How to make a branded PowerPoint presentation
october 6, 2023
by Microsoft Create team
A branded PowerPoint presentation features your business's own visual language in a design template. Here, you create an effective and eye-catching way to represent your company that goes far beyond adding a logo to every slide—for your audience, it conveys an attention to detail that reinforces your brand values. Thankfully, you don't have to be a graphic design expert to create a branded presentation. Start with a professionally designed PowerPoint template and then modify it to reflect the visual identity for your business.
Why create a branded presentation?
A cohesive visual identity is one of the signifiers of professionalism to your audience. It reflects confidence and uniqueness in a world of competitors.
You might already have stationery , business cards , and a website featuring your brand's visual elements—this includes things like color palette, typography, logo size and placement, or decorative elements. It makes sense to carry this cohesion to your presentations. This is often overlooked in establishing a visual identity. Many believe that they must start from scratch, which is time- and labor-intensive. But instead of building a template from the ground up, start by selecting a design that speaks to you and modify a few simple elements to create your own branded presentation.
How to create a branded PowerPoint presentation
When developing a branded presentation, there are three important things to include: your logo , your brand colors , and your brand's font.
Embed your logo
A branded presentation will carry your logo on every slide, as an anchor element. But it should not be too large or distracting that it draws attention away from your content. Your first and last slides should include a large version of your logo, and on your remaining slides, this logo will move to a corner of your presentation, where it will serve as a visual reminder for your audience.
If you have a copy of your logo saved as a file, it's easy to embed into PowerPoint; here's how:
- Open your PowerPoint deck and go to the slide where you want the logo.
- Select Insert > Pictures > This Device .
- Navigate to your logo file, select it, and then select Insert .
- Select the logo and resize it (if necessary) by clicking and dragging one of the resize handles, then drag the logo to the position you want it in.
Set your colors
If you've got brand colors, here's how to set them for your presentation:
- Open your PowerPoint deck.
- Select Design .
- Under Variants (toward the right side of the toolbar), select the More drop-down and then select Colors > Customize Colors .
If you haven't picked brand colors yet and are looking for guidance, learn how to choose the perfect colors for your brand with help from the Microsoft Create team.
The relationships between groups of colors can establish a mood for your business. Color theory tells us that red means passion and blue represents calm, for example, but a trio or quartet of colors across a spectrum can mean multiple things, whether they complement or contrast with each other. To learn more, check out The fundamentals of color: What is color theory? by artist and creative director, Alberto Cerriteno .
Select a font family
A font is more than just the default text for your presentation: A font family also includes different weights (bold or lightweight, for example), italics, and special or foreign characters. Choosing a font family means versatility for anything you might want to convey to your audience.
Here's how to select the font family:
- Under Variants (toward the right side of the toolbar), select the More drop-down and then select Fonts and then select a font family.
Tips for successful presentations
- Balance text and visuals. A wall of text will be uncomfortable to read, while too much imagery will seem unfocused.
- Enhance your content through your public speaking, but don't echo it. Use what you're saying to accentuate the content instead of dryly repeating it.
- Keep the colors balanced. Bright or distracting colors will take away from your message, even if it is part of your company's identity.
- Ensure that fonts are legible. Avoid using text that's too large and make sure that it can be read from anywhere in the room where you are presenting.
- Use charts and graphs, but sparingly. Too much data presented as visuals can be information overload.
Start with a professional template
Microsoft Create provides PowerPoint templates that can help take the guesswork out of creating a visual identity from scratch. With just a few clicks, you can edit and revise these customizable templates to match your brand.
Start by looking through our business presentation templates and downloading the ones you like best. Then modify them to build your own branded presentation.
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How to Make a PowerPoint Presentation (Step-by-Step)
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In this beginner’s guide, you will learn step-by-step how to make a PowerPoint presentation from scratch.
While PowerPoint is designed to be intuitive and accessible, it can be overwhelming if you’ve never gotten any training on it before. As you progress through this guide, you’ll will learn how to move from blank slides to PowerPoint slides that look like these.
Table of Contents
Additionally, as you create your presentation, you’ll also learn tricks for working more efficiently in PowerPoint, including how to:
- Change the slide order
- Reset your layout
- Change the slide dimensions
- Use PowerPoint Designer
- Format text
- Format objects
- Play a presentation (slide show)
With this knowledge under your belt, you’ll be ready to start creating PowerPoint presentations. Moreover, you’ll have taken your skills from beginner to proficient in no time at all. I will also include links to more advanced PowerPoint topics.
Ready to start learning how to make a PowerPoint presentation?
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Start with a blank presentation.
Note: Before you open PowerPoint and start creating your presentation, make sure you’ve collected your thoughts. If you’re going to make your slides compelling, you need to spend some time brainstorming.
For help with this, see our article with tips for nailing your business presentation here .
The first thing you’ll need to do is to open PowerPoint. When you do, you are shown the Start Menu , with the Home tab open.
This is where you can choose either a blank theme (1) or a pre-built theme (2). You can also choose to open an existing presentation (3).
For now, go ahead and click on the Blank Presentation (1) thumbnail.
Doing so launches a brand new and blank presentation for you to work with. Before you start adding content to your presentation, let’s first familiarize ourselves with the PowerPoint interface.
The PowerPoint interface
Here is how the program is laid out:
- The Application Header
- The Ribbon (including the Ribbon tabs)
- The Quick Access Toolbar (either above or below the Ribbon)
- The Slides Pane (slide thumbnails)
The Slide Area
The notes pane.
- The Status Bar (including the View Buttons)
Each one of these areas has options for viewing certain parts of the PowerPoint environment and formatting your presentation.
Below are the important things to know about certain elements of the PowerPoint interface.
The PowerPoint Ribbon
The Ribbon is contextual. That means that it will adapt to what you’re doing in the program.
For example, the Font, Paragraph and Drawing options are greyed out until you select something that has text in it, as in the example below (A).
Furthermore, if you start manipulating certain objects, the Ribbon will display additional tabs, as seen above (B), with more commands and features to help you work with those objects. The following objects have their own additional tabs in the Ribbon which are hidden until you select them:
- Online Pictures
- Screenshots
- Screen Recording
The Slides Pane
This is where you can preview and rearrange all the slides in your presentation.
Right-clicking on a slide in the pane gives you additional options on the slide level that you won’t find on the Ribbon, such as Duplicate Slide , Delete Slide , and Hide Slide .
In addition, you can add sections to your presentation by right-clicking anywhere in this Pane and selecting Add Section . Sections are extremely helpful in large presentations, as they allow you to organize your slides into chunks that you can then rearrange, print or display differently from other slides.
The Slide Area (A) is where you will build out your slides. Anything within the bounds of this area will be visible when you present or print your presentation.
Anything outside of this area (B) will be hidden from view. This means that you can place things here, such as instructions for each slide, without worrying about them being shown to your audience.
The Notes Pane is the space beneath the Slide Area where you can type in the speaker notes for each slide. It’s designed as a fast way to add and edit your slides’ talking points.
To expand your knowledge and learn more about adding, printing, and exporting your PowerPoint speaker notes, read our guide here .
Your speaker notes are visible when you print your slides using the Notes Pages option and when you use the Presenter View . To expand your knowledge and learn the ins and outs of using the Presenter View , read our guide here .
You can resize the Notes Pane by clicking on its edge and dragging it up or down (A). You can also minimize or reopen it by clicking on the Notes button in the Status Bar (B).
Note: Not all text formatting displays in the Notes Pane, even though it will show up when printing your speaker notes. To learn more about printing PowerPoint with notes, read our guide here .
Now that you have a basic grasp of the PowerPoint interface at your disposal, it’s time to make your presentation.
Adding Content to Your PowerPoint Presentation
Notice that in the Slide Area , there are two rectangles with dotted outlines. These are called Placeholders and they’re set on the template in the Slide Master View .
To expand your knowledge and learn how to create a PowerPoint template of your own (which is no small task), read our guide here .
As the prompt text suggests, you can click into each placeholder and start typing text. These types of placeholder prompts are customizable too. That means that if you are using a company template, it might say something different, but the functionality is the same.
Note: For the purposes of this example, I will create a presentation based on the content in the Starbucks 2018 Global Social Impact Report, which is available to the public on their website.
If you type in more text than there is room for, PowerPoint will automatically reduce its font size. You can stop this behavior by clicking on the Autofit Options icon to the left of the placeholder and selecting Stop Fitting Text to this Placeholder .
Next, you can make formatting adjustments to your text by selecting the commands in the Font area and the Paragraph area of the Home tab of the Ribbon.
The Reset Command: If you make any changes to your title and decide you want to go back to how it was originally, you can use the Reset button up in the Home tab .
Insert More Slides into Your Presentation
Now that you have your title slide filled in, it’s time to add more slides. To do that, simply go up to the Home tab and click on New Slide . This inserts a new slide in your presentation right after the one you were on.
You can alternatively hit Ctrl+M on your keyboard to insert a new blank slide in PowerPoint. To learn more about this shortcut, see my guide on using Ctrl+M in PowerPoint .
Instead of clicking the New Slide command, you can also open the New Slide dropdown to see all the slide layouts in your PowerPoint template. Depending on who created your template, your layouts in this dropdown can be radically different.
If you insert a layout and later want to change it to a different layout, you can use the Layout dropdown instead of the New Slide dropdown.
After inserting a few different slide layouts, your presentation might look like the following picture. Don’t worry that it looks blank, next we will start adding content to your presentation.
If you want to follow along exactly with me, your five slides should be as follows:
- Title Slide
- Title and Content
- Section Header
- Two Content
- Picture with Caption
Adding Content to Your Slides
Now let’s go into each slide and start adding our content. You’ll notice some new types of placeholders.
On slide 2 we have a Content Placeholder , which allows you to add any kind of content. That includes:
- A SmartArt graphic,
- A 3D object,
- A picture from the web,
- Or an icon.
To insert text, simply type it in or hit Ctrl+C to Copy and Ctrl+V to Paste from elsewhere. To insert any of the other objects, click on the appropriate icon and follow the steps to insert it.
For my example, I’ll simply type in some text as you can see in the picture below.
Slides 3 and 4 only have text placeholders, so I’ll go ahead and add in my text into each one.
On slide 5 we have a Picture Placeholder . That means that the only elements that can go into it are:
- A picture from the web
To insert a picture into the picture placeholder, simply:
- Click on the Picture icon
- Find a picture on your computer and select it
- Click on Insert
Alternatively, if you already have a picture open somewhere else, you can select the placeholder and paste in (shortcut: Ctrl+V ) the picture. You can also drag the picture in from a file explorer window.
If you do not like the background of the picture you inserted onto your slide, you can remove the background here in PowerPoint. To see how to do this, read my guide here .
Placeholders aren’t the only way to add content to your slides. At any point, you can use the Insert tab to add elements to your slides.
