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Original designs, completely customizable and easy to edit. Take your presentations and lessons to the next level with these amazing free templates!

Pastel Notebook for group projects, free for PowerPoint and Google Slides. Upgrade your group project presentation from basic to breezy! This free digital notebook template gives your slides a fresh, approachable look. Forget stuffy templates – the pastel colors add a pop of personality without being too formal. This versatile […]

Pastel Notebook free presentation ppt template and Google Slides theme.

Unleash the wild fun in your classroom with this FREE PowerPoint Template and Google Slides Theme. Liven up your classroom with a touch of the jungle!  This free downloadable theme features adorable monkeys swinging through lush green backgrounds and bright banana trees.   It’s more than just cute though – this theme is […]

Cute Monkeys, mini theme and subtraction drag and drop activity.

Formal B&W free PowerPoint Template and Google Slides Theme Ever feel like you just need a clean slate to get your ideas down?  This simple black and white presentation template is perfect for those times.  With its classic look, it won’t distract from your content,  allowing you to focus on structuring your thoughts […]

Simple and Formal Black & White free presentation template.

Vintage Vision Board with Monthly Calendars, free for PowerPoint and Google Slides. This free vision board template can be used as a planner for a monthly overview of your envisioned ideas, or, since I included a Title Slide and a Title and Body slide, you can also use it for […]

Vintage Vision Board with Monthly Calendars free template.

Looking to create a modern and engaging marketing presentation? Check out this free flat design marketing template for PowerPoint and Google Slides! This template utilizes a flat and clean aesthetic with geometric shapes and an orange and purple color scheme. It’s perfect for grabbing your audience’s attention and presenting your […]

Flat design Marketing Analysis template, free for PPT and Google Slides.

Spice up your art project presentations with this free template for Google Slides and PowerPoint. This free downloadable template is bursting with colorful illustrations of paint, brushes, yarn, and all the crafting supplies you could ask for. Perfect to present your next art project.  And since this template is 100% […]

Art & Crafts free illustrated template for Google Slides and PPT.

Unleash the power of your marketing vision with this free presentation template for both, Google Slides and Powerpoint. Eye-catching colors and a dynamic blend of photos and illustrations will grab your audience’s attention and leave a lasting impression.  This template is perfect for anyone who wants to create a bold […]

Marketing Campaign free Powerpoint template and Google Slides theme.

Spruce up your next presentation with Minimal Social, a free downloadable template for Google Slides and PowerPoint. Craving a presentation that’s both stylish and versatile? Look no further than the Minimal Social template! This free downloadable theme boasts a clean, minimalist design with muted tones and a touch of social media […]

Minimal Social free multipurpose presentation template.

Free PowerPoint template and Google Slides theme for presentations about money management. Ever feel like presenting personal finance topics could be a snooze? Well this free slide theme available for both PowerPoint and Google Slides uses friendly illustrations to make financial concepts engaging. This theme is perfect for anyone who […]

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Captivate your audience and transform your presentation on early childhood development with this free template!  Playful illustrations like children’s handprints, whimsical doodles, paper airplanes and windmills bring a touch of childlike wonder to your slides. This engaging template is the perfect backdrop to share your valuable insights on this crucial […]

Early Childhood free presentation template for Google Slides and PPT.

Launching a new business is exciting! But crafting the perfect introduction to potential customers can take time. This pre-designed template can help you quickly showcase your new venture.  This template is easy to customize with your information, logos and images, allowing you to create a professional brochure in no time. […]

Business Brochure / School Newsletter free template for Google Slides and PPT.

Geometric shapes and vibrant colors. The perfect backdrop for your ideas. Packed with geometric shapes and a vibrant color palette, this theme is guaranteed to grab attention and leave a lasting impression. Compatible with both PowerPoint and Google Slides, it allows you to tailor the design to your specific needs. […]

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Flowers and Ladybugs free Spring Season template for google slides and PowerPoint. This free template for Google Slides and PowerPoint is the perfect way to add a touch of springtime cheer to your lessons. It features adorable graphics of flowers, bees, and ladybugs – a charming combination that’s sure to […]

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Get ready for some St. Patrick’s Day cheer with a free memory game template for Google Slides and PowerPoint! This festive template features charming clovers and lucky golden coins. It also includes a handy agenda slide and three different layouts specifically designed for creating memory games. Personalizing the game is […]

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Free syllabus template for Google Slides and PowerPoint to inject personality into your class introduction. Forget about boring old paper syllabus, this free template is the perfect way to communicate the overview of your class, define expectations and responsibilities in an appealing way. It features a notebook with linked tabs […]

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120+ Best Free PowerPoint Templates (PPT) 2024

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

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Free Professional PowerPoint Templates

Selfone – free professional presentation template.

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

Free Consulting Presentation PowerPoint Template

This free PowerPoint template is great for creating presentations for consultants. It features a set of modern and stylish slides featuring image placeholders, shapes, and editable graphics.

