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What’s it for?

Make interactive presentations

Create show-stopping presentations and clickable slide decks with Genially’s free online presentation builder. Leave boring behind and tell a story that’s interactive, animated, and beautifully engaging.

INTERACTIVE CONTENT

A presentation that works like a website

Engage your audience with interactive slides that they can click on and explore. Add music, video, hotspots, popup windows, quiz games and interactive data visualizations in a couple of clicks. No coding required!

NO-CODE ANIMATION

Make your slides pop with animation

Bring a touch of movie magic to the screen with incredible visual effects and animated page transitions. Add click-trigger and timed animations to make any topic easy to understand and captivating to watch.

INTEGRATIONS

Live from the world wide web

Embed online content directly in your slides for a media-rich interactive experience. From YouTube and Spotify to Google Maps and Sheets, Genially works seamlessly with over 100 popular apps and websites.

TEMPLATES & TOOLKIT

Genius design tools

With Genially, anyone can create a polished and professional presentation. Choose from over 2000 pre-built templates, or create your own design using the drag-and-drop resources, color palettes, icons, maps and vector graphics.

ONLINE PLATFORM

Safe and sound in the cloud

Because Genially is online, you can relax knowing that your slides are always up-to-date. There’s no risk of forgetting to save changes or accessing the wrong file. Log in from anywhere, collaborate with your team, and make edits in real time.

All-in-one interactive presentation maker

Real-time collaboration

Co-edit slide decks with others in real time and organize all of your team projects in shared spaces.

Multi format

Present live, share the link, or download as an interactive PDF, MP4 video, JPG, HTML, or SCORM package.

Engagement Analytics

See how many people have viewed and clicked on your slides and keep tabs on learner progress with User Tracking.

Import from PPTX

Give your old decks a new lease of life by importing PowerPoint slides and transforming them with a little Genially magic.

Keep content on-brand with your logo, fonts, colors, brand assets, and team templates at your fingertips.

Quiz & Survey Builder

Use the Interactive Questions feature to add a fun quiz to your slides or gather feedback from your audience.

Beautiful templates

Make your next deck in a flash with Genially’s ready-to-use slides.

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School Notebook Presentation

Animated sketch presentation

Minimal presentation

Land Of Magic Presentation

Onboarding presentation

Visual Presentation

Animated chalkboard presentation

Online Education Guide

Terrazzo presentation

Startup pitch

Historical presentation

THEMES FOR EVERYONE

Interactive presentation ideas

From classroom materials to business pitches, make an impact every day with Genially.

Education presentations

Pitch decks

Business presentations

Thesis defense

Why the world loves Genially presentations

Share anywhere

Present live

From the front of the room or behind a screen, you’ll wow your audience with Genially. Heading off grid? Download in HTML to present dynamic slides without WiFi.

Share the link

Every Genially slide deck has its own unique url, just like a website! Share the link so that others can explore at their own pace, or download an MP4 video slideshow or PDF.

Post online

Embed the slides on your website or post them on social media. Upload to Microsoft Teams, Google Classroom, Moodle or any other platform.

The benefits of interactive slides

🗣️ Active participation An interactive slide deck gives your audience cool things to click on and discover, boosting learning and engagement.

👂 Multi-sensory experience Audio, video, animations, and mouse interactions make your content immersive, entertaining and accessible.

🧑‍🤝‍🧑 People-friendly format Pop-ups and embeds condense more material into fewer slides so you can break information down into digestible chunks.


🎮 Gamification Games, quizzes and puzzles make information more memorable and enable you to gather feedback and check understanding.

How to make an interactive presentation

With Genially’s easy-to-use presentation platform, anyone can make incredible visual content in moments.

Choose a template or a blank canvas

Get stunning results in less time with a ready-made template. Feeling creative? Design your own slides from scratch.

Customize the design

Add animations and interactions

Resources to become a pro presentation creator

VIDEO TUTORIAL

How to create an interactive presentation: Get started in Genially.

EXPERT TIPS

How to present data without sending your audience to sleep.

MICRO COURSE

No-code animation: Bring your slides to life with cinematic visual effects.

PRESENTATION IDEAS

The art of digital storytelling: Engage and thrill on screen.

Genially in a nutshell

How do I make a presentation interactive and how does Genially work? Find the answers to all of your slide-related questions here!

What’s an interactive presentation?

Interactive slides contain clickable hotspots, links, buttons, and animations that are activated at the touch of a button. Instead of reading or watching passively, your audience can actively interact with the content.  

Genially’s interaction presentation software allows you to combine text, photos, video clips, audio and other content in one deck. It’s a great way to condense more information into fewer slides. 

If you’re a teacher, you can share multiple materials in one single learning resource. Students can create their own projects using digital media and online maps. For business or training, try embedding spreadsheet data, PDFs, and online content directly in your slides. 

An interactive slide deck is more user-friendly than a Microsoft PowerPoint presentation or Google Slides document. That’s because you can break information down into chunks with pop-ups, labels, voiceovers and annotated infographics.  

The other benefit of interactive content is increased engagement. It’s easier to keep your audience’s attention when they’re actively participating. Try Genially’s presentation software and free slideshow maker to see how it’s better than other presentation websites. You won’t go back to standard presentation apps!

How do you make a clickable slide?

The best way to make slides clickable is to use Genially’s free interactive presentation program. Design your slide then apply an interaction. In a couple of clicks, you can add popup windows, hyperlinks, close-up images, games, animations, multimedia and other content. 

Choose from the library of hotspot buttons and icons to show people what to click on. Go to Presenter View to get a preview and see how your content will appear to your audience.

How do I create presentations that look professional?

You’ve got a deadline looming and you’re staring at the screen with a blank presentation. We’ve all been there! Starting a presentation design from scratch is tricky, especially if you’re short on time. 

Genially’s free online presentation maker has over 2000 ready-to-use templates for professional slide presentations, photos slideshows, and more. Each slide design has been created by our team of top graphic designers. No need to worry about fonts, centering images, or designing a matching color scheme. It’s all done for you. 

Start by browsing our layouts and themes for education, business and then customize with your own text and images.

How do I share or download my slides?

Because Genially is a cloud based presentation software, you can simply share the link to your slides. Like other online presentation tools, there are no files to download or store on your computer. Everything is saved online.  

When you publish your slide deck, it gets its own unique url, just like a website. Share the link with others to let them explore the content in their own time. If you’re presenting live, just click the Present button. 

You can also embed your presentation on your website, company wiki, or social media. Genially is compatible with WordPress, Moodle, Google Classroom, and other platforms. If you use an LMS, you can also download your interactive design slides in SCORM format.

For slideshow videos and slideshows with music, share online or download as an MP4 video. Check out our free slideshow templates for ideas.

Can I make a free presentation in Genially?

You bet! Genially is an easy-to-use slide maker, with a free version and paid plans. The free plan allows you to create unlimited slides with interactions and animations. Subscribe to one of our paid plans for more advanced features.

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Millions of reusable presentations

Focus on your own creativity and build off, remix, and reuse presentations from our extensive content library.

Real creative freedom

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Create, organize, and move freely on an open canvas. Create seamless presentations without the restrictions of linear slides.

Ready-made asset libraries

Choose from millions of images, stickers, GIFs, and icons from Unsplash and Giphy.

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How to Make an Interactive PowerPoint Presentation: An Expert Guide (Free Downloadable Playbook)

Zhun Yee Chew

Are your PowerPoint presentations lacking impact and failing to engage your audience? You’re not alone. I experienced that before. I used to spend hours carefully crafting the perfect PowerPoint presentations only to be met with disinterested faces.

In a world where attention spans are getting shorter, traditional PowerPoint presentations often struggle to hold the interest of the audience. So here’s the hard truth: unless you adapt and embrace interactivity in your PowerPoint presentations, your valuable hard work and content run the risk of getting lost in presentations.

Fret not, as in this comprehensive guide, we will share with you expert tips on how to make an interactive PowerPoint presentation through interactive animations, transitions, hyperlinks, quizzes, games, and many more.

And perhaps the sweetest part of the deal is that you will also have access to a downloadable playbook of 60+ pages with a wealth of tutorials, templates, cheat sheets, resources and tools to elevate your PowerPoint skills from average to extraordinary through interactive PowerPoint presentations.

Are you prepared to impress those who once found your presentation dull? If your answer is a resounding ‘yes,’ then let’s begin.

What is an Interactive Presentation?

What is an interactive powerpoint presentation.

Interactive PowerPoint presentations are simply PowerPoint presentations that are made interactive to convey information in a more dynamic and engaging manner.

Creating an interactive PowerPoint presentation involves deciding if you want to make your slide content interactive or if you want your audience to interact with your slides. 

Interactive PowerPoint presentations can generally be divided into two main dimensions: interaction with slide content through interactive elements and fostering interaction with the audience.

Interaction with Slide Content:

In the first dimension, PowerPoint presentations are made interactive through enhancing the slides content with interactive elements, usually native to PowerPoint. 

We will cover interactive elements including:

• Transitions
• Interactive data visualization
• Annotations. 

They function to enhance slide interactivity through adding movement to static objects, enabling non-linear slides navigation, as well as adding a dynamic touch to data and information presentation. 

Audience Interaction:

In the second dimension, PowerPoint presentations are made interactive through interaction between the presenter and the audience, usually with the help of PowerPoint add-in tools. We will cover: 

• Assessments
• Brainstorming
• Collaborative multimedia uploading

Once you have decided which strategy you would like to use, you can then follow  these step-by-step guide  and the following expert tips to turn your PowerPoint slides into an interactive experience!

Benefits of an Interactive Presentation

The fact that you are still reading this suggests that you don’t need further convincing on the benefits of interactive PowerPoint presentations. 

However, if you do, here are some quick statistics:

68% of individuals hold the belief that interactive presentations have a greater potential for being remembered. Webinar Care

This means that a simple action of making your PowerPoint slides interactive has a profound impact on how your presentation is received by the audience. From our years of experience creating interactive PowerPoint presentations, they generally: 

• Increases  engagement , motivation and knowledge  retention . 
• Result in better  impression  and more impactful messaging being conveyed.
• Allow presenters to better tailor their content or offerings to the audience or clients because they can gather  real-time feedback .
• Open up room for  creative   storytelling  and showcases.

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Expert Tips on How to Make an Interactive PowerPoint Presentation – Before Presenting

1. add animations, but use them judiciously.

The first and most straightforward way of making your PowerPoint presentations interactive is through adding animations to your slides. However, so many people use PowerPoint animations the wrong way. PowerPoint animations are more than just making bullet points or images appear or fly in during your presentation.

Remember, using animations excessively in your PowerPoint presentation will only reduce the appeal and professionalism of your slides. The key is to use them judiciously and purposefully. Before you hit the “Animations” tab, ask yourself, “Does this animation enhance the message I want to convey to my audience?”  

2. Add 3D PowerPoint Animations Using PowerPoint Native 3D Stock Elements

Did you know that PowerPoint has free animated 3D elements you can use? We recommend you to try them up to instantly upgrade your presentation from ordinary to extraordinary. 

❓ How?  Simply go to Insert > 3D models > stock 3D models > animated models. And you will find a wide range of free 3D models ranging from food and animals to plants and characters, and many more. You can also select different animation scenes by heading to the Animations tab.

3. Add Animations With Triggers for Visual Excitement

You can take your PowerPoint animations up a notch by incorporating combining animations with triggers to create interactive pop-ups with extra information . These on-click pop-ups are valuable when presenting a map or when you want to explore specific aspects of an object or topic in more detail. You can also use these pop-ups as markers to alert the audience to exciting elements within different parts of the slide, as such: 

❓How? To create on-click pop-ups in your PowerPoint slides, first add shapes that will become clickable buttons, one to “open” the pop-up and the other to “close” the pop-up. Then, add text boxes with extra information you want to show, as well as entrance and exit animations. Combine the animations with “triggers” to activate the animations when the open or close buttons are clicked on. 

For a more detailed tutorial on this pop-up animation, download our Interactive PowerPoint Playbook  below. 👇

4. add non-linear slide transition.

