31 Creative Presentation Ideas to Delight Your Audience

have you been tasked with giving a presentation but you don't know where to begin well you've come to the right place giving a presentation can be a daunting task you want to inform or persuade your audience but you also want to maintain to their attention the fear of phone's opening eyes closing or mouths whispering is very real and it brought you here so let me introduce myself hello world I'm Mike blogger and here at viz me we want to help you create unforgettable presentations graphics and charts that I just simply can't turn away from on our blog we came up with over a hundred presentation ideas that would wow your audience and in this video I'm going to highlight the ones that we feel are true game changers shall we the first on our list is simple and quite frankly it makes your life easier have you ever heard less is more well being minimal is just that you find just the right amount of visuals and information to get your point across without overdoing it look at these slides here they look clean they make you feel at ease too much information or visuals everywhere can create the opposite effect the trick not being a boring you must find the right balance between simple yet intriguing now if you do go simple and concise don't be afraid to be bold by making your slides all caps this will help draw eyes towards your text while signifying its importance using all caps is perfect for headlines and titles alongside bullet points or better yet audio narratives which I'll touch on shortly now one rule that people often break is having one standard transition between slides I get it you want to be creative and have fun when creating your slides but do your audience a favor and have all of your slides transition horizontally just like we have here whatever you do don't have one transition moving upwards the next backwards the next fade it in you get the point by having one unified transition style you create a flow that will be easy for your viewers to adjust to and why keep it to gesture slides once you're comfortable try adding horizontal transitions to your text and visual elements as well for added appeal throughout the course of this video I have a number of tips directly relating to color the first try going all black and white with one pop of another color that one color will stand out and draw attention to specific details in your slides once again the trick is finding that right balance and the right color after all colors are more than just colors if you're having a hard time picking the right one check out our video on color psychology it'll help you see what colors were present and what colors mix well if you have a history based presentation or one focusing on rich traditions and values try going vintage it's one way to signify trust in wisdom how can you do this well start with bold fonts that would appear on old posters and for a background consider an intricate frame around of the image also look for a sepia toned colors I'm talking passed-out Taurus green okra yellow or washed out blues and oranges you could also use actual faded vintage style photographs as a background as well a monochrome palette hmm let me first explain just what this is it's a background of a single hue or color but in different tones or shades as we see in this slide here the Creator used a darker navy blue for the deepest parts in the background while using a very bright strong royal blue for the visuals and the forefront you can use this method with a variety of colors just be sure to use pale colors in the background and stronger colors for your icons and text now why limit yourself to square or rectangular images in your slice you can get creative as you can see here there are a number of different ways to crop your photos there's various shapes brushstrokes you can find the perfect style to match your information as long as you have fun with it yes knowledge of Photoshop is helpful but so is an account with vis me we do the editing part for you you just have to plug in the perfect photo there's actually a number of reasons as to why circles should be featured throughout your presentation they represent wholeness provide a sense of completion and believe it or not they even make your presentation feel more emotionally accessible use circles as design elements or as a way to crop your photos as we just discussed if you want to accomplish a more modern approach try using isometric illustrations these are essentially 3d figures within your slides if you have a complex item break it up with an isometric illustration to show the individual pieces of that one item you can also create a mini world of sorts with people and actions as we see here nowadays we see gifts in all the walks of life texts social media even presentations they're an excellent way to showcase your creativity add some humor and even teach an audience a simple lesson if you haven't visited the website before check out goofy calm you can create your own gifts or choose from a database of endless pre-made gifts again just make sure that the gif goes along with your theme when your presentation starts to become flooded with information a good idea is to throw in a slide over related quote it helps break up your presentation giving your viewers a breather of sorts think of it as a commercial on TV just make sure that the quote fits in with the rest of your presentation it's supposed to be a breather not a trench confusing you're on lookers the best time for an attention-grabbing statement is the very first slide in your presentation grab viewers from the get-go and don't slow down by immediately saying something thought-provoking your viewers will want to hear what you have to say next and after that and after that start bold and strong and then use the following slides as your wide explaining what led you to believe that first statement people don't care about my brand well I wish I could say I don't care about the rest of this presentation but I do and what eventually teach me that people only care about how my brand can help them rather than the brand itself as we touched on before adding a spark of color can be a great idea for your slides but if you're looking for more elegance and sophistication don't bother with that pop of color just go black in white you can find either black and white photos or adjust the saturation of the photos that you took it's another way to accomplish that vintage look that we touched on earlier this idea is great for those who may be a little timid when it comes to talking in front of a group of people it's public speaking not your strong suit that's okay use audio narratives to help you along when you add audio to your slides the presentation becomes more of an experience for your viewer and now your presentation can either be a video from beginning to end or you can edit individual slides with pieces of audio so you can pause and explain more thoroughly in person if you don't know how to add audio to your slides that's just one of the many tricks visit me can do for you bismi dot co is waiting for your presence right now but we still have more ideas to get to before you begin even if your presentation isn't about space using a space theme or background can be a great idea photos of our galaxy or world can signify endless possibilities or