Free Geometric Professional Presentation Template

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

Ash – Free Professional PowerPoint Template

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

Free Artificial Intelligence PowerPoint Template

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

Free Tech Slides PowerPoint Presentation Template

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

Hendrix – Free Dark Professional PowerPoint Template

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

Pro Portfolio PPT Template

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

Aesthic – Free Multipurpose PowerPoint Template

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

Dolor – Free Professional Presentation Template

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

Kitulah – Free Dark Professional PowerPoint Template

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

DSGN – Free Lookbook Presentation Template

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

Enable – Free Modern PowerPoint Template

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

Look – Free Fashion PowerPoint Template

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

Free Creative Portfolio PowerPoint Template

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

Project Proposal – Free Professional PowerPoint Template

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

Resume Presentation – Free PowerPoint Template

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

Free Modern Portfolio PowerPoint Template

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

Wagner – Free Multipurpose PowerPoint Template

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

Minimal – Simple Free PowerPoint Template

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

Xara – Free PowerPoint Template

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

Red White – Free PowerPoint Template

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

Free Business PowerPoint Templates

Free retro pixel business powerpoint template.

This is a free PowerPoint template that comes with colorful and creative slide designs inspired by retro-themed pixel graphics. It includes many stylish slide designs with dark color themes for creating attractive presentations for business meetings.

Free Geometric Shapes Marketing Plan for PowerPoint

This free PowerPoint template comes with a set of slides full of colorful geometric shapes and patterns. It’s designed with marketing agencies in mind and you can use it to create attractive marketing plans for your business meetings.

Free Content Strategy Meeting PowerPoint Template

Create the perfect presentation for your content strategy meetings with this free PowerPoint template. It includes many beautiful slide layouts featuring gradient color backgrounds and image placeholders. You can fully customize each slide to your preference.

Free Abstract Shapes Business PowerPoint Template

You can download this PowerPoint template for free to create modern business presentations. It has a set of minimalist slides featuring abstract shapes with rough textures.

Free Morph Business Plan PowerPoint Template

This free PowerPoint template comes with more than 40 slides featuring modern backgrounds and trendy content layouts. It’s especially perfect for creating business plan slide decks and presentations.

Free Company Profile Powerpoint Template

This free company profile PowerPoint template provides a comprehensive overview of your organization in a 20-slide presentation. Designed to showcase a brand’s identity, it covers the company’s journey, from establishment to its current successes, capturing its mission, vision, and values. With customizable slides, the template features a Presentation Agenda, Financial Reports, Business SWOT Analysis, Gantt chart, various graphical charts, and a Company Timeline.

Cranford – Free Business Presentation PPT

Cranford is a free PowerPoint template that includes a set of professional slide layouts. It’s most suitable for making modern business and agency slideshows. It comes in Google Slides and Keynote formats too.

Howard – Free Business PowerPoint Template

This PowerPoint template is also available in multiple formats. You can use it to create presentations for small businesses as well as corporate brands. There are 8 unique slides in this template.

Merville – Free Business PowerPoint Template

Merville is a free PowerPoint template that includes very professional-looking slides. It has highly visual slides with easily editable designs. The template is suitable for all types of business presentations.

Free Business Meeting PowerPoint Template

This is a creative PowerPoint template that comes with a set of beautiful slides. There are 24 unique slides in this template with editable graphs, timelines, mockups, and more. It’s available in Google Slides version too.

Free Creative Agency PowerPoint Template

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

Free 2022 Marketing Plan Infographic PowerPoint Template

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

Free Electric Scooter Company Profile PPTX

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

Free Human Resource Meeting PowerPoint Template

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

Free Gradient Corners Business PowerPoint Template

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

Free Simple Business Executive PowerPoint Template

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

Digital Marketing Strategy PowerPoint Template

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

Bara – Free Modern Business PowerPoint Theme

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

Clifton Free Business Presentation Template

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

Barnwell Free Business Presentation Template

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

Free Onboarding Meeting PowerPoint Template

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

Free Multipurpose PowerPoint Presentation Template

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

Free Construction & Real Estate PowerPoint Template

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

Future – Free Business PowerPoint Template

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

Business Plan Free Powerpoint Presentation

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

SEO Proposal – Free PowerPoint Template

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

Conference Pitch Deck PowerPoint Template

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

Annul Report – Free Business PowerPoint Template

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

Beexey – Free Business PowerPoint Template

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

Vision – Free Business PowerPoint Template

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

Casper – Free PowerPoint Presentation Template

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

Minta – Business Free PowerPoint Template

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

Business Report Free PowerPoint Template

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

Annual Report – Free PowerPoint Template

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

Window – Free PowerPoint Template

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

Modern Business Free PowerPoint Template

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

Seattle – Simple PowerPoint Presentation Template

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

Free Animated PowerPoint Templates

Shining – creative animated powerpoint template.

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

Lookbook – Free Pastel PowerPoint Template

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

Voodoo – Free Animated PowerPoint Template

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

Dark Red – Free Elegant Black Powerpoint Template

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

Stasia – Free PowerPoint Template

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

Free Modern PowerPoint Templates

Free modern & minimal powerpoint template.