You can use either the Title Only or the Blank slide layout to create slides for content that’s different. For example, a three-layout content slide, or a single picture divider slide, as shown below.
In the first example above, I’ve inserted 6 text boxes, 3 icons, and 3 circles to create this layout. In the second example, I’ve inserted a full-sized picture and then 2 shapes and 2 text boxes.
The Reset Command: Because these slides are built with shapes and text boxes (and not placeholders), hitting the Reset button up in the Home tab won’t do anything.
That is a good thing if you don’t want your layouts to adjust. However, it does mean that it falls on you to make sure everything is aligned and positioned correctly.
For more on how to add and manipulate the different objects in PowerPoint, check out our step-by-step articles here:
- Using graphics in PowerPoint
- Inserting icons onto slides
- Adding pictures to your PowerPoint
- How to embed a video in PowerPoint
- How to add music to your presentation
Using Designer to generate more layouts ideas
If you have Office 365, your version of PowerPoint comes with a new feature called Designer (or Design Ideas). This is a feature that generates slide layout ideas for you. The coolest thing about this feature is that it uses the content you already have.
To use Designer , simply navigate to the Design tab in your Ribbon, and click on Design Ideas .
NOTE: If the PowerPoint Designer is not working for you (it is grey out), see my troubleshooting guide for Designer .
Change the Overall Design (optional)
When you make a PowerPoint presentation, you’ll want to think about the overall design. Now that you have some content in your presentation, you can use the Design tab to change the look and feel of your slides.
For additional help thinking through the design of your presentation, read my guide here .
A. Picking your PowerPoint slide size
If you have PowerPoint 2013 or later, when you create a blank document in PowerPoint, you automatically start with a widescreen layout with a 16:9 ratio. These dimensions are suitable for most presentations as they match the screens of most computers and projectors.
However, you do have the option to change the dimensions.
For example, your presentation might not be presented, but instead converted into a PDF or printed and distributed. In that case, you can easily switch to the standard dimensions with a 4:3 ratio by selecting from the dropdown (A).
You can also choose a custom slide size or change the slide orientation from landscape to portrait in the Custom Slide Size dialog box (B).
To learn all about the different PowerPoint slide sizes, and some of the issues you will face when changing the slide size of a non-blank presentation, read my guide here .
B. Selecting a PowerPoint theme
The next thing you can do is change the theme of your presentation to a pre-built one. For a detailed explanation of what a PowerPoint theme is, and how to best use it, read my article here .
In the beginning of this tutorial, we started with a blank presentation, which uses the default Office theme as you can see in the picture below.
That gives you the most flexibility because it has a blank background and quite simple layouts that work for most presentations. However, it also means that it’s your responsibility to enhance the design.
If you’re comfortable with this, you can stay with the default theme or create your own custom theme ( read my guide here ). But if you would rather not have to think about design, then you can choose a pre-designed theme.
Microsoft provides 46 other pre-built themes, which include slide layouts, color variants and palettes, and fonts. Each one varies quite significantly, so make sure you look through them carefully.
To select a different theme, go to the Design tab in the Ribbon, and click on the dropdown arrow in the Themes section .
For this tutorial, let’s select the Frame theme and then choose the third Variant in the theme. Doing so changes the layout, colors, and fonts of your presentation.
Note: The theme dropdown area is also where you can import or save custom themes. To see my favorite places to find professional PowerPoint templates and themes (and recommendations for why I like them), read my guide here .
C. How to change a slide background in PowerPoint
The next thing to decide is how you want your background to look for the entire presentation. In the Variants area, you can see four background options.
For this example, we want our presentation to have a dark background, so let’s select Style 3. When you do so, you’ll notice that:
- The background color automatically changes across all slides
- The color of the text on most of the slides automatically changes to white so that it’s visible on the dark background
- The colors of the objects on slides #6 and #7 also adjust, in a way we may not want (we’ll likely have to make some manual adjustments to these slides)
Note: If you want to change the slide background for just that one slide, don’t left-click the style. Instead, right-click it and select Apply to Selected Slides .
After you change the background for your entire presentation, you can easily adjust the background for an individual slide.
Inside the Format Background pane, you can see you have the following options:
- Gradient fill
- Picture or texture fill
- Pattern fill
- Hide background
You can explore these options to find the PowerPoint background that best fits your presentation.
D. How to change your color palette in PowerPoint
Another thing you may want to adjust in your presentation, is the color scheme. In the picture below you can see the Theme Colors we are currently using for this presentation.
Each PowerPoint theme comes with its own color palette. By default, the Office theme includes the Office color palette. This affects the colors you are presented with when you format any element within your presentation (text, shapes, SmartArt, etc.).
The good news is that the colors here are easy to change. To switch color palettes, simply:
- Go to the Design tab in the Ribbon
- In the Variants area, click on the dropdown arrow and select Colors
- Select the color palette (or theme colors) you want
You can choose among the pre-built color palettes from Office, or you can customize them to create your own.
As you build your presentation, make sure you use the colors from your theme to format objects. That way, changing the color palette adjusts all the colors in your presentation automatically.
E. How to change your fonts in PowerPoint
Just as we changed the color palette, you can do the same for the fonts.
Each PowerPoint theme comes with its own font combination. By default, the Office theme includes the Office font pairing. This affects the fonts that are automatically assigned to all text in your presentation.
The good news is that the font pairings are easy to change. To switch your Theme Fonts, simply:
- Go to the Design tab in the Ribbon
- Click on the dropdown arrow in the Variants area
- Select Fonts
- Select the font pairing you want
You can choose among the pre-built fonts from Office, or you can customize them to create your own.
If you are working with PowerPoint presentations on both Mac and PC computers, make sure you choose a safe PowerPoint font. To see a list of the safest PowerPoint fonts, read our guide here .
If you receive a PowerPoint presentation and the wrong fonts were used, you can use the Replace Fonts dialog box to change the fonts across your entire presentation. For details, read our guide here .
Adding Animations & Transitions (optional)
The final step to make a PowerPoint presentation compelling, is to consider using animations and transitions. These are by no means necessary to a good presentation, but they may be helpful in your situation.
A. Adding PowerPoint animations
PowerPoint has an incredibly robust animations engine designed to power your creativity. That being said, it’s also easy to get started with basic animations.
Animations are movements that you can apply to individual objects on your slide.
To add a PowerPoint animation to an element of your slide, simply:
- Select the element
- Go to the Animations tab in the Ribbon
- Click on the dropdown arrow to view your options
- Select the animation you want
You can add animations to multiple objects at one time by selecting them all first and then applying the animation.
B. How to preview a PowerPoint animation
There are three ways to preview a PowerPoint animation:
- Click on the Preview button in the Animations tab
- Click on the little star next to the slide
- Play the slide in Slide Show Mode
To learn other ways to run your slide show, see our guide on presenting a PowerPoint slide show with shortcuts .
To adjust the settings of your animations, explore the options in the Effect Options , Advanced Animation and the Timing areas of the Animation tab .
Note: To see how to make objects appear and disappear in your slides by clicking a button, read our guide here .
C. How to manage your animations in PowerPoint
The best way to manage lots of animations on your slide is with the Animation Pane . To open it, simply:
- Navigate to the Animations tab
- Select the Animation Pane
Inside the Animation Pane, you’ll see all of the different animations that have been applied to objects on your slide, with their numbers marked as pictured above.
Note: To see examples of PowerPoint animations that can use in PowerPoint, see our list of PowerPoint animation tutorials here .
D. How to add transitions to your PowerPoint presentation
PowerPoint has an incredibly robust transition engine so that you can dictate how your slides change from one to the other. It is also extremely easy to add transitions to your slides.
In PowerPoint, transitions are the movements (or effects) you see as you move between two slides.
To add a transition to a PowerPoint slide, simply:
- Select the slide
- Go to the Transitions tab in the Ribbon
- In the Transitions to This Slide area, click on the dropdown arrow to view your options
- Select the transition you want
To adjust the settings of the transition, explore the options in the Timing area of the Transitions tab.
You can also add the same transition to multiple slides. To do that, select them in the Slides Pane and apply the transition.
E. How to preview a transition in PowerPoint
There are three ways to preview your PowerPoint transitions (just like your animations):
- Click on the Preview button in the Transitions tab
- Click on the little star beneath the slide number in the thumbnail view
Note: In 2016, PowerPoint added a cool new transition, called Morph. It operates a bit differently from other transitions. For a detailed tutorial on how to use the cool Morph transition, see our step-by-step article here .
Save Your PowerPoint Presentation
After you’ve built your presentation and made all the adjustments to your slides, you’ll want to save your presentation. YOu can do this several different ways.
To save a PowerPoint presentation using your Ribbon, simply:
- Navigate to the File tab
- Select Save As on the left
- Choose where you want to save your presentation
- Name your presentation and/or adjust your file type settings
- Click Save
You can alternatively use the Ctrl+S keyboard shortcut to save your presentation. I recommend using this shortcut frequently as you build your presentation to make sure you don’t lose any of your work.
This is the standard way to save a presentation. However, there may be a situation where you want to save your presentation as a different file type.
To learn how to save your presentation as a PDF, see our guide on converting PowerPoint to a PDF .
How to save your PowerPoint presentation as a template
Once you’ve created a presentation that you like, you may want to turn it into a template. The easiest – but not technically correct – way, is to simply create a copy of your current presentation and then change the content.
But be careful! A PowerPoint template is a special type of document and it has its own parameters and behaviors.
If you’re interested in learning about how to create your own PowerPoint template from scratch, see our guide on how to create a PowerPoint template .
Printing Your PowerPoint Presentation
After finishing your PowerPoint presentation, you may want to print it out on paper. Printing your slides is relatively easy.
To open the Print dialog box, you can either:
- Hit Ctrl+P on your keyboard
- Or go to the Ribbon and click on File and then Print
Inside the Print dialog box, you can choose from the various printing settings:
- Printer: Select a printer to use (or print to PDF or OneNote)
- Slides: Choose which slides you want to print
- Layout: Determine how many slides you want per page (this is where you can print the notes, outline, and handouts)
- Collated or uncollated (learn what collated printing means here )
- Color: Choose to print in color, grayscale or black & white
There are many more options for printing your PowerPoint presentations. Here are links to more in-depth articles:
- How to print multiple slides per page
- How to print your speaker notes in PowerPoint
- How to save PowerPoint as a picture presentation
So that’s how to create a PowerPoint presentation if you are brand new to it. We’ve also included a ton of links to helpful resources to boost your PowerPoint skills further.
When you are creating your presentation, it is critical to first focus on the content (what you are trying to say) before getting lost inserting and playing with elements. The clearer you are on what you want to present, the easier it will be to build it out in PowerPoint.
If you enjoyed this article, you can learn more about our PowerPoint training courses and other presentation resources by visiting us here .
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Do you want to have your data in a slide show? If you have Microsoft 365, you can use PowerPoint! PowerPoint is a program that's part of the Microsoft Office suite (which you have to pay for) and is available for both Windows and Mac computers. This wikiHow teaches you how to create your own Microsoft PowerPoint presentation on a computer.
