of these AI-powered tools before? Which one is your favorite, and why? Do you have any tips or tricks for creating impressive presentations? Share your thoughts in the comments below!

Note: It’s important to note that while AI tools have become increasingly popular in recent years, they are not a substitute for human creativity and expertise. While these tools can certainly help automate certain tasks, they cannot replace the insights, critical thinking, and nuanced design decisions that a skilled presentation designer can bring to the table.

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Presentation design is actually a combination of certain elements, which are text optimization, font selection, color and background selection, icon selection, and figures. If you want to have a perfect, totally polished presentation, you should pay close attention to each element. Here are five steps that will help you move rationally. 

1. Optimize text

When crafting a presentation, try to present the summarized information, without complicated wording and formulas. If you speak in public, reduce the text in your presentation to the minimum (remember that you can tell your audience all the necessary information). These simple rules will improve the perception of your PowerPoint slides design .

Hierarchy of text

Create a hierarchy in the text using font size, color, or boldness. Decorative fonts work well for headings, but you’d better not to use them for body text. Also, you can prioritize using information layers (no more than 2-3).

In terms of meaning, try to build your presentation on the following hierarchy: the main idea, the main content of the slide, details, explanations, clarifications, readability, and font size. Try not to center large paragraphs of text; use left justification. 

Tips: I recommend using from 24 to 28 points in presentations for public speaking, and from 12 to 14 points in presentations for sending and reading.  

Spell Checking

Check the text, so that it does not turn out nonsense. Some mistakes can be fateful, as they are offensive to your audience. People notice these flaws, and they can even point it out loudly, shouting from the crowd. 

Tips: I often found myself in a situation when I made a presentation with an error on the slide. It’s not the end of the world anyway, so don’t get too upset if it happened to you.  

2. Select font

The basic rule for fonts in a presentation is the following: 

Make it large and readable.

A font is actually a tone of voice that you are talking to your audience. It can scream, speak calmly, be playful, or strict. You can use the decorative font for the heading, but the rest of your text must be clear. There should be a visible difference between the header and the main font, although comments and notes can be simply in smaller type.

Tips: I recommend using no more than 2 or 3 fonts in one presentation.

3. Select color palette 

Color is an essential visual component of the presentation. Color can change the attitude of the audience — from aggression and focus to relaxation and friendliness. When choosing a color, you need to build on the corporate style or theme of your presentation. 

First, decide on the primary color, then select the color palette (or simply apply one). If you are performing in a dark room, try to use dark backgrounds, if in a light room, then light backgrounds are preferable. Focus color should not be used everywhere — it should stand out.

Tips: Integrate PowerPoint colors using the Eyedropper tool. The way the tool works is very simple — it copies the color and applies it to the selected object or figure. 

4. Select icons

In three days, people remember only 10% of the information they heard. But if you illustrate the data with a picture or an icon, then the percentage will increase to 65%. Do not forget about this effect while crafting your slides.

Tips: There are many sites with icons, so you don’t need to be a designer to get them. The main thing is that you must use icons of the same style, in one color palette, complementing the text within the meaning.

5. Use figures

The first question that you may have is where to get these figures. Well, PowerPoint has plenty of them, and they are easy to find. Let’s see how they can complement and shape the presentation design. Some figures can help you assemble objects on a slide into semantic blocks. For example, you may use the line to separate the subtitled heading from the main text part. Focus can be created not only with color or size but also with graphic elements. Those elements can control the attention on your slide. 

Tips: The lines do not have to be solid; you can set the stroke length, put arrows at the ends, choose other settings.

There are three main criteria for a successful presentation: what you tell, how you do it, and what you show . Poor design will not make your presentation a failure if you are a skillful storyteller. But a beautiful and functional presentation design will definitely enhance understanding of the material.

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Presentation Design Layout Inspiration Guide

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This article is meant to give you the ultimate presentation design inspiration. It will provide you with vast resources, so you can master the art of transforming ideas into beautiful slides.

Putting together great-looking slides can be quite a challenge. The reason for this is that the overall process of designing a deck requires much more than just a keen eye for aesthetics. Creating a stunning presentation involves various disciplines, and design can only take you so far. This guide will cover all there is to know about presentation design, from the minute you sit down to sketch your ideas to when you publicly deliver your slides.

So whether you are a designer looking for some ideas for your graphic work, or simply a regular presenter who wants to improve the quality of your slides, you've come to the right place.

Let's get to it then. Here's an index of all the subjects we'll be covering, so you can navigate the article in a much easier way:

Presentation Outline

Design principles, presentation design inspiration.

• Best Practices

Why is Presentation Design Important?

Presentations are an important part of business communication because they allow people to share their thoughts and ideas with others. A well-designed presentation will be more effective than one that isn't designed properly.

A professional designer should consider all aspects of the design process, including colours, fonts, graphics, layout, and other visual elements. The designer may use software such as Adobe Photoshop or Illustrator to create slides that look appealing and convey the message clearly.

Probably the hardest part of creating a presentation is choosing what content goes in, what doesn't, and in which order. The success of the entire process relies on a solid story, so it's critical that you dedicate a fair amount of time to this part.

The overall process of creating a presentation looks (or should look) something like this:

1. Knowledge: A solid knowledge of the subject you're presenting is key. It will allow to convey your message naturally and provide the foundation of your presentation. Nothing inflicts more pain than listening to somebody spend two hours explaining something you could've learned on Google in five minutes.

2. Content: With great knowledge comes great content to support your presentation. Be picky with the sources of information you use, and make sure to attribute any relevant source of information as it adds credibility to your speech. Respect your audience, and provide something worth listening to.

3. Synthesis: The editing part is where most people fail the test, as it is probably the hardest and most thorough process of all. It implies getting rid of any unnecessary information, and focusing on small chunks of information that people will be able to grasp and remember. After all, people came to listen to you, not to read a manifesto from a projection. A poor editorial work is a slippery slope that leads to blasting your slides with an insane amount of data, causing the infamous Death by PowerPoint. We'll further detail best practices on this regard later in the article.

4. Outline: After you've successfully synthesized all the main ideas you wish to convey, it is time to arrange all the information into a logical presentation outline. Probably the best piece of advice I can give you is to do everything up to this point without even touching your presentation software . Scribble on a piece of paper, on your iPhone or on a computer if you must, but resist the temptation of jumping into your presentation tool for drafts until you've managed to complete all the prior steps. It will only distract you, and make you waste valuable time.

5. Design: FINALLY! The fun part, and the easiest (?) part as well! This is the moment to put a spell on your slides, and blow your audience away with a killer visual proposal. Now it's the time to jump into your presentation software, and make the most of the graphic resources. This article has a big section on presentation design inspiration and best practices so stay tuned!

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6. Delivery: It's not over till it's over. You can have the most epic content, in the most stunning slides ever designed, and still screw things up by failing to deliver your pitch properly. The fundamental rule? Practice, practice, practice. You need to be able to deliver your deck even if the projector sets on fire. Most importantly, you need to make a connection with your audience. Otherwise, everyone's time is gonna be wasted.

Presentation Outline in Detail

Once you have successfully segregated all the most relevant content, you can now start planning how to present your ideas to your audience. The main objective is to guide your audience through your pitch deck , following a train of thoughts that's coherent and easy to follow. Each presentation has particular requirements, so there are no hard rules here.

Garr Reynolds, who is an internationally acclaimed communication expert, shares valuable tips on this particular stage in presentation making:

“...I usually use a legal pad and pen (or a whiteboard if there is enough space) to create a rough kind of storyboard. I find the analog approach stimulates my creativity a bit more as I said. No software to get in my way and I can easily see how the flow will go. I draw sample images that I can use to support a particular point, say, a pie chart here, a photo there, perhaps a line graph in this section and so on...”

This isn't intended to be picture perfect, nor to represent exactly how your slides will look like. In fact, this has nothing to do with aesthetics (yet). This is simply a draft to organize the key elements of your story.

Reynolds also quotes the McKinsey presentation handbook to explain the importance of this process:

“...presentation structure is paramount. Without it, your wonderful style, delivery and great supporting visuals will fall flat. If you took the time in the first step to outline your ideas and set them up in a logical fashion, then your thinking should be very clear. You can visualize the logic of your content and the flow of the presentation. If your ideas are not clear first, it will be impossible to design the proper structure later when you create visuals and/or supporting documents. Your audience needs to see where you are going…” All of this may seem obvious, but the awful truth is that the majority of people skip these steps, and jump into creating their slides right away. Starting by the details (slides) instead of the big picture (storyline) is like choosing what color you're going to paint a house before thinking about where you're gonna build it, or what materials you're gonna use.

“...And it is not enough to simply have an “agenda” or “roadmap” slide in the beginning that illustrates the organization of your talk. If you do not actually have a solid road of logic and structure, then an outline slide will be of no use. In fact, the audience may become even more irritated since you made the promise of organization in the beginning, but then failed to deliver the promise with a presentation which is muddled and lacks focus...” So, with all of this in mind, make sure you take enough time, and think about your story thoroughly. The easiest, most widespread way of planning your presentation outline is to use the three act structure:

The Three Act Structure

The idea of the three act structure used in presentations is that, after all, to present is to tell a story. It has been used for decades in theatre and cinema, and it is a fairly simple formula: you have three acts to tell your story, and each act serves a purpose to advance that story.

This is where you establish the origin or problem; in a movie that would be the first scenes where you get to meet the main characters of the movie, and the starting point of the movie's journey. In a presentation, the first act (in this case, the first few slides) is where you tell your audience about the problem you're trying to solve, and what the current state of things is for that particular subject. This introductory part is critical, since most spectators are quick to judge you based on the first seconds of speech. There needs to be a hook, a truth about your value proposition that motivates people to pay attention to you. Sometimes rookie presenters make the mistake of leaving all the good stuff for the end of their pitch, and by doing so they risk having enough momentum for the audience to even get to that point without falling asleep. Keep a great quote, a great stat, an alarming number for your first slides to shake your audience from minute one.

It usually begins with a plot twist. A sudden turn in the story that unfolds the main events of the play. In a presentation, this comprises the development of your pitch. It usually builds up as you move along in your slides, up to the point where you reach the climax of your entire presentation. This whole part allows you to explain what you're doing, how you're doing it, why you're the one to carry out the task better than anyone else, what is the vision you are pursuing, etc. Keeping your audience's attention gets even trickier here, specially for presentations that go beyond 30 minutes (it's hard to believe sometimes people talk non-stop for two hours). No one ever complained for a brief, to-the-point presentation, so don't stretch your second act for too long.

The highest point of interest, of immersion within the plot, should occur at the end of your second act. This is called the climax of your presentation, and depending on the presentation's purpose, it opens up the opportunity to do “the ask”. That can range from revealing your new product, how much money you are raising, the release date of a new project, etc. The audience is fully on your side if your presentation is compelling enough. After the climax, the third act is usually the shortest and helps summarize the main points discussed in your pitch and bring closure to your whole story.

How do you define what's pretty? Is there even a way to grade aesthetics?

“You recognize a great photograph when you see it, but how do you rationalize why you like what you like?

TWEET IT Turns out there ARE principles that rule the realm of design, and make us like, or dislike, a certain image or graphic composition. These are commonly known as design principles, and work on a subconscious level as we perceive the visible world in front of us.

I'll focus on four major principles that relate closely to presentation design:

Unity/Harmony

The ultimate goal of a graphic composition is to speak with one visual voice. This means that all graphic elements need to be coherent, and consistent throughout your design. Unity and harmony are achieved by different methods, such as sticking to 1 or 2 fonts tops, and using a color palette that is consistent on your different media outputs.

Unity is absolutely key when establishing corporate identity. A company needs to speak with a unique voice, and that covers from the obvious stuff (company goodies, corporate communications) to more complex outputs (i.e. marketing material).

There should be an intended order in which your graphic composition should be read, and that order should be obvious to the spectator. This is why establishing visual hierarchy is an important part of arranging content. Have you ever visited a website where you don't know where to start, what to click first, which navigation is global, or local? Well, those websites are perfect examples of poorly established visual hierarchies. The result? People become overwhelmed, feel lost, and quickly lose interest and leave. Conveying visual hierarchy can be achieved not only by positioning elements in an intended and well thought order; it can also be established by the use color, shape and text, and the relationship in size and distribution of each of those elements.

This poster is a great example of visual hierarchy. The reading order is clear, and the font size guides the user from the general to the specific.

Focal Points

“Focal points are areas of interest, emphasis or difference within a composition that capture and hold the viewer's attention. The focal points in your design should stand out.” - Smashing Magazine This means that not all areas of your design hold (or should hold) the same relevance. Emphasizing specific elements adds movement and ease of read, and keeps the spectator more interested in your content than if everything is arranged in a flat, uniform layout.

Not only is this a beautifully designed website, but also has a very clear notion of the page's focal points: the main one is clearly the product photo, second is the product's name, and third the zoomed details of colors and materials. The rest of the less relevant information comes next: other views of the product, secondary navigations, price (conveniently toned down as to let the user fall in love first before realising this is a 900 bucks baby stroller).

Similarity-Contrast

Similarity and contrast coexist in a delicate balance within the graphical space. Let me explain why: Similarity refers to the intentional repetition of elements in order for the user to get familiar with a certain characteristic. For example: when all chapters in a book begin on a right-side page, with the first letter of the chapter in capitalized and bigger font. The benefit is that the user doesn't have to figure out every time that he's reading a new chapter; the previous knowledge allows the user to instantly recognize the course of action. Contrast, on the other hand, refers to breaking similarity in order to draw attention.