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

Slide Pro – Free Modern Presentation Template

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

Free Project Proposal PowerPoint Presentation Template

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

UNCO – Simple Modern PowerPoint Template

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

Pale Dawn – Free Modern Fashion PowerPoint Template

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

Mass Media – Free Agency Presentation Template

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

Heimat – Free Modern Business Presentation Template

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

Born-Ink – Free Modern Event PowerPoint Template

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

XGDragon – Modern Presentation Template

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

Minimalistic – Free Clean PowerPoint Template

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

Air – Clean Free PowerPoint Template

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

Neue Free Minimal PowerPoint Template

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

TAHU – Free PowerPoint Presentation Template

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

Clean – Free PowerPoint Presentation Template

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

Duotone – Modern Free PowerPoint Template

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

London – Minimal  Free PowerPoint Template

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

Modern Minimal Free Powerpoint Template

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

Style – PowerPoint Presentation Template

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

Free Creative PowerPoint Templates

Color fun – creative powerpoint template.

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

FUN Tastic – Free Creative PowerPoint Template

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

Free Neomorph PowerPoint Template

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

GMTRY – Free Geometric Presentation Template

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

Curato – Free Creative Portfolio PowerPoint Template

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

Emotion Flashcard – Free Creative PowerPoint Template

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

Kental – Free Minimal PowerPoint Template

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

Free Giant Doodles Newsletter PowerPoint Template

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

Free Creative PowerPoint Presentation Template

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

Free Stylish Botanical PowerPoint Template

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

Colors – Stylish Free PowerPoint Template

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

Happy Holi – Creative Free Powerpoint Template

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

Every – Clean & Simple PowerPoint Template

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

Creative – Free Minimal PowerPoint Template

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

Mifridix – Free PowerPoint Presentation Template

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

BRONX – Free PowerPoint Presentation Template

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

Free Pitch Deck PowerPoint Templates

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How to Make a Transition Plan Presentation

Changes inside an organization can be triggered by both external and internal factors. When we mention external factors, we can picture new competitors or technological advancements, whereas internal factors most likely refer to organizational restructuring or process refinement. Regardless of the scenario, clear communication is necessary to ensure smooth functioning in the organization.

Transition plans play an important role in aligning organizational efforts toward strategic goals. They inform employees of the necessary steps for changes to occur while minimizing friction with the current operations’ expected performance. In this article, we will delve into the elements of a transition plan, guide you on creating a transition plan presentation, and outline the tools required for its execution.

Table of Contents

What is a Transition Plan?

What are the elements of a transition plan, what are the types of transition plans, importance of the transition plan in businesses, how to write a transition plan, what is a transition plan presentation, what is required to communicate a transition plan in a presentation, how to create a transition plan presentation, final words.

A Transition Plan (in the context of an employee) is a proactive method for recording and outlining the essential tasks, daily duties, professional connections, and resources held by an individual who will be transitioning out of their role. This documentation ensures a smooth transfer of responsibilities to a temporary backup or permanent successor, minimizing disruption when the individual leaves the position [1]. 

The transition plan applies to different scenarios where the employee can move inside the organization, leave the organization, or adapt to a new project or procedure. Both supervisors and the successor in the specific role are the target audience of a transition plan.

We can use the building block metaphor to think of a transition plan. The elements require inputs from different departments or documents, and we can list them as follows:

• Introduction and Overview : The “why” of the transition. It has to clearly state the purpose, its scope, and the overall objectives or goals.
• Stakeholders and Team Members : List all stakeholders and team members, mentioning their roles and responsibilities on ongoing projects. 
• Transition Schedule : A detailed task list of all ongoing projects, their milestones, and deadlines. Once that’s completed, we create the timeline for completing activities to secure a successful transition.
• Resource Allocation : Human resources, hardware, software, budget, and financial resources.
• Risk Management : Identify potential risks, develop risk mitigation strategies and contingency plans.

Although transition plans are typically considered for employee transition phases, there are multiple scenarios in which transition plans are required.

Employee Transition Plan

Designed for onboarding new employees or in cases where incumbents move into higher seniority roles within the organization. They include training schedules, knowledge transfer, ongoing project status, and role-specific goals.

Project Transition Plan

Required when a project is handed from one team to another or when it changes from one phase to another. We have to list detailed timelines, deliverables, and detailed project history.

Business Transition Plan

The most typical scenario involves mergers or acquisitions, but they are also implemented in organizational restructuring. A business transition plan includes strategic objectives, resource allocation, and communication strategies.

Technology Transition Plan

Required when an organization is rolling out large-scale technology changes (either for software, hardware, or processes). They must include the system integration steps, user training, and data migration procedures.

Client Transition Plan

A client transition plan is required when there’s a need to transfer client accounts or services from one entity to another. We can think of this in situations of mergers and acquisitions, where the client accounts need to be transitioned to the acquiring company. Contractual changes are another situation that requires client transition plans, and so is staff turnover – when a key account manager leaves the organization and their responsibilities must be transitioned to another employee.

Leadership Transition Plan

Used when transitioning leadership roles , like a new CEO or department director. Detailed planning on the succession strategy, stakeholder investment, and strategic alignment are commonly listed among the requirements of this transition plan model.

Career Transition Plan

Finally, this type of transition document can be classified independently, although it’s commonly considered a subset of the employee transition plan model. Career transition plans are used when a person changes their career path, for example: a technical SEO role transitioning into frontend development. They can represent changes between departments, as in the case we just exposed, or inside the same department but for a different technical role.