A quick way to add interactivity to your PowerPoint slides is by using PowerPoint transitions. The first we want to discuss is PowerPoint Zoom. PowerPoint Zoom enables you to zoom in and out of and navigate to specific sections or slides on click, anytime during your presentation.

To  access the PowerPoint Zoom feature : click on Insert in the  PowerPoint ribbon  >  Zoom  > then choose  Slide ,  Section , or  Summary   Zoom . Each of these PowerPoint Zoom option serves slightly different functions:

• Slide Zoom: zooms into specific slides
• Section zoom: zooms into specific sections
• Summary Zoom: creates a summary slide for the different slides or sections in your PowerPoint presentation for easy navigation.

❓ How? To  set up PowerPoint slide zoom , select the starting slide where you wish to implement the Zoom effect. Next, click  Insert  >  Zoom  >  Slide Zoom . Here, you can pick the specific slide or slides you want to zoom in on. Click the Insert button, and thumbnails of the chosen slides will be added to your current slide.

Alternatively, for a more manual setup process, you can also set up a navigation menu at the beginning of your presentation that allows the audience to jump to different sections or slides using hyperlinks.  Read more in the Hyperlinks section below. 

5. Add PowerPoint Morph

Like PowerPoint Zoom, PowerPoint Morph empowers presenters to create dynamic transitions that elevate the visual storytelling in their presentations. But PowerPoint Morph brings storytelling to a whole new level and adds a layer of intrigue to your slides by simulating object transitions or evolution across slides. It functions similarly to animations but offers a smoother and more organic visual experience, without the need for complex setup steps. 

Personally, we think the outcomes generated by PowerPoint Morph are more professional and polished-looking as compared to traditional animations. And if you are looking for a more advanced-looking presentation, try this 3D morph animation In PowerPoint .

We’d also like to share with you the numerous applications of PowerPoint Morph contributed by our colleagues and PowerPoint professionals at ClassPoint:

• Moving background
• Rotating wheel
• Rotating cogs
• Photo gallery
• Slide Zoom with Morph
• Creative reveal
• Parallax effect
• Continuous slide transition
• Phone frame
• Movie frame

Gain access to free templates for all these PowerPoint Morph applications and effects by downloading our Interactive PowerPoint Playbook. 👇

6. add hyperlinks – they can link to so many more places than just websites.

Much like PowerPoint Zoom, hyperlinks enable presenters to create interactive menus and navigation structures, allowing audiences to jump to specific slides or sections effortlessly. However, while PowerPoint Zoom primarily focuses on creating a visual and interactive overview of content within a single presentation, hyperlinks extend this capability to connect with external resources, web content, or even additional PowerPoint files. 

There are a few ways you could add hyperlinks to your PowerPoint presentation to transform  it into an interactive experience effortlessly: 

4 Ways You Can Add Hyperlinks to PowerPoint: 

• Slide Transition : You can navigate to specific slides in a non-linear manner by simply inserting a hyperlink into your current slide. Head over to Insert > Link > This Document and select the slide you want to link to. You can apply hyperlinks to text, shapes, or pictures. 

• Interactive Navigation Menu : Adding an interactive navigation menu at the beginning of your presentation allows clear navigation between different slides and sections in your presentation. Head over to Insert > Link > This Document and select the slides you want to link to.

• Action Buttons : With hyperlinks, you can also create Action Buttons in your PowerPoint presentations to make your PowerPoint slides behave like interactive web pages, allowing users to navigate, explore, and engage with the content in a dynamic and user-friendly manner. Head over to Insert > Action Buttons and choose from the selection.

• Embedded Content : You can also hyperlink your PowerPoint slides to embedded content like PDFs, spreadsheets, and even web pages. Simply click Insert > Object and select the file you would like to embed in your PowerPoint slides. This way, you can remove the hassle of toggling between various files or windows during your presentation.

Expert Tips on How to Make an Interactive PowerPoint Presentation – When Presenting

1. turn your powerpoint slides into interactive quizzes.

The traditional way to add interactive quizzes to PowerPoint is through an unfavorable process of combining complex animations with triggers and hyperlinks. Let’s be honest, it takes an eternity! Even though PowerPoint offers an extensive range of presentation tools, it does not have audience interactivity built at its core. 

The good news is, audience interactivity can actually be effortlessly achieved with the various PowerPoint add-ins as listed below: 

We will get to polls and games in a bit. For now, let’s show you how you can turn your PowerPoint slides into an interactive quiz in a just a few clicks with PowerPoint add-ins like  ClassPoint , which offers a wide range of interactive quizzes from  Short Answer  and  Word Cloud , to Multiple Choice questions.

How to Create An Interactive Quiz in PowerPoint In A Few Clicks

Once you have downloaded ClassPoint, you will have a suite of additional interactive quiz features added to your PowerPoint ribbon. 

To turn  your PowerPoint slide  content into interactive  quizzes, simply  click on any of the interactive quiz features and add them to your slide. Enter PowerPoint Slideshow mode and you can start the quiz immediately. 

2. Run Gradable Assessments inside PowerPoint

With the versatile PowerPoint add-in,  ClassPoint , you can also create assessments and collect real-time responses right inside PowerPoint. This is wonderful news for teachers! All you have to do is set up  interactive Multiple Choice questions  and enable  Quiz Mode . 

ClassPoint’s Quiz Mode introduces an  automatic grading  feature to your Multiple Choice questions within PowerPoint presentations created with ClassPoint. This feature not only automates the grading process but also includes automatic star ratings, the option to select difficulty levels, and provides a quiz summary along with an exportable quiz report, making it the perfect tool for classroom formative assessments in PowerPoint!

3. Incorporate Annotations During Slideshow

Another unique way to interact with your PowerPoint slides is through the use of annotations. With annotations, you as the presenter can interact with your slides to draw your audience’s attention to specific details, highlight key points, and tell a more coherent story. 

There are 3 ways you could use annotations in PowerPoint: 

• PowerPoint Draw Tab:  To utilize the PowerPoint Draw Tab, click on the “Draw” tab in your PowerPoint ribbon and begin annotating anywhere on your slides using built-in features like the pen, highlighter, and Ink to Shape. However, please note that PowerPoint Draw only allows annotation in Edit mode.

• PowerPoint Pen Tools:  Another option for native PowerPoint annotation tools that permit annotation during slideshow mode can be found by clicking the pencil icon located in the bottom right-hand corner of your screen during a presentation. You can use the pen, highlighter, or laser tools to annotate any part of your slides during the presentation.

• ClassPoint  Toolbar:  The ClassPoint toolbar serves as an enhanced, free alternative to PowerPoint’s existing pen tools. It offers a broader range of additional annotation features, including text boxes, shapes, spotlight effects, fully customizable pens and highlighters, and more. This enables you to transform your PowerPoint slides into a creative canvas that will captivate your audience throughout your presentation.

4. Run Ice Breakers and Brainstorming Sessions in PowerPoint

The uses of interactive PowerPoint add-ins like  ClassPoint  are not only limited to teaching and learning. Give your PowerPoint meetings and presentations a strong start with a collaborative and dynamic brainstorming experience.

You can enhance your PowerPoint presentations and turn them into an interactive brainstorming experience by incorporating  Word Cloud  in PowerPoint, inviting participants to instantly contribute ideas, keywords, or concepts. This allows everyone to dynamically visualize emerging trends and interesting ideas.

❓ How? To start a brainstorming session in PowerPoint, click on the “Word Cloud”  button in your PowerPoint ribbon once you have downloaded ClassPoint to add the “Word Cloud” feature in your PowerPoint slides. Then enter PowerPoint slideshow mode to start brainstorming! 

5. Add Draggable Slide Objects (And Why It’s Better than Animations!)

Similar to animations, draggable objects allow you to interact with your slide objects freely during slideshow mode, except than you can do so with full control of where you want the slide elements to go!

This dynamic presentation feature adds an element of visual interest that captures your audience’s attention and can be a valuable tool for explaining complex ideas. Moreover, it has the potential to serve various purposes, such as revealing hidden information or acting as a movable marker to indicate your position on the slide content. You can also use it for group drag-and-drop activities, such as matching, categorizing, sorting, and more. You can either perform these actions yourself to provide a visual explanation or engage your audience by letting them instruct the movement of images and text on the slide.

❓ How? Draggable objects is a unique tool that is possible inside PowerPoint with the use of the add-in ClassPoint. Download ClassPoint, free PowerPoint add-in, the select any shape, image, illustration, or text on your slide to become draggable by clicking on “Draggable Objects” in your PowerPoint ribbon, and toggling “Drag enabled” on the side panel.

In slideshow mode, click on the draggable objects hand from the ClassPoint toolbar at the bottom of your screen to start dragging your slide objects around!

6. Create Playable Games In PowerPoint (Without Animations or Hyperlinks)

Much like interactive quizzes, PowerPoint games add a layer of interactivity and fun to PowerPoint presentations. However, what sets PowerPoint games apart is their ability to introduce competition through gamification. 

Here are  3 ways  you can instantly gamify your PowerPoint slides with  gamification elements :

• Set Up a Point and Reward System : Define how your participants can earn stars and points, and  award stars  to them when they have accomplished a goal during your presentation. 
• Add  Levels and Badges  to PowerPoint : Every game benefits from having levels and badges, and your PowerPoint game is no exception. You can create a simple game within PowerPoint by incorporating  questions  into your slides and defining the points and scores needed to progress to higher levels. When it comes to badges, you have the creative freedom to tailor them to your audience. For example, in an educational setting, badges can be skill-focused, while in a social gathering, they can take the form of fantasy characters that participants aspire to collect
• Add a  Leaderboard  to PowerPoint : Leaderboards are essential to keep track of scores or points during a PowerPoint game. You can of course create a manual leaderboard using PowerPoint’s tables and hyperlinks, but an easier and more straightforward way of implementing a leaderboard in your PowerPoint is using add-ins like  ClassPoint  and  Vevox .

With these fundamentals of gamification in place, you are now ready to create fun and exhilarating games in PowerPoint. 

Here is a full walk-through on  how you can create a PowerPoint game  in a few simple steps. 

If you are an educator, this  free trivia PowerPoint template and these 5 interactive PowerPoint game templates tailored for the classroom will be useful for you.

Expert Tips on How to Make an Interactive PowerPoint Presentation – After Presenting

1. run real-time polls in powerpoint.

Think of a memorable presentation you have attended? Did it use live polls? We bet it did! Live polling are especially helpful after a PowerPoint presentation to gather feedback for future improvement.

Traditional poll tools require presenters to switch between tabs during presentation. Thanks to PowerPoint add-ins such as  ClassPoint ,  Mentimeter  and  Poll Everywhere , this is no longer the case. And by eliminating the need to switch between different applications or tabs, the presentation experience becomes more fluid and engaging.

2. From Static to Interactive Data Visualisation

Incorporating interactivity through data visualization after a presentation concludes is a potent strategy for enhancing audience engagement and comprehension. Once the primary content delivery is complete, you can transition into a dynamic display of data or feedback you have gathered from your audience using interactive charts, graphs, or infographics.

This approach empowers your audience to explore the information at their own pace, dig deeper into specific data points, and ensure a two-way communication between the presenter and the audience. Whether it’s zooming in on specific trends, toggling between different data sets, or going through feedback, interactive data visualization encourages active participation and a deeper connection with the presented information. 

We recommend the following 2 ways to display data into your presentation:

• Insert tables, charts and graphs, and add a touch of interactivity through animations.

Below is a list of 10 PowerPoint animations most suitable for different kinds of graphs and charts: 

• Embed a website with data you want to go over. I’m not talking about a link that leaves PowerPoint for your default browser, but an actual embedded browser that loads your websites without leaving PowerPoint! Plus you can insert the page as a picture into your slide and start annotating on it!

