As a professional, you often come into contact with presentations. Think of a presentation to support your pitch, visually display your results or discuss your budget. An attractive presentation adds power to your words. You gather and present important information in a visual and clear manner. It is therefore a very smart move to foresee different templates in your branding. All you have to do is fill in the information and the presentation can begin.
What tools are used during presentation design?
To format your presentations, you can use different design tools. The possibilities are endless. Our go-to tools for presentation design are:
- Photoshop & Illustrator for designing graphics, images and backgrounds.
- PowerPoint & Keynote to create presentations. These presentations are easy to share with others.
- Pitch as an online tool to design presentations.
Have your presentation templates formatted by Bonito.Studio? Then we'll get them to you in the format you want.
The benefits of professional presentation design
As mentioned earlier, a professional presentation gives more power to your words. But, professional presentation design brings even more benefits. For example, a powerful presentation makes you look more professional. Your target audience will listen to you better and take your message seriously.
In addition, visual support will ensure that your audience's attention span increases.
Create a professional presentation
Want to get started on your presentations yourself? At Bonito, we always follow this step-by-step plan:
- Create a professional cover sheet (your first slide) that you reuse in all your presentations. This way you create more recognition.
- Add a table of contents to your presentation so your target audience knows what to expect.
- Organize a big brainstorm and make a list of important topics you want to discuss.
- Collect your most important bullet points in a presentation (for example, in PowerPoint). Supplement them with essential information. Do not use full sentences in your presentation.
- Add relevant images and visual elements to make your message stronger.
- Be sparing with animations, they distract your target audience from the core of your message.
- Conclude with a powerful and clear call-to-action.
Guidelines for professional presentation design
Before you begin your presentation, you have one important task: determine the purpose of your presentation. Think carefully beforehand about the purpose of your presentation and how you want to achieve that purpose.
The different steps you need to take to achieve your goal are the components of your presentation.
Example:
Goal: You want to generate more sales next year.
How: marketing needs to collect more leads, sales needs to convert them into customers faster, your pricing needs to be optimized, your production process needs to be accelerated, the impact of your company's increased sales...
CTA: roadmap for each department with clear to-do's.
Tips & tricks for professional presentation design
Bonito.Studio is a design studio specializing in changemakers. To design presentations that make an impact, we like to give you some tips & tricks.
- Establish the purpose of your presentation.
- Develop a clear structure for your presentation. Leave out what is unnecessary.
- Use images to make your presentation visually appealing (unsplash.com and pexels.com offer free images. shutterstock.com has a wide range of images for a fee).
- Use icons (flaticon.com) and graphics to create more variety in your slides.
- Use your branding as a common thread to design your presentation.
Professional presentation design by Bonito.Studio
Want powerful templates you can build on? Bonito.Studio designs presentation templates tailored to your business. We take your branding and turn it into visual elements that make an impact.