I said they coexist in a delicate balance because too much familiarity makes things too repetitive and dull, and too much contrast increases cognitive load, and can be perceived as too chaotic. There should be enough of both in order to achieve a harmonious composition.

The same book in its different outputs for various devices. The user can quickly recognize visual references of the design's identity thanks to similarity, even though the virtual and physical formats have significant differences.

Now that you have a solid foundation as to how to structure your story, and how to use design principles to achieve better graphic results, you are ready to jump into some serious design inspiration for your presentations!

Best Slide Examples

We're gonna show you a curated selection of great slides, and analize one by one so you can grasp what was done and why it worked.

This is a great example of how to make a quote slide more interesting. Several elements make it so: the use of a background adds contextual depth, and makes the whole slide look more polished. Notice how the quotation marks are used in an unconventional fashion, making it stand out even more. The big (huge) font size makes the phrase completely stand out. The last thing to notice here is that there is no additional content on the slide other than the quote itself. This is usually the most effective way of including quotes on your presentation, as it grants the quote its proper relevance. Quotes are usually meant to make people question something, or reflect on a specific idea. Let people read it and don't distract them with more information until it is time to move on!

I've selected these slides as a great example of unity throughout a presentation. Notice how while the slide's content changes, the layout and element distribution remains consistent. This makes all the slides look like they belong to a single collection.

This is a stunning slide! And yet, it is a very simple one. What works here is the use of big, BIG font to emphasize a certain phrase. You almost feel the text is using up all the space available, even though it's only seven words long. There's a very interesting balance between the light font used on the six smaller words, and the bold one used for the bigger word. You almost feel the latter is popping out of the screen. The use of black background and white font contrasts work beautifully as well.

The reason why I chose this slide is not necessarily based on its aesthetics, even though it's a clean and decent-looking slide. The motivation comes from dedicating a slide to summarize what you'll be talking about during your presentation. This is fairly simple to do (if you have planned your presentation outline properly), and yet many presenters skip it entirely. It helps your audience set expectations on what they'll learn from you, and it pinpoints the main subjects of your pitch, so you can easily remember them if you happen to lose your train of thoughts.

I loved this slide for various reasons. The phrase itself is powerful and inviting. It is graciously displayed using several elements that work harmoniously together: the icon, representing the journey part; the user on the background with the wave thingys around it's head, reinforcing the user-centred concept; and last but not least, an epic color gradient that makes the slide look awesome.

I love this slide. Why? The background image is beautiful and represents the content perfectly. The font size is small, almost as if to let the image speak for its own. The text alignment is centred both vertically and horizontally, which for this particular image works.

This is a (far) more elaborate use of visuals, but boy, how nice it looks! I can easily picture those slides framed and hanged in an office wall. Sometimes “decorating” does serve a purpose, and that is of making something so darn good looking it ends up being memorable.

These I chose not only because they are presentation tips slides, but also because they are a pair of well designed ones. The second one specially because it reminded me of Timothy Samara's 20 Rules of Good Design; one of Timothy's rules is “treat type as image”. The clever use of line spacing in this slide is a graphical metaphor of the actual pauses needed during verbal pitches. Smart right?

Such a neat example. This slide is rather complex (vector textures in the front and back; a dimmed, blurry layer to soften the background) but it all comes together in a very nice and easy-to-follow way. The takeaway: a slide can be complex in it's design, as long as that complexity doesn't compromise the simplicity of the message. Always aim to have dominant elements in your slides (focal points, remember?), and make the rest of the elements more subtle in their form, color and position.

This variation of the two-column layout works pretty nice to make the slides look edgier. Word of caution: this kind of layout can become a little restrictive and work against you depending on the kind of information you wish to add, because space is limited considerably due to the askew grid. This kind of layout works better with fewer text and simpler graphics.

Another beautiful example of how vector illustrations can transform a simple phrase into an artsy composition. This of course is a very time consuming approach, and probably requires an in-house graphic designer to achieve it. But, if available, it surely pays off. In this kind of presentation, the presentation outline and content needs to be final, because the time required to prepare each slide cannot be wasted in last minute changes.

This slide is a great example of simplicity. The main differentiator here is colour, which turns an otherwise dull slide into a sharp looking one. When in doubt, less is more.

Chart slides have a strong tendency to be boring. This slide is a good reference on how to disrupt a chart slide. The heading merges with the chart to maximize the use of space, and editing the chart to remove unnecessary elements makes it look way more interesting.

Presentation Design Best Practices

So, after all these great examples, the main lessons can be summarized as follows:

• Simplicity is always a safer choice that is most likely gonna work best in your presentation design.
• Quotes are a powerful content resource: take the time to make them stand out.
• Not all information should be granted the same level of importance in your slide. Use focal points in order to establish visual hierarchy.
• Big fonts work great on presentations and also forces you to keep the amount of text on the low levels.
• An overcrowded slide is a slippery slope that leads to cognitive overload. Avoid!
• A summary/index/table of contents at the beginning of your presentation is much appreciated to set expectations.
• Great images pay off. Avoid stocky photos of guys in suits, shaking hands, and stuff like that.
• Icons are a great visual resource.
• Pretty slides draw attention, regardless of the content. Go the extra mile and beautify your presentation.
• Treat the type as image. Try to use text in creative ways.
• Keep graphic effects subtle. The main focus should always be the content.
• A great way to do product demos, show mockup, or simply display screenshots, is to show them in a vector frame of a laptop/tablet/phone.
• Emphasize a certain piece of information by highlighting or repeating it in a bigger, more notorious way.
• Edit charts in order to get rid of unnecessary elements and leave only the most essential data sets.
• Type is probably the most effective way to convey visual hierarchy in your content, so keep that in mind when you work on your presentation design.

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Presentation Deck Design Examples

If you are looking for some inspiration or ideas about presentation design, then this article can help you out. We have gathered together some of the best examples of presentation design available online. These designs come from different sources and cover a wide range of topics. Some of them are simple while others are more complex. They all share one thing though – they look great!

In this section, we’ll go through some examples of pitch decks and see how they were designed.

SparkCharge Pitch Deck Design

This pitch deck design was created for SparkCharge by Slidebean Agency. This investor deck help them raise $7 million . If you're looking for something simple yet professional, this templates is a great reference for you. 

CrunchBase Pitch Deck Design

This is a template for creating a pitch deck with all the necessary information for investors or potential customers. It includes sections such as “Executive Summary,” “Business Description,” “Product/Service Overview,” “Company History,” “Team,” “Competition,” “Financials,” “Key Metrics,” ‘Market Segmentation’, Solution, and more. 

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35 Best PowerPoint Template Designs (For 2022 Presentations)

Have a compelling idea to present? We've curated the best PowerPoint templates for 2022 with beautifully crafted PPT designs, amazing graphics, and a bevy of modern options.

Imagine, you fire up PowerPoint. Get ready to start your presentation, and it dawns on you:

Your presentation design uses a default template that came installed with PowerPoint. Or worse, you used a dated PPT presentation theme you found for free online.

As the screen lights up, you realize that your presentation comes across as boring, unprofessional, and maybe even a bit cheesy. Ouch!

Fortunately, it’s not the future yet. Avoid this situation right now. There's a simple solution: 

Use one of the  ga-analytics#sendElementsClickEvent">best PowerPoint templates for 2022 with on-trend designs that are the most popular.

Best PowerPoint Template Designs on Envato Elements (With Unlimited Use)

You've got a compelling idea to present, with intriguing concepts to visualize. So, you need one of the best PowerPoint designs that'll feature your message with clarity and impact. 

There are hundreds of ga-analytics#sendElementsClickEvent">great PowerPoint template designs  on Envato Elements, with a great offer.  Download many of the best PowerPoint designs (with unlimited use) for one low price. Fortunately, there you'll find the absolute best PowerPoint templates for 2022.

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These fresh and best PPT design templates have the right features. Content structure, modern color schemes, unique creative details, and clean typography. It's a current look and feel that'll transform your PowerPoint presentation design ideas into a great presentation in 2022.

But what about PowerPoint template designs available for free download online? Are they a good value?

Many free PowerPoint design templates are outdated or limited in options. You may find even the best free designs for PowerPoint are more work than you realized. A premium and best PPT template design, such as those available through Envato Elements is nearly always your best choice.

Add your inspirational presentation ideas to these well-crafted PowerPoint template designs. Make use of these stylish PPT format designs. They feature impactful layouts, creative graphics, well-integrated data designs, and more. 

Quickly prep one of the best PowerPoint designs with your unique info, insert key assets, and add engaging graphics. So, you can present a visual story that'll move your audience. Learn more in our ga-analytics#sendElementsClickEvent">guide to using PowerPoint presentation templates .

10 PowerPoint Template Design Inspiration (New From Envato Elements - For 2022)

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1. ga-analytics#sendElementsClickEvent">Cleira - Clean PowerPoint Template Design

To design a presentation in 2022 with bold PowerPoint design ideas that stand out, then look no further than Cleira. It comes with over 150 modern slide designs. The PPT format design also includes well-balanced layout options. It'll help you present your message with clarity. Do you need the best PPT templates with creative presentation assets and current designs? Cleira has you covered.

2. ga-analytics#sendElementsClickEvent">Buxe - Best PPT Template Design for 2022

With a confident look and clean, creative slides Buxe is a versatile, flat-design PowerPoint template. It's got a modern style that blends plenty of colorful graphics, powerful charts, and minimal design elements.

This Premium PPT design template is ready to make many types of presentations with—and to customize fast. Use the best PPT template design to create a fresh presentation in 2022 that's both beautiful and functional. 

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Need a PowerPoint presentation design template with a modern style? One that’s easy to customize? And one that comes packed with the right slide designs to communicate your message effectively? 

Look no further than The X Note. Your PowerPoint presentation design ideas will turn into persuasive and compelling presentations. From driving thought leadership to sales presentations, this theme will exceed your expectations.

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If you like minimal PowerPoint design templates, check this out. This is a minimal PowerPoint presentation design with plenty of template options built in. If you've got important information to present, this set delivers. It’s perfect for personal or corporate use. And comes with a ton of easy-to-edit features that are 100% customizable. 

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Think big and get ready to go bold with this modern PowerPoint design theme. It's got a powerful set of unique PPT slide designs that'll help your message stand out. 

It mixes striking images with compelling layouts and confident type. It also includes quick to work with components that pack a creative punch.

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Are you thinking of using one of the free PowerPoint design templates available online? you may want to reconsider when you see what you’re missing out on with this premium PPT theme.

Golazo is a professional set of slide designs. It's got a clean and minimalist style and handmade infographics. Design a great presentation with trending design style and an elegant aesthetic. Plus, use its built-in animations to add some elegant slide transitions. It’s one of the best PPT design templates for making creative or corporate presentations.

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This colorful PPT format design is on-trend for 2022. It’s popular to download on Envato Elements. This is one of the best PPT template designs. And it comes with clean, modern slide designs that balance infographics with vivid illustrations.

8. ga-analytics#sendElementsClickEvent">Responsive Solutions - Unique PowerPoint Template 2022

Is it time to present your new business concepts, cover noteworthy trends, or present your radical product innovations? There are a lot of benefits to using premium PPT design templates like the Responsive Solutions template.

This best PPT design has got a modern, flat design style that combines simple shapes, with cropped photos, clean font use, and plenty of creative components. It also packs in 60 flexible slide designs to build your presentation with pronto.

9. ga-analytics#sendElementsClickEvent">Moda - Fashion & Style PowerPoint Design Template

If you’re presenting on a fashion-forward topic that needs to be on-trend for 2022, then a premium best PowerPoint design is a must. Moda is made for high fashion and to help you deliver a sophisticated presentation. The PowerPoint template design is overflowing with creative assets, modern features, and stylish slides.

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Volt is an electric PowerPoint template design. It's overflowing with creative, useful design features. Here are a few of the many, hassle-free highlights of what the theme has inside:

• 120 unique, color-rich slide designs 
• quick to customize master slides
• easy drag-and-drop image setup
• full animated slides/transitions options
• great infographics, charts, and more

If you need to make a unique presentation, then use this stimulating set of slide designs to build a beautiful presentation now.

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Talk about sophisticated! With gold, tan, and white colors, Gixa is a well-design PPT format for presentations. It's got a subtle power that makes it elegant and rich. It's perfect for fashion stores and projects. Plus, it's fully customizable and comes with 50 unique slides.

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Step into the beauty of the night sky with the Planetarium PowerPoint Template Design. This professionally-designed PPT template sends your audience to outer space. This is why it's great for science projects and presentations. Its collection of matching charts, diagrams, tables, and other data visualization elements makes it truly special.

13. ga-analytics#sendElementsClickEvent">Everlux - Elevated PowerPoint Design

This PowerPoint presentation template has a slick, soothing, but energetic design. Everlux's teal colors offer a suave design that'll put your audience at ease. Plus, you don't even have to use Photoshop to edit it! All its shapes, colors, text, and images are completely editable from PowerPoint. Reap the benefits of Everlux's good PowerPoint design.