A transition plan is a practical guide for employers and employees during organizational career changes. By developing a structured action plan, both parties gain a clear and achievable outline for navigating career transitions effectively. This strategy helps maintain continuity in crucial business functions and enhances the clarity and confidence of all involved. Here are several key ways in which a transition plan benefits an organization:

Maintains Business Continuity

The plan ensures that the company runs smoothly, without disruptions, even during important projects [3]. This is crucial for maintaining the flow of work and meeting deadlines.

Facilitates Knowledge Transfer

It sets up a system for passing essential knowledge to new and current team members. This transfer is necessary to keep the team well-informed and efficient.

Reduces Uncertainty and Anxiety

The plan highlights each step of a transition. This helps reduce stress and uncertainty for employees and their colleagues moving to a new role.

Boosts Employee Morale

Involving employees in the transition process makes them feel valued and included in decision-making. It boosts their engagement and satisfaction at work.

Prevents Losses and Missed Opportunities

A well-defined plan keeps the organization focused on its objectives, even during significant changes. This focus helps avoid potential setbacks or missed chances.

Saves Time and Resources

Having a clear plan in place during busy times means less scrambling. This helps save time and resources, allowing employees to concentrate on their primary tasks.

Standardizes Procedures

Transition plans create a uniform way to handle the handover of responsibilities when a job becomes vacant, planned or not. This includes setting clear goals, strategies, and priorities and ensuring all duties are noted to prevent any details from being overlooked.

Mitigates Risks

The plan reduces risks to business relationships, particularly related to roles that deal with clients or suppliers [3]. It can also serve as a training guide for backups or successors.

In this section, we will explain the process of writing a transition plan. These instructions will be generic and applicable to all transition plan models, but specifics for each kind of transition plan must be added.

Assessment and Goal Setting

Start by gathering and analyzing the data to understand the organization’s current situation and the necessity for a transition. In this, you are conducting a Needs Assessment study, in which you can implement a SWOT analysis to give a broader picture of where the organization stands.

Goals must be clear, measurable, achievable during the transition period, and aligned with the organization’s mission, vision, and strategic goals. Key stakeholders must be involved in this process to ensure their perspectives and needs are considered. Additionally, you ought to gather input from the departments and teams directly affected by the transition.

Identify Transition Points

The first step is to map out the current processes that will be affected by the transition. Flowcharts and process maps are ideal tools for visualizing the current workflows and easily locating the modifications to be introduced. Determine the start and end points of the transition, as well as any critical phase in between.

Managers must also evaluate the future impact on operations, employees, and stakeholders at each transition point. Depending on the industry, bottlenecks must be addressed with their respective mitigation plans or further studies in areas of concern.

Develop Transition Procedures

Break down the transition into specific, actionable steps. Each step has to be detailed to avoid confusion or resource usage conflicts between departments. For this reason, in our experience, it’s best to create a standard operating procedures (SOPs) document that can be shared as a handout in the presentation. 

Review the procedures with stakeholders or consultant parties to ensure the feasibility of the transition plan, then make adjustments based on feedback.

Assign Roles and Responsibilities

Identify all roles required for the transition, including team leaders, project managers, and support staff. The scope of responsibilities for each role has to be included as well.

Conduct a meeting to inform all parties involved of their roles and responsibilities in the transition planning. You can evacuate doubts by providing an FAQ section or hosting a brief question-and-answer session .

Define Activities

List all the activities required to complete the transition. This includes preparation, execution, monitoring procedures, success metrics, and follow-up activities. Each activity must contain a detailed description, including the objectives, procedures, required resources, and expected outcomes. 

Once the activities are drafted, we must prioritize them based on importance and urgency. First, focus on the critical path for the transition, then on the peripheral activities required.

Define Timeline

Develop a timeline that includes the schedule for each activity. Project management tools like Gantt Charts are particularly useful for this purpose, especially if overlapping activities are expected. Then, you can present the key milestones from the beginning to the completion of major stages in the transition plan. Each activity must include a deadline. 

Prepare Contingency Plans

A risk assessment study is needed to acknowledge the potential issues or obstacles that can impact the transition process for both internal and external factors. Then, teams have to create strategies to mitigate the identified risks, outlining the steps if the risk materializes and/or alternative plans.

Training sessions for risk mitigation readiness must also be included, especially if the organization opts for internal mitigation procedures rather than hiring third-party services. All stakeholders must be informed of the status of the contingency plan, and the document has to be updated after a specific time period.

A transition plan presentation is a communication tool used to inform stakeholders and team members about the strategy, structure, and execution of a transition plan. It can be used in two different instances: board meetings when fine-tuning details for the transition plan or company-wide when communicating the transition plan to the different teams involved and team members.

The primary goal of a transition plan presentation is to bring clarity and alignment toward the transition objectives, understand the roles and responsibilities, as well as inform the timeline for the process and resources required. 

A well-structured transition plan combines good content, appealing graphics, and a professional template.

Companies prepare various types of transition plans depending on the situation. These can include departmental transition plans during restructuring, leadership transition plans for executive roles, and individual transition plans for employees moving to new positions or exiting the company. Each type streamlines the process of change within the organization, minimizing disruptions and maintaining productivity.