Now that you have a collection of strategies and tips at your disposal, you are better prepared to leave your old and dusty PowerPoint toolkit behind and embrace these refreshing ideas. Whether your ultimate aim is to create a captivating classroom experience, deliver a memorable business pitch, or simply wow your friends and peers during  PowerPoint nights , don’t forget to: 

• Add animations, but use them sparingly.
• Make use of non-linear transitions and storytelling. 
• Turn simple transitions into stunning visual experience with PowerPoint Morph.
• Make creative use of polls, quizzes and games. 
• Make your presentation human with Bitmoji.
• Build anticipation with interactive presentation tools like annotations and drag and drop.
• Try out these 160 fun PowerPoint ideas for your next presentation!

To read more about Interactive PowerPoint Presentations, you can download our Interactive PowerPoint Playbook, which includes comprehensive guides, tutorials on various interactive PowerPoint presentation methods, cheat sheets, and a wide range of resources for mastering the art of creating interactive PowerPoint presentations.

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25 Tools for Creating and Delivering Amazing Presentations

Updated: August 10, 2022

Published: November 10, 2020

If you're in business, you need to know how to create captivating presentations. Whether you're trying to convince your boss to support a new campaign, talking with a prospect to close a deal, or building a new piece of marketing collateral, you need to know how craft a presentation that won't put people to sleep.

The best (and easiest) way to do that? Use the right tools to create and deliver your presentation.

If you're not sure which tools to use, look no further than this blog post. We’ve compiled our list of the top presentation tools for sales and marketing professionals. They’re listed below, in no particular order. But first ...

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Canva makes design easy -- even for marketers and salespeople who feel like they're design-challenged. The platform gives you a bunch of presentation templates to use right away, and it's very easy to customize them to your organization and presentation objective. Plus, a variety of apps that integrate with Google Drive, Instagram, and YouTube, to name a few.

Pricing : Free; Pro, $12.95/month for up to five people; Enterprise, $30/month per person

Often, being different is what attracts prospects, and Powtoon can help you do that in your presentations. Powtoon’s animation software lets you easily create videos with props, characters, and more -- which can help you differentiate your company when talking with prospects.

Pricing : Pro, $19/month; Pro+ $49/month; Agency, $89/month

3. PowerPoint

For years, PowerPoint has been the standard in presentation software, but it hasn’t remained static. PowerPoint is full of features to make sales and marketing presentations dynamic and engaging. ( Here are just a few ways you can do that .)

Pricing : Business Basic, $5/user/month; Business Standard, $12.50/user/month; Business Premium, $20/user/month

4. Slidesgo

Slidesgo is your creative companion in the world of presentation design. This website specializes in crafting visually stunning Google Slides and PowerPoint templates that breathe life into your ideas, making them shine on any screen. With a wide variety of templates ranging from business and marketing to medicine and education, Slidesgo empowers presenters of all backgrounds to engage, educate, and inspire their audiences.

Pricing: Free plan, $0; Premium, $4.99; Education, $2.99

A PowerPoint add-in, Oomfo helps sales and marketing pros create those oh-so-important interactive charts for presentations. Specialized charts, live charts from multiple files, data from cloud applications, interactive options, one-click conversions -- it’s all possible, and more, with Oomfo.

Pricing: Free

Apple’s Keynote allows users to work between their Mac and iOS devices, as well as with people who use Microsoft PowerPoint. With easy-to-use visual tools, drag and drop functionality, interactive charts, and more, Keynote is a popular choice among sales and marketing professionals.

Pricing : Free

7. SlideModel

SlideModel contains thousands of ready-made and 100% editable presentation templates to help any presenter save time creating engaging and aesthetically pleasing presentations. Their collection of presentation templates covers a variety of business purposes and even gets updated periodically to add new business and education templates. You can find a collection of visually appealing slides on the site including dashboards, creative infographics, editable Maps, funnels, timelines, mindmaps, and presentation slides depending on the need of your presentation. Their slides templates are easy to edit and are compatible with PowerPoint and Google Slides.

Pricing :  Free plan, $0; One-Day Access, $24.50; Annual Unlimited, $199.90/year

8. Beautiful.ai

Create beautiful slides, pitches, and proposals without a team of designers. AI applies design rules in real time, and a library of free photos and icons are at your fingertips.

Pricing : Basic, $0; Pro, $12/month; Team, $38/user/month

9. Haiku Deck

Available for the web or iPad, Haiku Deck has become a favorite of sales and marketing pros. With Haiku Deck, professionals can quickly create presentations that can be "easily projected, shared, posted, embedded on a website or blog, or viewed on any web-enabled device." Though it's another tool that helps you create presentations from scratch, its ease-of-use sets it apart from the rest.

Pricing : Pro, $9.99 - $19.99/month; Premium, $29.99/month

Vyond is an online animation software that allows you to create animated videos for marketing campaigns, sales enablement, or even human resources. Use their library of customizable templates or create your own from scratch.

Pricing : Essential, $229/year; Premium, $649/year; Professional, $999/user/year; Enterprise, contact for pricing

11. Storydoc

With templates for all the most popular business use cases, Storydoc is an interactive presentation maker built to help sales teams and marketing professionals engage more prospects and boost conversion rates. 

You can create amazing and engaging decks where you can embed video and social media content to tell your story the right way. Then, integrate your CRM into Storydoc decks, as well as calendars, sign-up forms, and other solutions that will make your presentation. Additionally, you have access to Storydoc's tracking analytics which shows who viewed your presentation and which components they interacted with the most. 

Pricing :  Free trial 14 days); Starter Plan, $40/month

Busy sales and marketing pros choose emaze because it makes creating amazing presentations quick and easy. The options abound with emaze: Choose a professionally designed template and then create a slideshow, video presentation , or 3D presentation.

Pricing : Business Plan, contact for pricing; Executive Plan, $40/month; Pro Plan, $13/month

13. Camtasia

TechSmith’s Camtasia is an amazing tool that helps you create professional videos. You can record screen movements, import HD video from another source, customize and edit the video, and then share the completed video presentation on practically any device. 

Pricing : Individual, $249.99/user/year; Business $249.99/user/year; Education, $169.99/user/year; Government and Non-Profit, $223.99/user/year

14. SlideShare

SlideShare is a popular choice for sales and marketing professionals looking for a way to share their content publicly. Because it already has a built-in audience, you can easily distribute your presentation out to lots of people -- and those people can embed your SlideShares on websites and blogs, or share them on LinkedIn, Twitter, Facebook, etc.

15. SlideDog

Sometimes, sales and marketing professionals need to be able to move between presentation tools, but it’s not always possible because of their technical limitations. SlideDog is the solution, as it enables users to switch between PowerPoint, Prezi, PDF, web pages and others.

Pricing : Free; Pro, $99/year; Pro Event, $49 for one-time payment

16. Presentation Assistant

Presentation Assistant lives up to its name: It assists professionals by enabling them to annotate, zoom, and more during a presentation. Sales and marketing professionals can clarify and emphasize points more clearly to their audience with Presentation Assistant.

Pricing : Presentation Pointer, $29.95; Presentation Screen Master, $29.95

17. authorSTREAM

Sales and marketing pros choose authorSTREAM to make their presentations dynamic and engaging. authorSTREAM allows users to share their PowerPoint presentations publicly or privately, broadcast them, convert them to video, communicate and collaborate about them, and more.

Pricing: Free or paid plans start at $4.20/month

18. Zentation

With Zentation, salespeople and marketers combine video and slides into a simulated live experience. Presentations created with Zentation become webinars, webcasts, and virtual events for prospects and customers -- all great collateral for marketing and sales.

Pricing : Free; Premium, $10 - $45/month; White-Label, contact for pricing

Sales and marketing professionals love Prezi because it is cloud-based. Prezi makes creating, editing, and presenting from your browser, desktop, iPad, or iPhone possible anywhere, any time.

Pricing : Standard, $5/month; Plus, $15/month; Premium, $59/month

20. Brainshark

Sales reps and marketers often choose Brainshark, a cloud-based presentation tool, because it allows them to create and deliver presentations live or on-demand (even using their iPad or iPhone), use on-demand video content, polls, or surveys for increased engagement, and embed presentations in websites and blogs.

Pricing : Contact for pricing

Vcasmo is a unique presentation tool -- it's a multimedia solution that enables users to synchronize a video and slideshow, side by side. Sales and marketing pros love Vcasmo because it supports playback in three forms: browser, mobile, and iPad. 

Pricing : Free; Standard, $10.99/month; Professional, $16.99/month

22. ViewletBuilder

ViewletBuilder is a different presentation tool; it captures critical screen updates and cursor position changes so sales and marketing pros can create presentations detailing how their product or sites work. With a plethora of features, ViewletBuilder allows for editing and enhancing and includes a variety of publishing and sharing options, too.

Pricing : Pro, $399; Enterprise, $599

23. Zoho Show

Zoho Show is a top pick for sales and marketing pros because it lives online, making it possible to create, access, present, and more from anywhere, any time. The simple, intuitive interface and collaboration features are just two of its beloved benefits.

24. AhaSlides

Pricing : Free; Essential, $4.95/month; Pro, $15.95/month; Annual, Monthly & One-time plans available.

Visme is an all-in-one content creation platform with a vast library of professionally designed presentation templates, each tailored to your industry and specific proposal needs. Its beginner-friendly design platform allows you to drag and drop elements into place, use dynamic fields to update all your content in one place instantaneously and integrate your tools like Hubspot or Salesforce, and more to personalize each presentation.

Pricing: Free, Starter: $12.25/month, billed yearly, Pro: $30/month, billed yearly, Visme for Teams & Enterprises.

What are you waiting for? Pick a tool and start creating. Your prospects are waiting.

Editor's Note: This post was originally published in October 2014 and has been updated for freshness and comprehensiveness.

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Blog Graphic Design 15 Effective Visual Presentation Tips To Wow Your Audience

15 Effective Visual Presentation Tips To Wow Your Audience

Written by: Krystle Wong Sep 28, 2023

So, you’re gearing up for that big presentation and you want it to be more than just another snooze-fest with slides. You want it to be engaging, memorable and downright impressive. 

Well, you’ve come to the right place — I’ve got some slick tips on how to create a visual presentation that’ll take your presentation game up a notch. 

Packed with presentation templates that are easily customizable, keep reading this blog post to learn the secret sauce behind crafting presentations that captivate, inform and remain etched in the memory of your audience.

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What is a visual presentation & why is it important?

15 effective tips to make your visual presentations more engaging, 6 major types of visual presentation you should know , what are some common mistakes to avoid in visual presentations, visual presentation faqs, 5 steps to create a visual presentation with venngage.

A visual presentation is a communication method that utilizes visual elements such as images, graphics, charts, slides and other visual aids to convey information, ideas or messages to an audience. 

Visual presentations aim to enhance comprehension engagement and the overall impact of the message through the strategic use of visuals. People remember what they see, making your point last longer in their heads. 

Without further ado, let’s jump right into some great visual presentation examples that would do a great job in keeping your audience interested and getting your point across.

In today’s fast-paced world, where information is constantly bombarding our senses, creating engaging visual presentations has never been more crucial. To help you design a presentation that’ll leave a lasting impression, I’ve compiled these examples of visual presentations that will elevate your game.

1. Use the rule of thirds for layout

Ever heard of the rule of thirds? It’s a presentation layout trick that can instantly up your slide game. Imagine dividing your slide into a 3×3 grid and then placing your text and visuals at the intersection points or along the lines. This simple tweak creates a balanced and seriously pleasing layout that’ll draw everyone’s eyes.

2. Get creative with visual metaphors

Got a complex idea to explain? Skip the jargon and use visual metaphors. Throw in images that symbolize your point – for example, using a road map to show your journey towards a goal or using metaphors to represent answer choices or progress indicators in an interactive quiz or poll.

3. Visualize your data with charts and graphs

The right data visualization tools not only make content more appealing but also aid comprehension and retention. Choosing the right visual presentation for your data is all about finding a good match. 

For ordinal data, where things have a clear order, consider using ordered bar charts or dot plots. When it comes to nominal data, where categories are on an equal footing, stick with the classics like bar charts, pie charts or simple frequency tables. And for interval-ratio data, where there’s a meaningful order, go for histograms, line graphs, scatterplots or box plots to help your data shine.

In an increasingly visual world, effective visual communication is a valuable skill for conveying messages. Here’s a guide on how to use visual communication to engage your audience while avoiding information overload.

