4 presentation resources for creatives

We know it’s tough to come up with new and innovative material every day. Often times it’s even impossible. That’s why we put together this list of resources to help you out. Whether you’re building a marketing presentation, a sales pitch, an internal business proposal or something in between, we hope these four assets will help kick-start your creativity.

Prezi templates

Paint

For grant requests, funding pitches, program proposals, or any other kind of education or nonprofit presentation, this Prezi template is the way to generate interest and momentum. Like all Prezi education templates and Prezi nonprofit templates, it’s easily customizable.

Drawing

For grant requests, program proposals, or any other kind of nonprofit or education presentation, this graphite drawing-inspired creative Prezi template is the way to generate interest. Like all Prezi education templates and Prezi nonprofit templates, it’s easy to customize.

Or, check out some of our other designer templates.

Presentation design 101 for sales and marketing

No matter who you are, how much experience you have, or the size of your audience, presenting can be a tough gig. For business professionals, the need to sustain a brand and make numbers can often make a challenging circumstance like presenting even more stressful.

In this eBook we cover an approach to presenting that increases your chances of success by catering to modern behaviors, as well as outline our top tips for designing conversational presentations. In the end, we hope this guide will serve as a springboard to becoming a better presenter and a more effective sales/marketing professional.

8 ways to make your presentation more interactive

In a survey we conducted with the help of Harris Poll, almost half of the respondents admitted to doing something other than listening during a co-worker’s presentation—popular answers included sending a text message (28 percent), checking email (27 percent), and falling asleep (17 percent). To say the least, it can be difficult to hold an audience’s attention, let alone get your message across when presenting.

One of the best ways to get your audience to stay focused is to make them feel like they’re a part of your story. There are a few simple things you can do to get your audience to participate in your presentation, by making it more interactive. In this article, we cover eight of them.