The content of a transition plan includes all the essential duties, current projects, project timelines, and contacts associated with a specific position within a company. It records the tasks an employee is responsible for daily and includes ongoing projects they are involved in. Thus, daily operations will not be disrupted when an employee leaves or moves to a different role within the company.

Graphics are important in a transition plan because they help make the information clearer and easier to understand. When you use charts, graphs, or diagrams, you can show relationships between tasks, timelines, and responsibilities in a visual way that words alone might not convey as effectively. This visual presentation helps everyone see the big picture at a glance, making complex information more accessible and easier to remember. In short, graphics simplify complex data, enhance understanding, and make it easier for teams to follow the plan effectively.

For instance, you can use visual aids like flowcharts to present the transition process. In comparison, Gantt charts will help you to show the timeline. It will depict when different tasks should be completed and highlight overlapping activities.

PowerPoint Templates

PowerPoint templates are used for making transition plans because they provide a consistent structure that can be quickly followed and understood. Professionally designed layouts help the user save time and effort, as they don’t have to start from a blank slide. Roadmap templates , in particular, allow the presenter to disclose the stages of the transition plan with vivid visual aids. 

Transition plan templates also help in terms of building a cohesive slide deck. They are tailored to fit the company’s specific needs or the transition details, thus easily becoming an official communication channel for high-importance information. This structured approach helps everyone involved in the transition process to quickly grasp their roles and responsibilities, the timeline, and other key aspects of the plan, leading to a smoother changeover.

1. Transition Plan PPT Template

An ideal solution to illustrate the different phases of a transition plan in one slide. Presenters can apply this directly to small-scale projects, or work with auxiliary slides for large-scale transition plans.

Use This Template

2. Transition Plan Step Checklist Slide Deck

Ditch the old bullet list checklist idea and opt for a visual layout, with a forward-directed arrow to communicate the transition points or transition phases to cover in your transition plan.

3. 5-Step Transition Plan Diagram PowerPoint Template

Work with this neat transition plan template to present phases or activities inside a transition plan. You can customize this template in both light and dark theme.

4. 30-60-90 Transition Plan Slide

This template is a perfect fit for an employee transition plan in which we have to process the activities within a short time frame. Customize this template to add extra activities in addition to the 4 already offered.

For this case study, we will consider a mid-sized software development company named TechCo, which has decided to transition its primary application from on-premises to cloud services. The transition aims to enhance scalability, improve performance, reduce costs, and offer better recovery solutions for clients.

Goals of the Technological Transition

We can use multiple approaches to populate the Goals of the Technological Transition slide. 

First and foremost, we’ll use a SWOT analysis template to illustrate this case:

TechCo identified the following goals that justify the requirement of a technological transition process:

• Scalability : The application needs to handle increased load and user base without significant infrastructure changes. The organization is pushing a new marketing strategy to reach bigger companies, so improving scalability is necessary.
• Performance Improvement : By leveraging cloud resources, TechCo aims to reduce latency and improve application speed.
• Cost Reduction : Maintaining on-site servers incurs heavy monthly fees, which are often reflected in customers’ subscription plans. For this reason, TechCo wants to migrate to cloud servers and reduce bills to offer more affordable customer pricing.
• Disaster Recovery : Recently, TechCo was a victim of a ransomware attack. They seek to improve their security protocols and offer 24/7 disaster recovery for clients to ensure business continuity.
• Flexibility : Allow easy updates and feature rollouts without compromising the server uptime. 

Alternatively, we can represent these previously laid concepts extracted from the SWOT analysis in the format of bullet points with icons, an infographic, or opt for a flowchart that illustrates how an achieved goal turns into a benefit for the organization. Another take is to opt for a Goals & Key Objectives Slide .

Transition Points

We can consider the Transition Points slide as a checklist of elements that must be completed to ensure the success of the transition plan. For this reason, we will work with the  Transition Plan Checklist Timeline PowerPoint Template , which shall be populated with the information below.

There are three main areas of transition for TechCo. First comes the Processes, where data migration from on-premises to the cloud is one point, followed by modifying existing workflows to adapt to the cloud environment. Then we have the People, in which IT staff training and reassignment are required to manage the cloud infrastructure. Finally, we have Software that involves migrating the existing app to the cloud and integrating cloud-based tools and services.

Responsible Parties

In terms of graphical elements, we can work with a Responsibility Matrix to illustrate the roles and to which department they belong in this slide of the transition plan. We will refer once again to the TechCo case study to showcase this point:

To guarantee the success of this technology transition plan, TechCo has to identify the key responsible roles for the process.

• IT Team : They will conduct the transition’s technical aspects, including data migration, software deployment, and system integration.
• Chief Technology Officer (CTO) : In charge of overseeing the entire transition process, ensuring alignment with business goals and technology strategy. 
• Chief Operating Officer (COO) : Coordinates operational changes and manages the resource allocation.
• HR Manager : The person in charge of organizing training sessions and employee transitions between departments.

As mentioned before, the Activities slide describes all the actions that will happen in the transition plan. Process diagrams can be a valid method to present the flow and interconnections between different activities, although one process diagram per slide covering one activity is ideal. Working with all activities inside one process diagram will result in a cluttered slide with little value for the team.

