5 Design Tips to Make Your Presentations Stand Out

How many times have you delivered a fast-paced and powerful presentation, only to have it ruined by some nasty slides? 

Unfortunately, we've all become victims of bad presentation design –- the cookie-cutter templates with 3D effects, white crisscross backgrounds, gradient text boxes, and the list goes on.

In today's blog post, we will be sharing some advice on designing presentations that stand out.

Avoid too much text

If you've ever been stuck in a presentation with slide after slide of dense text and bullet points, you know what a snooze fest it can be. People need to see and hear your message, not read it. And when it comes to communicating your ideas, "show don't tell" is the golden rule.

Choose a good color scheme

The colors you choose should align with your brand, topic and where it's presented. For a business presentation, black and white are classic colors. However, if your presentation is more creative, the possibilities are endless. Just make sure that the colors you choose complement each other.

Use illustrations to make it visually appealing

We're visual creatures by nature, so we remember images longer than plain text. Illustrations make content more digestible and easier to understand — they also make it more fun! So if you want to make a lasting impression on your audience, support your text with engaging visuals.

Pay attention to contrast

When it comes to choosing colors for your slides, don't use colors that blend in together. You want to make sure that there is a contrast between colors in your presentation so that the audience can see what you want them to look at first and foremost.

Make your own templates

PowerPoint comes with a bunch of templates, but they all look the same as everyone else's presentations, right? When it comes to making presentations that stand out, creating your own branded templates goes a long way!

Ultimately, the way to ensure your presentation is a success is to make sure that your points are based on solid examples, that you flow logically from one topic to the next, and that you leave enough time for your audience to ask questions. And if you also take into account the design of your slides, you've got yourself a winning strategy for enhancing your presentations.

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