Things You Should Know
- Templates make it easy to create vibrant presentations no matter your skill level.
- When adding photos, you can adjust their sizes by clicking and dragging in or out from their corners.
- You can add animated transitions between slides or to individual elements like bullet points and blocks of text.
- If you don't have a Microsoft Office 365 subscription, you can use the website instead of the desktop app. Go to https://powerpoint.office.com/ to use the website version.
- You can also use the mobile app to make presentations, though it's easier to do this on a computer, which has a larger screen, a mouse, and a keyboard.
- If you don't want to use a template, just click the Blank option in the upper-left side of the page and skip to the next part.
- Skip this step if your selected template has no themes available.
- If you're creating a PowerPoint presentation for which an elaborate title slide has been requested, ignore this step.
- You can change the font and size of text used from the Home tab that's in the orange ribbon at the top of the window.
- You can also just leave this box blank if you like.
- You can also click and drag in or out one of a text box's corners to shrink or enlarge the text box.
- On a Mac, you'll click the Home tab instead. [1] X Research source
- Clicking the white slide-shaped box above this option will result in a new text slide being inserted.
- Title Slide
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- Section Header
- Two Content
- Content with Caption
- Picture with Caption
- Naturally, the title slide should be the first slide in your presentation, meaning that it should be the top slide in the left-hand column.
- Skip this step and the next two steps if your selected slide uses a template that doesn't have text boxes in it.
- Text boxes in PowerPoint will automatically format the bulk of your text for you (e.g., adding bullet points) based on the context of the content itself.
- You can add notes that the Presentation will not include (but you'll still be able to see them on your screen) by clicking Notes at the bottom of the slide.
- You can change the font of the selected text by clicking the current font's name and then clicking your preferred font.
- If you want to change the size of the text, click the numbered drop-down box and then click a larger or smaller number based on whether you want to enlarge or shrink the text.
- You can also change the color, bolding, italicization, underlining, and so on from here.
- Photos in particular can be enlarged or shrunk by clicking and dragging out or in one of their corners.
- Remember to keep slides uncluttered and relatively free of distractions. It's best to keep the amount of text per slide to around 33 words or less. [2] X Research source
- Slide content will animate in the order in which you assign transitions. For example, if you animate a photo on the slide and then animate the title, the photo will appear before the title.
- Make your slideshow progress automatically by setting the speed of every transition to align with your speech as well as setting each slide to Advance . [3] X Trustworthy Source Microsoft Support Technical support and product information from Microsoft. Go to source
- If you need to exit the presentation, press Esc .
- Windows - Click File , click Save , double-click This PC , select a save location, enter a name for your presentation, and click Save .
- Mac - Click File , click Save As... , enter the presentation's name in the "Save As" field, select a save location by clicking the "Where" box and clicking a folder, and click Save .
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Consulting Presentation Slides: A Guide to PPT Consultant Tools
Consulting presentations are the foundation of professional communication in disciplines like strategic planning, management, and corporate decision-making. Notably, firms like McKinsey & Company, Boston Consulting Group (BCG), and other leading management consulting firms have mastered the art of creating effective slide decks to a level where these presentations are not just tools but strategic assets.
Fundamentally, consultant presentation slides allow business professionals to share insights, recommendations, and any kind of complex data in a coherent, visual, engaging format that facilitates understanding [3]. In this article, we will explore what defines a consulting presentation, what a consulting slide deck is, and the types of templates we can implement in our daily work lives for this purpose.
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What is a Consulting Presentation?
What is a consulting presentation template, types of consulting presentation slides, final words.
A consulting presentation is a carefully structured visual tool consultants use to communicate analyses, findings, and recommendations to clients. It synthesizes complex information into digestible, visually engaging slides that facilitate understanding and decision-making [1]. Typically, these presentations are grounded in rigorous research and analysis and aim to address specific client challenges or opportunities.
Consulting presentations serve multiple purposes: to inform, persuade, and provide a clear path forward based on data-driven insights and strategic thinking. The effectiveness of a consulting presentation lies in its ability to make the complex simple, turn data into narratives, and inspire action among its audience, which often includes key stakeholders and decision-makers within an organization.
We can define a consulting presentation template as a slide or slide deck tailored to create assets inside consulting presentations. These templates can depict graphs, diagrams, roadmaps, dashboards, strategies, etc. Presenters can mix and match templates from different styles, modify their PowerPoint theme, customize the content, and get it ready to create a unique slide deck for a consultancy report.
In this section, we will group the different consultancy presentation templates by category. Remember that McKinsey presentations, BCG slides, and other popular consulting deck options are made from these tools.
Strategy Consulting Templates
Strategy consulting templates are visual tools designed to assist in developing and presenting business strategies. They facilitate a systematic approach to analyzing market conditions, competitive landscapes, and internal capabilities to make strategic decisions. McKinsey slide decks are fine examples of this category.
Market Analysis and Competitive Landscape
Whenever we use market analysis or competitive landscape templates, we aim to present research on market trends, customer behavior, and competitive landscapes. To name a few potential options, we can work with a Go-To-Market template outlining the target market, value proposition, marketing and sales strategies, distribution channels, and competitive analysis of a product or service release.
A second option would be to work with a Sales Battlecard , a concise, strategic document used by sales teams to understand and communicate the key features, benefits, and differentiators of their product or service compared to competitors. It’s designed to equip sales representatives with quick references and talking points highlighting competitive advantages and addressing potential objections during sales conversations. For this reason, it can be instrumental in consulting presentations to develop new sales strategies for your operators.
A third option is to implement a Competitive Landscape slide in the format of a competitor matrix to identify the leading competitors and understand their products, strategies, strengths, weaknesses, market share, and positioning. By analyzing competitors’ performance and strategies, a business can better position itself, differentiate its offerings, anticipate competitor moves, and identify areas for growth and improvement.
Business Model Canvas
The business model canvas evaluates a company’s value proposition, infrastructure, customers, and finances. Therefore, it helps businesses align their activities by illustrating potential trade-offs. The canvas includes nine key components: Key Partners, Key Activities, Key Resources, Value Propositions, Customer Relationships, Channels, Customer Segments, Cost Structure, and Revenue Streams.
If you seek a creative option, try this layout alternative to the typical business model canvas PPT template.
SWOT Analysis (Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, Threats)
The SWOT analysis framework is a popular tool across presenters as it can be repurposed for any industry. They allow us to provide a comprehensive overview of the current strategic situation for consultancy presentations. Organizations can then leverage strengths and opportunities while addressing weaknesses and mitigating threats.
Some options of SWOT Analysis PPT templates include:
Porter’s Five Forces Analysis
Porter’s Five Forces is a framework developed by Michael E. Porter that analyzes the industry structure and corporate strategy. It identifies the intensity of competition and attractiveness of a market through five forces: Competitive Rivalry, Threat of New Entrants, Threat of Substitute Products or Services, Bargaining Power of Suppliers, and Bargaining Power of Buyers. In consulting presentations, this framework is instrumental for several reasons:
- Industry Analysis and Strategic Planning: This tool allows us to get a comprehensive overview of the external environment, which helps customers understand an industry’s dynamics. It will also enable consultants to identify where power lies in business situations, guiding the decision-making toward profitability and competitiveness. You can find some McKinsey slides examples covering this approach [2].
- Assessment of Profitability Potential: A market with weak forces suggests higher profitability potential, while solid forces may signal a competitive and challenging market.
- Investment Decisions: For clients considering entering new markets or industries, Porter’s Five Forces can guide investment decisions by highlighting the barriers to entry, the potential for rivalry, and other critical factors influencing the sector’s attractiveness.
Blue Ocean Strategy
The Blue Ocean Strategy , developed by W. Chan Kim and Renée Mauborgne, is a business strategy that encourages companies to create new demand in an uncontested market space, or a “Blue Ocean,” rather than competing head-to-head with other companies in an existing industry, or “Red Ocean.” This approach focuses on innovation, differentiation, and creating value for both the company and its customers, leading to new opportunities for growth.
Consultants can apply this framework to encourage clients to explore new, uncontested markets. Another approach is to emphasize the importance of the unique value proposition.
Presenters can also combine this tool with strategic planning to boost organizational innovation.
Strategy Roadmap
To implement the strategies defined in a plan, consulting firm presentations must use graphic methods to clearly depict the different stages. This is where Strategic Roadmaps become valuable resources for consulting presentations. We can use the road metaphor for the roadmap, work with timelines, or use any other visual tool to depict a segmented plan.
Operations Consulting Templates
Operations consulting templates are visual tools designed to showcase the analysis and improvement of business processes and operations. Business professionals can use these graphic elements in presentations to identify bottlenecks, waste, and opportunities for improvement. In short, operations consulting templates enable consultants to deliver actionable recommendations that enhance operational performance.
Supply Chain Management
Supply Chain Management (SCM) is a critical element in Operations as it involves overseeing/managing the flow of goods and services, from raw materials to delivered products to the customer. Working with SCM templates helps consultants present tailored reports about supply chain processes and their inefficiencies: bottlenecks, sub-optimized stages, etc. Consequently, organizations can work on cost-reduction strategies, leverage IoT technologies, and aim for sustainable practices.
Lean Management and Six Sigma
Presenters can use a multitude of slides to discuss lean management or Six Sigma processes, but above all, two elements stand out: the DMAIC and the SIPOC diagram .
The DMAIC diagram can be used for multiple cases in consulting presentations. One option would be presenting a case study where defining the project scope led to targeted improvements, illustrating how a similar focus could benefit the client. For companies already implementing Six Sigma strategies, consultants can share benchmark data and metrics from past projects during the Measure phase, showing how precise measurement informed the strategy. Or discuss an Analyze phase from a previous engagement where deep data analysis revealed unexpected insights, suggesting a thorough examination could uncover similar opportunities for the client.
In turn, the SIPOC diagram can visually summarize a process by mapping out its key components, aiding in understanding and communication with the client. Consultants can highlight specific segments of the SIPOC diagram to pinpoint where inefficiencies or issues occur, directing focus to areas with the most significant potential for improvement. Another use in consulting presentations is before implementing changes, as the SIPOC diagram can capture the current state of a process as a baseline, making it easier to measure the impact of improvements post-implementation.
Performance Dashboard
As the final element in this category, consultants are often hired to analyze a company’s performance. This is where Performance Dashboard PPT templates shine, offering a visual method to share condensed data extracted from analysis. The performance dashboard can reflect sales operations, logistics, marketing engagement rate, and plenty of other options. It’s a versatile tool that can be customized to track different metrics.
Financial Consulting Templates
Financial consulting templates help consultants guide the analysis and presentation of financial data, strategies, and recommendations. They enable systematically reviewing and communicating aspects of financial health, including performance analysis, budgeting, forecasting, and investment strategies. Elements like financial ratios, cash flow analysis, and cost-benefit assessments are typical examples, allowing for a comprehensive evaluation of financial stability and growth opportunities.