4. Employ the power of contrast

Want your important stuff to pop? That’s where contrast comes in. Mix things up with contrasting colors, fonts or shapes. It’s like highlighting your key points with a neon marker – an instant attention grabber.

5. Tell a visual story

Structure your slides like a storybook and create a visual narrative by arranging your slides in a way that tells a story. Each slide should flow into the next, creating a visual narrative that keeps your audience hooked till the very end.

Icons and images are essential for adding visual appeal and clarity to your presentation. Venngage provides a vast library of icons and images, allowing you to choose visuals that resonate with your audience and complement your message. 

6. Show the “before and after” magic

Want to drive home the impact of your message or solution? Whip out the “before and after” technique. Show the current state (before) and the desired state (after) in a visual way. It’s like showing a makeover transformation, but for your ideas.

7. Add fun with visual quizzes and polls

To break the monotony and see if your audience is still with you, throw in some quick quizzes or polls. It’s like a mini-game break in your presentation — your audience gets involved and it makes your presentation way more dynamic and memorable.

8. End with a powerful visual punch

Your presentation closing should be a showstopper. Think a stunning clip art that wraps up your message with a visual bow, a killer quote that lingers in minds or a call to action that gets hearts racing.

9. Engage with storytelling through data

Use storytelling magic to bring your data to life. Don’t just throw numbers at your audience—explain what they mean, why they matter and add a bit of human touch. Turn those stats into relatable tales and watch your audience’s eyes light up with understanding.

10. Use visuals wisely

Your visuals are the secret sauce of a great presentation. Cherry-pick high-quality images, graphics, charts and videos that not only look good but also align with your message’s vibe. Each visual should have a purpose – they’re not just there for decoration. 

11. Utilize visual hierarchy

Employ design principles like contrast, alignment and proximity to make your key info stand out. Play around with fonts, colors and placement to make sure your audience can’t miss the important stuff.

12. Engage with multimedia

Static slides are so last year. Give your presentation some sizzle by tossing in multimedia elements. Think short video clips, animations, or a touch of sound when it makes sense, including an animated logo . But remember, these are sidekicks, not the main act, so use them smartly.

13. Interact with your audience

Turn your presentation into a two-way street. Start your presentation by encouraging your audience to join in with thought-provoking questions, quick polls or using interactive tools. Get them chatting and watch your presentation come alive.

When it comes to delivering a group presentation, it’s important to have everyone on the team on the same page. Venngage’s real-time collaboration tools enable you and your team to work together seamlessly, regardless of geographical locations. Collaborators can provide input, make edits and offer suggestions in real time. 

14. Incorporate stories and examples

Weave in relatable stories, personal anecdotes or real-life examples to illustrate your points. It’s like adding a dash of spice to your content – it becomes more memorable and relatable.

15. Nail that delivery

Don’t just stand there and recite facts like a robot — be a confident and engaging presenter. Lock eyes with your audience, mix up your tone and pace and use some gestures to drive your points home. Practice and brush up your presentation skills until you’ve got it down pat for a persuasive presentation that flows like a pro.

Venngage offers a wide selection of professionally designed presentation templates, each tailored for different purposes and styles. By choosing a template that aligns with your content and goals, you can create a visually cohesive and polished presentation that captivates your audience.

Looking for more presentation ideas ? Why not try using a presentation software that will take your presentations to the next level with a combination of user-friendly interfaces, stunning visuals, collaboration features and innovative functionalities that will take your presentations to the next level. 

Visual presentations come in various formats, each uniquely suited to convey information and engage audiences effectively. Here are six major types of visual presentations that you should be familiar with:

1. Slideshows or PowerPoint presentations

Slideshows are one of the most common forms of visual presentations. They typically consist of a series of slides containing text, images, charts, graphs and other visual elements. Slideshows are used for various purposes, including business presentations, educational lectures and conference talks.

2. Infographics

Infographics are visual representations of information, data or knowledge. They combine text, images and graphics to convey complex concepts or data in a concise and visually appealing manner. Infographics are often used in marketing, reporting and educational materials.

Don’t worry, they are also super easy to create thanks to Venngage’s fully customizable infographics templates that are professionally designed to bring your information to life. Be sure to try it out for your next visual presentation!

3. Video presentation

Videos are your dynamic storytellers. Whether it’s pre-recorded or happening in real-time, videos are the showstoppers. You can have interviews, demos, animations or even your own mini-documentary. Video presentations are highly engaging and can be shared in both in-person and virtual presentations .

4. Charts and graphs

Charts and graphs are visual representations of data that make it easier to understand and analyze numerical information. Common types include bar charts, line graphs, pie charts and scatterplots. They are commonly used in scientific research, business reports and academic presentations.

Effective data visualizations are crucial for simplifying complex information and Venngage has got you covered. Venngage’s tools enable you to create engaging charts, graphs,and infographics that enhance audience understanding and retention, leaving a lasting impression in your presentation.

5. Interactive presentations

Interactive presentations involve audience participation and engagement. These can include interactive polls, quizzes, games and multimedia elements that allow the audience to actively participate in the presentation. Interactive presentations are often used in workshops, training sessions and webinars.

Venngage’s interactive presentation tools enable you to create immersive experiences that leave a lasting impact and enhance audience retention. By incorporating features like clickable elements, quizzes and embedded multimedia, you can captivate your audience’s attention and encourage active participation.

6. Poster presentations

Poster presentations are the stars of the academic and research scene. They consist of a large poster that includes text, images and graphics to communicate research findings or project details and are usually used at conferences and exhibitions. For more poster ideas, browse through Venngage’s gallery of poster templates to inspire your next presentation.

Different visual presentations aside, different presentation methods also serve a unique purpose, tailored to specific objectives and audiences. Find out which type of presentation works best for the message you are sending across to better capture attention, maintain interest and leave a lasting impression. 

To make a good presentation , it’s crucial to be aware of common mistakes and how to avoid them. Without further ado, let’s explore some of these pitfalls along with valuable insights on how to sidestep them.

Overloading slides with text

Text heavy slides can be like trying to swallow a whole sandwich in one bite – overwhelming and unappetizing. Instead, opt for concise sentences and bullet points to keep your slides simple. Visuals can help convey your message in a more engaging way.

Using low-quality visuals

Grainy images and pixelated charts are the equivalent of a scratchy vinyl record at a DJ party. High-resolution visuals are your ticket to professionalism. Ensure that the images, charts and graphics you use are clear, relevant and sharp.

Choosing the right visuals for presentations is important. To find great visuals for your visual presentation, Browse Venngage’s extensive library of high-quality stock photos. These images can help you convey your message effectively, evoke emotions and create a visually pleasing narrative. 

Ignoring design consistency

Imagine a book with every chapter in a different font and color – it’s a visual mess. Consistency in fonts, colors and formatting throughout your presentation is key to a polished and professional look.

Reading directly from slides

Reading your slides word-for-word is like inviting your audience to a one-person audiobook session. Slides should complement your speech, not replace it. Use them as visual aids, offering key points and visuals to support your narrative.

Lack of visual hierarchy

Neglecting visual hierarchy is like trying to find Waldo in a crowd of clones. Use size, color and positioning to emphasize what’s most important. Guide your audience’s attention to key points so they don’t miss the forest for the trees.

Ignoring accessibility

Accessibility isn’t an option these days; it’s a must. Forgetting alt text for images, color contrast and closed captions for videos can exclude individuals with disabilities from understanding your presentation. 

Relying too heavily on animation

While animations can add pizzazz and draw attention, overdoing it can overshadow your message. Use animations sparingly and with purpose to enhance, not detract from your content.

Using jargon and complex language

Keep it simple. Use plain language and explain terms when needed. You want your message to resonate, not leave people scratching their heads.

Not testing interactive elements

Interactive elements can be the life of your whole presentation, but not testing them beforehand is like jumping into a pool without checking if there’s water. Ensure that all interactive features, from live polls to multimedia content, work seamlessly. A smooth experience keeps your audience engaged and avoids those awkward technical hiccups.

Presenting complex data and information in a clear and visually appealing way has never been easier with Venngage. Build professional-looking designs with our free visual chart slide templates for your next presentation.

What software or tools can I use to create visual presentations?

You can use various software and tools to create visual presentations, including Microsoft PowerPoint, Google Slides, Adobe Illustrator, Canva, Prezi and Venngage, among others.

What is the difference between a visual presentation and a written report?

The main difference between a visual presentation and a written report is the medium of communication. Visual presentations rely on visuals, such as slides, charts and images to convey information quickly, while written reports use text to provide detailed information in a linear format.

How do I effectively communicate data through visual presentations?

To effectively communicate data through visual presentations, simplify complex data into easily digestible charts and graphs, use clear labels and titles and ensure that your visuals support the key messages you want to convey.

Are there any accessibility considerations for visual presentations?

Accessibility considerations for visual presentations include providing alt text for images, ensuring good color contrast, using readable fonts and providing transcripts or captions for multimedia content to make the presentation inclusive.

Most design tools today make accessibility hard but Venngage’s Accessibility Design Tool comes with accessibility features baked in, including accessible-friendly and inclusive icons.

How do I choose the right visuals for my presentation?

Choose visuals that align with your content and message. Use charts for data, images for illustrating concepts, icons for emphasis and color to evoke emotions or convey themes.

What is the role of storytelling in visual presentations?

Storytelling plays a crucial role in visual presentations by providing a narrative structure that engages the audience, helps them relate to the content and makes the information more memorable.

How can I adapt my visual presentations for online or virtual audiences?

To adapt visual presentations for online or virtual audiences, focus on concise content, use engaging visuals, ensure clear audio, encourage audience interaction through chat or polls and rehearse for a smooth online delivery.

What is the role of data visualization in visual presentations?

Data visualization in visual presentations simplifies complex data by using charts, graphs and diagrams, making it easier for the audience to understand and interpret information.

How do I choose the right color scheme and fonts for my visual presentation?

Choose a color scheme that aligns with your content and brand and select fonts that are readable and appropriate for the message you want to convey.

How can I measure the effectiveness of my visual presentation?

Measure the effectiveness of your visual presentation by collecting feedback from the audience, tracking engagement metrics (e.g., click-through rates for online presentations) and evaluating whether the presentation achieved its intended objectives.

Ultimately, creating a memorable visual presentation isn’t just about throwing together pretty slides. It’s about mastering the art of making your message stick, captivating your audience and leaving a mark.

Lucky for you, Venngage simplifies the process of creating great presentations, empowering you to concentrate on delivering a compelling message. Follow the 5 simple steps below to make your entire presentation visually appealing and impactful:

1. Sign up and log In: Log in to your Venngage account or sign up for free and gain access to Venngage’s templates and design tools.

2. Choose a template: Browse through Venngage’s presentation template library and select one that best suits your presentation’s purpose and style. Venngage offers a variety of pre-designed templates for different types of visual presentations, including infographics, reports, posters and more.

3. Edit and customize your template: Replace the placeholder text, image and graphics with your own content and customize the colors, fonts and visual elements to align with your presentation’s theme or your organization’s branding.

4. Add visual elements: Venngage offers a wide range of visual elements, such as icons, illustrations, charts, graphs and images, that you can easily add to your presentation with the user-friendly drag-and-drop editor.

5. Save and export your presentation: Export your presentation in a format that suits your needs and then share it with your audience via email, social media or by embedding it on your website or blog .

So, as you gear up for your next presentation, whether it’s for business, education or pure creative expression, don’t forget to keep these visual presentation ideas in your back pocket.

Feel free to experiment and fine-tune your approach and let your passion and expertise shine through in your presentation. With practice, you’ll not only build presentations but also leave a lasting impact on your audience – one slide at a time.

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Use Slide, Summary and Section Zoom to create a dynamic slide deck that allows people to choose their own path through a presentation.

Slide Summary and Section Zoom Explained

Slide, Summary, and Section Zoom are three ‘new-ish’ tools available to users of PowerPoint 2019, 2021, and PowerPoint for Microsoft 365. So, what are these Zoom tools, and why are they useful?

