Creating a PowerPoint presentation is something that a lot of us have had to do. Maybe you have to put a presentation together for a class you are taking in High School or a course in college, maybe your boss has asked that you put a presentation together for an upcoming meeting, or maybe you have put a presentation together for a pitch you have to make. In all of these situations, regardless of who the audience is, we commonly find ourselves putting in sentence after sentence, bullet point after bullet point… our attention all to often is on getting the thing done so you can go get some sleep rather than considering what it’s going to look like when you are finished. If this seems familiar to you, chances are your audience is going to be the one(s) sleeping when you go to deliver your presentation.
I’ve gone to a number of conferences recently where there are very knowledgeable and prestigious presenters who have turned my stomach with the way their PowerPoint presentation designs looked. It’s rarely an issue with content, and even rarer that it is an issue with delivery. A lot of these people are clearly knowledgeable of the subject matter, clearly they understand what they are trying to communicate to the audience… but I can’t help to question who is in charge of presentation design?!
The fact of the matter is that audiences are tired of lame looking presentations. They need more! If the content is good and the delivery is good, then a good presentation design will only help with your overall delivery. It’s time to say no to templates! It’s time to break the mold and do something different. Get those creative juices flowing and remember that good design is not only important with a website or print collateral, it’s also important when you are presenting your ideas and concepts, delivering sales pitches or reporting on quarterly sales numbers.
As a brand development firm, KnockMedia offers a number of services in the print and online media field that can help presenters. Our presentation design solutions are inspired by these rampant presentation-template-abusers. Custom presentation design can have a huge impact on your ability to get your message across. Just as someone would get an impression of your company within the first couple of seconds when visiting your website, the same holds true for the look and feel of your presentations. Presentation design templates just don’t cut it anymore, in order to deliver your message in a professional and cutting-edge manner, you may want to consider a custom Powerpoint presentation design or Keynote presentation design.
Check out our presentation design samples by visiting our WORKS section.