For years, PowerPoint has been the go-to tool for business presentations. However, it has also made these presentations all too routine. It can be challenging to get and keep the attention of your audience when you show them mundane slides that are full of bullet points. For some scenarios this can be a useful tool; however, there are a ton of other solutions for business presentations that can help to communicate your ideas and engage your audience. Here are five of the most popular industry-grade presentation tools that you can utilize to bring the spark back to your business presentations.
Visme
A cloud-based presentation tool, Visme allows you to create highly visual presentations that will engage viewers and effectively communicate your ideas. The program features an easy to use, intuitive, drag-and-drop method to help you build your business presentations. The business version of the software program prioritizes brand consistency and company-wide image storage. Visme also provides a built-in analytics system, so you can see who has watched your presentation and who have finished it.
Haiku Deck
Haiku Deck is a business presentation program that prioritizes simplicity. With it, you can create elegant, basic presentations with high-quality images. Incorporating high-quality photos in your presentation will help the information stick in the minds of your audience, according to Forbes. The programs, spartan approach will allow you to better connect with your audience rather than losing them in information overload.
Beautiful AI
With their easy to use smart templates, Beautiful AI allows you to instantly visualize your ideas, without needing a background in design. Beautiful AI is the presentation software with loads of cool features, including a “Design AI” that automatically changes fonts, animates slides, and lines up text boxes, so you can focus on creating the best content for your presentation. With Beautiful AI, you will never have to worry about creating lean, modern, and professional looking presentations.
Canva
An online platform, Canva provides templates for a wide range of business-related publications, including resumes, business cards, newsletters, brochures, media kits, and infographics, as well as being able to be used to create presentations. It allows you to upload your own images, or use from the more than one million of Canva’s stock images. Small businesses with limited budgets will enjoy the free version of the program that is equipped with all of the features.
Prezi
One of the best cloud-based presentation creation tools on the market, according to the experts at Lifehacker, Prezi is a template based program that allows you to create engaging and persuasive presentations with unique movement between key points and slides. The software can map out your entire presentation on an overall track that you choose. When you switch slides, the program doesn’t just advance to the next slide, and it takes the audience through the track to the point that you need to make.
If you are looking for a solution to boring PowerPoint presentations, these five alternative programs can get you on the right track to presenting impressive business presentations.
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