maybe a new beginning they also could make you look a little bit smarter given the known requirements to go to space if you're not sure how you use space as a background check out these examples next to me they're a great place to start and can give you an idea on where to begin ah you hear that if you tuned out and gave up on me this song likely drew you back in music is a great way to keep your audience engaged it stimulates an audience and sets the mood when something is boring music typically brings up the entertainment value adding music to your presentation could be effective but of course it must match your content instrumentals or acoustics are a great place to start lyrics or loud music will be overwhelming so just keep it simple using color blocks is a great way to organize the information in each slide as you can see in our examples here all of the important content fits within these Squared color blocks in the slides while the designs on the outside of the blocks are just used for design and aesthetics you can do this yourself with any shape or color just make sure to find colors that pair well together everybody loves a good Polaroid whether it's an actual one from the 70s or one from the photobooth in 2019 they're instantly recognizable and universally loved so try and corporative moloids into your slides you can use just one or multiple on a cork board whatever helps get your point across personally I still love a good meet it can create a smile in places where it's least expected like a presentation if there's a place in your presentation where a meme could fit don't shy away from using one but at the same time don't force it either if it doesn't seem natural it might be best to use another method to entertain your audience the presentation memes memes everywhere has the perfect amount of information to meme ratio viewers can laugh while learning a thing or two at the same time another way to inform your audience is by using timelines maybe you have a plan or project and steps that need to be taken or maybe you're going through a time in history and you want to help your audience better understand your topic whatever it may be timelines are great for presentation slides if you're transitioning horizontally between sides use an event from the timeline for each individual slide the flow will feel more natural to the viewer as you progress towards the finish line here at viz me we're all about data visualizations we want to take your data and spice it up making it beautiful and easy to understand I mean if you're looking to put your audience to sleep you'll show them a spreadsheet of numbers and percentages and gon take the vital pieces of information and visualize it like we see here right next to me this is much more appealing and it won't leave your audience feeling lost okay let's revisit color and another way you should use it to your advantage if you have a slide of text and are looking for some pop make sure your colors are contrasting each other it'll help your information come off the page and can direct a viewer on where to look Adobe color is a palette generator that I recommend exploring it'll help you find the perfect contrasting colors making your life easy if you're someone with a lot of personality who enjoys making others laugh be that person when writing your presentation don't be afraid to go out on a limb and write some jokes you want to engage your audience as much as possible Morgan Spurlock used his comedic background during a TED talk a stage where comedy is seldom used but it was genius I encourage you to check it out for yourself one creative and potentially challenging idea is to make your slides look like a journal this will have the effect of information looking more real and natural take this slide for example they took a journal with actual notes as the information and surrounded it with what someone might actually keep at their desk it's exactly what your viewers will be looking at when taking notes of your slides another way to add art into your slides is the ink splatter effect this can be used for practically any presentation style it's an easy way to add color into any design for any presentation the funny thing is ink splatters if done right will even make a presentation look more clean and elegant just find the right size of being splatter for your slides they could be big like we see here or just tiny little drops there are thousands of video games out in the world today whether on a phone a console ER and in arcade you've likely played one yourself and same goes for your audience and there's a few games that are instantly recognizable for all of us think Super Mario the creator of this presentation built his own world resembling the world famous game and you used it as a way to help others improve their class ranking there's likely a game out there that you could use as a theme if you wanted so do your research and take some screenshots to get started along these same lines as creating a journal look is using a blackboard theme these are best for informative presentations as chalk on blackboards reminds us of our time in school so how can you accomplish this well find the right blackboard background and then use handwriting fonts some of these fonts are actually available with chalky texture making your life even easier bringing props into a presentation can take it to another level it makes for a much more engaging and interactive presentation maybe more so than any of our other tips thus far Kenan Wynn used an actual sword and shield for his TED talk on the shield of no and sword of yes it's another video that I encourage you to watch ok so I mentioned how black and white can be a good idea but so can using bright colors whatever your personality or presentation topic use colors that match if you're creative energetic and fun then go with bright colors you can use up to about 6 bright colors in a presentation before it starts to get out of hand so try using different color palettes before you begin one thing we see often in infographics here at viz me is arrows they help signify direction trends and guide viewers on where to look just check out these 9 slides here next to me each showcases a different way that slides can help a presentation whatever direction color or Bend using arrows can only help and last but certainly not least tip number 31 stay branded I've mentioned it throughout much of this video and not without good cause you want to use the right colors themes fonts you name it that match your brand it's easy to get carried away as you'll want to use a hundred different colors or themes but don't trust me whatever brand you have stick with it hey thank you all so much for watching remember we are just scratching the surface when it comes to useful presentation tips so head to our blog where we have over 70 more to help you wow your viewers and also don't forget to sign up for business services on our website we make creating presentations easier and more enjoyable than ever go to visiting Co right now we'll see you back here next time make sure you subscribe to our channel to see what content will help you with next for now i'll mike bloater with viz me helping you make information beautiful you [Music]

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Length: 16min 44sec (1004 seconds)

Published: Mon Dec 02 2019