14. ga-analytics#sendElementsClickEvent">Waterloo - One of the Best PPT Template Designs

If what you're looking for is a splash of color, Waterloo is the right PPT template design for you. Keep your audience on their toes with its sprinkles of yellow, pink, blue, green, and more. You can also edit this template to fit your business identity and brand.

15. ga-analytics#sendElementsClickEvent">Himense - Top PowerPoint Presentation Design

After the fun Waterloo, let's go for a more serious take on PowerPoint presentation designs. While Himense's colors are toned down, it still has an alluring spirit and commanding grip on the audience. And get this: it's got over 150 total slides!

16. ga-analytics#sendElementsClickEvent">Writing - Elegant Design for PowerPoint

Are you a writer? If you are, this PowerPoint template was made just for you! And even if you're not a writer, you can expect this elegant design for PowerPoint to be the perfect way to present your ideas. It's fully equipped with five pre-made color variations, 120 total slides, pixel-perfect illustrations, and much more.

17. ga-analytics#sendElementsClickEvent">Lemona - Template Design for PPT

Lemona is a delicate but striking template. This good PowerPoint design is also a great starting point for your presentation. On it, you can display your ideas in a smart but unpretentious manner. Plus, you can edit it to showcase your personality properly. Check it out to see a great template design for PPT in action.

18. ga-analytics#sendElementsClickEvent">BEAT - High-Quality PPT Format

You got the BEAT? We got the BEAT! Get noticed with the BEAT PPT format! You'll never miss a beat with this design option for your presentations. It's equal parts colorful but clean, making it the ultimate choice for business presentations.

19. ga-analytics#sendElementsClickEvent">Landing Slide - Colorful PowerPoint Design

Attractive shapes, gorgeous graphics, and pixel-perfect illustrations make up this good PowerPoint design. It's ideal for any purpose, including business or creative presentations. With it, you'll also get five pre-made color variations and 50+ total slides.

20. ga-analytics#sendElementsClickEvent">Nikahin - Sophisticated PowerPoint Template Design

If you're not design savvy and don't know how to use the top design platforms (like Photoshop), worry not! In Nikahin, you'll find a completely editable PPT design that you won't have to carry into another software to customize to your liking. You'll get much more with this PowerPoint template design than you would with any free option!

21. ga-analytics#sendElementsClickEvent">Livy - Design for PPT Template

If minimalism is more your speed, download the Livy design for PPT. Its clean and modern design helps your audience focus on your message. Add your content easily and share what you've got to say in a classy and creative way.

22. ga-analytics#sendElementsClickEvent">Autumn - Seasonal PowerPoint Presentation Design

As we're transitioning into the fall months, you may want to fill your PowerPoint presentation with a fall spirit . Luckily, Envato Elements has a template that can represent the colors, look and feel of one of the most magical seasons in the year . This is a great option if you're searching for a seasonal PowerPoint presentation design.

23. ga-analytics#sendElementsClickEvent">Spectre - Good PowerPoint Design

While its name may suggest this PPT design is a ghost, your presentation will be nothing like one. Spectre gets your presentation noticed with its features. It's got vibrant colors, animated slides, handcrafted infographics, editable graphics, and much more. Download this good PowerPoint design to enjoy these and more traits.

24. ga-analytics#sendElementsClickEvent">Floralist - Earthy PowerPoint Design

Floralis, as the name suggests, has a botanic twist. Still, this is done in a very minimalist and elegant manner. Because of this, Floralis is a high-class template you can use for personal ventures or business presentations. If you need an earthy PowerPoint design, this is it!

25. ga-analytics#sendElementsClickEvent">Executive Person - Energetic Design for PPT

Give your presentations an energetic and gripping presence with this best PPT design. While the name says this template is fitted for executive presentations, you can use it for any and all your ventures. Get your foot in the door with this energetic design for PPT and its amazing features.

26. ga-analytics#sendElementsClickEvent">SPACE - PPT Template Design

Fill your presentations with power, charm, and cool colors with the SPACE PPT template design. You can add diagrams, timelines, infographics, photo galleries, charts, and much more. These features make it the perfect template to express yourself and your business.

27. ga-analytics#sendElementsClickEvent">Retro - Minimal Design for PowerPoint Presentations

The Retro PowerPoint Template is another excellent option for your business or personal presentations. Even though it's named "Retro," it's got a current and fresh design. It's got 30 multipurpose, clean, simple, and creative slides. Experience the benefits of its minimal design for PowerPoint presentations.

28. ga-analytics#sendElementsClickEvent">B&W - PPT Format for Excellent Presentations

Remove the color from your presentation with this black and white PowerPoint template. It's smart and well-organized features put your information front and center. Still, you can edit this PPT format easily. This means you can add pops of color here and there as you please.

29. ga-analytics#sendElementsClickEvent">PATTERN - Creative Design for PowerPoint

The interesting shapes and layouts in this PowerPoint template make it outstanding. Download it to find 81 unique slides, PPTX files, master slides for custom layouts, 40 curated colors, and more features. These PPT formats help you present yourself in a professional and creative way. Don't miss out on this top design for PowerPoint.

30. ga-analytics#sendElementsClickEvent">CRYPTO - Futuristic PowerPoint Presentation Design

This best PPT design makes your presentation cool and technological. The Crypto PowerPoint template has maps, diagrams, curated colors, timelines, infographics, charts, and galleries. It's ideal for making yourself known. Plus, it's got much more to offer than any free PowerPoint presentation design you may find on the web.

31. ga-analytics#sendElementsClickEvent">Cleaning Services PowerPoint Template

Whether you own a cleaning business or any other company, you can use this template. You can present and astonish your business partners, investors, and more. You can include your numbers, logos, images, and brand identity to create a well-rounded and informative presentation.

32. ga-analytics#sendElementsClickEvent">MURO - PowerPoint Minimal Template

As its tagline says, this PowerPoint template is minimal, simple, and modern. But there's nothing simple about it. While it's easy to use, you can bet you'll get all the features you'll need in it—everything from the necessary documentation to vector devices and 115 unique slides.

33. ga-analytics#sendElementsClickEvent">Aequor - Good PowerPoint Design

50+ clean, modern, and creative slides. Section break slides. It's based on Master Slides. It's got resizable and editable graphics as well as gallery and portfolio slides. If these are the features you want in your PPPT design template, download the Aequor theme now! You won't regret using this PowerPoint presentation design to impress your audience

34. ga-analytics#sendElementsClickEvent">NOVA - Best PPT Design

You need the Nova PowerPoint design template if you've got a tech company, eCommerce, or startup. It's clean, scalable, colorful, and multipurpose. Plus, you can download it and get thousands of ready-to-use icons to elevate your presentations. It's truly an awesome PPT design.

35. ga-analytics#sendElementsClickEvent">Terra - PowerPoint Template With a Great PPT Design

Lastly, there's the Terra PPT design if you want fun and vitality. You'll keep your audience on their toes, ready for your content. Showcase your best attributes and make others pay attention to you. You'll be more commanding than with any free PowerPoint design template.

Envato Elements (Design Without Limits)

Envato Elements has a single ga-analytics#sendElementsClickEvent">compelling (all-inclusive) offer :

Sign up for Envato Elements. You'll get access to thousands of unlimited-use graphics and template designs. From web themes to ga-analytics#sendElementsClickEvent">best PowerPoint templates for 2022 , and more—all for  ga-analytics#sendElementsClickEvent">one low price . 

That’s right! Download as many professional templates and graphics as you want. Then customize them to fit any of your project needs.

Grab Our Free PDF eBook on Making Great Presentations

It's also critical that you've got the right resources to help guide you through the process of making a great presentation.  Download our eBook :  The Complete Guide to Making Great Presentations . It'll help you write, design, and deliver the perfect presentation. (It's available for FREE with the Tuts+ Business Newsletter.) 

5 Benefits of Using the Best PowerPoint Presentation Designs

With so many PowerPoint design templates out there, why should you opt for one from Envato Elements? Envato Elements has ga-analytics#sendElementsClickEvent">popular PowerPoint templates with high-quality visual designs. It leads the pack in 2022. But, if you're wondering what its key elements are, continue reading:

• There's no fuss. If you need a top PowerPoint design template, you'll get a top PowerPoint design template. It's as simple as that. With Envato Elements, you can rest assured you'll have what you asked for.
• It'll elevate your presentation. Whether you're preparing a presentation for school, a business project, or others, you'll impress your audience. Envato Elements' presentation templates bring your slides to another level.
• No mistakes. Envato Elements has a selection of the best PPT templates designed by experts in the field. You can scrutinize them, and you won't find a design flop in any of them.
• They're a time saver. If you're looking for a free PowerPoint presentation template, you'll have to spend hours scrolling through thousands of options before you get to one you sort of like. With Envato Elements, you'll find high-quality designs from the get-go.
• They'll make you look good. You need to think about what your PowerPoint template design says about you. A cheap or free PPT design template may say that you don't care much. But a professionally-designed template portrays you as a force to be reckoned with.

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• Do you need an awesome PowerPoint template design? Envato Elements has you covered.
• Do you need a beautiful logo for your business? Envato Elements has you covered.
• Do you need a stunning photo for a project? Envato Elements has you covered.

Looking for the best PowerPoint templates, graphics, videos, logos, and more? You'll find it at Envato Elements! All for a low monthly rate!

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7 Quick PowerPoint PPT Presentation Design Ideas

To make sure your PowerPoint presentation design is professional, invest a little extra effort into your PowerPoint design. Below are seven tips and PPT presentation design ideas that'll help you make a standout PowerPoint presentation:

1. Learn the Ins and Outs of PowerPoint

The first and most important tip is to become familiar with PowerPoint designs . After all, the more you know about the software, the better your PowerPoint designs will be. At Envato Tuts+, we've got several tutorials to help you:

2. Use Graphs and Charts to Illustrate Your PowerPoint Design Ideas

If you've got a lot of data in your presentation, illustrate those PowerPoint design ideas and stats with charts and graphs. Not only will they be easier to visualize for your audience, but they'll also make your presentation more interesting.

3. Customize Your PowerPoint Design Template

When you've found your perfect PowerPoint design template, customize it according to your needs . This allows you to maintain your brand consistency, and at the same time, reinforces your brand image.

Here are some articles to help you find more templates:

4. Spice Up Your PowerPoint Design With Animation

Another presentation design idea is to use animations in your PPT design . Animations can help add visual interest, especially if you use them between slides. Use them to signify the start of a new section or introduce new concepts.

5. Write Interesting Copy for Your Presentation

Lastly, the copy you use in your PowerPoint presentation needs to be as interesting as the design. The copy should be succinct, but it should also be persuasive and help you successfully pitch the idea to your audience. Use clear sentences and showcase the benefits as well as the facts. Don’t forget a call to action at the end.

6. Use a Special Purpose PowerPoint Design Template

As you explore PowerPoint design templates, there are many options that are good for every occasion. Those PowerPoint template designs can work for practically any type of presentation.

But there are what I call "special purpose" templates that are tailored for specific purposes. The libraries on Envato Elements are so deep. You'll find design presentation template ideas for specific purposes.

Check out these PowerPoint design templates for special purposes:

7. Use SmartArt for Infographics in Your PowerPoint Design

Infographics combine "information" and "graphics" into instructive visuals. And thanks to PowerPoint's SmartArt feature, you can build flexible graphics. Think of them as graphic design in PowerPoint assets.

Kick-start your learning with the help of this quick screencast:

How to Quickly Customize PowerPoint PPT Template Designs

Once you've found a PPT design that you like, customize it to match your company or personal brand. Let's look at how you can customize a PowerPoint design template. 

For this tutorial, I'm using the ga-analytics#sendElementsClickEvent">Native Minimalist PowerPoint template . It’s a minimalist and clean template that can be used for all kinds of presentations.

Let's see the Native PPT design in action in the section below: 

1. Decide on the Slides You'll Use

Each of the premium PowerPoint templates comes with a variety of slides, and each slide has a few slide variations. Before you do any type of customizations or add your own content, you need to decide which slides you'll use. The easiest way to do this is to click on View > Slide Sorter . 

There, click on each slide you don’t want to use while holding CTRL or CMD key, then right-click and select Delete Slide.

2. Change the Content and Customize the Fonts

Now that you've got only a few slides left, it’s time to add your content and customize the fonts. Let’s customize the text on slide #3. First, click on any text area in an individual slide, then press CTRL+A to select all the text. Start typing or paste the contents of your presentation from an outline or another document. 

3. Change Colors

Changing the colors in your template is easy. For example, let’s customize the background color slide #6. All you've got to do is click on the colored rectangle and then click on Shape Format.  

4. Add Your Images

The last step is to add your images. Still working with slide #6, simply click the image icon and then browse your computer for an image you’d like to insert. 

Once the image has been added, right-click on it and click the Send to Back to make sure the text overlay is still visible.

5 Top PowerPoint PPT Presentation Design Style Trends for 2022

You're armed with ga-analytics#sendElementsClickEvent">the best PowerPoint templates for 2022  and the coolest PowerPoint design ideas. Next up, I'll tell you about the hottest presentation trends of 2022:

1. Minimalist Is the Way to Go for Your PPT Design

Minimalism is always on trend for your PPT design for presentations. When you use a minimalist template, your audience won't get distracted by a cluttered design. You'll get your audience's full attention with a minimalist PPT template.