Slide, Summary, and Section Zoom help bring our presentations to life. They make slides more dynamic and exciting and give our clients and customers the opportunity to choose their own path through the presentation. Goodbye linear, flat slide decks – hello dynamic, flexible content!

When we create a Zoom in PowerPoint, we can jump to and from specific slides, portions, and sections of the presentation in whatever order we please. This is helpful if we present a slide deck to an audience, as we can seamlessly dive in and out of sections. It’s also great if we have emailed a presentation to a client. They can choose how they want to move through the presentation and drill down quickly to the information of interest to them without clicking through 50+ irrelevant slides.

For example, we could have a presentation showcasing some new products to launch. We could add a slide to the deck that has an image of each product and then create a zoom so customers can click the image and zoom to the relevant slide or section.

We can create three types of zoom: Summary, Section, and Slide. We can find these tools on the Insert tab in the Zoom group.

In this article, we will take a look at all of them to identify the differences.

Summary Zoom

Selection zoom, change image, return to zoom, zoom styles and effects.

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Summary Zoom is a landing page where we can see parts of our presentation all at once. We get to specify which parts of the presentation are included in the summary Zoom. We can zoom from one place in the presentation to another, skip ahead or revisit slides without interrupting the flow of the presentation.

When we create a summary zoom, a new section will be added to the presentation titled ‘Summary’.

Let’s take a look at Summary Zoom in action.

• From the Insert tab in the Links group, click the lower half of the Zoom button.
• Click Summary Zoom .

The Insert Summary Zoom window will open.

• Select the beginning slide of each section.

• Click Insert .

A new summary slide is inserted into the presentation in a new section titled‘ Summary Section’. The selected slides show as clickable thumbnails and can be used in a similar way to a table of contents.

In this example, our customers/clients can choose which presentation tip they are most interested to read about and jump directly to that section of the slide deck.

• Press F5 to run the slide show.
• Click on any slide thumbnail.

PowerPoint will jump to that slide with a nice zoom-in effect. We can move through the rest of the section slides by clicking the mouse as normal. Once we get to the next section, PowerPoint will zoom us back out to the thumbnail page.

Section Zoom is similar to Summary Zoom in many respects. We can use a Section Zoom to dive in and dive out of different sections of our presentation. Sections help us manage long presentations by splitting the slides into manageable ‘chunks’ of related content.

For section Zoom to work correctly, ensure you have sections added to your presentation.

A difference between Section Zoom and Summary Zoom is that Section Zoom doesn’t create a summary slide of thumbnails. Instead, the clickable thumbnails will show on whichever slide we have selected in the presentation.

• Click on the slide where the thumbnails should appear.
• Click Section Zoom .

The Insert Section Zoom window will open.

• Select the slides to insert.
• Click the Insert button.

In this example, I have positioned the thumbnails in the bottom corners of the slide so users can click to jump to the next section or click to go back to the previous section.

Slide Zoom works in a similar way to Summary and Section Zoom. Slide Zoom does not create a summary page of thumbnails; our presentation doesn’t need to be divided into sections.

Slide Zoom lets us add individual slides as thumbnails to an existing slide so users can jump easily between different slides in the presentation.

• Click Slide Zoom .

• Press the F5 key to run the slide show.

Zoom Options

Section, Summary, and Slide Zooms can be customized using the Zoom ribbon.

We can change the size of the zoom, change the image, modify the zoom style, add a border, and much more.

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When we insert a zoom, we will always get a thumbnail view of the slide or section we are zooming in to. We might want to use a different image as our Zoom thumbnail. In this example, we are going to use a PowerPoint icon.

• Click on any thumbnail.
• From the Zoom tab, click the arrow next to Change Image in the Zoom Options group.
• Click Change Image .
• Click From Icons .
• Select an Icon from the gallery.

The slide thumbnail has now been replaced with an icon.

Return to Zoom controls the running order of the slides in the presentation. For example, if we have created a summary Zoom and we want to zoom back out to the main thumbnail page once we’ve finished moving through the slides in the first section, we need to turn on Return to Zoom.

• From the Zoom tab, in the Zoom Options group, check the box next to Return to Zoom .

We can apply zoom styles and effects to our thumbnails.

• In the Zoom tab, click the drop-down arrow in the Zoom Styles group.
• Select a style from the gallery.

We can add a simple border around the outside of each thumbnail.

• Select one or more of the thumbnails.
• From the Zoom tab, in the Zoom Style group, click the drop-down arrow next to Zoom Border.
• Select Weight .
• Choose a line thickness.
• Click the drop-down arrow next to Zoom Border .
• Choose a color from the palette.

We can add effects to the thumbnail by clicking Zoom Effects .

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How to Create a Dynamic Presentation in PowerPoint

Creating an effective and dynamic PowerPoint presentation takes time and effort. However, with some key tips and best practices, you can develop memorable and impactful slide decks. This comprehensive guide covers how to format, design, and deliver a polished presentation in PowerPoint.

Format the Presentation Structure

Structure your presentation logically with an introduction, body, and conclusion. Use headings (H2 and H3 in markdown) to separate key sections and talking points within the body.

Limit text on each slide. Include only key phrases, statistics, quotes, or questions – not full sentences. Let your verbal presentation provide further details and explanation.

Use consistent slide formats. Avoid switching between layouts frequently. Use the same template for most information slides with a title and bulleted content.

Add visual interest with relevant photos, charts, diagrams, and illustrations. Ensure all visuals are high-quality with concise labels.

Design Visually Appealing Slides

Choose an appropriate theme. Select one that aligns with your brand or content. Avoid overly bright, distracting, or unreadable color schemes.

Use animations and transitions sparingly. Subtle entrance and exit effects can work well, but avoid excessive or distracting movements.

Align objects to the slide grid for a clean, structured layout. Use guides to evenly space out headlines, text boxes, and other elements.

Make text easy to read. Use fonts between 24-32 pt for headlines and 18-24 pt for body text. Sans serif fonts tend to work best for presentations.

Deliver a Polished Presentation

Practice your presentation several times. Refine the flow, confirm timing, and polish your verbal delivery.

Engage the audience with questions, stories, humor, and pauses. Make eye contact and gauge reactions.

Use slide notes and presenter view for an outline, talking points, and slide previews. Avoid reading full sentences from slides.

Invite participation by asking for feedback, ideas, or reactions. Pause for responses and discussions.

Provide handouts so the audience can review detailed information from your slides after the presentation.

Advanced Tips and Tricks

• Add interactivity with hyperlinks, click to reveal elements, and embedded media like videos.
• Include dynamic elements that update automatically like dates, charts linked to data, and rotating images.
• Animate builds to reveal bullet points, graphics, and other slide components piece by piece.
• Use PowerPoint’s Design Ideas feature to automatically improve the layouts of certain slides.
• Add presenter notes to provide more context and details for each slide.
• Save presentations as videos to share more easily online or enable self-running displays.
• Use the morph transition between slides containing similar elements to create dynamic movement.
• Embed fonts used in the presentation to ensure proper text display on any device.

With the right mix of structure, design, delivery, and interactivity, you can develop memorable PowerPoint presentations that effectively communicate your ideas. Pay special attention to formatting consistency, visual appeal, presentation skills, and audience engagement. Take advantage of PowerPoint’s many features to showcase your content in a polished, professional manner.

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Adding a summary slide to the end of a PowerPoint presentation is a good idea. That way, you can review items with your audience at the end of the presentation. The presenter controls what items make it to the summary slide and can even use each item on the slide to quickly return to the previous slide(s).

How to create a summary slide in PowerPoint

How to hyperlink summary items, how to insert a zoom summary slide in microsoft 365.

If you’re using an older version of PowerPoint (pre-Microsoft 365), you can create a summary slide as follows:

1. Select all of the slides you want to summarize in Slide Sorter view. Click the first slide, then press and hold the Ctrl key as you click the remaining slides ( Figure A ).

2. Click Summary Slide on the Outlining toolbar.

3. PowerPoint inserts the summary slide before the slides, so be sure to drag it to the end of the presentation.

When you’re done with the presentation, you can click to the summary slide for a brief period of questions and answers, if appropriate.

SEE: Spice up your presentation by adding multiple flashing stars in a PowerPoint slide .

If that’s the end of things, then the simple summary slide is adequate. However, you might want to display the original slides again as you answer questions from the audience. If that’s a possibility, hyperlink the summary items to their respective slides as follows:

1. Select the item on the summary slide.

2. Choose Hyperlink from the Insert menu.

3. Click Place In This Document in the left pane.

4. Identify the slide ( Figure B ).

5. Click OK.

You don’t have to hyperlink the items on the summary slide, but doing so lets you return to the original slide(s) with a quick click. You’ll probably want to add hyperlinks on each slide for the return trip to the summary slide.

SEE: Here’s how to tone down a busy picture using Merge in Microsoft PowerPoint .

If you’re using Microsoft 365, adding a summary slide is easier. Thanks to the Zoom feature, PowerPoint will generate a summary slide, but how you use it differs a bit from the older summary slide. There are no hyperlinks per se; clicking a thumbnail will zoom in on the original slide.

Let’s create a summary slide that includes the same slides 1, 3 and 5 using the Zoom feature:

1. Click the Insert tab.

2. In the Links group, choose Summary Zoom from the Zoom dropdown ( Figure C ).

3. In the resulting pane, click slides 1, 3 and 5 ( Figure D ). If you select slides before starting this process, they will already be selected.

4. Click Insert.

Figure E shows the resulting summary slide, which includes thumbnails of slides 1, 3 and 5. PowerPoint displays the summary slide at the beginning of the presentation, so remember to drag it to the end.

How to use the Zoom summary slide

To use the summary slide, simply click any thumbnail to zoom in on that slide. You’re not actually moving to that slide. What happens with the next click is where sections matter.

In Figure C , you can see two dimmed options. Section Slide is dimmed because the current presentation has no sections. When you apply the Zoom summary slide, PowerPoint automatically divides your slides into sections. How you intend to use the summary slide will determine whether you keep the new sections. The Zoom feature works well with sections, but they’re not required.

SEE: Create a moving arrow in Microsoft PowerPoint to gently guide the presentation from point to point.

If the presentation has sections, the second click will zoom in on the section slide in that section. Each subsequent click will display the next slide in the section until you reach the end of the section. Once you’ve reached that point, a click will return the presentation to the summary slide.

If the presentation doesn’t use sections or the section has only one slide, the first click zooms in on the appropriate slide. The second click returns you to the summary slide.

How to remove a section

There’s no way to stop PowerPoint from adding sections once you implement the Zoom slide feature. Fortunately, removing the sections is easy:

1. Right-click the section item.

2. Choose Remove Section ( Figure F ).

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What It Takes to Give a Great Presentation

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Five tips to set yourself apart.

Never underestimate the power of great communication. It can help you land the job of your dreams, attract investors to back your idea, or elevate your stature within your organization. But while there are plenty of good speakers in the world, you can set yourself apart out by being the person who can deliver something great over and over. Here are a few tips for business professionals who want to move from being good speakers to great ones: be concise (the fewer words, the better); never use bullet points (photos and images paired together are more memorable); don’t underestimate the power of your voice (raise and lower it for emphasis); give your audience something extra (unexpected moments will grab their attention); rehearse (the best speakers are the best because they practice — a lot).

I was sitting across the table from a Silicon Valley CEO who had pioneered a technology that touches many of our lives — the flash memory that stores data on smartphones, digital cameras, and computers. He was a frequent guest on CNBC and had been delivering business presentations for at least 20 years before we met. And yet, the CEO wanted to sharpen his public speaking skills.

• Carmine Gallo is a Harvard University instructor, keynote speaker, and author of 10 books translated into 40 languages. Gallo is the author of The Bezos Blueprint: Communication Secrets of the World’s Greatest Salesman  (St. Martin’s Press).

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In an era of information overload and ever-shortening attention spans, more than the traditional static Presentation design services may be needed to engage and captivate your audience. This is where dynamic presentations come into play. A dynamic slide presentation is a versatile and engaging approach to conveying information beyond static slides’ confines. This article will explore what is dynamic presentation, its pros and cons, how to make it, and tips to improve your dynamic slide presentation skills.