Financial Performance Analysis
Several tools can be used to conduct a financial performance analysis in a consulting presentation. The typical options are the Profit & Loss (P&L), financial dashboards, and performance review templates.
Cost Reduction Strategies
These templates showcase proposed strategies to minimize operational costs and increase overall profit. We can select the preferred presentation template depending on the company’s size, operational complexity, and other variables. Here, we leave you two potential options.
Investment Appraisal
The Investment Appraisal slide deck contains tools to evaluate the viability and profitability of proposed investments or projects. Although you can find some valuable tools for this in the format of Porter’s Five Forces, DMAIC and SIPOC, and SWOT analysis, it’s best to work with tailored slide decks for investment and financial projects.
Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A) Strategy
Business deals and negotiations regarding mergers or company acquisitions should be handled carefully. Consultants addressing clients about these two situations must communicate clearly, simplify the steps to follow, define the best practices to complete the process smoothly and define how to communicate with the personnel. You can check our Business Partnership PowerPoint template for a well-rounded framework for consultants to discuss these topics.
Financial Modeling Overview
We can work with plenty of templates for this last element to discuss financial modeling. For instance, the P&L model is a good fit in this category, but we can broaden our horizons – depending on the type of analysis – by using tools like the ones below.
The Efficient Frontier Curve is a concept from portfolio theory. It illustrates the set of optimal portfolios that offer the highest expected return for a given level of risk or the lowest risk for a given level of expected return. As part of a financial model overview, it can help investors understand the risk-return trade-off of different investment portfolios, aiding in selecting an investment strategy that aligns with their risk tolerance and return objectives.
The Optimal Capital Structure Curve demonstrates the relationship between a company’s debt-to-equity ratio and its overall cost of capital. Including this in a financial model overview can provide insights into how different financing strategies might affect a company’s value. It highlights the theoretically optimal mix of debt and equity financing that minimizes the company’s cost of capital and maximizes its value.
The Trade Off Theory of Capital Structure Curve suggests that there’s an optimal capital structure where the tax benefits of debt financing are balanced against the costs of financial distress. Including this curve in an overview can illustrate companies’ balancing act in deciding how much debt to take on, considering the benefits of tax shields against the potential costs of bankruptcy or financial distress.
Finally, the CAPM Capital Asset Pricing Model Curve determines the expected return on an asset or portfolio based on its beta (volatility or risk relative to the market). This model can be part of a financial model overview to demonstrate the relationship between the expected return of a security or portfolio and its risk, helping investors understand how to price risk when making investment decisions.
Human Resources Consulting Templates
Human Resource (HR) consulting templates are PPT templates designed to assist in evaluating and improving HR functions such as recruitment processes, talent management, and employee performance evaluation, to name a few. HR consulting templates enable consultants to offer actionable insights and recommendations that support the development of a motivated, efficient, and cohesive workforce aligned with the organization’s goals.
Organizational Design and Development
Whenever we think about organizational development, Org Charts come to mind. We can work with the classical, tier-oriented chart that is easy to understand from a quick view or opt for more complex models like matrices, multi-layered level org charts, etc.
Talent Management Strategy
Talent Management PPT templates are oriented to increase the efficiency levels of talent supply inside organizations. HR teams can implement these templates to identify vacant areas, establish suitable candidate criteria, or develop training programs for the current workforce.
Employee Engagement and Satisfaction
HR consultants often collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to boost employee engagement and foster a company culture across all levels. Employee satisfaction remains a core factor, which can be linked to financial or environmental factors and career development opportunities. To address those needs in presentation design, consultants can use models like Maslow’s Hierarchy of Employee Engagement or the X Model of Employee Engagement.
Compensation and Benefits Analysis
Another stage in HR consultancy services is tailoring attractive recruiting strategies for companies in highly competitive markets, such as the IT industry. Since employees often ask for the benefits of their job offer, consultants can use tools like Employee Benefits Diagrams to express the importance of their value proposition regarding the company culture.
Training and Development Roadmap
Continuous education plans are among the tasks requested by HR consultancy services. Professionals can impact clients by delivering custom-made slide decks as if the stakeholders were part of the event, a practice commonly seen in McKinsey slides [2]. These slide decks will state the learning objectives to achieve, development roadmap, roles and responsibilities, knowledge assessments, etc.
Digital Transformation Consulting Templates
Digital Transformation Consulting Templates are slides or slide decks designed to guide organizations through integrating digital technology into all business areas. These templates help map out strategies to change how businesses operate and fundamentally deliver value to customers. They cover digital strategy formulation, technology adoption, process digitization, and digital skill development.
IT Infrastructure Review
This category features a long list of templates, as we can talk about reviewing the current network infrastructure, a migration process from physical storage to the cloud, or ITIL processes.
Digital Marketing Strategy
In our experience, consultants offering digital marketing services are required to use slide decks to wow prospective clients into hiring their agency. This can be either for SEO consultancy, e-commerce, social media marketing, and plenty of other options.
Another take in this category is when internal consultancy is done regarding the current digital marketing strategy, and the experts have to share their findings across all levels of the organization to adjust the efforts in the right direction.
Risk Management Consulting Templates
Risk Management Consulting Templates help consultants identify, assess, and present mitigation strategies for potential risks within an organization. The core aspect these templates focus on is analyzing the impact those threats can pose on a business’s operation, financial health, or reputation.
Risk Assessment Framework & Compliance
Multiple methods and tools are used for risk assessment . For instance, we can use a typical Deloitte Governance Framework Model, work with a ROAM chart, use an RMF Framework, or the COSO Cube, to name a few.
Alternatively, we can use a risk assessment matrix. Keep in mind that some of the tools mentioned in this category work both for compliance and risk assessment.
Cybersecurity
Consultancy presentations regarding cybersecurity can have two potential main uses: the first one, is where the findings of research about cybersecurity are presented to the management or key team members. This is with the objective of fixing potential threats to the organization. The second take is from a consultancy agency on cybersecurity that aims to promote its services, thus requiring high-quality visuals to communicate its value proposition to potential clients [3].
Change Management Consulting Templates
Change Management Consulting Templates are designed to support organizations through transition processes. Whether implementing new technologies, organizational restructuring, new manufacturing processes, or other changes, these templates ensure that employees are guided, supported, and motivated throughout the transformation process.
Change Management
Management consulting slide decks are used to guide clients through the process of planning, implementing, and sustaining changes within their organizations. Several models can be a good fit for this purpose, like the ADKAR framework , change management diagrams, change management models, and even change management slide decks.
Stakeholder Analysis
Stakeholder Analysis templates are ideal whenever we need to systematically identify, categorize, and assess the interests and influence of individuals or groups critical to the success of a project or initiative. This can involve working with a stakeholder matrix to evaluate their influence level and prioritize strategies, or simply identifying the stakeholders in a diagram at the initial stages of a project.
Communication Plan
A communication plan is a high-level document that includes all the information pertinent to the organization’s business objectives, goals, competitors, and communication channels. These kinds of presentations are created when the communication plan is presented to key stakeholders and management, so all details can be reviewed before sharing the document across all levels of the organization. We can work with generalist communication plans or niche-specific ones, like marketing communication plans.
Customer and Marketing Consulting Templates
Customer and Marketing Consulting Templates were created to enhance engagement with target markets and customers. By implementing these templates, consultants can represent insights for market segmentation, product positioning, or mapping the customer journey. This, in turn, helps businesses align marketing efforts with real consumer needs and preferences in their niche.
Customer Journey Mapping
Customer Journey Mapping templates are used in consulting presentations to provide a visual overview of a customer’s experience with a brand, product, or service from initial contact through various stages of engagement and long-term relationships. They serve to identify key interactions, touchpoints, and the emotional journey customers undergo.
The usage of these consulting slides helps pinpoint areas for improvement, uncover customer pain points, and highlight moments of delight. By mapping out the customer journey, consultants can offer targeted recommendations for enhancing the customer experience, improving customer satisfaction, and ultimately driving business growth.
Market Segmentation
Market Segmentation Templates are utilized in consulting presentations to visually categorize a market into distinct groups based on various criteria like demographics, psychographics, behavior, and needs. These templates help illustrate the composition of a market, showcasing how each segment differs in terms of preferences, purchasing behavior, and responsiveness to marketing strategies.
By employing market segmentation templates, a consulting company presentation can effectively communicate targeted strategies for reaching and engaging specific customer segments. This approach aids businesses in focusing their marketing efforts more efficiently, tailoring products, services, and messaging to meet the unique needs of each segment. Examples of templates we can use are the PAM TAM SAM SOM model, a target market diagram, the VALS framework, or generic market segmentation slides.
Marketing Mix Strategy (4Ps)
The Marketing Mix Strategy (4Ps) templates help consultants delineate how each component (Product, Price, Place, and Promotion) can be optimized to meet the target market’s needs and achieve a competitive advantage. This, in turn, allows us to provide recommendations on product development, pricing strategies, distribution channels, and promotional tactics.
Alternatively, we can work with more complete frameworks, like the 7Ps Marketing Mix or the 8Ps Marketing Mix.
Customer Satisfaction and Loyalty Analysis
One commonly asked consultancy service is to explore customer satisfaction and brand loyalty, and for that reason, presenters can work with customer lifecycle templates, which explore the process from a buying need to a recurring consumer of a brand.
If the issue regarding customer satisfaction is linked to customer service, then consultants can evaluate factors like the customer service maturity level – going from cost-based strategies to customer service that adds value to a consumer’s life.
Customer satisfaction surveys are typically conducted in this kind of analysis, and results can be presented using templates like the NPS Gauge Infographic.
Sustainability and ESG Consulting Templates
Sustainability and ESG (Environmental, Social, Governance) Consulting Templates are slides that help presenters communicate sustainable practices and ESG principles into their organization’s operations. They assess the importance of environmental impact, social responsibility, and governance practices, becoming actionable tools to define sustainable goals, measure progress, and communicate achievements.
Sustainability Strategy and Roadmap
Sustainability Strategy and Roadmap consultancy PowerPoint templates allow us to outline an organization’s approach to integrating sustainable practices into its business operations. Consultants work with these templates to present a structured plan, from setting sustainability goals to implementing initiatives and monitoring progress.
ESG (Environmental, Social, Governance) Reporting Framework
ESG slide templates enable consultants to communicate a company’s commitment to sustainability, ethical practices, and social responsibility to stakeholders. By showcasing achievements, challenges, and future goals, these templates facilitate transparent dialogue with investors, customers, and regulatory bodies. They are crucial for companies looking to demonstrate accountability, enhance their reputation, and attract sustainability-conscious investors and consumers.