Check our compilation of premium, minimalist, and clean PowerPoint design templates:

2. Use Striking Images in Your PowerPoint Design

We've mentioned that a presentation with visual elements is more likely to attract your viewers' eyes than slides full of text. 

But did you know that you can also use the most striking and professional images from our ga-analytics#sendElementsClickEvent">photo library ? Download as many as you need with your Envato Elements subscription.

3. Experiment With the Rule of Three 

The Rule of Three is a popular concept in writing. The Rule of Three means your audience will remember information presented in groups of three better than other clusters of items.

You can absolutely apply this to your presentation. Summarize important information in groups of three. Avoid bullet points. Instead, use icons or illustrations. 

4. Add Mockups in Your Slides

This 2022 design trend is great for a startup, technology, or business presentations. Use a mockup when you need your audience to visualize a product that'll be developed soon.

For example, if you're working on a new app, a smartphone or tablet mockup like the ones in this template will work great for you.

5. Have a Powerful Conclusion

Finally, an impactful trend is to prepare a remarkable conclusion. This helps your audience remember your presentation. 

Try revealing an amazing or surprising fact at the end. This way, the public will surely remember your message.

Discover More PowerPoint Design Templates

Hungry for more PowerPoint design ideas? Do you have a big presentation coming up? I've got more premium PPT format templates for you:

Learn More About PowerPoint Presentation Designs

PowerPoint design templates are the beginning of learning the app. With the help of PPT design skills, your confidence is bound to grow. That makes you a confident presenter.

Let's keep learning with the help of our resource,  How to Use PowerPoint (Ultimate Tutorial Guide.)   Here are three excellent beginner tutorials that you can use to start learning PowerPoint:

Common PowerPoint Questions Answered (FAQ)

No matter how much you've learned about PowerPoint, there's always more to know. Let's tackle five of the most popular questions that presenters face when creating PPT designs:

1. Is PowerPoint Free to Use?

My most popular question continues to center around PowerPoint's cost. There are some free, cloud-based alternatives out there. So, it makes perfect sense to question PowerPoint's costs and if there's a free version.

The answer is: yes, PowerPoint can be free-to-use . There are cloud-based versions that are compatible with the PPT template designs you saw in this article.

Pair PowerPoint with a low-cost PPT design you saw in this tutorial for an affordable, professional presentation. Learn more in this tutorial:

2. What Are the Right Dimensions For Your PPT Design?

Setting the right dimensions for your PowerPoint presentation helps you use your screen. It makes use of the full screen that you're presenting on, avoiding the dreaded " black lines " on the edge of the screen.

Learn how to set your PPT design to the best dimensions with the help of this tutorial:

3. Can You Use PowerPoint to Create Printed Products?

It's a mistake to think that PowerPoint design templates are  only  for presentations. In fact, you can use presentation template ideas for printed products, too.

One of my favorite PowerPoint presentation design ideas is to use the app to create a printed brochure. See those PPT design ideas in our tutorial below:

4. How Can You Save Time While Creating PowerPoint Designs?

When you're creating a PPT design, you're in search of shortcuts. That gives you more time to rehearse and form the content that makes an impact on your audience. 

Learn more about how to create PowerPoint presentation designs and outlines. Combined with the best PowerPoint design templates, you're sure to save time.

5. Are PowerPoint Design Templates Flexible?

I recommend that presenters use PowerPoint design templates. But are those PPT template designs flexible for your  purpose?

The answer is "yes." Think of these as presentation template ideas. They launch the PPT design process, but you aren't locked into the built-in options. It's a blueprint, not the final copy.

Learn how to edit PPT design layouts in this tutorial:

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Learn the best PowerPoint presentation designs and strategies in our eBook: The Complete Guide to Making Great Presentations ( grab it now for FREE ) . Get your ideas packaged into a powerful presentation that'll move your audience to action.

Design Your Next Presentation With a Top PowerPoint Template

Check out the best PowerPoint templates for 2022 with on-trend designs that'll set your presentation apart. Download an inspirational presentation design now. Add your ideas to the slide layouts quickly and customize your message to present with impact to your audience.

And remember, premium PowerPoint presentation designs are a better value than free designs for PowerPoint.

Discover more ga-analytics#sendElementsClickEvent">popular PowerPoint presentation design templates from Envato Elements.

Editorial Note: This post has been updated with contributions from Brenda Barron , Andrew Childress ,  Maria Villanueva , and Dacia Egurrola . Brenda and Andrew are freelance instructors for Envato Tuts+. Maria is the Associate Editor of the Tuts+ Design channel. Dacia is a staff writer with Envato Tuts+.

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Editorial: Exhibit Columbus design presentations prove popular

PAU Studio’s canopy design “Interoculus” is proposed for Fourth and Washington streets for the Exhibit Columbus exhibition.

Photo courtesy of Exhibit Columbus

Several months from now, when we are basking in the lingering radiant warmth of late summer and early autumn, we’ll also be basking in the glow of visionary artistry that comes every other year with Exhibit Columbus.

Some of the world’s top designers and architects have been working on visions for public art projects for the last several months, and the community got a sneak peak at some of the plans last week.

More than any prior Exhibit Columbus, this year’s installations draw strongly from public participation. It’s even in the name of this year’s undertaking — “Public by Design.” And the crowd of about 350 people who turned out for last week’s design presentations suggests this year’s installations may be the most anticipated to date.

The Republic’s Brian Blair was on hand Saturday to see some of the visions for the 13 installations that four Miller Prize winners and local partners and participants are dreaming up for public areas around The Commons, Mill Race Park, The Bartholomew County Public Library and Mill Race Center.

“I’m struck by the sense of whimsy and play (in installations),” local artist Steven Newlin told Blair after viewing some of the early designs.

That playful aspect was mentioned by several people who got an early look at some of the big ideas from architects and designers, including Vishaan Chakrabarti of New York’s Practice for Architecture and Urbanism (PAU), Tatiana Bilbao ESTUDIO of Mexico City, Sara Zewde of New York City’s Studio Zewde and Christopher Marcinkoski of PORT.

The proposed installations range from reflective to audacious, but all are meant to draw new interpretations of their surrounding public spaces. And as Blair wrote, the works are still being formed by the public’s questions and suggestions. There is still time for input and public participation, and you can learn more at exhibitcolumbus.org.

Exhibit Columbus is truly a unique event that builds on our city’s remarkable collection of Modernist architecture, our creative and innovative legacy and our community spirit. This year’s installment intentionally pursued ideas organically from the people who know this city best, and so far, the public response has rewarded that approach.

Attendance at the design presentation was as high as those before the pandemic, Blair wrote, even on what was an unseasonably beautiful Saturday afternoon. Turnout like that bodes well for a successful run while the exhibits are in place, from late August through November.

Normally, 30,00o to 40,000 visitors come to see Exhibit Columbus. But we could see that figure soar. Because with the involvement of so many people in our community, each of them also can be an ambassador, further spreading the word about an extraordinary event that makes our community different by design.

60+ Best Free PowerPoint Templates (PPT) 2023

Not everyone can afford to buy premium PowerPoint templates to create their slideshows. But, that doesn’t mean you have to settle for a default template. There are dozens of incredible free PowerPoint templates to try out!

A great thing about the design community is that there are designers out there who willingly share their amazing work for free of charge, including gorgeous free PowerPoint templates.

To help you save some money, we scoured the web and handpicked a collection of the best free PowerPoint templates with modern and professional designs that you can use to make various types of presentations. Good luck with your presentation!

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Just looking for a stylish free PowerPoint template? No problem. Let’s dive into our collection of the best free PowerPoint templates!

What Type of Free PowerPoint Template Do You Need?

We’ve broken our collection down into different categories, so you can quickly find just the right PPT template for your project! Almost of all of these PPT templates are free, but at the start of each section you’ll see one or two premium ones, just so you have that option to choose as well.

• Professional PowerPoint Templates
• Business PowerPoint Templates
• Animated PowerPoint Templates
• Modern PowerPoint Templates
• Creative PowerPoint Templates
• Pitch Deck PowerPoint Templates
• Medical PowerPoint Templates
• Teacher & Education PowerPoint Templates
• Church & Christian PowerPoint Templates
• Infographic PowerPoint Templates

Free Professional PowerPoint Templates

Selfone – free professional presentation template.

Selfone is an amazing presentation template that features lots of useful slides with professional and modern designs. There are 32 unique slides in this template and it’s ideal for making various types of slideshows for businesses, brands, and creatives. It comes in PowerPoint, Keynote, and Google Slides formats too.

Free Geometric Professional Presentation Template

The colorful geometric shapes are what make this PowerPoint template one of the best on our list. This template is also available in Google Slides and Keynote formats. And you can use the free version of the template to create a basic slideshow for your professional project.

Ash – Free Professional PowerPoint Template

Ash is a modern and stylish PowerPoint template featuring a dark color theme. This template is made with professionals in mind and it’s especially suitable for event and product presentations. The free version of the template can be used to create a simple presentation.

Free Artificial Intelligence PowerPoint Template

This free PowerPoint template is ideal for making professional presentations for showcasing startups, ideas, and products related to artificial intelligence. The template features 7 unique slides with creative charts, timelines, and more.

Free Tech Slides PowerPoint Presentation Template

You can use this PowerPoint template to design attractive slideshows for technology-themed presentations. It comes with 10 different slide layouts with gradient colors, editable shapes, and text. You can also download it in Google Slides format.

Hendrix – Free Dark Professional PowerPoint Template

Another free and professional PowerPoint template with a dark theme. This template comes in both PowerPoint and Google Slides versions. You can easily customize the slide layouts to create various types of presentations.

Pro Portfolio PPT Template

Every business needs a presentation template for showcasing their portfolio. This PowerPoint template is perfect for that task. It comes with 50 unique slides featuring a minimalist design that effectively highlights your portfolio in every slide. The template also includes editable vector graphics, infographics, and icons.

Aesthic – Free Multipurpose PowerPoint Template

It’s hard to believe that this PowerPoint template is free to download. The modern and unique design of this presentation gives it a truly professional look. It’s perfect for creating presentations for showcasing your portfolio, creative projects, and more.

Dolor – Free Professional Presentation Template

This free PowerPoint template also comes with modern and professional slide design. It uses a perfect combination of visuals and minimalism to create a very attractive slide layout. You can use it for free with your creative projects.

Kitulah – Free Dark Professional PowerPoint Template

The dark color theme of this PowerPoint template adds an elegant look to this entire presentation design. It’s perfect for creating slideshows for modern brands and startups.

DSGN – Free Lookbook Presentation Template

This free PowerPoint template comes with 90 unique slide layouts you can use to make slideshows for creative portfolios, photography, and fashion related presentations. The template is also available in 5 color schemes and it’s free to use with your personal projects.

Enable – Free Modern PowerPoint Template

Enable is a modern PowerPoint template featuring a set of minimal slide designs that are most suitable for making creative and business-related presentations. The template comes with an easily editable design and image placeholders for easily replacing the images.

Look – Free Fashion PowerPoint Template

Look is an elegant PowerPoint template that features a highly visual design that’s most suitable for making fashion and photography related presentations. The template includes 55 unique slides and comes in two different colors.

Free Creative Portfolio PowerPoint Template

If you’re looking for a stylish PowerPoint template to create a simple portfolio to showcase your work and services, this free template is perfect for you. It includes 20 unique slides that are designed to make highly visual slideshows filled with large images.

Project Proposal – Free Professional PowerPoint Template

This is a professional PowerPoint template you can use for free to create proposals for various client and freelance projects. This template includes 19 unique slides with an icon pack, illustrations, and much more.

Resume Presentation – Free PowerPoint Template

This minimal PowerPoint template is ideal for showcasing your portfolio and resume. It comes with 14 unique slides with editable vector graphics and image placeholders. The template is available in Google Slides version as well.

Free Modern Portfolio PowerPoint Template

Another free portfolio PowerPoint template with a set of creative slides. This template also includes 20 unique slides with editable layouts, image placeholders, icons, and much more.

Wagner – Free Multipurpose PowerPoint Template

Wagner is a multipurpose PowerPoint template that comes with a modern and stylish design that allows you to design all kinds of presentations. Each slide in the template is fully customizable and features editable vector shapes and elements as well.

Minimal – Simple Free PowerPoint Template

This minimal free PowerPoint template is perfect for crafting slideshow for presenting personal portfolio as well as creative agency presentations. The template is fully customizable as well.

Xara – Free PowerPoint Template

Xara is a modern PowerPoint template most suitable for making minimal slideshows for business and corporate presentations. It includes 9 unique slides with editable layouts, graphics, and charts.

Red White – Free PowerPoint Template

Red White is a modern free PowerPoint presentation template you can use to make slideshows for businesses, brands, and creatives. The template includes 30 unique slides with editable designs.

Free Business PowerPoint Templates

Free creative agency powerpoint template.

This is a huge PowerPoint template that includes more than 100 different slides. Of course, the full version comes at a price. But if you scroll all the way down on the page, you’ll find a free version of the template that’s also pretty great for making a simple business presentation.

Free 2022 Marketing Plan Infographic PowerPoint Template

This is a must-have presentation template for marketing agencies and businesses. It includes creative infographic slides you can use to showcase your marketing plan and the performance of your campaigns. It includes 32 slides and it’s available in Google Slides format too.

Free Electric Scooter Company Profile PPTX

This free PowerPoint template is ideal for making company profiles. It’s especially perfect for making company profile presentations for startups and modern brands. The template includes 28 fully customizable slides with free icons and graphics.