Much like the Transition Points slide, checklists are valid as long as they carefully detail the subpoints inside each activity, meaning the steps to complete each activity. Otherwise, they can become lengthy checklists.

In our case study, we identify six main activities with their respective sub-activities:

• Assess current system
• Select the cloud service provider
• Update existing workflows for cloud services
• Migrate databases and application files
• Extensive testing to ensure functionality
• Set up parallel on-premise server
• IT department employee training
• Sales department employee training
• Marketing department employee training
• Feedback from all departments
• Support material/manual creation
• End-User training
• Deploy in a secure environment
• Testing phase
• Feedback on test
• Roll-out for end-users
• Monitoring customer performance data
• Implement a user collaboration program
• Update release to fix bugs
• Routine maintenance
• Performance operation
• Customer support service

Timeline for the Technological Transition

The total plan will be executed in 10 months. The timeline template below briefly describes the stages of this technology transition plan. 

• Conduct system analysis and select cloud provider.
• Develop migration and training plans.
• Redesign workflows and start training programs.
• Execute data migration and perform extensive testing.
• Implement the pilot version and gather user feedback.
• Deploy the new version to all users.
• Monitor system performance and address any issues.
• Conduct routine maintenance and provide support.

Risks or Contingency

Finally, we have to present both the risks and the contingency plan. For the risk, we can work with a risk matrix and lay out the points that our case study covers:

• Employee Resistance: Due to the drastic technological change, some resistance due to the steep learning curve is expected. The HR team is ready to mitigate any issues by conducting thorough training and maintaining ongoing communication with the marketing and sales department, as they must clearly understand the new app’s performance.
• Missed Stages: When some of the activities are delayed, the “child” activities cannot be initiated, thus delaying the overall transition plan.
• Data Loss: The hefty amounts of data required to be transferred in a transition to cloud services can cause information loss.
• Security Breaches: This is linked to employee training. Strong security measures and protocols must be implemented to prevent cyber attacks on cloud-based servers.

Transition plan presentations are a medium to communicate change in organizations, regardless of their scale. We ought to consider this tool as a complementary resource to the written transition plan, as it eases the understanding of complex transition processes. Think of how to start the presentation in an engaging format with an audiovisual element to present the case as clearly as possible. 

[1] https://dar.uga.edu/wp-content/uploads/Transition_Plan.pdf

[2] https://www.forbes.com/sites/forbeshumanresourcescouncil/2020/05/21/11-strategies-for-successfully-transitioning-responsibilities-to-new-hires/?sh=6cd3b1ca7090

[3] https://hr.nih.gov/sites/default/files/public/documents/workforce/workforce-planning/pdf/14-stafftransitionplanoverview.pdf

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Free Google Slides Business Model Canvas Templates

By Courtney Patterson | May 8, 2024

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These customizable Google Slides business model canvas templates are tailored for entrepreneurs, startup enthusiasts, and strategic planners. Download any template to help you develop and refine your business model, establishing a solid base for growth and innovation. This collection includes a  Lean business model canvas template , a  social enterprise business model canvas template , a  tech startup business model canvas template , and more.

Google Slides Simple Business Model Canvas Template

Download the Simple Business Model Canvas Template for Google Slides 

When to Use This Template:  Use this streamlined business model canvas template during dynamic strategy meetings or brainstorming sessions. It's particularly useful for entrepreneurs, startups, and educators looking for a fast way to kick-start planning, facilitate workshops, or clarify ongoing business strategies. 

Notable Template Features:  This template efficiently outlines key aspects of a business model, such as value propositions, target customer segments, and critical operations. The user-friendly layout ensures swift updates and engaging team discussions, making it an essential resource for visualizing and refining strategic plans. 

Access this complimentary collection of  free business model canvas templates to effectively visualize your business's fundamental elements. 

Google Slides Lean Business Model Canvas Template

Download the Sample Lean Business Model Canvas Template for Google Slides 

Download the Blank Lean Business Model Canvas Template for Google Slides

When to Use This Template:  Ideal for high-velocity environments, this Lean business model canvas template with or without sample data allows forward-thinking innovators to expedite the testing and validation of their business concepts. It focuses on refining the pivotal aspects of a business strategy to adjust based on real-time market responses. 

Notable Template Features:  This template highlights critical Lean startup principles, including the alignment of solutions with customer problems, compelling value propositions, and key performance indicators (KPIs). Its interactive and flexible design makes it a vital resource for teams striving for continual progress. Download the sample version for a pre-filled template, or try the blank version to fill in the sections with your own data.

Google Slides Business Capability Model Template

Download the Business Capability Model Template for Google Slides  

When to Use This Template:  Use this template to streamline your strategic planning. It is designed to help organizations assess and outline their core business functions and capabilities so that they can synchronize business strategies with operational strengths and identify areas for investment. 

Notable Template Features:  Across multiple dynamic slides, this template facilitates a thorough analysis of business capabilities, from day-to-day operations to customer interaction tactics. Its organized layout allows for a methodical review of your company's strengths, weaknesses, and growth opportunities, improving communication and strategic alignment across teams and sectors. 

