The ultimate guide to designing the best visual presentation

Speaking in front of a crowd of people is hard enough as it is, yet the visual presentation is just as important. With this short guide, you will find that designing a beautiful visual presentation is a piece of cake! Stop losing precious time with ugly templates that hold back your creativity!

 

1. Do not let templates hold back your creativity!

When working with Powerpoint or other presentation programs, it is best to stay away from templates. It is okay to look at them for inspiration and as a guide, but it should not be seen as the easy way out. When using a template, we cannot fully express our ideas and we are often held back by the limitations of the template. Be brave and try to design your own! It is also extremely boring to use templates that everyone uses. It is best to stand out and be interesting for a presentation. 

 

2. Create your own slide template design! 

When creating your own Powerpoint template, it is best to edit the master slide template design. By doing this, it saves a great deal of time. Instead of designing each slide one by one, it allows you to design the title slide and any other useful slide ahead of time. By doing this, you will have a coherent and organized presentation. 

With the master template design editor, you can edit the font and place designs on the template that will appear on any and every slide that you wish. Take advantage of this great tool. It is the best and most efficient way to work with Powerpoint and other presentation programs. 

 

3. Align everything! 

It may seem like such a small thing but the alignment is so important. It is in our nature as humans to be bothered by disorder. If people see that your images and text are all over the place, they will most often find it disorganized. It is best to keep everything aligned to give an impression of cleanliness. 

There are many tools available to keep your objects aligned. When dragging pictures or texts, you can see that lines will come up to show whether your objects are aligned or well spaced out. You can also right-click on your objects to align them after placing them. It is also possible to display a grid on your powerpoint slides. All you have to do is press Shift F9 to activate and disactivate the grid. 

 

4. Avoid making superfluous slides!

The most important tip in this guide is to keep your slides simple. It is okay to have some blank spots. In fact, it is even more pleasing to the eye to have some blank, white areas. Do not put too much text, too many bullet points or too many pictures. Your presentation is supposed to accompany your speech, not take the place of it. Keep your audience captivated with interesting images and relevant text. 

 

5. Consider including other multimedia!

To keep your audience captivated, it is smart to use other forms of multimedia in your presentation. It is possible to include videos, audio files, graphs and other files. Take advantage of these to prevent your audience from getting bored. If you choose to include videos or audio, make sure they are easy to follow and not too long. 

 

These are great ways to make your presentations more organized and engaging. Do not hesitate to share your tips and tricks down below in the comments! If you have further questions, feel free to comment down below as well. Thanks!