Free Human Resource Meeting PowerPoint Template

This PowerPoint template comes with a set of professional slide designs you can use to create presentations for human resource meetings for all kinds of businesses. There are 24 unique slides included in this template and it comes in Google Slides format as well.

Free Gradient Corners Business PowerPoint Template

The elegant design of this PowerPoint template makes it a perfect choice for making business presentations. The template features 7 unique slides with colorful blue gradient corner designs.

Free Simple Business Executive PowerPoint Template

You can use this free PowerPoint template to make simple presentations for corporate brands and businesses. The template includes 8 editable slides with professional layouts. It comes in Google Slides version as well.

Digital Marketing Strategy PowerPoint Template

Using a creative and bold design in your PowerPoint slideshow is a great way to capture attention and make your presentation stand out. This beautifully designed PowerPoint template will help you achieve that goal. It comes with more than 40 slides that feature a unique design made specifically for marketing presentations. It’s also available in 2 different color themes.

Bara – Free Modern Business PowerPoint Theme

Bara is the perfect free PowerPoint template for creating business presentations. It features a modern design and comes with easily editable slide layouts. In addition, it’s available in Keynote version as well.

Clifton Free Business Presentation Template

This modern and free presentation template comes in multiple formats. You can use it to create a stylish presentation to promote business services, brands, and products as well.

Barnwell Free Business Presentation Template

Barnwell is a simple yet effective presentation template for creating business and agency slideshows. This template comes in multiple formats including PowerPoint, Keynote, and Google Slides.

Free Onboarding Meeting PowerPoint Template

This free PowerPoint template is perfect for creating a presentation for your new hire onboarding meetings. It includes 33 different slide layouts with easily editable designs. The template comes in the Google Slides version as well.

Free Multipurpose PowerPoint Presentation Template

You can use this PowerPoint template to design clean and minimalist presentations for various business meetings. It includes 27 different slide designs you can customize to your preference.

Free Construction & Real Estate PowerPoint Template

If you’re preparing a presentation for a construction project or a real estate property, this PowerPoint template will come in handy. There are 19 unique slides in this template made specifically with construction and real estate businesses in mind.

Future – Free Business PowerPoint Template

A simple and clean PowerPoint template for making professional and business presentations. This template comes with 25 unique slide layouts featuring minimalist designs. Each slide is fully customizable and features master slide layouts as well.

Business Plan Free Powerpoint Presentation

This free PowerPoint template is a great choice for making slideshows for presenting your business plans and strategies in meetings. It includes 20 unique slides. You’ll need to signup for a free account on the website to download the file.

SEO Proposal – Free PowerPoint Template

This creative PowerPoint template is designed specifically for digital markers and agencies. You can use this to craft an effective slideshow that wins over your marketing clients. It’s free to download and use.

Conference Pitch Deck PowerPoint Template

This is a pitch deck PowerPoint template featuring a set of slides made for designing slideshows for business and conference presentations. It includes customizable vectors, diagrams, shapes, and lots more as well.

Annul Report – Free Business PowerPoint Template

A free business PowerPoint template you can use to create annual report presentations for various projects and companies. This template includes 22 unique slides with easily customizable layouts.

Beexey – Free Business PowerPoint Template

Another modern PowerPoint template specially made for businesses and agencies. This template features 20 unique slides with icons, editable graphics, and animations.

Vision – Free Business PowerPoint Template

Vision is a modern PowerPoint template you can use to design business and corporate presentations. The free template comes in multiple styles and color versions, which you can download individually to your preference.

Casper – Free PowerPoint Presentation Template

Casper is a creative and minimalist PowerPoint template you can use to create presentations for startups and personal portfolios. The template includes 60 unique slides featuring transition animations, infographics, and more.

Minta – Business Free PowerPoint Template

Minta is a free PowerPoint template most suitable for making slideshows for presentations related to business and marketing. It comes with 21 unique and customizable slides in widescreen layout.

Business Report Free PowerPoint Template

Business Report is a professional PowerPoint template featuring 40 unique slides. The template is available in 5 color schemes and in both animated and static versions.

Annual Report – Free PowerPoint Template

Another great free PowerPoint template made specifically for making annual report presentations. It’s most suitable for corporate and business presentations. The template is free to use with personal and business projects.

Window – Free PowerPoint Template

Window is a creative and minimalist PowerPoint presentation template most suitable for startups and creative agencies. The template comes with 25 unique slides filled with stylish designs and its available in 5 pre-made color schemes.

Modern Business Free PowerPoint Template

This is a free PowerPoint template you can use to craft a slideshow for a modern small business or a startup. The template features 12 unique slides featuring retina-ready and beautiful designs.

Seattle – Simple PowerPoint Presentation Template

Seattle is a clean and simple PowerPoint presentation template that includes a set of unique slides featuring stylish graphics, shapes, and elements. You can easily customize the template to your preference as well.

Free Animated PowerPoint Templates

Shining – creative animated powerpoint template.

Shining is an animated PowerPoint template that comes with 30 unique slides. The slides are available in 5 different color schemes. It also features master slide layouts, animations, editable graphics, illustrations, and much more as well.

Lookbook – Free Pastel PowerPoint Template

Lookbook is a colorful free PowerPoint template that features a set of creative slides with attractive pastel colors. This template is perfect for showcasing professional and agency portfolios. All the slides can be easily customized to change colors as well.

Voodoo – Free Animated PowerPoint Template

VooDoo is a highly professional PowerPoint template that features more than 10 unique slide designs, which feature transition animations and much more. It’s also available in both light and dark color designs.

Dark Red – Free Elegant Black Powerpoint Template

This professional, yet free, PowerPoint template comes with an elegant color theme that effectively highlights its content. The template is free to download and can be customized to your preference.

Stasia – Free PowerPoint Template

Stasia is a creative and free PowerPoint template you can use with your creative and professional presentations. It comes with 13 unique slides featuring editable graphics, charts, and lots of other elements.

Free Modern PowerPoint Templates

Free modern & minimal powerpoint template.

You can download this PowerPoint template for free to make beautiful slideshows for company profile, portfolio, and various other professional presentations. It includes 30 unique slides with animations and transitions.

Slide Pro – Free Modern Presentation Template

The minimal and clean design of this presentation template makes it an ideal choice for modern brands and design agencies. The template has 30 different slides with editable graphics and image placeholders.

Free Project Proposal PowerPoint Presentation Template

Design professional-looking project proposals that win clients using this free PowerPoint template. It features 85 different slides with fully customizable layouts. The template includes transition animations as well.

UNCO – Simple Modern PowerPoint Template

This modern business PowerPointe presentation template comes with more than 60 unique slides filled with editable vector shapes, graphics, icons, and so much more for making attractive presentations for all kinds of businesses. The template also includes lots of charts and graphs you can use to visualize data and make more compelling arguments.

Pale Dawn – Free Modern Fashion PowerPoint Template

Pale Dawn is a very modern PowerPoint template you can use to craft presentations to promote fashion and lifestyle products. The template comes with lots of customizable slides in PowerPoint and Keynote formats.

Mass Media – Free Agency Presentation Template

This free PowerPoint template is made specifically for marketing and media agencies. The template includes 25 unique slide layouts featuring editable shapes, colors, and fonts. It’s available in Google Slides version as well.

Heimat – Free Modern Business Presentation Template

If you’re looking for a simple PowerPoint design with a minimal content layout, this template will come in handy. It lets you choose from 33 unique slides for crafting attractive presentations for showcasing projects and plans.

Born-Ink – Free Modern Event PowerPoint Template

Featuring 10 unique slide designs, this modern PowerPoint template will allow you to design effective presentations for creative agencies as well as fashion brands. The template is free to use with your personal projects.

XGDragon – Modern Presentation Template

This free template comes with lots of unique slide designs for promoting modern brands through creative design. The template is ideal for creating a lookbook-style presentation and it’s free to use with commercial projects.

Minimalistic – Free Clean PowerPoint Template

A highly minimalist and clean PowerPoint presentation that’s most suitable for making creative and professional slideshows. The template features an easily editable design, changeable colors, and editable vectors as well.

Air – Clean Free PowerPoint Template

Air is a minimal and free PowerPoint template featuring creative slides full of images and icons. It includes 60 different slides in Full HD resolution. All of the graphics and shapes in the template are also editable as well.

Neue Free Minimal PowerPoint Template

Neue is a free PowerPoint template with a minimalist design. This makes it a perfect choice for crafting creative and business presentations. The free versions of the template include multiple slides you can use with your personal projects.

TAHU – Free PowerPoint Presentation Template

This free PowerPoint template comes with a set of creative slides you can use to design professional and business presentations. It includes many different types of slides for crafting effective slideshows, including slides for showcasing services, timelines, portfolio, and more.

Clean – Free PowerPoint Presentation Template

Just as the name suggests, this free PowerPoint template features a minimal and clean design with lots of white space. It’s perfect for making professional slideshows with a content-focused design. The template is easily editable as well.

Duotone – Modern Free PowerPoint Template

Duotone is a modern and colorful PowerPoint template that features a set of attractive slides with a creative duotone color effect. This template is most suitable for making presentations for creative brands and professionals. It’s available in both PowerPoint and Keynote versions and includes 18 unique slides.

London – Minimal  Free PowerPoint Template

London is an elegant and a minimalist free PowerPoint template that comes with 21 unique slides with easy to customize drag and drop image placeholders. You can use this template to make all kinds of business and creative presentations.

Modern Minimal Free Powerpoint Template

This free PowerPoint template includes a set of creative slides featuring colorful designs. You can easily customize all the slides in the template however you like to change fonts, colors, and images as well.

Style – PowerPoint Presentation Template

Style is a PowerPoint presentation template designed for making lookbook-style slideshows for showcasing fashion designs. It’s perfect for promoting fashion catalogs. The template is free to use with your personal projects.

Free Creative PowerPoint Templates

Color fun – creative powerpoint template.

Just as the name suggests, this PowerPoint template comes filled with colorful slides that will allow you to design unique and cheerful presentations to showcase your products, designs, and ideas. The template includes 50 unique slides with unlimited color options to customize the design however you want.

FUN Tastic – Free Creative PowerPoint Template

This bright and colorful PowerPoint template offers a great set of slides for you to create more fun and entertaining presentation. It includes lots of creative slide designs in Full HD resolution. And you can customize them to your preference as well.

Free Neomorph PowerPoint Template

If you’re a fan of the Neomorphism design trend, this PowerPoint template is a perfect match for you. It features a bold slide design with shapes, buttons, and icons inspired by Neomorphic design. The free version of the template includes 10 unique slides.

GMTRY – Free Geometric Presentation Template

This free PowerPoint template features one of the most creative slide designs on our list. The creative use of geometric shapes to design its colorful and attractive slides is simply perfect. The template is free to use with personal projects.

Curato – Free Creative Portfolio PowerPoint Template

A bright and colorful PowerPoint template filled with shapes and styles. It’s perfect for showing off your best work in a portfolio. The template includes 37 unique slides with easily editable layouts.

Emotion Flashcard – Free Creative PowerPoint Template

This PowerPoint template comes with a set of creative and fun slides. It uses a lot of emoticons throughout the presentation to help you discuss emotions and mental health in a very creative way.

Kental – Free Minimal PowerPoint Template

Kental is another free PowerPoint template that comes with colorful slide design. All of the slides in this template features pastel colors and comes with master slide layouts as well. This template is most suitable for creative fashion and design presentations.

Free Giant Doodles Newsletter PowerPoint Template

Filled with lots of colorful doodles and illustrations, this PowerPoint template comes with 28 creative slide layouts you can customize however you like. It’s available in Google Slides version as well.

Free Creative PowerPoint Presentation Template

This is a free demo for a premium PowerPoint template. It includes several creative slides you can repurpose to create your own unique presentations.

Free Stylish Botanical PowerPoint Template

The nature-inspired botanical theme gives this presentation template a very unique look and feel. It’s perfect for creating presentations for modern fashion and lifestyle brands.

Colors – Stylish Free PowerPoint Template

Just as the name suggests, this free PowerPoint template comes with a beautiful set of slides filled with lots of colors. It’s ideal for making creative slideshows for event and entertainment related presentations as well as many others. And it includes 60 creative slides.

Happy Holi – Creative Free Powerpoint Template

Happy Holi is a beautiful and creative PowerPoint template that comes with a colorful set of slides. Despite being named after a festival, the slides in the template feature a multipurpose design you can use to craft business, creative, and many other professional presentations.

Every – Clean & Simple PowerPoint Template

Every is an elegant PowerPoint template featuring modern slide designs. It comes in both PowerPoint and Keynote file formats. Each template includes 15 unique slides in Full HD resolution.

Creative – Free Minimal PowerPoint Template

This minimalist PowerPoint template comes with a creative design making it a great choice for presenting your personal portfolios and professional work. The template features drag and drop image placeholders and editable objects.

Mifridix – Free PowerPoint Presentation Template

This free PowerPoint template comes with a beautiful and feminine slide design. Which makes it the perfect choice for crafting presentations for fashion brands, beauty products, and others.

BRONX – Free PowerPoint Presentation Template

Bronx is a creative PowerPoint presentation template that includes a modern and customizable design. You can use this template to create presentations with PowerPoint, Keynote, or even Google Slides.

