Presentation Templates

Thursday, June 16, 2005

So you’ve spent a lot of time developing the best outline for your presentation and you’ve put a lot of effort into getting the words just right. But what about the way it looks? Because a large proportion of communication relies not on what your presentation says, but on how it looks, you need to create the perfect visual impression.

If you’re not a graphic designer and you don’t have the budget to commission a brand new look every time you want to give a presentation, how are you going to make sure that your presentation looks as good as it should and gives out the right message?

The answer is to use a template that someone has already taken the time to create. Using a template means that you get a standard and professional look throughout your presentation. The background will be the same colour, the bullet points on slides three and five will be the same style and in the same position. All your titles will appear in the same place.

Here are three things to consider when choosing a template:

Backgrounds

The best slide backgrounds aren’t too wild or too distracting – if they are, your audience will spend more time looking at them and not enough time reading what’s on the slide or listening to you.

Fonts

To make your presentations stand out you need to use the right font. The easiest to read on a presentation screen are the sans serif fonts, such as Arial Verdana or Tahoma. Forget Times New Roman which works best when printed on paper. Also avoid fancy fonts like Trebuchet or Univers. They may look good on your computer, but if you e-mail the presentation, chances are, they won’t be installed on the receiver’s computer.

Colour Schemes

Does your presentation need to echo the colours used by your business, club or college? In the last few months we’ve added nearly thirty free PowerPoint templates to the website, along with a Presentation Template Builder that will take you through the process, step by step. Click here to try it out.

taken from Jonty Pearce

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