Circular Economy Strategy
In our final category, we can find the circular economy strategy templates, which aim to redefine growth and focus on positive society-wide benefits. These templates enable consultants to illustrate how businesses can transition from a linear “take-make-waste” model to a circular economy model that designs out waste, keeps products and materials in use, and regenerates natural systems. By detailing strategies for sustainable product design, recycling, reuse, and remanufacturing, the templates help visualize companies’ steps to become more sustainable and efficient.
Creating a tailored consulting slide deck from scratch involves hours of planning, including which information you intend to deliver, which graphic outlook will engage the audience, how you will highlight key factors, and the list goes on. Therefore, we invite you to explore the possibilities that consulting presentation templates offer regarding reduced effort and better time management for your presentations. All the designs shown in this article can be fully customized to the presenter’s requirements or preferences.
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11 Best Websites for Making a Presentation (And How to Choose One For Your Needs)
Here are 11 of the best websites and programs to create free presentations online
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The best websites for making presentations equip you with all the tools needed to build a professional, attractive, and informative slide deck quickly and efficiently. But with dozens of slide makers claiming to be the best, it’s hard to choose an app that suits your needs best.
We’ve done the legwork for you and scoured the web for the best presentation websites. We based our evaluation on factors such as functionality, ease of use, AI sophistication, collaboration tools, and value for money. Below is the result — a comprehensive overview of the 11 best web-based slide creation apps based on our findings.
Short on time? Summary of the best sites for making a presentation
1. plus ai — best all-round presentation maker.
Key Features
- Adds easy-to-use AI to Google Slides
- Affords customization options for slide templates, colors, and logos
- Allows slide deck generation via different methods
- Facilitates collaboration within teams on Google Workspace
- Features a setting-rich but straightforward user interface
- $10/month for Basic and $20 for Pro versions when billed annually ($15 and $30, respectively, with monthly billing)
Plus AI is a powerful and user-friendly presentation maker that’s suitable for any purpose, whether you’re a professional, student, or amateur user.
Plus AI gives you a robust selection of AI slide creation methods. You can generate presentations straight from text, work on them slide-by-slide, design them from scratch, or use existing templates. Regardless of the method, the tool’s AI technology does all the heavy lifting design-wise and the interface is a breeze to navigate, so you can sit back and focus on the content.
Meanwhile, the customization options allow you to tailor the slides to your desired aesthetic, content type, and audience, and you can create your presentation in 80 languages. The resulting slide decks are elegant, professional, and appropriate for any use case.
Plus AI is an affordable presentation maker, with pricing that starts at $10 per month with annual billing, or $15 when billed monthly. Each of the plans includes an AI extension for Google Docs; this feature helps you compose and edit text. If you’d rather not spend money without taking the tool for a test drive, Plus AI offers you a 7-day free trial.
Here are the key pros and cons of Plus AI — they should help you decide if this presentation maker is right for you:
- Generates professional and visually appealing presentations in minutes — no design skills needed
- AI function allows you to edit and format slides without manual effort
- Lots of ways to customize the presentation
- Vast selection of templates and example presentations
- Text-to-slide and from-scratch creation
- Allows team collaboration in Google Workspace
- Integrates with Google Slides and Microsoft PowerPoint
- Budget-friendly plans and a 7-day free trial
- Plus creates presentations in Google Slides or PowerPoint format, which may be harder for newer users to edit
2. Canva — Best free presentation site
- Offers mobile presentation templates
- Web- or mobile-based Canva app supports collaboration
- Remote Control feature lets you run the presentation from your smartphone
- Canva live feature allows viewers to join QA sessions during a presentation
- Presenter mode lets you see your speaking notes and upcoming slides while you present
- AI assists in slide creation and can present on your behalf
- Individual Free Plan: $0 per month
- Individual Pro Plan: $14.99 per month
- Teams Plan: $29.99 per month
Canva is a web-based template editor with graphics creation tools and a powerful presentation builder in its free plan. Canva offers you an array of slide templates designed for virtually any purpose, along with a suite of customization tools to tailor the presentation to your topic and setting.
Canva has made a noticeable effort to optimize presentations for the smartphone. The app’s most striking feature is its selection of mobile presentation templates, which don’t lag their desktop-based peers in either aesthetics or utility. But whether or not your presentation is designed for a mobile screen, Canva lets you run it right from your smartphone, with a presenter view that shows your notes and upcoming slides. The audience can likewise engage with your presentation from their mobile devices during Q&A sessions.
Depending on your use case, you may be able to get away with Canva’s comprehensive free plan. The free Canva has presentation creation and editing tools and gives you access to a huge selection of professional templates. However, it’s the $14/month Pro plan that lets you unlock all the premium tools and graphic assets. And if you need Canva to collaborate with teams, you’re looking at $29.99 per month for the first 5 users.
To help you decide whether Canva is worth trying out, we’ve made this quick summary of the app’s pros and cons:
- Solid free plan with basic features and a large selection of graphic assets
- Optimized for mobile presentations
- Elegant templates for any use case
- Intermediate design skills required
- No direct integration with Google Workspace or Microsoft 365 (possible through third-party apps)
3. Prezi — Best slide tool for creative users
- Web-based tool for creating presentations, videos, and infographics
- Asset library includes templates, ready-to-use story blocks, and stock images from Unsplash and GIFs from
- Integrates with Webex, Zoom, Microsoft Teams, and other video conferencing apps to show presentations and the presenter on the same screen
- Lets you convert PowerPoint presentations to Prezi
Pricing (all plans are billed annually)
- For students/educators: $3-8 per month
- For individuals: $7-19 per month
- For businesses: $15-29 per month
Prezi is a web-based tool for creating presentations, videos, and infographics that are suitable for business and educational settings. The tool offers a wealth of image and icon assets, as well as templates to get you started on your slide deck. The templates do not constrain your creativity with linear slides the way PowerPoint does — you can create your presentations on an open canvas. Prezi even lets you import and customize PowerPoint presentations in its app. And, with the help of Prezi’s new AI tool, you can create and edit entire presentations quickly.
One of Prezi’s most defining features is its integration with popular video conferencing apps, such as Webex, Zoom, Teams, and Meet. Crucially, Prezi lets your slides appear on the same screen as your own video feed while you’re presenting.
Prezi offers three pricing tiers. Students and educators get the least expensive options, with plans that range between $3 and $8 per month. For individual users, plans cost $7-19 per month, while business users pay between $15 and $29 per month. All of Prezi’s plans are billed annually, but you can try the tool for 14 days without committing to a subscription.
If you’re not sure whether this presentation tool is right for you, consider Prezi’s pros and cons below:
- Design freedom and for creating unique and attractive slides
- Graphic assets are readily available
- Integrates with video conferencing apps
- AI assistant generates and edits presentations
- Inexpensive plans for students and educators
- Video and infographic creation part of each plan
- 14-day free trial
- Design skills required to create quality presentations
- Lack of integration with Google Slides and Microsoft PowerPoint
- No monthly billing options
4. Visme — Best for graphics and special effects
- Tools for creating special effects and animating graphics
- Ability to import and edit Microsoft PowerPoint presentations
- AI designer helps create a presentation draft
- Integration with Google Drive, DropBox, Mailchimp, Slack, and other apps
- Presentation analytics tools
- Basic package: $0/month
- Starter package (individual): $12.25/month
- Pro package (individual or team): $24.75-$79+/month
Visme is a web-based app for producing various types of visual content, including presentations. The app’s most distinct feature is its suite of special effects you can use to make the slides’ content and graphics more engaging. The app also lets you animate the images and insert video and audio features into the slides.
Visme integrates with a whole host of other platforms and apps. These integration options are largely designed to let you import content seamlessly into Visme. For example, you have the option of importing your PowerPoint files into Visme, enhancing them there, and exporting them back in the .ppt format if you like. That said, Visme does not work as an extension in popular slide makers, like Google Slides or PowerPoint.
You have three main pricing options with Visme. The Basic plan is free, but you’re limited in access to collaboration tools, assets, interactive, and AI features. The more comprehensive Starter plan costs $12.25 per month (billed annually), and equips you with Visme’s more premium tools. Finally, the Pro team plan sets you back $79/month for a team of 5 and lets you use Visme’s entire suite of interactivity and collaboration functions.
Here are a few vital pros and cons if you need help deciding whether Visme is right for you:
- Vast selection of special effects
- Ability to animate graphics on the slides
- Simple file movement between different web-based apps
- Free plan available
- Free plans extremely limiting
- No direct integration with Google or Microsoft slide tools
5. Powtoon — Best for slides with animation
- Templates with configurable graphics and animation
- Customizable fonts, colors, and logos
- Access to stock images, videos, and soundtracks
- Lite plan: $50/month ($15/month when billed annually)
- Professional plan: $190/month ($40/month when billed annually)
- Agency: $117/month (annual billing only)
Powtoon is a visual web-based content creation platform with tools for making videos, animations, and presentations. The app’s presentation function lets you build slides using professional templates, in which you’re free to customize the fonts, colors, logos, and graphics. You can even animate the graphics and build custom avatars to present on your behalf — it’s one of Powtoon’s unique selling features.
Powtoon’s suite of slide tools includes a database of royalty-free stock images, video footage, and music. You can use all of these assets in your slides, or upload your own as you see fit. However, how much of these shiny tools you can use in your slide decks depends on the chosen plan.
There are three pricing plans available, and the discrepancy between monthly and annual payments is striking. Most presentation sites charge a few dollars more if you opt for monthly instead of annual billing, but Powtoon’s monthly prices easily triple and quadruple. For example, the Lite plan costs $15/month with annual billing, but $50 if you wish to pay every month instead. You get very basic features with this plan, especially as far as animation and interactivity are concerned. Likewise, the Professional plan jumps from $40 to $190 if you choose monthly payments. You get a bit more for your buck, but some rudimentary features are still absent (like font uploads). Meanwhile, the Agency plan costs a whopping $1400 annually (no monthly option), and this plan gets you all of the app’s bells and whistles.
Not sure if investing in a product like Powtoon is worth it? Consider its pros and cons below:
- Comprehensive animation and video creation features
- Graphic and audio assets available with subscription
- Fonts and logos can be uploaded
- Most customization, animation, and AI features only come with the expensive Agency package
- Monthly payment options are not reasonable
6. Haiku Deck — Best site for image editing options
- Minimalistic interface
- Graphic design tools for improving slide aesthetics
- Pre-loaded templates and image assets
- Cloud-based file sharing for team collaboration
- AI presentation builder (Haiku Deck Zuru)
- Pro plan: $9.99 per month billed annually, or $19.99 monthly
- Premium plan: $29.99 per month, billed annually
Haiku Deck is a web, desktop, and mobile-based presentation builder with a significant focus on design aesthetics. The app’s design tools allow you to refine the graphics in the preloaded templates and images you’re using in the slides. You can source the images right from Haiku’s repository, which boasts over 40 million assets.