Free Pitch Deck PowerPoint Templates

Free powerpoint pitch deck template.

You can use this PowerPoint template for making creative pitch deck slideshows. It includes colorful slides with cool illustrations and shapes to give each slide a unique look and feel. There are 19 unique slides and they come in Keynote format as well.

Free Business Opportunity PowerPoint Pitch Deck

You can create an attention-grabbing pitch deck to present your business ideas and startups with this free PowerPoint template. It features 12 unique slide layouts with beautiful gradient designs. And the template can be easily customized to your preference.

Pitch Werk Template

Pitch Werk is a creative PowerPoint template featuring a set of stylish slides made for modern startups. It includes more than 100 unique slides which are also available in 5 different premade color schemes. The template also comes with lots of useful elements such as pricing tables, device mockups, maps, and much more.

Sneakers Shop – Free PowerPoint Pitch Deck Template

If you’re working on a pitch deck for a sneaker startup or even an eCommerce store for a fashion product, this template is perfect for creating a winning presentation. It includes 32 unique slides.

Comersa Free Pitch Deck Presentation Template

Comersa PowerPoint template comes with a designed made specifically for crafting slideshows for business-related presentations. The template is available in PowerPoint, Keynote, and Google Slides versions as well.

Pitch Deck – Free PowerPoint Presentation Template

This is the perfect free PowerPoint presentation template you can use to create pitch decks for startups, creatives, and freelancers. The template includes 22 unique slides and it’s available both with and without slide animations.

Free Conference Pitch Deck Powerpoint Template

This free PowerPoint template is perfect for making a pitch deck for speeches and presentations you give at events and conferences. The template features a set of easily editable slide layouts with modern designs.

Free Medical PowerPoint Templates

Free mental health workshop powerpoint template.

You can create an effective presentation to promote good mental health in the workplace with this free template. It includes 22 unique slide layouts you can use to showcase the importance of maintaining good mental health and suggest your ideas in meetings.

Modern Medical PowerPoint Template

This PowerPoint template comes with 30 unique slides featuring clean and modern designs. It also lets you choose from 5 different premade color schemes for designing various styles of slideshows. It’s perfect for making presentations for all kinds of businesses and events.

World After Corona Virus – Free PowerPoint Template

If you’re working on a presentation to talk about the recent global pandemic, this template will help you design a more compelling slideshow. It includes 31 unique slide layouts with editable graphics and icons.

Free Mental Health Thesis Presentation Template

This is the perfect presentation template you can use to talk about mental health topics. It features 23 unique slides with easily editable designs. The template is also available in Google Slides version.

Free Medical Presentation Template

This is a multipurpose PowerPoint template you can use to create different types of presentations related to medicine and medical facilities. The template includes editable graphics and master slide layouts as well.

Medical – Free PowerPoint Template

If you’re working on a presentation for a medical related business or brand, this free PowerPoint presentation template will come in handy. The template includes 30 unique slides filled with plenty of image placeholders and graphics.

Clinical Case – Free Medical PowerPoint Template

This free and creative PowerPoint template comes in both PowerPoint and Google Slides versions. It includes 24 beautiful slide designs filled with colorful illustrations and content formatting.

Healthcare Center – Free Medical PowerPoint Template

Healthcare Center is a professional and free PowerPoint template designed for medical centers and healthcare businesses. The template includes 23 unique slide design you can use to create an effective presentation.

Free Teachers & Education PowerPoint Templates

Free social studies for elementary powerpoint template.

This educational PowerPoint template is designed for making presentations for educating social studies subjects. The template includes 35 different slides with colorful designs that will easily attract the attention of your students.

Free Elementary School PowerPoint Template

This PowerPoint template features the perfect design for making fun educational presentations for kids. It’s designed for showcasing different types of stones and it comes with lots of colorful illustrations. There are 35 different slides in this template.

Free Chinese Language Day PowerPoint Template

Use this free PowerPoint template to teach the Chinese languages to kids. It features a beautiful slide design filled with adorable illustrations and colorful shapes. There are 35 unique slides included in the template with fully editable layouts.

School Bundle – Free Education PowerPoint Template

If you’re looking for a creative PowerPoint template to grab the attention of your students during presentations, this free template is for you. It features a creative design across 15 different useful slide layouts.

Daniel’s Thesis – Free Education PowerPoint Template

This colorful and creative PowerPoint template is perfect for creating attractive presentations to showcase your thesis, assignments, projects, and much more. The template features 24 unique slides filled with colorful graphics, shapes, and elements.

Academy at the City – Free Education PowerPoint Template

A professional PowerPoint template for promoting your school, academy, and institutions. While the template is designed with education establishments in mind, you can use it to create business presentations as well. The template includes 24 unique slides.

Education – Simple PowerPoint template

This is a professional PowerPoint template that includes 30 unique slide designs. Each slide is also available in 5 different color schemes. It also features editable vector graphics, image placeholders, and icons for crafting entertaining presentations more easily.

Math Lesson – Free PowerPoint Presentation Template

This free and creative PowerPoint template is designed for teachers for making their lessons look more engaging and fun for students. The template comes packed with creative illustrations and graphics as well.

E-Learning – Free Teachers PowerPoint Template

Another free PowerPoint template that’s most suitable for making presentations to promote your online learning programs and courses. The template comes with 17 unique slide layouts that you can easily customize to your preference.

Master’s Thesis – Free Education PowerPoint Template

This free PowerPoint template comes with 12 unique and editable slides you can use to effectively showcase and present your thesis projects to an audience. The template is also available in Google Slides version as well.

Free Interactive Education PPT for Teachers

This PowerPoint template is designed with teachers in mind. It features 44 different slides you can use to create various educational presentations for classes. The slides are fully customizable and include graphs, charts, and infographics as well.

Online Notebook – Free Education PowerPoint Template

A free PowerPoint template you can use to create a notebook-style presentation. Both teachers and students can use this template to create notes for classes and subjects. There are 30 slide layouts in this template.

Free English Language Grammar Rules PPT

Grammar can be a boring subject to talk about. But with this colorful PowerPoint template, you can present your lessons in a more entertaining way. It includes 41 unique slides filled with adorable illustrations.

Colorful Light Bulbs Free Education PowerPoint Template

This colorful PowerPoint template has lightbulbs all over the slides. You can use it to create presentations to teach various subjects and topics. There are 39 slides in this template. And it’s available in the Google Slides version as well.

Free Church PowerPoint Templates

Free christian church powerpoint template.

A beautiful presentation template made with churches in mind. It has 20 unique slide layouts with colorful and minimal designs. The template is ideal for showcasing your Christian Church projects.

Free Church Conference Powerpoint Template

A modern and elegant PowerPoint template designed specifically for making presentations for church events and conferences. The template comes with 23 slide layouts with easily editable designs and image placeholders.

Religion Lesson – Free PowerPoint Presentation

A free PowerPoint template designed for educating students and audiences on various religious topics. It can also be used to deliver religious speeches and presentations as well. It includes 17 unique slides. Even though the template features slide designs with multiple religions, you can easily replace the images of your choice as well.

Free Infographic PowerPoint Templates

Free internal motivation infographics powerpoint template.

This free PowerPoint template includes 31 unique slide designs with infographics. They are designed for visualizing stats and information for motivating your teams and employees.

The Power of Feminism Infographics PowerPoint Template

You can use this free PowerPoint template to create attractive infographic slides to promote the power of feminism. It includes more than 30 unique slide designs. And you can customize them in Google Slides as well.

PPTx Infographics

This Powerpoint presentation template also includes 50 unique infographic slides. The slides are also available in light and dark themes as well as unlimited color options for customizing the shapes, text, and icons of the slides.

Epsilon – Free Business PowerPoint Template

Epsilon is a free PowerPoint template made for small businesses. You can use it to create powerful business presentations using its slides full of charts and graphs. The template can be easily customized with multiple color options and icons.

Free Business Infographics PowerPoint Template

This free PowerPoint template comes with lots of editable infographics you can use to visualize your data. The template includes 8 unique slide designs that are easily customizable. It’s also available in Google Slides version as well.

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Captivate your audience with stylish, professional presentations.

Design effective slide decks that help you make a lasting impression with Adobe InDesign. 

Tell a visual story to create engaging presentations.

Create dazzling pitch decks, business presentations, and summaries of research findings, or share ideas with a slide deck. But even the best presentation software is only as good as the slideshow you design with it — and a weak deck can undermine even a great presenter — so keep these principles in mind as you build your presentation.

Stick to a visual theme.

A cohesive look with consistent typography and a simple color scheme will help your audience stay focused on the content of your slides.

Keep it simple.

Avoid cluttering your deck with endless charts, tables, or bullet points too small for everyone to read. Allow for plenty of white space on each slide so crucial information stands out.

Find the right tools for every job.

Pie charts are great for demonstrating percentages. Vertical bar charts show changes over time better than horizontal bar charts, which are best for comparing quantities. Try an infographic to help your audience visualize your data.

Incorporate video, audio, or animations.

Get people to pay more attention with animated presentations that feature video, audio, and elegant transitions to break up static slides.

Do more with tools from Adobe Creative Cloud.

Access other Creative Cloud tools that make InDesign an even more effective presentation maker.

Choose unique fonts.

Pick from over 17,000 high-quality fonts from Adobe Fonts to make your information organized and easy to read. User-friendly font styles make slides simpler to digest.

Start with Adobe Stock.

Find inspiration with Stock assets. Use Stock photos for stunning background images or transitional slides, and use Stock to find a presentation template as a basis for your custom design.

How to design a presentation from scratch.

With some creativity, and these simple steps, you can create a custom presentation with InDesign.

1. Find the right page size.

Whether you’re presenting a keynote on a massive screen or creating for mobile devices, start by selecting the dimensions you’ll use for your presentation.

2. Choose your background.

Pick a striking background image that works with text overlay. The deck’s title can also become part of the background. 

3. Create paragraph styles.

Create no more than three text styles so you can keep the title font, body font, and footnote font consistent throughout the presentation. Set paragraph styles to change font and size with a click of a button.

4. Set up master pages.

Create a few master pages to help ensure your presentation looks professional and well designed. Add image and text frames to the master pages so you can drop your content in later without having to overthink the layout.  

5. Add images and text.

Drag and drop Photoshop (PSD) files, PDFs, Illustrator (AI) files, JPEGs, PNGs, or GIFs into the image frames. To add text, just copy and paste text files or select the Type tool from the toolbar and type directly into the text frame.

6. Add page numbers.

Insert page numbers to keep you and your audience on the same page. InDesign can automatically number the slides. 

7. Add finishing touches.

From movies and sound clips to hyperlinks, cross references, and page transitions, you’ve got plenty of interactive options to make your story more compelling.

8. Export your slide deck.

The final step is to export your presentation in a format that can be projected or distributed in any presentation program. Exporting as Adobe PDF (Interactive) lets you play or click through interactive content in real time during the presentation.

Discover more presentation design skills.

Explore these tutorials to start mastering design tools and techniques to help you create beautiful presentations with InDesign.

Create stylish layouts.

Learn how to design slide layouts with text and graphics that will effectively deliver information and impress your audience in projected or online presentations.

Keep it organized.

Enhance your slideshows with tables that clearly display information and can be adjusted to different sizes with ease.

Make it interactive.

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51 Best Presentation Slides for Engaging Presentations (2023)

Written by: Chloe West

When you're creating a presentation, whether you're presenting live in front of an audience or embedding it on a webpage for visitors to access on their own time, you want it to be engaging. And unfortunately, too many presentation slides are boring and forgettable.

But with Visme, we've put together 51 of our top presentation slides to help you find the perfect template for your next presentation.

To make navigation easier, we've broken them down into six categories. Browse through each below to find your next presentation slides.

Here's a short selection of 8 easy-to-edit presentation templates you can edit, share and download with Visme. View more below:

51 Best Presentation Slides for Engaging Presentations

Business presentation slides, finance presentation slides.

• Sales & Marketing Presentation Slides

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Pitch deck presentation slides, nonprofit presentation slides.

There are so many reasons you might need to give a presentation in your business or career. And we’ve got just the right templates to get you started.

After all, you’re probably spending enough time creating the content and rehearsing your presentation deck. You don’t need to worry about your presentation slide design at the same time.

Here are a few presentation slides ideas based on topic material like the ones you’re regularly using.

1. Meeting Agenda Template

Customize this presentation template to make it your own! Edit and Download

Sick of seeing team members nod off or lose focus during your team meetings?

Put together your meeting agenda ahead of time using these presentation slides to help keep your team engaged and informed throughout.

This template comes with 15 premade presentation slides that cover everything from project management to charts showing performance and overall meeting objectives. Whatever you need to share in your meeting, you can find in this theme.

Plus, you can completely customize it to match your company colors directly in Visme!

2. Company Goals Template

It’s important to ensure everyone on your team knows and understands the company’s goals. After all, everyone’s work should be geared towards achieving those goals.

You can use these nice slides to put together a background of your company and how far it’s come, as well as detail your upcoming goals, launches and more.

3. Company Overview Template

If you’re speaking to a networking group about your company or pitching to investors, you likely need to give an overview of your company, its leadership team and its offerings.

These are the perfect presentation slides to help you put together a minimalistic design that draws focus towards your company and its mission.

Plus, all of the slides are perfectly set up to highlight your company’s most important assets.

