the essential powerpoint template for killer slideshare presentations

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The Essential

PowerPoint

Template for

KILLER

SLIDESHARE

PRESENTATIONS



Designing a PowerPoint from scratch isn’t ideal for most marketers.

Though some of us may have some flair for design, it’s pretty daunt

the default introduction title slide, knowing you have a ways to go be

an engaging, interactive presentation to upload to SlideShare.

To make sure you’re set up for SlideShare success, follow the steps

template. We’ll help you figure out the slide design elements, then c

in different layouts, and then take care of some SlideShare-specific

skills. Bonus: We even sprinkled in some extra resources in case yo

make your presentation extra spiffy.

INTRO



Want to skip ahead? Here’s what we’re g

cover.

DESIGN5 … Fonts

6 … Colors

7 … Visual Content

8 … Stock Photos

9 … Vector Icons

10 … PowerPoint Objects

11 … Screenshots

LAYOUTS13 … Cover 14 … Section Header 15 … Numbered List 16 … Checklist 17 … Bulleted List

18 … Quote 19 … Statistic 20 … Calls-to-Action22 … Author Profile

SLIDESHATECH TIP24 … “ AniSlides29 … Clic30 … Exp



DESIGNWe’re going to walk you through best practices for creating en

visual content in a presentation. Then, you can use these des

elements as building blocks for the rest of your SlideShare

presentation.

The essential visual elements that ’ ll

make your slides look gorgeous.



FONTS

Pick two different fonts to use throughout your presentat

for your headers, and one for your body text. Your headeshould be bold and eye-catching, and your body text fonbe simple and easy to read. (See how we’ve done it in thpresentation?)

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2 When trying to emphasize small text, use bold text, not iBold text is much easier to read when it ’s small.

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http://blog.hubspot.com/28-free-fonts-beautify-content






COLORSColors set the tone for your presentation and

help your readers digest information. Withoutdiving too deep into theory, one of the best

color combinations is the triadic color scheme

(shown on the right), which is three colors

located 120° from each other on the color wheel.

At the very least, you should have one or two

neutral colors and one stand-out color. Learn moreabout the different types of color combinations in this

helpful post by KissMetrics.

1

2 The key is to make sure there is a big difference between the color

help grab your viewers’ attention and direct their attention to where

important information is.

http://blog.kissmetrics.com/art-of-color-coordination/?wide=1








VISUAL CONTENTThere are lots of ways to incorporate visual content into yo

presentations without hiring a designer. Here are four waysgive your presentations some visual pop:

• Stock Photos

• Vector Icons

• Screenshots• PowerPoint Objects

In the next few slides, we’ll break down each type of vis

content as well as resources you can use to find and

create them.



Stock PhotosHaving engaging photos is crucial to yourSlideShare’s success -- but you need to

make sure you have exclusive rights to using

them.

While you can always use Creative

Commons visuals, non-cheesy stock photoslook much more professional and can be

used whenever and wherever you like.

VISUAL CONTENT

Tip: To receive 75 free stock

photos you can use in your

presentations, head here:

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Vector IconsNotice that icon to the right? It’s called a vector icon: it’sbasically an icon that can be stretched to any size without

looking pixelated. Pretty cool, huh?

They are extremely useful for conveying abstract

concepts – think of things like email and social media that

you can’t just snap a picture of (or you can … but it’s not

that eye-catching).

There are a few ways you can find or create vector icons:

•Find free or paid vector images online, such as here.

•Use special character fonts like Webdings, Wingdings,

and Symbols.

VISUAL CONTENT

http://icomoon.io/app/

http://icomoon.io/app/



PowerPoint Objects Another way to create icons and objects is by using PowerPoint’sshapes. Though there aren’t a ton of options available, they can

be a great way to hack together engaging icons and objects.

To spruce up your PowerPoint objects, select the object you

want to beautify, then in the menu, click “Format,” then “Shape”

in the drop down menu. A whole slew of options will appear

so you can customize your object:

•Fill Background: Under “Fill,” select a color in the drop down next to “Color.”