To help you create your slide decks, Haiku offers its AI assistant. The AI feature can create new presentations from your outline, or enhance your existing drafts. Since the AI learns from other Haiku users, its algorithms are now trained to outfit slides with contextually relevant imagery and graphics.
Haiku Deck’s pricing has two tiers: Pro and Premium. The Pro plan costs $9.99/month when billed annually and affords full access to the slide creation tools. Meanwhile, the Premium plan will set you back $29.99/month (again, billed annually), and equips you with features such as analytics, live web tracking, and priority support.
Here’s a summary of Haiku Deck’s most prominent pros and cons:
- Visually appealing slides
- Large database of graphic assets
- Advanced tools for editing images
- Capable AI-powered slide builder
- No free plan
- No integration with Google Slides or Microsoft PowerPoint
7. Zoho Show — Best presentation site for budget-minded users
- Clean interface with tools changing depending on the task
- Library for templates, slides, and fonts to facilitate team collaboration
- Over 100 templates
- Imports/exports PowerPoint files
- Presentations can be controlled from smartphone or smart watch
- For individuals: Free
- Professional Plan: $2.50/month and up (billed annually)
- With Zoho Workplace Standard: $3.00/month (billed annually)
Zoho is a web-based suite of business tools, and Zoho Show is its slide creation app. Zoho Show is a straightforward, inexpensive, yet fully functional slide maker that offers most of the same features you’ll get from pricier presentation sites. You can build your decks using over 100 preloaded templates, work on PowerPoint presentations before exporting them to their original file format, and run your slideshow from a smart device. Show’s most unique feature is its clean, contextual interface that only displays tools that are relevant to your current task (whether that’s handy or limiting depends on your preferences).
Zoho Show’s pricing has three tiers. First, there’s the Free plan. This package lets you build basic presentations, but you miss out on key collaboration features and have limited access to graphic assets. Next, you get the more comprehensive Professional Plan, which costs $2.50; you must sign up for Zoho WorkDrive and have a team of 3 people to get this plan. Finally, you can get the entire Zoho Workplace suite for $3/month — this option unlocks the full functionality of the Show app and lets you use other Zoho tools, such as their Office Suite, Mail, and Workdrive.
Have a look at Zoho Show’s pros and cons below to see if this presentation website is right for you:
- Interface automatically shows tools relevant to the task
- Ability to add custom fonts and embed files into slides
- Templates, graphic assets, and collaboration tools included
- Supports PowerPoint file formats
- Subscription to Zoho Workdrive or Workplace required to access paid plan — unnecessary if all you need is a presentation tool
- Some plans require a minimum of 3 users
- Free individual plan limits use of graphic assets, templates, and collaboration tools
- No direct integration with Google Slides
8. Pitch — Best presentation site for use in business and sales
- Lets you build presentations with AI, from a template, or from scratch
- Supports custom fonts and colors
- Provides team collaboration tools
- Allows you to embed presentations on the web
- Offers engagement analytics tools
- Pro plan: $25/month
- Business: $100/month
Pitch is a web-based presentation maker designed primarily for business use. The app helps streamline slide deck creation with its AI tool, which generates a first draft based on your prompts and leaves your team with the task of refining the slides to your liking. The slides have shareable links, so your entire team can collaborate on the slide deck. You can even invite consultants from outside your workplace to edit the presentations.
Once your slide deck is complete, Pitch allows you to embed it on the web in your CMS — much like you’d do with a YouTube video. And to give you a feel for how audiences engage with your presentation, Pitch equips you with engagement and analytics performance tools.
There are three pricing options with Pitch. The free plan comes with all the presentation creation functions, but you get no tracking and limited collaboration tools. The Pro plan costs $25/month (or $22 per month when billed annually), and gives you more freedom to use Pitch in a team environment. Finally, the Business plan costs $100/month (or $85/month with yearly billing) and gives you access to the full suite of features.
Can’t decide if Pitch is the best presentation website for your team? Have a look at its most vital pros and cons:
- AI slide creation feature
- Performance analytics tools
- Integration with various productivity and collaboration apps
- Media asset library
- Engagement tracking only available in paid plans
- No integration with Google Slides or Microsoft 365
9. Beautiful.ai — Best site for no-frills AI-generated presentations
- AI-powered presentation maker
- Slide creation from user’s prompts
- Automated slide formatting
- File sharing within the team (requires Team Plan)
- Graphic assets database
- Pro: $144 per year
- Team: $40/month per user with annual billing ($50 with monthly billing)
- Enterprise: Pricing available on request
Beautiful.ai is an AI-powered presentation builder that leverages full automation to make slide creation quick and easy. All you need to do is enter a prompt for your slide deck, and beautiful.ai will generate your first draft. These AI-generated drafts are quite simplistic in terms of both content and graphics, but they serve as a good starting point. Moreover, beautiful.ai’s presentations are formatted consistently, which should save you time as you edit each slide.
You get three pricing options with beautiful.ai — Pro, Team, and Enterprise. The Pro package is meant for individual use, and costs $144 per year (there’s no way to pay monthly). The plan equips you with the AI slide maker but limits your use of assets and team collaboration features. The Pro plan costs $50/month for each user, or $480 annual for each license you purchase. This plan affords access to more customization and teamwork functions and lets you use graphic assets. Finally, the Enterprise plan includes all the features of the Pro plan, but with more dedicated training and support for your team. You’d have to reach out to beautiful.ai’s sales team to get a quote for the Enterprise plan.
Beautiful.ai helps create slides quickly and with little skill. However, if you’re not sure this app is right for you, consider its most vital pros and cons below.
- Quick way to create and format slides
- Inexpensive plan for personal use
- Elegant slide templates
- No integration with Google Slides or Microsoft 365
- Slide content is very basic
- Limited customization and branding options
10. Google Slides — Best for Google Workspace Users With Basic Presentation Needs
- Basic presentation creation tool
- Limited selection of templates, fonts, and colors
- Supports import/export of PowerPoint files
- Allows collaboration within the Google Workspace
- Free with a Google account
Slides is the web-based presentation tool you get with your Google account. This rudimentary app features a limited library of templates, fonts, and colors, along with a basic suite of tools for formatting the text and graphics in your slides. You can insert your own image, video, and audio files into the slides, but there is no access to a library of royalty-free assets.
Despite its functional constraints, Google Slides is a useful app because it lets teams using Google Workspace collaborate easily on presentations. To get the most of Slides, though, you need to boost its functionality with a suitable extension. Google Gemini now works as an extension within the app, but for the $30 it costs you, the output is disappointing. All Gemini knows does is generate simple, low-quality images; it won’t help you produce, format, or edit presentations.
In contrast, an app like Plus AI leverages artificial intelligence algorithms to give Google Slides powers it lacks on its own. By using the Plus AI extension, you can create entire Slides presentations from a single prompt, automate slide editing and formatting, and access a rich library of templates and ready-made slide decks. Meanwhile, Plus AI’s customization features help you brand your presentations with custom fonts, colors, and your company logo.
Not sure if Google’s slide creation tool is right for you? Have a look at its pros and cons below.
- Allows collaboration in the Google Workspace
- Compatible with PowerPoint files
- Supports AI-powered slide-creation extensions, such as Plus AI
- Free to use with a Google account
- Limited capabilities without third-party apps
- No library with image, video, or audio assets
11. Microsoft PowerPoint — Best For Highly Skilled Presentation Designers
- Vast library of slide themes, variants, and layouts
- Database of stock images and videos
- Massive array of slide editing, formatting, and customization tools
- Supports collaboration in the Microsoft 365 ecosystem
- As a standalone product: $159.99 (one-time fee)
- With Microsoft 365 apps, for home use: $6.99-$9.99/month
- With Microsoft 365 apps, for business use: $6.00-22.00/user/month
PowerPoint is one of the world’s oldest presentation builders that’s been part of Microsoft’s arsenal since the early 1990s. To this day, PowerPoint has been the most commonly used presentation app. But there’s a reason we’ve ranked it last on our list. Buoyed by its popularity, PowerPoint hasn’t evolved much over time; you won’t get anything beyond the most basic and uninspired presentations out of it unless you’re an advanced user with lots of time on your hands.
The app’s user interface immediately overwhelms you with options and settings. Some of these seem similar in how they function, and you won’t know which tool to use until you’ve experimented with them all. Apart from the cluttered interface, PowerPoint disappoints with its simplistic selection of templates and designs.
You can use Microsoft’s Copilot to forgo the tedious task of creating your own PowerPoint presentation, but beware: like Gemini, Copilot is still limited in its slide-making abilities. You can get it to create a slide deck from a single prompt, but the output will feature basic and repetitive along with lifeless images.
PowerPoint’s pricing is a bit convoluted at a glance — you get different options whether you want the standalone product ($159.99) or the entire Microsoft 365 suite. If you choose the latter, the Home options range in price between $6.99 and $9.99 per month, while the Business plans cost between $6.00 and $22.00 per month per user.
We don’t believe that PowerPoint is worth your time considering the vast selection of more powerful and user-friendly presentation apps on the market. However, you can review the app’s pros and cons below and decide for yourself.
- Massive selection of design and customization tools
- Integrates with Microsoft Copilot
- Lets team members using Microsoft 365 work on the same presentation simultaneously
- Overwhelming user interface
- Very basic templates and designs
- Creating professional presentations is a challenge for novice users
- AI assistant cannot produce elegant, content-rich slide decks
How we ranked the best presentation sites
To make your selection process simple and effective, we ranked the best presentation websites based on these vital criteria:
- Functionality
- Level of AI sophistication
- Ease of use
- Collaboration options
Integration with popular slide creation tools
Value for money, functionality .
The best presentation sites are loaded with handy functions that enable you to make visually appealing, info-rich, and engaging presentations with little effort and minimal editing. These include customization tools, templates, image assets, and graphics refinement features.
Level of AI sophistication
AI technology is at the forefront of slide makers’ drive to create the best product for their clients. AI-powered presentation sites save you from spending long hours on writing content, digging up graphics, and then formatting every slide — AI handles these tasks for you. But not all AI slide creators are made equal. Some leave you with rudimentary decks that feature repetitive content and unrelated imagery. Others give you a solid starting point for an informative and captivating presentation.
Ease of use
The best presentation sites greet you with an intuitive and uncluttered interface that takes you minutes (if not seconds) to master. But usability goes beyond navigating the UI. That’s why we also assess the simplicity with which you can actually produce presentations. Simply put, how easy is it to create and edit slides? Do you need advanced design skills to manipulate the graphics and give the slide deck your desired aesthetic ? The best slide makers take these questions into account, so that their product makes presentations a breeze. You worry about the content, and let the app do the rest.
Collaboration options
High-quality presentation apps allow team members to create, edit, and give feedback on presentations remotely. That’s because today’s business needs, along with hybrid work arrangements, mean that more and more teams are forced to collaborate electronically. Features such as cloud-based file sharing and integration with communication platforms help different members of your team work on the presentation from wherever they are.