And best of all, they’re completely customizable. Add in your own brand fonts and colors to create the perfect presentation for your business.

4. Project Status Report Template

When it comes to project management, you could always just send over a boring email or report update, but a better way would be to put together a presentation updating your team and/or your supervisors on the status of the project and the remaining timeline.

This presentation theme comes with 14 different slides to help you put together a status report that covers all aspects of your project: the various phases and how far along each one is, the timeline for your project, a project health card and more.

You can also gain even more inspiration for your project timeline slides from these timeline infographic ideas .

5. Business Annual Report Template

Want to show your boss how the company is doing? Or share how your team’s efforts have affected the bottom line? Put together a presentation that shows your business’s results over the year.

While this presentation template comes with a fun geometric accent pattern, you’re able to swap out any of these shapes for ones that more accurately represent your business or your message right in Visme’s design dashboard.

6. Business Plan Template

Are you starting a new business? You might be looking for investors, or perhaps you want to pitch the idea to a potential cofounder.

You can use this theme to put together a polished business plan presentation that showcases your business idea, the market summary, the industry opportunities and more.

You can also use Visme’s color themes to find the perfect color scheme for your presentation and your upcoming business. After all, your brand colors can say a lot about your business.

7. Product Introduction Template

Put together a presentation that introduces a new product idea to your boss, your board of directors or your investors. Take advantage of the charts and graphs in Visme’s design dashboard to showcase various studies and statistics that prove why your idea will be profitable.

Or you can utilize this presentation theme to introduce a product to the public. If your company is in the process of developing a new product to release, a presentation introduction can be a great and engaging way to share it with your audience.

8. Product Presentation Template

Whether you’re launching a new product or sharing the features of an already existing one, you can show off your product through a presentation with nice slides.

You can share your presentation on social media, on your website or at a large company event to announce it to your audience. Include bright, high-quality photos of your product and a list of its best features to really highlight your new release.

9. Visual Brand Identity Template

There are many different ways to create a brand style guide for your business. One great way is with a presentation.

These presentation example slides allow you to seamlessly input your fonts, colors and other visual guidelines into a single presentation so that you can easily share your brand with the designers, marketers and other members of your team.

10. Simple Business Presentation Template

These presentation slides can help you easily put together a business introduction template for a conference or networking event.

Just click above to edit in Visme, switch out your background with one of the thousands of options in our photo library, add in your own key facts, vision and values and download!

11. Industry Trends Template

Put together a presentation to showcase upcoming trends in your industry. You can leave the patterns and colors the way they are in these existing presentation slides, or you can add in your own brand colors or product colors.

Understanding developing trends in your industry each year is important so that you know where your business should focus its efforts.

Sharing a presentation with your team is a great way to stay ahead of the curve.

12. Services Template

Use these slide presentation examples to showcase your services and what you can offer your clients/customers. If you have a visual business, a presentation is an excellent way to highlight your work and show it off to prospective leads.

Swap out each photo in the example slides with photos of your work, update the fonts to match your brand voice (or upload your brand fonts) and add in the services you offer.

13. Slideshow Template

A slideshow presentation is a great way for you to showcase photos of your work alongside your service offerings. This template even includes social media icons on the last page so that viewers know how to find the business online.

Again, you’ll want to swap out all of the photos with your own work, but this presentation theme is a great way to get started.

14. How To Presentation Template

Are you presenting a tutorial or step-by-step guide on how to do something? Using example slides to put together your content is a great idea.

It’s a disservice to your company and your customer to assume that everyone automatically knows how to use your product or service. Showing your audience exactly what to do is essential to your customer service strategy.

15. Survey Results Template

Putting together a customer survey is a great idea to understand how your audience feels about your industry or even your company. Grab those results and insert them into these presentation slides to share with your team.

You can also put together a blog post or webpage with survey results and embed this presentation directly into it so your audience can understand the state of the industry as well.

Visme’s design dashboard allows you to add in various charts and graphs that adjust automatically based on the numbers you input. After all, ain’t nobody got time for manually adjusting the sizes of bar graphs and pie charts.

16. Company Overview Presentation Template

Utilize these beautifully designed presentation slides to create a brief overview of your company and its offerings.

Having a readily available presentation overview of your company is a great idea for when you’re pitching investors, journalists for coverage and more. You don’t need to recreate a presentation each time. Instead, put together a visually appealing and informative one-size-fits-all overview.

You can add in your own photos or choose from Visme’s photo library to keep the same beautifully minimalistic appeal.

When sharing financial information, it’s always helpful to put together some kind of visual aid. This can be used to further emphasize your content, whether it’s about going over budget, showing off exciting revenue increases and more.

Check out these finance slide presentation examples to find the perfect template for your goals.

17. Financial Report Template

Use this template to put together a presentation that goes over your company’s expenses, sales, profits and more.

The built-in data visualization options allow you to showcase your point with more than just numbers. Add in a table of contents to keep your report organized and cohesive, letting your team know exactly what information they’ll find inside.

18. Statistical Presentation Template

Need to report some financial statistics and data? These presentation slides are perfect for helping you insert cold, hard facts into your presentation.

Each slide includes a different type of chart or graph for you to choose from to fully represent your data and statistics. You can easily switch your color scheme by inputting your own brand colors or by choosing a preset color theme from Visme’s dashboard.

19. Map Presentation Template

It’s important to know where it makes the most sense to market your product geographically. Showcase sales and overall company growth and profitability by location.

Knowing your revenue based on geographic location is essential for a global company, and this presentation template is perfect for the job.

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Sales and Marketing Presentation Slides

When it comes to sales and marketing for your company, there is a lot of data and information that can be represented visually. Creating sales and marketing presentations helps with keeping your team on the right track, but can also be a great way to make a pitch.

Learn more about creating essential sales and marketing presentations with these templates.

20. Visualization for Sales and Marketing Template

When you’re putting together a sales and marketing plan, you have to present it to your boss for approval, then to your team for implementation.

Use these presentation slides to help visualize your sales and marketing plan , including each of the upcoming tactics and strategies and the steps for putting them in place.

Having a presentation to refer back to allows your team to ensure they’re implementing the strategies properly.

21. Simple Marketing Presentation Template

Whether you’re introducing new marketing ideas to your team, pitching a new marketing strategy to your boss or to a new client, a presentation with nice slides is the perfect format.

Grab this presentation template that helps you to define your new ideas and share specific tactics for how they should be implemented for the business. Then get ready to rock your pitch and share your awesome new ideas.

22. Market Analysis Template

Review market trends with your team so you know where to take your company’s marketing messaging. You can send out a customer survey or take a look at a few studies that have been done surrounding your industry to put together your market analysis report.

Input all of your findings into this presentation template so you can easily present it to your team or grab the link and send it in an email. Even if you’re not standing up to give a presentation, these presentation slides are still an engaging way to share necessary information.

23. Marketing Plan Template

Building a new marketing plan for your business? Put together  great presentations for your marketing plan to share with your team.

Presenting your new marketing plan to the company is a great way to get everyone motivated and on board with new strategies and ideas.

You can add in your goals, objectives and even user personas with this ready-made marketing plan template.

24. Sales Report Template

Your sales team should be regularly providing insight on how much revenue the company is generating. And a great way to do that is through a sales report presentation or slideshow.

It’s important to stay informed of sales growth throughout the year. Share graphs of sales quarter-over-quarter or year-over-year to see where the company/sales team needs to improve.

25. Press Release Template

Don’t just write a boring old press release to send out to journalists and media publications. Instead, create an interactive press release showcasing your launch.

A presentation press release will help your business stand out from the dry press releases most publications receive, offering even more incentive for them to highlight your business and its products/services.

Edit this template to add in your own brand touches, voice and launch information before grabbing the link and sending it off.

26. Social Media Report Template

Sharing results of any marketing strategy is always essential. This is how you keep your team updated of any strategies that are working, and any strategies that need some adapting.

This presentation theme is a great way to share your current strategy and results. Input your platforms, your strategies and your metrics before presenting it to your team. Customize the presentation slides so that they cater perfectly to your company’s strategy.

27. Social Media Strategy Template

Pitching a social media strategy to your boss can also be done well with a presentation. Showcase why social media is important to invest in, what your plan is and how it will affect the bottom line.

This presentation template already gets you started in perfectly pitching your own strategy. Simply adjust it to your brand colors and fonts and update the information with your own.

Presentations are huge in educational settings.

Whether you’re a teacher looking for an interactive way to share your lesson plan or a student trying to finish up a school project, we’ve got the presentation templates for you.

Take a look at our education presentation slide options to find one that works for you.

28. Training Plan Template

When working one-on-one with a student or mentee, it can be a good idea to put a training or education plan into place. These presentation slides are the perfect start to your lesson and can help to visualize the content and learn in a different way.

Putting together educational content in a presentation helps offer different formats for learning. Students are often not provided with all of the tools they need to learn the material, and a presentation is a great place to start.

29. Book Report Template

Putting together a book report to present for your class? Get started with a presentation theme that you can fully customize for your specific book.

These presentation slides allow you to seamlessly enter in the information about your main characters, the theme of the book, its timeline and any other pertinent information you need to share with the class.

Don’t worry about presentation design in your next project. We’ve already got it all put together for you! Simply click edit, insert your book content and download your presentation.

30. Trivia Template

Help your class remember fast facts before a text with this trivia template. It’s a great way to host a study session in your classroom, and the content is easily interchangeable.

Or if you’re a student, put together a presentation study guide to help you memorize the most important key facts and information from class. A trivia presentation format can make for a fun study sesh before the test.

31. Lesson Plan Template

Don’t waste time putting together a dry Microsoft Word or PowerPoint lesson plan. Instead, create an interactive lesson plan that helps you stay on message during your class, and helps your students to know exactly what’s going to come next.

32. Group Project Template

Group presentations just got a little more exciting. Blow the rest of your class’s projects away by using these presentation slides to compile your overall project objectives and results.

You can easily adjust colors and fonts, add in your team members and insert copy relevant to your class and your group project.

Don’t forget to thank your classmates and your teacher for listening in the end.

A pitch deck is an essential presentation for all businesses and entrepreneurs to have. There are many times you might need to pitch your business, whether it’s to investors for funding, journalists for media coverage and more.

Using a presentation template to put together your pitch deck is a great idea so that you can focus on pitching your business without having to worry about the design.

Browse through the pitch deck presentation slides below to find one that works for your business and its goals.

33. Airbnb Pitch Deck Presentation Template

Give this Airbnb-inspired pitch deck presentation theme a go when putting together a slideshow for your business. Include the solution that your business provides its customers, product/service information, and excerpts from press acknowledgements.

34. Front Pitch Deck Presentation Template

Showcase your business with this geometric pitch deck template inspired by Front. Add in the planned acquisition channels for your business, your leadership team and more.

Your pitch deck is meant to showcase your business to people who may want to work with you, so it’s important to share the most imperative information.

35. Buffer Pitch Deck Presentation Template

Showcase the state of the industry and your business’s role in it with this pitch presentation slides idea inspired by Buffer. The information these presentation slides include helps you to share the impact your company has had on your industry.

Since industries are ever-changing, you can easily update the information within your pitch deck in Visme and it will automatically sync to the webpage where you embed this presentation.

36. Comms Pitch Deck Presentation Template

Use these presentation slides inspired by Intercom to give your audience an idea of what your product is going to look like and how it will work.

This is the perfect pitch deck template to take advantage of when launching a new SaaS product or app so that you can share what the technology will look like and how it will work.

Showcasing specific features and tutorials is a great way to get people talking about your product.

37. WeWork Pitch Deck Presentation Template

Is your company helping to fuel a movement? Share how your company is changing the industry with this pitch deck template inspired by WeWork.

It’s exciting when your business is doing more for your industry than simply adding another product or service. Focusing on a movement that really switches up the way your industry does things is an incredible feat.

Utilize a pitch deck template like the one above to showcase how your company is involved.

38. Buzzfeed Pitch Deck Presentation Template

Does your business focus on content? Or perhaps you’re creating a new kind of media outlet?

Show off your content and analytics with this Buzzfeed-inspired pitch deck presentation template. Getting advertisers on board and other media outlets to talk about you is important for success.

This is why you need to be putting together a pitch deck that shares that kind of information. No one will want to work with you if you keep your analytics in the dark.

39. Investor Pitch Deck Template

Starting a new venture that you need funding for? Use these presentation slides to put together a pitch for investors in your business.

From showcasing the problem in the industry to your business’s solution, along with your business plan and pricing table is a great way to get potential investors interested in what you’re selling.

40. LinkedIn Pitch Deck Presentation Template

Compare and contrast what processes look like with and without your business with this pitch deck template inspired by LinkedIn.

It’s a great idea to take care of this in your pitch deck so that you make the job of any media outlet or writer covering your business even easier. After all, you’ve done the hard work for them.

They were going to share how your business helps. You’ve already visualized this in your pitch deck. This increases the chances that people will cover your business.

41. Mattermark Pitch Deck Presentation Template

Use this pitch deck presentation theme inspired by Mattermark to put together key questions about the industry that showcase why your business is so essential.

Launching a startup is hard work, and that’s why a pitch deck is an essential marketing tool to have. Creating a pitch deck that already answers the why and how questions of your business is a great way to introduce who you are and what you’re doing to investors and reporters.

42. Foursquare Pitch Deck Presentation Template

Put together an overview of how your product works with this pitch deck presentation template inspired by Foursquare.