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What is a Dynamic Presentation?

It is a multimedia-rich approach to presenting information, leveraging various media formats such as videos, animations, interactive elements, and real-time data integration. Contrasting traditional presentations with their stagnant slides, prioritize captivating, interactive, and enduring content delivery. Combining different multimedia components, they have the ability to effectively communicate complex ideas and leave a memorable impression on their audience.

Pros and Cons of Dynamic Presentations

Pros of dynamic presentations.

• Enhanced Engagement: Dynamic presentations captivate the audience by offering a multisensory experience that includes visuals, audio, and interactivity. This engagement can lead to better information retention and understanding.
• Compelling Storytelling: Dynamic slide Presentation enables compelling stories to be told. Utilizing animations, transitions, and multimedia elements lets you captivate your audience by narrating a compelling story.
• Data Visualization: Data and statistical intricacies can be cleared through dynamic visualizations, making them easier to understand.
• Interactivity: Incorporating interactive elements like quizzes, surveys, and clickable prototypes can engage your audience and encourage participation.
• Real-Time Updates: Dynamic presentations can be updated in real-time to reflect the latest information, ensuring your content remains relevant.

Cons of Dynamic Presentations

• Technical Challenges: Dynamic presentation can be more technically demanding than traditional slides. You may need to learn new software tools and techniques.
• Time-Consuming: Designing and developing dynamic presentations can be time-consuming, particularly if you want to create custom animations and interactive elements.
• Potential for Distraction: While multimedia elements can enhance engagement, they can also be distracting if overused or poorly implemented.
• Compatibility Issues: Ensuring your dynamic presentation works seamlessly on various devices and platforms may require extra effort.

What are the Key Factors in A Dynamic Presentation?

A dynamic presentation is engaging, interactive, and informative. It is the perfect way to engage your audience and ensure your message is communicated clearly. In order to give a dynamic presentation, there are a few key things they need you to pay attention to:

Keep it interactive

Keep your audience engaged by asking questions and inviting them to participate in discussions. This will help to make your presentation more memorable and enjoyable for everyone involved.

Use multimedia effectively

Use multimedia elements such as videos, images, and PowerPoint slides to enhance your presentation and keep people interested. However, don’t overdo it – too much multimedia can be distracting and overwhelming.

Be aware of your body language

Your body language plays a big role in how effective your presentation is. Make sure to stand up straight, make eye contact, and use your hands to gesture effectively.

Speak with confidence

It’s important to project confidence when giving a presentation. If you appear nervous or uncertain, your audience will be less likely to listen to what you have to say. Take a deep breath and relax – you’ve got this!

Practice, practice, practice!

Practice beforehand is the best way to feel confident and prepared when giving a presentation. Run through your presentation several times so that you know exactly what you’re going to say and do. This will help to ensure that everything goes smoothly on the day of your presentation.

Tips and tricks to enhance dynamic presentation

Pop your content.

A dynamic presentation is engaging, interactive, and informative. When creating content for a presentation, you want to make sure it’s dynamic. That means your presentation should be engaging, interactive, and informative. You don’t want your audience bored or lost in your material.

By showing empathy first, you can gain the trust of your audience, which will make them more receptive to your message. Then, make sure your content is interesting and relevant to your audience. No one wants to sit through a dry, dull, or irrelevant presentation. Keep your audience in mind as you’re developing your material.

It’s better to have numerous slides with one idea each than ten presentation slides with ten ideas on each. That’s too crowded, and your audience will likely be confused, especially if you’re showing charts or tables.​​

Questions are a great way to do this. Ask your audience questions throughout the presentation to ensure they’re following along and to gauge their understanding. You can also use polls or surveys to get your audience’s feedback or gauge their understanding.

And finally, don’t forget to use visuals!

Visual aids can help communicate your message more effectively in an effective presentation. They can also help break up your presentation and keep your audience engaged.

frame your story, empathize with your audience, and make it dynamic!

If you follow these tips, you’ll be well on your way to giving a dynamic presentation that will engage and inform your audience. Good luck!

We all know that humans are wired to listen to stories.

And what’s a dynamic presentation if not a story?

Your presentation should have a beginning, middle, and end. You should also have a clear introduction setting your story’s stage Your presentation should also be empathetic. Empathy is the ability to understand and share the feelings of another.

Plan your delivery

After you’ve set up an empathetic and authoritative introduction, it’s time to make your presentation interactive. Once you’ve got the framing down, it’s time to focus on your delivery. There are some main ways to deliver a talk: speeches, panels, and dynamic presentations.

After you’ve set up an empathetic and authoritative introduction, it’s time to make your presentation interactive. Once the framing is down, it’s time to focus on your delivery. Some main ways to deliver a talk are speeches, panels, and dynamic presentations. You can read it directly off a script or a teleprompter.

You can develop a set of key point’s that map out what you’re going to say in each section rather than scripting the whole thing word for word. Or you can memorize your talk, which entails rehearsing it to the point where you internalize every word—verbatim. Our best and most popular TED or TEDx talks are delivered as dynamic presentations. This is because dynamic presentations are engaging, interactive, and informative.

One of our most memorable speakers was Barack Obama, who gave a dynamic presentation at our TEDx event. He was able to engage with the audience, tell stories, and dynamically make his key point. he talked about his work as a community organizer in Chicago and how that experience shaped his views on politics. He also told stories about his daughters and his wife, which humanized him and made him relatable to the audience.

Dynamic presentation, you want to focus on your delivery and ensure you’re engaging with your audience. You can do this by using facial expressions and hand gestures, making eye contact, and speaking with conviction. You also want to vary your tone and pitch to keep your audience engaged.

And finally, you want to make sure you’re prepared. This means knowing your material inside and out so you can answer any questions.

Show them the solution in your presentation.

Many great presentations have a narrative structure that loosely follows a detective story. The speaker starts by presenting a problem and then describes the search for a solution. There’s an “aha” moment, and the audience’s perspective shifts meaningfully.

If a talk fails, it’s almost always because the speaker didn’t frame it correctly, misjudged the audience’s level of interest, or neglected to tell a story. Random pontification without narrative is always deeply unsatisfying, even if the topic is important. There’s no progression, and you don’t feel you’re learning.

By following these tips, you’ll be well on your way to giving a dynamic presentation that will engage and inform your audience. Good luck!

How to Make a Dynamic Presentation?

Define Your Message: Start by clearly defining the critical message or information you want to convey in your presentation.

Choose the Right Tools: Select presentation software that supports dynamic features, such as PowerPoint, Google Slides, Prezi, or specialized tools like Adobe After Effects.

Plan Multimedia Elements: Identify which multimedia elements (videos, animations, interactive elements) will enhance your message and plan their placement in your presentation.

Design with Consistency: Maintain a consistent design theme throughout your presentation to create a polished and professional look.

Practice: Rehearse your dynamic presentation to ensure smooth transitions and flawless execution.

How to Improve Your Dynamic Slide Presentation

• Balance Multimedia: Use multimedia elements sparingly and strategically to avoid overwhelming your audience.
• Audience Interaction: Incorporate interactive elements like polls or Q&A sessions to engage your audience in your dynamic slide presentation.
• Visual Storytelling: Craft a compelling narrative with a clear beginning, middle, and end, using multimedia to support your storyline.
• Accessibility: Ensure your presentation is accessible by providing alternative formats and considering those with disabilities.
• Continuous Learning: Stay updated on the latest dynamic slide presentation software and design trends to keep your dynamic presentations fresh and engaging.

Dynamic presentations can transform your communication and captivate your audience in ways that traditional static slides cannot. While they come with their challenges, their engagement, storytelling, and data visualization benefits make them a valuable tool in the modern world of presentations. By mastering the art of dynamic presentations and following the tips provided, you can effectively convey your message and leave a lasting impact on your audience.

Why is dynamic presentation important?

Delivering Dynamic Presentations employs a method that makes learning both easy and enjoyable. It is a no-frills run-down on how to tolerate a speaking situation. It is a program of strategies that shows what to do, when, and how to do it.

What is the difference between static and dynamic presentation?

In the static presentation method, the incentives were placed before a trial began and not used by the experimenter during the trial. On the other hand, in the dynamic presentation procedure, the individual watched the experimenter manipulate the relevant dimension of the stimuli during a series of trials.

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9 Step Formula To Create & Deliver Dynamic Presentations

No matter how compelling your subject, the audience only embraces the message to the degree you present it authentically, clearly, dynamically, and credibly.

How many times have you heard a speaker that puts you to sleep? Or maybe you left a presentation entertained, but it didn’t translate into significant, measurable results, in your business or life. That’s why it’s important to have a strategy to craft and deliver your presentation with purpose, poise, and power, so people are inspired to listen and take action toward a well-defined vision.

Present with Purpose, Poise, & Power

By understanding a few simple steps, you can focus your energy to deliver dynamic and influential presentations, leaving your audience  inspired, entertained, and genuinely motivated.

Also, these same simple steps can be applied to inspire your team, clients, colleagues… and even your friends and family, to create win-win scenarios.

Are you ready? Before I give you the steps, there are a few prerequisites to ensure they work.

How strongly do you believe in your message? Why is it important? How committed are you to your cause? Are you On Purpose? Are you passionate? Have you done your research? Are you fully educated on your topic? Have you practiced?

Your audience will champion your vision to the extent you are congruent, and know what you’re talking about.

When you are genuinely passionate about your topic, others will be too. Remember, you can’t give somebody something that you don’t already have. When you know your subject inside and out, and you use this 9-step formula to organize your teaching, you will speak with authority, every time. Whether you are speaking in front of a room, or across the dinner table, these 9 steps will ensure you speak with confidence:

9 Steps to Create & Deliver Dynamic Presentations

1. powerfully prepare to take the stage.

Before you take the stage… Realize that the same life force breathing you  is breathing every being in that room. Recognize the unity flowing through your presentation space. Your heart and each audience members’ heart is animated by the same Life Force. In this space of expanded awareness, inhale a deep rejuvenating breath, elongate your spine, open up your heart center, and DECLARE your purpose accomplished. Then powerfully take the stage…

2. Know Your Audience, Connect, & Create Instantaneous Rapport

Different audiences require different opening approaches. You wouldn’t open a presentation to a Wall Street audience in the same manner as you would a Mary Kay audience. You wouldn’t open a presentation to 10 people in the same way you would address 5,000.

Bottom line… know your audience . Understand what is most important to them. What key words will spark their interest , and speak into their listening?

Be present to what the audience has been experience prior to your your arrival. Tune in to the energy in the room. Match the vibration for a moment so you’re in resonance, then powerfully lead the charge in the direction you’re inspired to go. This is called…  mirroring & matching…. and…. pacing & leading. (I teach this strategy in detail in my advanced course SIIA ).

Briefly and clearly state your topic and intention. Today I AM inspired to share ________________ with you. Let the audience know right away what they will be learning from you. Ask their commitment to participate and Play Full Out!!! Remind them that what they receive from this presentation (as in life) will mirror what they put in.

Illuminate why this topic is essential to them. Be specific. Share stories, give examples, quote experts, and offer statistics that illuminate WHY your message is relevant and imperative. Don’t just communicate with you words… use  your physiology (body language), and fluctuate your tonality to draw them in. You can state a vital point intensely… and then soften into a whisper. Like a virtuoso pianist… use the full range of your communication powers. Do not move on to the next stage until the audience is infused with a strong why – this ensures they’re on the edge of their seat… listening, and that you are on the same page.

5. BIG What?

Now that your audience is connected with you, knows the topic, and is inspired with a compelling why, teach them what specifically you intend for them to learn or discover. This should be direct and simple.

Explain how to practically apply this wisdom, in business, life, or any other applicable context. What are the specific steps that they should take? This is a perfect time to use infographics, perform a live demonstration, and/or guide the audience through a hands-on exercise.

7. What If?

Now its time to make it real for them. Give specific examples. Pose scenarios in which your lesson will be useful. You can also take audience questions here, just make sure you are clear that you will only take questions that are specifically about this topic (otherwise you’ll go off point and loose your power).