Google Slides Social Enterprise Business Model Canvas Template

Download the Social Enterprise Business Model Canvas Template for Google Slides

When to Use This Template:  This Google Slides template is ideal for social enterprises and mission-driven organizations that need to strategize how to balance social impact with financial viability. Use this template in brainstorming sessions or strategic planning meetings to navigate the challenges of creating social value and financial stability. 

Notable Template Features:  This template emphasizes integrating social objectives with core business functions. It includes dedicated sections for outlining social missions, evaluating impact, and building community relationships. Its comprehensive design enables you to map out both the social and economic facets of your business. 

Google Slides Customer-Focused Business Model Canvas Template

Download the Sample Customer-Focused Business Model Canvas Template for Google Slides  

Download the Blank Customer-Focused Business Model Canvas Template for Google Slides  

When to Use This Template:  Use this customer-focused template with or without sample data when you're fine-tuning or developing a business strategy with a strong emphasis on customer insights. The template is particularly effective at turning customer needs into unique market positions and customized experiences.

Notable Template Features:  Specially crafted to highlight the role of customer perspectives in strategic planning, this template features dedicated areas for detailing customer journeys, preferences, and the feedback process. It offers a comprehensive examination of how your business model caters to customer demands, prioritizing customer satisfaction and active engagement in every strategic move.

Google Slides E-Commerce Business Model Canvas Template

Download the E-Commerce Business Model Canvas Template for Google Slides  

When to Use This Template:  Try this e-commerce template when you need to elevate your presence in the digital retail space. Ideal for strategizing the launch of a new online store or refining the operations of an existing one, this template facilitates a detailed examination and improvement of an online shopping journey, from the first interaction to follow-up after sales. 

Notable Template Features:  Tailor-made for the nuances of e-commerce, this template provides a guide for strategizing around online consumer behaviors, digital marketing tactics, and logistical operations. It covers crucial strategic e-commerce activities, such as enhancing the customer experience, streamlining payment systems, and ensuring effective customer support. 

Google Slides Tech Startup Business Model Canvas Template

Download the Tech Startup Business Model Canvas Template for Google Slides

When to Use This Template:  Use this tech startup template during critical phases of brainstorming and entering the market or as you adjust your tech enterprise to meet the changing needs of the industry. It's designed to help you better understand the relationship between your technological innovations and market requirements.

Notable Template Features:  Adapted for the unique challenges and opportunities of the tech sector, this template emphasizes research and development, intellectual property management, and strategies for gaining users. It offers a comprehensive layout for mapping out how your tech solutions align with market expectations, with a focus on ensuring scalability, security measures, and innovation.

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Explore these complimentary Google Slides templates rooted in business model canvas methodologies. Tailored to boost your strategic business planning, these resources emphasize strategic planning, market analysis, value proposition clarification, and customer journey mapping. 

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Make use of these  free SWOT analysis templates for Google Slides to better understand your organization's strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats, allowing for new strategic initiatives and insightful decision-making. 

Free Google Slides Project Management Templates

These  free Google Slides project management templates offer users an intuitive way to organize, track, and present project details, timelines, and milestones, enhancing project visibility and team collaboration. 

Free Brand Presentation Templates

See this collection of  free brand presentation templates for resources to help you seamlessly integrate and showcase your brand's identity in your business model canvas, enhancing how you communicate your value proposition and market positioning. 

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Take a look at these  free marketing report templates for help analyzing and presenting your marketing efforts and ensuring that they align with the strategies outlined in your business model canvas. 

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Check out these  free change management strategy templates to help you effectively plan and execute organizational changes, ensuring they align with your strategic objectives. 

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Explore these  free go-to-market strategy templates when you need a targeted strategic approach for launching a product or service. 

Free Project Timeline Templates

Dive into these  free project timeline templates to help you map out the key milestones and timelines for your strategic initiatives, aligning them with the broader goals outlined in your business model canvas. 

Free Annual Plan Templates and Yearly Planning Templates

Discover these  free annual plan templates and yearly planning templates to assist you in setting annual goals and strategies that are in harmony with your long-term objectives. 

Free Google Timeline Templates

Check out these  free Google timeline templates to help you effectively visualize and plan the chronological development and execution of the strategies outlined in your business model canvas. 

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With Smartsheet, you can align your team on strategic initiatives, improve collaboration efforts, and automate repetitive processes, giving you the ability to make better business decisions and boost effectiveness as you scale. 

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A simple guide to slideshows

Learn what slideshows are, how they’re used, common features, and how to choose a slideshow maker. Get started creating your own slideshows today with Microsoft PowerPoint.

What is a slideshow?

What are slideshows used for.

Meetings and presentations

Slideshows are most frequently used to create professional presentations for business meetings, conferences, and educational purposes. A  slideshow program  allows people to organize content, include visuals, and enhance the overall impact of their message.

Visual storytelling

Because slideshows sequentially display engaging visuals, text, and other multimedia, they’re a strong way to tell a cohesive and compelling narrative from start to finish.

Content creation

Slideshows give content creators a versatile and efficient way to organize information, increase visual appeal, and communicate effectively across different contexts.

Photo and video sharing

Slideshow makers are popular for creating photo and video presentations, especially for events like weddings, birthdays, and vacations. People can add transitions, music, and captions to fully bring the photo-sharing experience to life.