With presentation slides already in place to showcase a step-by-step tutorial, all you have to do is input your content and publish your presentation.

43. Fyre Festival Pitch Deck Presentation Template

If your company has been doing some awesome stuff lately, you want your potential investors and those looking to work with your business to know about it.

Show off your company achievements with this pitch deck presentation template inspired by the famous Fyre Festival pitch deck.

44. Biogrify Pitch Deck Presentation Template

Use these presentation slides inspired by Biogrify to excite people about how they can use your product. If you have a unique product or service, you just need to drum up a little excitement and attention!

A pitch deck is the perfect way to do that. Add in your company’s logo, mission and unique selling proposition to get people looking forward to becoming customers/users.

45. Launchrock Pitch Deck Presentation Template

Influencer marketing is a huge marketing strategy that can generate some serious results. What better way to pitch influencers about your business than with this pitch deck inspired by Launchrock?

Don’t email off some boring PDF or Google Doc. Create enticing pitches to influencers with this pitch deck theme, and start watching the replies from influencers pour in.

Working with influencers to promote your product is a great way to increase your audience base and word of mouth about your company.

When you’re running a nonprofit, there is a lot of pitching your organization, talking to donors and working on events to increase donations. This is why you need a presentation.

Putting together a presentation for your nonprofit is a great way to showcase what your organization does and why people should donate to it.

Here are a few nonprofit presentation slides to choose from, where all you have to do is insert your information, change colors and fonts and present.

46. Nonprofit Report Template

Put together a report that covers what your nonprofit is working against as well as your nonprofit’s achievements each year.

47. Nonprofit Art Template

Use this presentation slides idea to provide an overview of your nonprofit and its main projects. To generate even more support and donations, it’s important to provide clear insight into your key products and objectives.

48. Nonprofit Environmental Template

This presentation theme is perfect for showcasing the key issues your nonprofit fights for and its process for doing so.

Being transparent about what your nonprofit works on is important so that your donors know exactly where their money is going. Being secretive can generate some bad press, so it’s better to be open with your supporters.

49. Nonprofit Animals Template

These presentation slides use earthy colors to convey their nonprofit’s connection to animal rights. Use this to showcase your nonprofit. You can use the current colors or update it to match your nonprofit’s brand/industry.

50. Wildlife Conservation Template

Use these presentation slides to cover why your nonprofit matters and why donors should consider contributing.

A nonprofit only exists when people donate, so putting together a compelling pitch deck showcasing why your nonprofit is so important to your main issue is important. These slides are perfect for sharing your goals and mission.

51. Pet Adoption Slideshow Template

This pitch deck presentation template is perfect for SPCAs and other animal societies working on finding forever homes for their animals.

However, it can also be adapted to any other nonprofit or business need. The great thing about these presentation slides is how versatile they are. Each one is completely customizable to fit your specific needs.

Ready to Create Engaging Presentation Slides?

Ready to get started with creating your presentation? Choose from any of these 51 presentation slides, or browse Visme’s complete template library to find the perfect match for creating your own presentation.

Each one of these presentation themes can be adapted to match your business, school, nonprofit and other needs so that you can create something perfect for your goals and objectives. Create your free account to start customizing with our drag-and-drop presentation maker.

And once you’ve finished creating your presentation, check out our video to help you present like a pro and wow your audience.

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Chloe West is the content marketing manager at Visme. Her experience in digital marketing includes everything from social media, blogging, email marketing to graphic design, strategy creation and implementation, and more. During her spare time, she enjoys exploring her home city of Charleston with her son.

How to Create Interior Design Presentation in 6 Steps

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Interior design presentation is a brilliant way for real estate agents to showcase the property from various perspectives to their clients. Renderings, exact specifications, sketches, details, and samples are the most common parts of such a project.

A good visual presentation of the interior will show a potential buyer a picture of the home he/she is interested in. Besides, it will simplify your workflow, since you can include various details in such kinds of projects, so there won’t be a need to send customers additional floor plans, furniture textures, etc.

6 Steps to Create a Professional Interior Design Presentation

Most professional interior designers prepare their presentations according to the following plan.

Step 1. Do Initial Sketching

First, try to represent the initial design concept on paper. Visualize a basic layout of the property indicating the dimensions of every room.

Make a quick draft of your ideas. Include any comments that you should bear in mind when working on your presentation.

Digitalizing your project is an excellent idea, which you can implement using drawing tablets or smartphones with drawing apps installed that allow adding colors and tweaking designs without any hassle.

Pro tip . Select drawing software common for the industry, like Adobe Illustrator , Clip Studio Paint and Sketch .

Step 2. Build the Floor Plan and Provide the Exact Measurements

Developing accurate floor plans at this stage is pivotal. This allows for estimating how much space is being occupied and defining how many details should be added. Besides, you can include detailed elevations showcasing various heights and openings.

It is up to you whether to create furniture pieces of some specific size or browse the program’s furniture collection and choose the item you like. At this stage, you should have accurate measurements of both space and furniture.

Nowadays the market offers a great variety of floor plan apps , but the most popular options are SketchUp , Sweet Home 3D , Roomstyler, Roomle, etc.

Pro tip . It is important to prepare some basic elements before starting to work on your floor plan design.

• Size lines like the width of doors are one of the most important parameters.
• Scale is another key specification, which indicates the degree of representing a room on a sheet of paper or computer screen when developing a floor plan.

Positioning, which showcases the connection and arrangement of rooms on a layout, is also pivotal.

Step 3. Define the Interior Style

At this point, you should already know what style your customers prefer. Paying attention to your client’s tastes is paramount when it comes to furnishing a space.

Besides, you can benefit from ready-to-use designs for creating a desired atmosphere in a particular space. Contemporary, modern, charming, and other styles are available. At this stage, you can also decide on a specific style of interior design, such as classicism, modern, loft, high-tech, and others.

Book for real estate agents & interior designers provides much info concerning this issue.

Pro tip . Many books for interior designers contain much info on this theme: The Interior Design Handbook (Frida Ramstedt, 2020) , Evocative Style (Kelly Wearstler, 2019) , Made for Living: Collected Interiors for All Sorts of Styles (Amber Lewis, 2020) .

Step 4. Proceed with Room Decoration

Adding special details to your design is one of the greatest room decoration ideas. After presenting a mood board to your clients, you’ve probably found out what textures, colors, and materials appeal to them.

There are many decoration elements in interior design apps that you can include in your project. Alternatively, use more sophisticated software to create such components from the get-go.

Pro tip . Fabrics, wood, tile, paint, and other types of surface materials can also embellish the space and provide more customization options. Professional designers write style guides where they describe all the important details of the interior.

Mix colors, textures, materials, and their samples and combine them into a single composition. Use one of these tools: PatternLab, Canva , GitBook , and others.

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Step 5. Customize Lighting

Once the previous stage is completed, it is high time to create a 3D rendering of your project. Note that proper lighting management helps achieve the greatest possible result. Use both artificial and natural illumination for presenting the design to provide customers with a comprehensive picture of their property.

Pro tip . You can add light in Photoshop or use free CAD software functions to fulfill this task. 3D Builder, FreeCAD , Leopoly, and SculptGL are among the most popular options.

Step 6. Add 3D Walkthrough

The last step of developing an impressive interior designer presentation is to create a 3D tour to let your clients dive into the atmosphere you’ve created. By uploading your interior photos , you can turn them into the whole walkthrough, during which the clients can zoom any object, and change the viewing angle and location.

This step is optional when we are talking about interior design, but virtual tours greatly increase your chances of success with any given client.

Pro tip . I recommend using such virtual tour software as Matterport, CloudPano, TourWizard .

What to Include in Your Interior Design Presentation?

Depending on the needs of the client, you can include different materials in your presentation, but there is a list of obligatory elements.

3D floor plan for understanding space . Most floor plan software allow you to draw 2D plans and view them in 3D format. When viewing a 3D layout, the customers get more detailed info about the space getting a clear understanding of how big it is, its layout, etc.

It doesn’t make much of a difference how you present the floor plan to the client – ​​in a hand-drawn format or made with digital tools. It greatly depends on the method of communication.

If you are going to the first and most important face-to-face meeting with a potential client, it will be more appropriate to draw by hand, making changes on the go as you interact.

Take advantage of instant messaging software to send floor plans made using a specialized program with more convenience. At the same time, I recommend choosing a program that allows sharing files with the right to make adjustments.

Mood board to define your clients’ needs . To define your clients’ tastes and preferences, as well as their vision of the interior, include several mood boards in your interior design presentation. Each of them should reflect a certain style of the interior.

Pinterest is a fantastic resource for selecting referencing styles, colors, textures, and details. Interior design inspiration, interior design ideas, interior design aesthetics, interior design styles, and other keys are most common for searching the required data on this platform.

Next, combine all the ideas using mood board apps like Pinterest, Moodzer, MilaNote, Vision Board, and others.

Furniture visualization for a more detailed pic . A furniture plan features all furniture items with their exact dimensions showcasing how much space is left around each piece. Providing your clients with the ability to visualize the real shape, color, and texture of each element in combination with other decorative things is a brilliant idea.

It is great that many resources offer free 3D models of furniture items for enhancing your design. Besides, the majority of interior design software comes with a great range of 3D models, but you can also visit such sites as Adobe Stock , 3D Warehouse, Free3D, Hum3D, etc. and check what they offer.

3D renderings to add realism . 3D renderings are the key to a successful interior design project presentation. Using them, you can represent a 3D view of your design with such details as interior lighting, sunlight, shadows, and textures. Basically, your entire presentation can look like renderings of different rooms, but in this case, it is better to add samples of furniture materials, textiles, and components for a more visual demonstration.

Using free rendering software , creating a lifelike rendering of your space is a quick and easy procedure.

But note that these tools are quite pricey and have a steep learning curve. Blender, Arnold, Indigo Renderer, Lumion are among the most popular programs for 3D rendering.

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A design presentation

Listen to the presentation about a new product design to practise and improve your listening skills.

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Do the preparation task first. Then listen to the audio and do the exercises.

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Hi, everyone. Thanks for coming to this short presentation on our new product design. As you know, we've already redeveloped our 'Adventure' shampoo to make it more modern and appealing. And we've renamed it 'Adventure Tech'. Our market research established the target market as men in the 18–40 age range who like to be outdoors and also like technical gadgets, such as smartwatches, drones and things like that. We needed to create a bottle which appeals to that market.

So, today, I'm happy to unveil our new bottle design. As you can see, it's designed to look like a black metal drinking flask, with some digital features printed on it.

I'd like to talk you through the following three points: the key features, sizing and our timeline for production.

Firstly, you'll notice it has an ergonomic design. That means it fits smoothly into your hand and can be easily opened and squeezed using one hand. And, it looks like a flask you might use when hiking outdoors. The imitation digital displays are designed to remind the user of other tech devices they may have, such as a smartwatch or smart displays in their home.

I'd now like to tell you about the sizes. It comes in two sizes: the regular size and a small travel size. The travel size is the same type of design – a flask, also with imitation digital displays on the bottle. We were thinking of starting with one and following with the travel-size in a few months, but we've worked hard and both are ready now.

Finally, I'm going to talk to you about our timeline for production. You've probably heard that we're launching in two months. In preparation for that, we're starting the marketing campaign next month. You can see the complete overview of all phases in this Gantt chart.

In summary, the bottle's been designed for men who like adventure and technology, and it comes in two sizes. The marketing campaign is starting next month and we're launching the product in two months.

OK. So, any questions? Feel free to also email me for further information in case we run out of time.

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When was the last time you had to give a presentation? What was it about? How did it go?

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My last presentation was like three years ago, when i had to present my thesis, i was very nervous, but i did my best to do a good presentation, after all, i worked on it for a couple of years.

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The last time i did a presentation was in secondary school about the wasted water, I was nervous but it was fine.

The last time I gave a presentation was during my BA course in marketing at university. It was about a lighter brand named Zippo. I had previously analysed the brand and then spoke to the other students about the results of my research. I remember that I had taken a lot of time for researching and obtaining information and minor data. Eventually, everything went rather well and I got a very good score because of the presentation.

The last presentation I gave was in a medical course in my university. It was about a scientific topic, that is the '' aortic arch '' - a large artery in our body-. I present with my group and I think it went so smooth and successful as we got a really good mark!

My last presentation was about two months ago. I needed to tell the audience the biography of one writer. But I did it with my group so it wasn't so nervous because I felt that I had some support. Everything was okay and we got good grades :)

My last presentation was about weeks ago. I was responsible to give a lecture regarding one type of a heart diseases (heart block). Three months back I have presented same topic, so, I was familiar to it. Actually the presentation went very well, the audiences were happy because, they understood it very well. This made me proud of myself.

My last presentation was about 2 months ago. I was responsible for developing a new website to a company, so after I finished the development phase and before deploying it into production, I gave a presentation to both the business owner and the website administrators. Actually it went very well, all parties was happy with the website design and functionality which made me very proud and satisfied with the work I have done.

My last presentation make me feel nervous and horrible. This is because I have no ideal what should I do since Im the first person to present. Then, I feel that I do a worst job in my last presentation.

The last time I did a presentation was for my graduation project. I was preparing for a long time. and I was nervous but I did fine in the end.

The last time I presented something was an exam and it was orally, I was nervous but I was fine

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