Google Slides and Microsoft PowerPoint are the most commonly used presentation programs in the world. These two giants are the natural, go-to option for slide creation in the corporate, educational, and institutional world. Any presentation app that’s worth its salt should integrate with at least one of these tools. At the very least, a quality independent slide app should be able to import and export files that can be used in Google Slides or PowerPoint.
The best presentation apps are usually not free, but the money you pay for them should be worth the features and benefits you get in return. That’s why we’ve evaluated each of the slide makers above based on the balance between their price point and their offerings.
How to choose the best presentation website for your needs?
You can’t really go wrong by opting for any of the 10 presentation sites above; however, to get a tool that’s tailored to your use-case, you’ll have to do a bit more research and analysis. The four steps below should help you zero in on the optimal presentation maker for your needs.
- Consider the purpose of the presentation. Some slide tools cater to sales teams (think Pitch), others to graphic-minded users (Haiku Deck comes to mind), while others, like Plus AI, are excellent all-rounders.
- Decide on the level of customization you need. How concerned are you with personalizing and branding your slide decks? If a generic, templated presentation is all you need for a school project, investing in a feature-rich, customizable tool may be overkill. But if you need your slide decks to feature custom colors, fonts, and convey your brand identity, opt for a tool (and pricing package) that has this functionality.
- Decide if you want AI help. Unless you’re a skilled designer with a passion for creating and formatting slides, AI can be incredibly useful. Consider this: would you rather spend hours on refining your slides and ensuring consistency, or have the AI tool produce a uniformly formatted first draft? Check out the best AI presentation makers here.
- Factor in your budget. Most presentation sites have similar pricing, with monthly plans ranging between $0 and $40. However, some charge more — much more. Of course, the higher price points generally translate into richer offerings that may include other apps for visual content creation. Consider whether you need these extras or if a capable slide creation tool will suffice.
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Microsoft PowerPoint is a go-to tool for most of us to show presentation ideas to our audiences. But you can also use it to design poster presentations. Whether for advertising or promoting an event, PowerPoint lets you create a poster for any purpose. In this article, you will learn how to make a poster in PowerPoint step-by-step.
Additionally, you will know proven tips to design your poster to make it more appealing.
Let’s dive in:
How to Create a Poster in Powerpoint
There is no fixed PowerPoint poster design. Business owners incorporate different design elements in their posters, depending on their needs. We’ll explore key design elements you can use to make a poster.
To make the process of PowerPoint poster creation easy to understand, we have divided it into the following small steps:
1- Open a Blank Presentation Slide
Click on the New tab and select blank presentation to open a blank slide.
Click on the View menu and activate Ruler, Gridlines, and Guides. Doing so will help you align images, texts, or other poster content in the slide.
2- Pick a Size for Your Poster Presentation
Go to the Design Tab and click on the Slide Size menu. You will see three options: Standard (4:3), Widescreen (16:9), and Custom Slide Size.
If you don’t want to use any of the typical sizes (standard or widescreen), Click on the Custome Slide Size tab to make a poster of a custom size.
For this poster presentation, we are going to make a poster of 24 inches x 36 inches. You can use this size of poster for multiple purposes.
After you set the PowerPoint poster size, PowerPoint will ask you whether you want to maximize the size of your content or you want to scale down to ensure fit. Choose Maximize.
3- Add Visual Elements
To create a beautiful PowerPoint poster, you have to add creatives to your slide. Click on the Insert tab and select the picture menu.
You will have three options to insert pictures from – This Device, Stock Images, and Online Pictures. For this poster, we have used a stock image. So we have selected the Stock Images option.
4- Add Text Elements
Once your chosen image is uploaded to the slide. Click on the Text Box tab from the Insert menu to add a text box.
You can add as many text boxes as your poster demands. Once text boxes are added to the poster, you can change font sizes, colors, and types of fonts.
5- Insert Shape Elements into the Poster
Click on the Insert menu and select the desired shape you want to add to your poster.
You can write desired text into shape elements. Also, you will have options to choose Shape Fill, Shape Outline, or Shape effects. Based on the layout of your poster, you should pick shape elements and colors to personalize those elements.
6- Check if You Have Included Everything
We have also added one icon from the Insert menu to give our poster a good look, we have added an icon from the Insert menu at the footer of the poster. You can also add your logo instead of this icon.
And finally, we have added one more shape and a text box at the footer. Your poster design will look like the below:
7- Save Your Poster Design
Once your poster is ready, you should save the file. You have multiple options to save it.
But make sure you save the file in PowerPoint. If you save the file in PowerPoint, you can easily edit it in the future.
To print the file, you can save it in a Pdf or JPEG file.
As you have observed, there are multiple options to add images, icons, and shapes to your poster.
So your PowerPoint poster design can be as creative as you want.
Formatting Your PowerPoint Presentation Poster
When it comes to creating an eye-catchy poster for your business, formatting plays a significant role.
PowerPoint poster dimensions vary according to the purposes for which the posters are being created.
Therefore, you should understand your requirement first before diving into designing a poster in PowerPoint.
Here are a few formatting tips:
- Don’t write a long title
- Use easy-to-read fonts in your poster
- Don’t change the type sizes and/or typefaces excessively in your poster design
- Consider poster sizes that are common in your industry before deciding the size for your poster
Best PowerPoint Poster Template Options
Creating a poster in PowerPoint from scratch can sometimes take time, especially when you’re using the software first time. In such a case, using PowerPoint poster templates can save time and energy.
Here are five beautiful PowerPoint templates to create posters:
1. Newfield PowerPoint Poster Template
This template is well-suited for creating research posters. Newfield template comes in many sizes, including 36×48, 36×56, 36×60, and more.
2. Pool Party Poster Template
If you want to design and print a poster for a pool party or any other party, the Pool Party template can help you do the job easily. It is a 100% customizable template.
3. Multipurpose Corporate Flyer Design
This template is perfect for designing a poster to present your business at trade events. You can fully customize the Multipurpose Corporate Flyer Design template to meet your objectives.
4. Community Posters from Microsoft
Microsoft has a collection of community posters that you can easily customize. These templates are good to create posters for fundraisers, festivals, or other community events.
5. Product Flyer Template
You can use the Product Flyer Template to design creative sale posters easily. You can use it to create fashion flyers, tech store flyers, car for sale flyers, and more.
5 Top Tips on How to Make a PowerPoint Poster
Here are five top tips on how to make a poster in PowerPoint:
1- Consider Your Branding
Your poster represents your brand irrespective of its purpose. So you should keep your brand in mind while creating a poster.
Colors, fonts, and creatives should be in line with your brand theme.
2- Use Design Elements in Harmony
You should use all the design elements in harmony. Images, texts, shapes, and graphics should be used in a way that one element doesn’t overpower the other.
3- Avoid Excessive Color Variations
Using excessive color variations can create a distraction and make the message delivery poor. So, while creating a poster, you should strategically use colors that are in alignment with your brand philosophy.
4- Break Your Poster into Sections
Make sure your poster doesn’t look like a long thread. Instead, break it into sections to make your message delivery powerful.
5- Be Creative
When it comes to adding creativity to your PowerPoint poster design, you have multiple options.
You can use beautifully created images, write smart copy, and experiment with graphics to create a poster that catches the attention of your audience.
Now that you know how to make a poster in PowerPoint. It is time to put a thinking cap on and create a powerful poster, avoiding common PowerPoint mistakes .
PowerPoint is an excellent software tool for preparing presentation slides. But to fully harness the power of this software tool, you should also know how to do a voiceover in PowerPoint, how to create a roadmap in PowerPoint, and how to make a Venn Diagram in PowerPoint.
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15 Styles of Presentations: Where do you fit in 2024?
Shahid shahmiri.
As we step into 2024, the landscape of presentations continues to evolve, reflecting broader changes in technology, workplace dynamics, and audience expectations.
Today’s presentations are no longer confined to the static slides and bullet points of yesteryears but have transformed into dynamic, interactive experiences that engage audiences in ways previously unimagined.
From virtual reality tours to data-driven stories that unfold in real time, the way we communicate ideas and information is undergoing a significant shift.
The importance of selecting the right presentation style cannot be overstated. Your presentation’s effectiveness heavily depends on how well your message resonates with your audience.
This resonance is achieved not just through content but through how that content is delivered. Whether you aim to persuade, educate, inspire, or inform, choosing a presentation style that aligns with your objectives and your audience’s preferences is critical.
It’s about creating experiences that captivate your audience, making your message not just heard but felt.
Check out 15 styles of presentation and decide where you fit.
1. The Art of Storytelling Presentation
Storytelling is an age-old art that has the power to captivate hearts and minds. In the context of presentations, storytelling transforms your message into a compelling narrative, taking your audience on a journey that is both engaging and memorable.
This style leverages a strong narrative arc, characterized by a clear beginning, middle, and end, to weave together information and emotion in a way that resonates deeply with listeners.
Ideal for: This presentation style is particularly effective for marketers aiming to connect with their audience on an emotional level, brand storytellers looking to convey their brand’s values and vision, and educators striving to make complex topics accessible and engaging for their students.
Example: Imagine a presentation by a non-profit organization aimed at raising awareness and support for ocean conservation.
The presentation begins with a captivating high-resolution video of marine life in its natural habitat, teeming with color and activity.
As the narrative progresses, the tone shifts and the next video segment shows the impact of pollution, with animations illustrating the decline in marine biodiversity over time.
The story then moves towards hope and action, with animated graphics showing how individual and collective efforts can lead to significant positive change.
Each video and animated element is carefully selected and embedded using CustomShow, ensuring the story flows seamlessly and the message hits home.
The presentation concludes with a call to action, leaving the audience not just informed, but deeply moved and motivated to contribute to the cause.
2. Mastering the Data-Driven Presentation
In data-driven presentations, the challenge lies not just in presenting data, but in transforming it into a story that speaks to your audience. This style is about taking complex datasets and analytics and turning them into compelling visual narratives that are both informative and engaging.
The goal is to illuminate insights and patterns in the data that might not be immediately apparent, making it easier for the audience to understand and act upon the information presented.
Ideal for: This presentation style is a perfect match for analysts, researchers, and data scientists who often work with extensive datasets and need to communicate their findings in a way that is accessible to stakeholders, clients, or the general public. It’s about bridging the gap between raw data and actionable insights through the power of visual storytelling.
Example: Consider a presentation by a market research firm sharing insights on consumer behavior trends in the e-commerce sector.
The presentation kicks off with interactive charts showing the growth of online shopping across different demographics over the last decade.
As the presenter navigates through the data, they highlight significant trends, such as the surge in mobile commerce, using animated bar graphs that compare year-over-year growth.
Each dataset is accompanied by a visualization, such as a heat map illustrating geographic hotspots for e-commerce activity, allowing the audience to visually grasp where the highest concentrations of online shopping occur.
3. The Instructional/Educational Presentation
Instructional or educational presentations are crafted to educate the audience with maximum clarity and engagement.