8. Irresistible Offer & Call To Action.

Make sure your offer is clear, compelling, and that there is a specific Call To Action that inspires them to move forward to the next level, such as invest in a product or service, enroll in a course, offer their contact information, or any step you envision mutually beneficial.

Never ( with rare exception)  have more than two main offers, because it will confuse people and they’ll get paralysis by overwhelm . Also, it’s wise to subtly plant seeds throughout your presentation (at peak moments) that inspire the audience to discover more 😉

9. Conclusion

Thank your audience for being with you, and for Playing Full Out!!! Graciously honor your host.

This framework will ensure that you speak into the listening of various learning styles. For example, some people learn more visually, others learn more auditory (by hearing), and others learn more kinesthetically (by doing). By following the 9-Steps to Dynamic Presentations, all the learning styles are recognized, honored, and empowered.

Once you craft your presentation, rehearse it in your mind. See yourself successfully delivering the presentation to your audience in consciousness. Make the colors big, bright, crisp, and clear. Be sure to rehearse it right before going to sleep… because then your mind will integrate it – all night long – while your body rests.

Remember…One person’s awakening elevates the consciousness of the planet — You are the one!

YOU are a perfect example Niurka, of delivering a presentation with Purpose, Poise and Power! Your presentation delivery was one of the keys that attracted me to you and your work when I first came across you at a business seminar. Thank you for this presentation framework! It’s a valuable tool in so many scenarios. From the stage… to the dinner table… even to giving a toast at a wedding 🙂 Sending you much Love!

Fantastic framework.concise and clear. Many thanks Niurka.

You were put in my way this morning so I thank you for validating my journey . Much prosperity and love to you.

❤️Huggs…

Supreme Love <3

Thank you Niurka. Many years ago you spoke at a “Yes Network” with Jeffry Michaels in Detroit, MI. That is where I first saw you. I purchased your CD package, and have listened to them many times. A comment you made has stuck with me and I share it always, “the answer is in the Question” I am now currently working on my own online course with Musical Mindset. You have given me a strong beginning with my own mindset, and I plan on sharing all mindset ideas into a musical world to help Sweet Adelines prepare mentally for their contest performances.

How Wonderful Peggi! Thanks for sharing ; ) Many blessings w/ your online course. Keep me posted of your successes. Inspired to see you again soon…

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Dynamic Presentations – Benefits, Types, and Uses

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Dynamic presentations are more engaging than traditional presentations and can be used to deliver information, engage audiences and even entertain. Presentations are effective because they allow the presenter to connect with their audience in a way that’s natural and organic. By using video, audio, or animation elements within your slide deck you’re able to create an experience that engages people on an emotional level.

Dynamic presentations captivate, engage, & inspire audiences in today’s fast-paced world. Utilizing rich media & interactive elements, they enhance understanding & leave a lasting impact. Essential in business, education, & public speaking to empower messages & build connections.

Check out the sample presentation to inspire and engage your audience.

Dynamic presentations are becoming more popular among businesses because they help create an atmosphere of interactive activity that is lacking in traditional presentations – but how do they work? What are the benefits of using them? And how can you create and deliver them effectively? In this article, we’ll explore these questions and more as we dive into everything there is to know about creating presentations.

Different Types of Dynamic Presentations

Dynamic presentations are a great way to engage your audience. They can be used for a variety of purposes, from storytelling to persuading and everything in between.

Presentations can be broken down into the following categories:

• Visual Presentations – Utilising multimedia (images, videos ), charts, best fonts , or graphs that help tell your story.
• Interactive Presentations – Encouraging audience participation through activities such as polling, quizzes, and surveys.
• Storytelling Presentations – Crafting narratives that resonate emotionally with listeners.
• Persuasive Presentations – Convincing and influencing listeners to embrace new ideas or products you’re presenting on behalf of others.

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Reasons for Reluctance to Deliver Dynamic Presentations

Dynamic presentations have proven to be effective in captivating audiences and leaving a lasting impact, yet some hesitate to embrace this approach due to various reasons. Let’s explore these common reluctances:

• Need for Specialised Skills: Many users believe that creating presentations requires specialized skills in graphics and animations.
• Cost and Time Concerns: Some users are concerned about the cost and time associated with creating dynamic presentations.
• Distribution and Sharing Challenges: Users may find it difficult to distribute dynamic presentations to their sales team or share them with customers.

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2 Consequences of Not Using Dynamic Presentations:

• Loss of Audience Engagement: Without using dynamic presentation techniques, audiences may quickly lose interest and disengage during the presentation. The lack of interactive elements and compelling visuals can result in a passive, uninterested audience.
• Reduced Information Retention: Static presentations may lead to decreased information retention among listeners. Without dynamic elements to reinforce key points and engage multiple senses, the audience may struggle to remember and comprehend the presented information effectively.

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How CustomShow Can Help Creating and Delivering Dynamic Presentations

CustomShow offers a range of powerful features that simplify the process of creating and delivering dynamic presentations, revolutionizing the way businesses engage with their audience. Here’s how CustomShow can elevate your presentation game:

• With CustomShow, creating sales and dynamic presentations becomes effortless. It empowers users to incorporate a wide array of rich media elements, including SVGs, images, videos, and animations, all through a simple drag-and-drop interface. There are no size restrictions, allowing for creative freedom without limitations.
• Seamless Collaboration and Sharing: As a cloud-based platform, CustomShow enables smooth collaboration among team members. Multiple users can work together in real-time, enhancing coordination and ensuring a cohesive final presentation. Moreover, sharing presentations with customers and sales teams becomes a breeze, fostering effective communication and engagement.
• CustomShow comes with a diverse collection of professionally designed presentation samples. Users can easily copy and paste these templates to build dynamic presentations that captivate their audience and drive sales. No specialized skills in graphics or animation are necessary, making it accessible to all team members.

By leveraging CustomShow’s intuitive interface, collaborative capabilities, and rich selection of samples, businesses can craft impactful and compelling presentations that leave a lasting impression on their audience.

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2 Key Benefits of Using CustomShow Dynamic Presentations

Dynamic presentations are engaging and capture the audience’s attention effectively. With CustomShow’s cutting-edge features, these presentations go beyond traditional slides to unlock several key benefits that can elevate your sales and communication strategies:

• Unmatched Memorability and Distinction: Dynamic presentations created with CustomShow stand out in a sea of mundane slides. By integrating captivating visuals, animations, and interactive elements, your content becomes more memorable, leaving a lasting impact on your audience. In a world saturated with generic presentations, CustomShow empowers you to differentiate your brand and outshine competitors in the minds of potential clients.
• Accelerated Sales Cycles and Conversion Rates: The self-explanatory nature of dynamic presentations equips your sales team with a persuasive and engaging tool. Rich media elements, such as videos and animations, effectively convey complex information, making it easier for customers to understand and relate to your offerings. With clarity and impact, your team will be able to close deals faster, reducing sales cycles and boosting conversion rates.

Check out the CustomShow Slide Templates to inspire and engage your audience: https://www.customshow.com/slide-templates/

Dynamic Presentations in Various Settings

The versatility of dynamic presentations makes them applicable and impactful across a wide range of settings. Whether in business, education, public speaking, or creative endeavors, adopting dynamic presentation techniques can elevate communication and leave a lasting impression on the audience.

• Business and Corporate Presentations: Driving sales , pitching ideas, and making impactful business proposals
• Educational Settings: Facilitating effective learning and knowledge dissemination
• Public Speaking and Keynote Addresses: Inspiring and motivating diverse audiences
• Virtual and Online Presentations: Leveraging technology to engage remote participants

Dynamic presentations are also beneficial for creative endeavors such as art exhibitions or performances where they allow you to showcase your work in a new way that engages your audience more effectively than static images alone would do.

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We hope that you now have a better understanding of what a great presentation is, as well as its benefits. Take a look at how CustomShow could help in your sales situations.

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How to Automate your Presentations with Dynamic Values and Interactive Charts

One of the most important reasons we create presentations is to analyze data, get some insights, and share those findings. In some cases, when we are analyzing the same data numerous times, it helps a lot to automate the process.

It would be great if we can take this week’s data, plug it in somewhere, click a button, and have the same presentation updated with the new values and charts.

Here are some situations in which this might be interesting: 

• Every morning, in order to start your day, you want to explore the latest bunch of datasets in a customized way that is specific to your needs.
• You have tens of thousands of subscribers, and for each one you want to send a customized presentation, summarizing their account’s data.
• On a weekly basis, you want to analyze and share the same data for your weekly meeting/presentation.
• When you start a new project or work with a new client, you usually start by analyzing a stable dataset, and you have pretty much the same starting analysis.

In this tutorial, we will be working toward building an interactive presentation with dynamic values, analyzing tweets data. You can also plug in a different dataset (with the same format), and update the charts with your data’s values. The presentation will look like this:

We will be using Jupyter Lab (the latest iteration of Jupyter Notebook) as our development environment, and Python as the programming language.

You can get an interactive version of the code in the article here if you would like to follow along with the coding. [ Project’s source code at GitHub ]

If you are not familiar with the Jupyter Notebook environment, it is a browser-based tool that contains code cells. You write code and run each cell. It evaluates the code and displays the result(s) right underneath the code. This is ideal for all kinds of data analysis tasks:

Let’s now see how programmable presentations are created.

Creating your first programmable presentation

Let’s start by seeing how you can create the simplest presentation in a Jupyter notebook.

We first create two code cells that instruct Python to print very simple text:

We now have two cells that print simple text as you can see above. Now we need to specify that these code cells should become slides in our presentation. We can do this using the property inspector on the right side of the screen. Once we select a cell (which should now be highlighted with a blue strip on the left), we choose the option from the “Slide type” dropdown:

As you can see, there are several options for slides:

• Slide : The highlighted cell should be rendered as an independent slide.
• Sub-slide : This cell should also be rendered as a normal independent slide, but it would belong to the previous slide. This allows readers to navigate down (if they want to see sub-slides), or navigate to the right if they want to skip the sub-slides.
• Fragment : Cells would be rendered as consecutive elements on the same slide. This is similar to rendering each consecutive bullet point in a presentation. If you don’t want to distract the audience with six points at once, you only show the first, then the second, and so on.
• Skip : As the name suggests, this says that we don’t want to include this slide in the presentation. This is really useful for having code that is required to create some data, but should not be presented for example. It’s also good for creating notes for you, or any collaborators working with you on the project.
• Notes : Speaker notes that are visible to you, but not the audience. This requires some additional setup.

Now that we have specified that those two cells should be slides, we can now go on to generate the presentation. We can do this with a command line tool called nbconvert . The command is fairly simple:

$ jupyter nbconvert name_of_file.ipynb --to slides

The --to option allows us to convert to various other formats like html and pdf for example.

Instead of leaving the notebook and running this from the terminal, we can utilize Jupyter’s ability to run command line commands through the code cells. All we have to do is start the cell with the exclamation mark, which causes Jupyter to run this line as a command line command. To do this, we can create a third code cell and simply add the exclamation mark to the beginning:

! jupyter nbconvert name_of_file.ipynb --to slides

As you can see, it’s also good to assign the type “Skip” to this code cell, because we don’t want the readers to see this command. We also added the open command so we can immediately open it in a new browser window. This is not required and we can simply double click the file’s icon to open it. I just use this while creating presentations because it’s convenient and allows me to immediately generate and open new presentations and check the progress.

As a result of running the last cell, we get our presentation slides in a browser window:

Congratulations on programming your first slideshow!

An important thing now is to remove the code cells (the inputs), because we only want the audience to see the outputs, and not how they were generated.

Actually, in many cases, especially if your audience is technical, they might actually want to see the code, in which case you may want to keep them. But generally if it’s a presentation you can share the notebook later if anyone is interested in the code.

Removing the inputs is very easy, and all we have to do is run the same command with the –no-input option:

!jupyter nbconvert 01_input_output_raw.ipynb --to slides --no-input

Running this code and opening the new presentation would look like this:

Now we have a presentation that was programmed, and with a cleaner interface, and now we know how to generate them easily.