Training and tutorials

Slideshows help break down complex information into digestible chunks with the support of visuals and text, making them ideal for instructional materials, tutorials, and training modules.

Collaborative projects

In collaborative settings, teams use slideshow makers to create joint presentations or reports. The best slideshow makers enable multiple contributors to add their content simultaneously, which helps ensure a cohesive and unified presentation.

What are the features of a slideshow creator?

Slideshow creators vary in what they offer but ideally include:

A library of templates, themes, and images.

If you’re not a designer, this feature is huge. Simply browse the options available in your slideshow maker library to create a polished, professionally designed presentation in a flash. Be sure to confirm that access to the library is free and the images are approved for unrestricted usage.

Audio and video compatibility.

Keeping your audience engaged is key to any successful slideshow presentation. To mix things up, being able to add a multimedia element—like a song or a video clip—will help people stay focused and interested.

Presentation tools.

Handy presenter tools go a long way toward making your slideshow experience seamless. For example, straightforward slide navigation, slideshow keyboard shortcuts, pen and highlighter markup, and adjustable resolution settings.

AI assistance.

With AI revolutionizing content creation, using a slideshow maker that has AI capabilities will enhance efficiency and innovation. Depending on the slideshow app you have, creating an entire slideshow could be as easy as a quick prompt, like “Make a presentation about the benefits of sustainable fashion that has 15 slides.” 

Animations.

Like audio and video, animations give your audience a bit of sensory surprise that can capture their attention. 

Slide transitions.

Add some pizzazz to how you change slides with visual effects like fading, wiping, and zooming. 

Screen recording.

Being able to record your screen in a slideshow maker is helpful when giving an instructional talk, software demonstration, and other types of presentations that require visual aids.

A place to put speaker notes.

Having somewhere to jot a few notes down will help remind you of everything you want to cover as you present.

Different viewing options.

Looking at different views—for example, a presenter view, an audience view, and a high-level view of slide order—is useful when organizing your slideshow’s structure and understanding and preparing for what you’ll see versus what your audience will see.

How do I choose the right slideshow maker?

When choosing a slideshow maker, keep the following questions in mind to make sure you get the most for your money:

Is it scalable with your business?

As your organization grows and changes, it’s important to have flexible technology that adapts to new needs. Having certain features—such as cloud-based collaboration, compatibility with other work apps, and a mobile app—will help ensure that no matter how your business changes, the slideshow maker is up to the task. This also applies to pricing plans. Consider choosing a slideshow app that has a subscription plan (so the software is always up to date), volume-based pricing, or enterprise-level pricing.

Does it have a variety of visual elements?

It’s pretty much a given that a slideshow maker will allow you to add images, but think outside the JPEG box—what other visual elements are available to you? Features like preset themes, free templates, SmartArt, a built-in clip art library, shape tools, background styles, 3D models, and charts and graphs provide diverse ways to switch up how a slideshow looks without relying solely on adding your own images.

Is it easy to use?

You could have the most feature-rich slideshow maker on the market, but if it isn’t easy to use, you probably won’t use it. Or you will, but you’ll be frustrated, waste valuable time, and have difficulty convincing people you work with to use it. As you research slideshow makers, look for videos that show the apps’ interfaces in action to help you decide if they’re intuitive and will have a shorter learning curve.

Does it have collaboration and sharing options?

Because making a slideshow is often a collaborative effort, it’s worthwhile to find a slideshow creator that was designed with this in mind. Pick one that offers editing controls and commenting, as well as the ability to work on a slideshow at the same time as someone else. Having a cloud-based slideshow maker will be key here. You’ll not only save yourself time but also keep things simple by not having multiple versions of the same slideshow.

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Frequently asked questions

How do i make a good slideshow.

Making a good slideshow in PowerPoint is easy:

Plan what you’d like to include in your slideshow.

Launch your slideshow creator.

Choose the theme you’d like.

Import media.

Add text, music, and transitions.

Record, save, and share your slideshow.

Learn more about how to make a slideshow .

How do I add music to a slideshow?

To add music to a slideshow, first make sure that you’re using a slideshow maker with music compatibility. In PowerPoint, follow these steps:

Open your PowerPoint presentation and select the slide where you want to add music.

Click on the Insert tab in the ribbon menu.

Click on the Audio button and select Audio on My PC.

Browse to the folder on your computer where the audio file is located and select it.

Click on the Insert button.

How do I record a slideshow?

The steps for recording a slideshow in PowerPoint will vary depending on the version that you own. Get help with slideshow recording based on your version. 

What types of files can I add to a slideshow?

File compatibility in PowerPoint includes the use of JPEGs, PNGs, TIFFs, GIFs, PDFs, MP3s, WAVs, MIDIs, MPEG-4 Videos, and Windows Media Videos.  

How do I share my slideshow?

To share your PowerPoint slideshow, follow these steps:

Open your presentation and click Share at the top right of your screen.

If your presentation isn't already stored on OneDrive, select where to save your presentation to the cloud.

Choose a permission level, like Anyone with a link , or maybe just people in your company. You can also control if people can edit or just view the doc. 

Select Apply.

Enter names and a message.

Select Send.

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