This style is characterized by its focus on delivering information in a manner that is both accessible and memorable, often incorporating interactive elements to foster a deeper understanding of the subject matter.
The key to success in instructional presentations lies in the ability to simplify complex concepts and engage the audience in the learning process.
Ideal for: This style is particularly beneficial for trainers, educators, and workshop leaders who are tasked with the important job of imparting knowledge or skills.
Whether it’s in a classroom setting, a professional development workshop, or an online course, the aim is to create an educational experience that is enriching and impactful for the learners.
Example: Imagine an instructional presentation designed to teach the basics of digital marketing to small business owners.
The presentation starts with a high-resolution infographic explaining the digital marketing funnel, with interactive hotspots that attendees can click on to learn more about each stage.
As the presentation progresses, the presenter uses CustomShow to bring up an interactive quiz, testing the audience’s understanding of key concepts like SEO, content marketing, and social media advertising.
Throughout the presentation, animated diagrams are used to break down complex topics, such as the algorithm behind search engine rankings, making them easier to grasp.
To explain the concept of A/B testing in digital marketing, the presenter uses an interactive animation showing two versions of a website side-by-side. Attendees are then invited to vote on which version they think performed better, with real-time results displayed on the screen. This not only reinforces the concept but also encourages active participation from the audience.
4. Perfecting the Sales Pitch
The essence of a successful sales pitch lies in its ability to resonate with the audience and persuade them towards a desired action or decision. This style of presentation is meticulously crafted to highlight the value proposition, address potential objections, and showcase the benefits of a product or service in a manner that is both compelling and convincing.
The goal is to establish a connection with the audience, understand their needs and challenges, and present your offering as the solution that they cannot afford to miss.
Ideal for: Sales professionals and business developers stand to benefit most from mastering this presentation style.
In the competitive landscape of sales, the ability to deliver a pitch that not only informs but also engages and persuades the audience is crucial.
Whether you’re presenting to potential clients, investors, or partners, the sales pitch is your opportunity to make a strong impression and close the deal.
Example: A business developer is preparing a sales pitch for a new software solution designed to streamline project management processes. They start with a compelling introductory video that highlights the common pain points in project management and teases the solution.
As the presentation progresses, interactive demos allow the audience to experience the software’s interface and features firsthand, demonstrating ease of use and efficiency gains.
To build credibility, the sales professional includes video testimonials from satisfied customers, embedded directly into the presentation. These testimonials play automatically when their slide comes up, providing social proof and reinforcing the value proposition.
5. The Comparison Presentation
The Comparison Presentation style excels in offering a clear, visual analysis of different products, services, strategies, or ideas.
By placing elements side by side, this approach allows audiences to directly compare features, benefits, and value propositions, facilitating informed decision-making.
The effectiveness of a comparison presentation lies in its ability to break down complex information into digestible, easy-to-understand comparisons that highlight the distinctions and advantages of each option.
Ideal for: This style is particularly valuable for product managers and marketers who need to communicate the unique selling points of their products in comparison to competitors.
It’s also useful in internal business strategies, where decision-makers compare various approaches or solutions to determine the most effective path forward. By making the comparative analysis visually engaging, the presentation not only informs but also persuades the audience based on clear, objective criteria.
Example: A product manager at a consumer electronics company is preparing a presentation to compare their latest smartphone model against the current market leader.
They begin with a slide that introduces both products side by side, accompanied by high-resolution images that capture the sleek design of each device.
As the presentation progresses, the product manager uses interactive charts to compare key features such as battery life, camera quality, and processing power.
Viewers can click on each feature for a more detailed comparison, including side-by-side video demonstrations that showcase the superior camera capabilities of their smartphone in various lighting conditions.
6. Problem-Solution Presentation Dynamics
The problem-solving presentation style is an effective approach that first identifies a specific problem or challenge faced by the target audience and then proceeds to introduce a solution that addresses it directly.
This style is grounded in the storytelling framework, where the narrative arc takes the audience from understanding the gravity of the problem to seeing the hope and value provided by the solution.
It’s about creating a compelling contrast between the current state (with the problem) and the future state (with the problem solved), which can drive the audience towards a desired action or change in perspective.
Ideal for: Startups and consultants frequently utilize this presentation style to great effect. For startups, it’s an opportunity to showcase their innovative solutions and how they address unmet needs or improve upon existing solutions.
Consultants can use it to demonstrate their understanding of industry-specific challenges and their expertise in providing actionable, effective strategies.
The Problem-Solution dynamic is particularly powerful in pitches, proposals, and any situation where convincing an audience of the value of a solution is crucial.
Example: A startup introducing a new water purification technology might begin its presentation with a compelling video illustrating the global challenge of accessing clean drinking water, using statistics and personal stories to underscore the severity of the problem.
As the narrative progresses, the presentation transitions to introduce its innovative solution, featuring animations that explain the technology in a clear, engaging manner.
Interactive elements invite the audience to explore the technology’s impact, with before-and-after scenarios, user testimonials, and data visualizations that demonstrate its effectiveness and efficiency.
7. Demonstrating with a Product Demo Presentation
A Product Demo Presentation is designed to showcase the features, benefits, and applications of a product through dynamic demonstrations.
This presentation style goes beyond mere description, bringing the product to life in front of the audience’s eyes. It’s about showing, not just telling, how a product works, its ease of use, and its value proposition in real-world scenarios.
The goal is to create an engaging and informative experience that highlights the product’s advantages and convinces the audience of its necessity.
Ideal for: This style is particularly suited for product teams and entrepreneurs who are looking to introduce new products to the market, attract investors, or increase customer engagement.
A well-executed product demo can significantly impact the product’s reception, making it an essential tool for anyone looking to promote a new or improved product.
Example: An entrepreneur is launching a smart home device that simplifies home automation. The presentation begins with a brief introduction, followed by a high-resolution video showcasing the device’s design and key features.
As the video concludes, the presenter moves to a live demonstration segment and integrates a live feed where they demonstrate setting up the device, integrating it with various home systems, and using its app for various functions.
Interactive elements are used to highlight specific features of the device, such as energy savings, with before-and-after scenarios users can click through to explore the benefits in detail.
8. Inspiring with an Inspirational Presentation
Inspirational presentations are crafted to elevate the spirits, ambitions, and motivations of the audience through powerful storytelling and compelling narratives.
This presentation style transcends the mere transfer of information to emotionally engage and inspire the audience, encouraging them to believe in themselves, overcome challenges, or pursue their dreams with renewed vigor.
The key to success lies in connecting with the audience on a deep emotional level, using stories of triumph, resilience, and human spirit that resonate and inspire.
Ideal for: This type of presentation is a natural fit for leaders looking to inspire their teams, motivational speakers aiming to uplift and encourage their audience, and anyone who seeks to effect positive change through the power of inspiration.
It’s particularly effective in settings ranging from corporate leadership conferences to educational seminars, where the objective is to ignite a spark of motivation, change, or hope.
Example: Imagine a leader aiming to inspire a corporate team towards greater innovation and collaboration.
The presentation opens with a high-resolution video telling the story of a team that faced and overcame significant challenges through innovation and unity.
The video features interviews, dramatic reenactments, and powerful visuals of the team’s journey and ultimate success, setting an emotional tone for the presentation.
9. The Technical Presentation Explained
Technical presentations are designed to convey complex and often highly specialized information clearly and understandably.
This style of presentation is detail-oriented, focusing on data, research findings, technical specifications, and the methodology behind a product or process.
The challenge lies in making the intricate details accessible to an audience that may not share the presenter’s level of expertise, requiring a balance between technical accuracy and general comprehensibility.
Ideal for: This presentation style is particularly suited for engineers, scientists, IT professionals, and anyone involved in fields where conveying detailed technical knowledge is essential.
Whether it’s sharing research findings with peers, explaining a new technology to potential investors, or demonstrating a software update to users, technical presentations are a crucial tool for communication in the STEM fields.
Example: An IT professional is presenting a new cybersecurity software designed to protect against advanced persistent threats.
The presentation begins with a high-resolution diagram illustrating the typical pathways these threats take to infiltrate networks.
As the presenter explains each step of the infiltration process, animations bring the diagram to life, visually highlighting the points of vulnerability and how the new software intervenes to provide protection.
10. Attracting Investments with an Investor Presentation
Investor presentations are key for startups and businesses seeking funding, meticulously designed to highlight the business model, market potential, growth strategy, and financial projections.
The focus is on building a compelling case for the investment, showcasing the unique value proposition and the roadmap to profitability.
Ideal for: Startups, entrepreneurs, and businesses looking to raise capital. This presentation style is crucial for engaging venture capitalists, angel investors, and financial institutions by clearly articulating the opportunity and mitigating perceived risks.
11. Engaging Audiences with a Conference Presentation
Designed for large audiences, conference presentations aim to inform, inspire, or provoke thought within a professional community.
These presentations often incorporate cutting-edge research, industry trends, or innovative ideas, tailored to capture the interest of a diverse audience.
Ideal for: Academics, industry leaders, and professionals presenting at conferences, seminars, or symposiums.
This style is about making a significant impact, often in a limited time, to leave a lasting impression on the audience.
12. Panel Discussion Presentation Techniques
Panel discussion presentations provide visual support and context during discussions, often highlighting key points, data, or questions that guide the conversation.
This style is about enhancing the dialogue with visuals that engage both the panelists and the audience.
Ideal for: Moderators and panelists in roundtables, panel discussions, or debates. It’s effective in situations where visual aids can complement the discussion, providing clarity or prompting further debate.
13. Workshop Presentation Interactivity
Workshop presentations are highly interactive, and designed to facilitate learning through engagement.
This style involves the audience in activities, discussions, and exercises that reinforce the session’s learning objectives.
Ideal for: Trainers, educators, and facilitators conducting workshops or training sessions. The focus is on creating an active learning environment that encourages participation and practical application of concepts.
14. Webinar Presentation
Webinar presentations allow for remote engagement, delivering content to an online audience through lectures, demonstrations, or discussions.
This format requires captivating visuals and clear, concise communication to hold the audience’s attention through a screen.
Ideal for: Educators, marketers, and professionals offering remote learning sessions, product demonstrations, or informational webinars. The challenge is to replicate the engagement of an in-person presentation in a virtual format.
15. Portfolio Presentation
Description: Portfolio presentations showcase a collection of work, highlighting the best projects, designs, or research.
This style is visual-heavy, focusing on showcasing skills, achievements, and the evolution of work over time.
Ideal for: Artists, designers, architects, researchers, and professionals in any field where visual representation of work is crucial. It’s about making a strong, visual argument for one’s skills, style, and capabilities.
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Mastering the right style can make a significant difference in how your message is received. Whether you’re inspiring change, sharing knowledge, or showcasing innovations. As we move forward, the fusion of compelling content with dynamic presentation technology continues to be the key to creating impactful and memorable experiences.
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