It still doesn’t look that good, and we don’t have dynamic values that would change when our data changes. We will do this now.

Adding HTML and Markdown with dynamic styling to slides

The previous presentation generated plain text, and now we want to use the full richness of HTML in our slides. HTML is what is used to instruct your browser to generate the page you are reading, and we have full access to HTML, in order to render whatever we want in terms of coor, sizes, styling, and so on.

Writing full HTML code is a little tedious however, and might be error prone.

This is why we can also use Markdown, which is a very easy way to write (and read) code that would eventually be rendered as HTML.

For example, if I wanted to list three bullet points with HTML, I’d have to do it like this:

With Markdown:

It’s clear how much easier Markdown is to write and to read as well. I mostly use Markdown, but in some cases, when you want some more customization, it’s good to use full HTML as we will do in the following example.

The main module for creating and rendering rich objects in the Juypter notebook is going to be the display module in the IPython package. “Interactive Python” was (and still is) an alternative Python REPL (read-evaluate-print-loop) that was easier to use than the traditional Python REPL. It is still available, and also evolved into the Jupyter notebook, which we still use under the hood.

We first import it, and start using it right away:

from IPython import display

The display module has various functions and classes, and we start by using the display_markdown function as follows:

You can see here how easy it was to generate <h1> content. We simply add a # to the beginning of the string that we want to wrap in <h1> tags. Other headings work similarly, ## for <h2>, ### for <h3> and so on. Note that we need to pass raw=True to these functions.

We get the two lines that we wanted to display right underneath the code in the output area.

Let’s now see why we might want to use HTML to write the same text.

We want to give a certain color to the first line, and in the second line we want to only color the word “HTML”. Not only that, the color would be randomly generated from a set of two colors based on a certain probability, so you might see it as blue, or red.

After importing the random module, we ask it to generate a random number, which would be a decimal number varying between zero and one.

Then we create the variable color , which takes the value “blue” if rand_number is less than 0.3, and “red” otherwise. This means that we get blue with a 30% probability and red with 70%.

In the first call to display_html we use full HTML code, and we include the style attribute to color that text in green.

In the second call we also use HTML, and we give the style attribute of the span around the string “HTML” the value “color”, which in this case turned out to be red.

There is more detail involved in writing HTML, and it’s not as easy to read, but it’s definitely worth it when you want those customizations.

Our presentation is a little more complicated now, and it’s a very good thing that everything can exist in one document. The text, the charts (more on this later), and more importantly, the code that generated those outputs. Compare this to the traditional process of dancing between some data file, Microsoft PowerPoint, Excel, and within Excel having to do many side calculations, small tables that have no name, and manually integrating everything in a slideshow that not even you can properly remember how things were created. Also, a good practice is to have a folder where this presentation is created. You would also have a sub-folder for data files, and maybe some images, as well as your Jupyter notebooks.

This is how the slides look like after rendering them in a browser using the code above:

A very important thing to note is that the Jupyter notebook has two main types of cells. It’s important to note some points about that.

Types of cells in the Jupyter Notebook

There is an easier way of writing Markdown, and that is by changing the type of the cell from code cell to Markdown cell. Once you select a cell, you can change its type using the dropdown menu showing Code, Markdown, and Raw:

Once you select Markdown, the cell no longer interprets the code as Python code (or any other language), but as Markdown. In this case you don’t need to use the display.display_markdown function, you just start typing Markdown in that cell. Once you run the code it renders it as HTML, and you can’t see the inputs anymore, until you click and start editing again. This is slightly more convenient, but you can’t display dynamic values of variables, and can’t programmatically change the rendered text, at least not yet .

So, my recommendation is that if you don’t have dynamic values, and it’s a one-off presentation, you can use the different types of cells, but if you want the full programmatic presentation, the display_<object_type> functions are your best friends.

Let’s now see how this might be taken a step further with more customization, and a potential real-life use case.

Generating dynamic HTML values for a sales report

Assume we have a target, together with sales figures for our sales department:

We want to loop through the names and figures, and generate a phrase with dynamic values. The name of the sales representative, the amount they generated, a word that takes the value of “exceeded” or “missed” depending on the difference between their sales figure and the target.

We want to dynamically color the phrase based on hitting/missing the target, and also hyperlink each phrase to the respective sales representative’s page.

Let’s first generate the plain text dynamic phrases:

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We now have the dynamic text generated, taking on dynamic values for each sales representative. Let’s now use HTML, to dynamically color the lines based on hit/miss and to generate (fake) hyperlinks for each one https://example.com/salesrep/ {salesrep_name} :

The two additions to the code were simply the color variable, which depends on whether or not the difference between the revenue and target is less than zero, as well as the dynamically generated URL. The text is displayed with the display_html function to give us the full power of HTML.

So far, we have created slides and presentations that take on dynamic values based on the data, we now see how we can have interactive slides, allowing users to explore the data on their own.

We first show a very simple example, and then go on to generate interactive tools for a real-life dataset.

Creating interactive slides and presentations

With static presentations, readers typically consume them in a passive way. They simply read what we wrote. But presentations can be much more engaging, containing massively more information, and allow for discovery and unexpected results.

The next presentation will have a single slide that is interactive. It doesn’t do much, but it shows the concept in its simplest form:

Of course the other major value of having interactive presentations is with recurring presentations using the same data with different values every day, week, or month.

I’m using Dash for creating the interactivity in this mini app. Dash is one of several options for creating interactive apps, and a discussion of how it works is beyond the scope of this article, but I’ll give an overview of the code that was used. First the packages and imports:

Plotly is the data visualization package. It is also the name of the company that produces Dash. Plotly Express is another package they have for high-level intuitive visualization.

JupyterDash is basically Dash but tailored for work within a Jupyter environment.

From Dash itself we import several modules and functions:

• Input: The interactive component, a dropdown in this case, will serve as an input to our app. It’s value will depend on the selected day. This value will determine what will happen underneath it, in the output area.
• Output: Once we take the value of the Input, we now know what to do with it. In this case we have a simple template “My favorite day is {day}”. The value of the input is inserted here to produce the output.
• dcc: Dash Core Components is the module that contains the interactive components. In this case we used one of them, which is the Dropdown component.
• html: This is the module that contains all the HTML tags, and allows us to generate them using Python only. We use it to format the Output part of the app.

The following code creates the interactive favorite day app that we just saw:

We first created the app variable, which we did using JupyterDash.

Then we created the variable days , which is a list of the seven days of the week.

We also created the layout attribute of the app, which consists of an HTML div, which in turn contains two elements:

• dcc.Dropdown : The dropdown component containing the seven days as options, and having the ID of “dropdown”, with a default value of “Tuesday.”
• html.Div : This is a simple container that has no content, and has the ID “ddown_selection”. The value and format of what ends up showing in the div is determined by the Input, and is created using the callback function in the lower part of the code.

The callback function is where interactivity happens. It takes the Output and Input, and based on the decorated function does something with the Input to produce the Output.

The final line invokes the run_server method to start the app.

I know this description is not complete if you don’t know how Dash works, but that would require a separate discussion. I wrote a book on Dash if you are interested in learning more.

We covered how dynamic content can be generated and formatted, we saw some examples, and we also saw how slides can be made interactive. Let’s now see how you might actually create and use an interactive presentation with real data.

Creating interactive presentations with real data

We now come to the practical use of our topic. We want to end up actually using such presentations in our day to day life.

We will go through the process of creating the presentation that we saw at the beginning, with a very brief description of the code used.

We start with the required imports:

Once we have imported the required packages and functions, we create the main variables, tweets and topic .

These are the only non-automated objects that we create manually.

• tweets : A simple string showing the location of the data file. In this case it is under our data/ folder and it is called “bitcoin_tweets.csv”.
• topic : The topic of the tweets that we are analyzing. Those tweets were obtained from the Twitter API , by searching for tweets containing the word “bitcoin”.

We then use the display_markdown function to say that this is an overview of the dataset. After that we run tweets.head() which displays the first five rows of the dataset.

Once those values are manually entered, we can now run the whole code and explore the presentation.

Let’s now see how the first summary slide is created:

Creating a summary of the dataset

Before diving deep into charts and trends, you probably want to get some metadata about the dataset. As you can see, we have the topic, the date range, the number of tweets, users, and tweets per user.

This gives us a quick indication about some general attributes of our dataset.

Let’s quickly take a look at the code that generated it:

• tweet_count : We get this by asking for the “shape” of the DataFrame that we are using, which gives us the number of rows and columns, from which we extract the first element (the rows)
• user_count : We take the user_screen_name column and get the number of unique values in it using the nunique method.
• tweets_per_user : This is a simple division of tweets ÷ users
• start_date and end_date : From the tweet_created_at column we take the minimum and maximum values, which give us an idea on the date range in which those tweets were published. We then have to convert them to Python datetime objects by parsing them.

Now that we have created the variables, we can easily use the display_markdown function to create text that dynamically inserts those variables where they belong and give us an overview of our dataset:

Creating an interactive chart

The next slide shows a dropdown menu, and under it a chart that is generated based on the user’s selection. We give the user three options to choose from: most followed accounts, most retweeted tweets, and most liked tweets. The charts are similar to one another, they display a horizontal bar chart of the top fifteen items based on the selection.

The layout attribute of this app is the same as the one we previously discussed. It has a dropdown menu as well as an empty HTML div underneath it.

Then we have a callback function that generates a chart based on the selection. What it does is it takes the relevant columns and sorts them based on the requested value (number of followers, number of retweets, and number of likes). Some notes on what it does based on each of the selections:

• Most followed accounts: This is straightforward. It simply takes the columns “user_screen_name”, and “user_followers_count”, removes duplicates in screen names, and sorts based on the number of followers. It then displays the top fifteen.
• Most retweeted/liked tweets: These are also straightforward, using a similar logic to the most followed option. There is one difference though. Since we are dealing with tweets, which are long strings of text, it is difficult to display the full tweet text on the Y axis. So after filtering and sorting, we take the first forty characters of each tweet and display them on the Y axis. We then set the hover text to the full tweet. If the user is interested in reading the most retweeted tweet, they can simply mouse over it and do so.

Now that we saw who the most followed users are, and the most popular tweets, we move to see what specific topics were discussed. We do this by counting words in two ways.

Word counting: absolute and weighted frequency

When we count the most used words we get an idea about the topics that were discussed. This view is important to know what content was produced in that time period. But what about what content was most likely consumed?

If one person tweets “bitcoin is going up”, and another tweets, “bitcoin is going down”, we can say that the split between bullish and bearish tweeters is 50:50. But what if you knew that the bullish user had a thousand followers, while the bearish user had three million? The split is now 1,000:3,000,000.

Things are typically split that way on social media. Actually, in our dataset, as you can see below, we have an average number of followers of 5.3k, a minimum of zero, and maximum of 1.37M. The average is of course misleading because of the few extreme values that we have. Looking at the quartiles, we see that 25% of users have less than 36 followers, 50% of users are below 200, and 75% of users have at most 1,186 followers. One tweet from that top account could sway the whole discussion, and would have a much bigger impact than many others combined. Here are some summary statistics about the followers’ counts:

In order to get a perspective on the word counts, we user the word_frequency function from advertools to get this overview, and then visualize the data:

The words and hashtags “bitcoin” and “crypto” are in the top three on both charts. This is normal because by definition, we requested tweets about bitcoin. What is interesting is that dogecoin is the top keyword after bitcoin on a weighted basis, even though it appeared only 139 times. But on a weighted basis (the total number of followers of people tweeting anything containing “#dogecoin” is 2.86 million). That might give us a hint as to where to look for further analysis, and see why this topic is used by some of the most influential users in this dataset. We keep in mind that those tweets were tweeted in a 43 minute period, and the topic is extremely popular, so make your conclusions carefully.

This was a quick overview of how you can automate your presentations and scale the process and make it more efficient. There are many other options to explore like different types of charts, or adding various data sources. The most important skill is understanding your data, and being able to manipulate and visualize it the way you want. Grouping the slides together is straightforward in comparison. You can also add some machine learning techniques for getting other perspectives on your data.

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