•Transparency: In that same tab, drag the “Transparency” slider to make it more transp

•Rotate: Under “3-D Rotation,” you can rotate an object on the X, Y, or Z axis.

•Glow: Under “Glow and Soft Edges,” you can select the color, size, and transparency o

around your object.

•Shadow: Under “Shadow” you can choose the color, size, distance from object, transp

angle of the shadow.

VISUAL CONTENT

This speech bubble i

a PowerPoint shape

learn more ways to

content, check out ou

crash cours

http://bit.ly/VisualCont

http://bit.ly/VisualContentCrashCourse

http://bit.ly/VisualContentCrashCourse



LAYOUTS

The next step to creating a presentation of your very own is tomatch the previous design elements in different slide layouts.

10 to get you started, but keep in mind that you should substit

own design flair when you use them.

10 different slide layouts you can

use in your own presentation.



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HEADER TITLESUBTITLE



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NUMBERED LIST TITLE

1

2

3

4

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Aliquam accumsan neque.

Praesent elementum tortor non diam m



CHECKLIST TITLE

Nulla lacus eros.

Facilisis vitae condimentum ut.

Aliquam accumsan neque.

Praesent elementum tortor non diam m



• Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet.

• Sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore

• Et dolore magna aliqua..

• Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud

exercitation.

• Ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip ex.

• Ea commodo consequat nostrud exercitatio

BULLETED LIST TITLE



“Duis eu velitfacilisis, ornare dui

eget, gravida

neque.” AUTHOR Author Title



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Source: Company Name



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pellentesque.

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SLIDESHARE TECH

TIPS

Being successful on SlideShare isn’t as simple as uploading an exist

PowerPoint presentation – no matter how beautifully you’ve designed

are three really important tips to consider before you upload your pre

A few extra pointers to help you spruce up

your presentations for SlideShare.



“ ANIMATED” SLIDESSlideShare does not support PowerPoint animation, so all of thosesmooth entrances you planned for your text boxes and objects go

window once you upload your presentation.… But you can still fake animation by creating a series of slides wnew object appearing on each new slide.

Click through the next few slides to see how this might work.



“ ANIMATED” SLIDES

Ooooh! Hnew object

“appear

the rig

… And another, on

the left!

SlideShare does not support PowerPoint animation, so all of thosesmooth entrances you planned for your text boxes and objects go





“ ANIMATED” SLIDES

Ooooh! Hnew object

“appear

the rig

… And another, on

the left!

TIME-SAVING TIPWork backwards. Create the final slide with all the elements in plac

duplicate it however many times you want the animations to appe

delete extra objects from earlier slides of the animation. This way, y

trying to position all the elements again and again as you progress t

animation.

SlideShare does not support PowerPoint animation, so all of thosesmooth entrances you planned for your text boxes and objects go





CLICKABLE LINKSIf done right, you can include links in yourpresentation that SlideShare users can clickon directly in the slide – perfect forshowcasing any calls-to-action or externalresources.

If done wrong, you’ll have something inSlideShare that looks like a link, but youcan’t actually click on it, which could severely

decrease your click-through rates.

The process for making clickable links inSlideShare is different for Mac and PC, butyou can get a step-by-step guide for bothplatforms in this HubSpot blog post.

http://blog.hubspot.com/how-create-clickable-links-in-slideshares










EXPORT TO ADOBE PDFIf you are making a clickable aspect, you willalready have done this step, so you can skipto the next slide.

If you don’t have links in your presentation,you’ll need to make sure you export yourPowerPoint to PDF (ideally in Adobe

Acrobat). This way, make sure the qualityand designs are preserved once uploading

to SlideShare.

To save your file as a PDF:

•Mac: Select File > Save As, then choose“PDF” as format.•PC: Select File > Save As Adobe PDF.

The PDF of your slid

AND



The PDF of your slid

ready to be uploade

SlideShare. Go on, d

Once it’s uploaded,

title and description,

promote it on your s

media channels to g

exposure.

Then, sit back, relax

watch the traffic and

pour in!

… AND

YOU’REDONE!



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