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Here at Future Present, we love pushing PowerPoint to its limits and exploring what’s possible.

Size It Up! Keyboard shortcuts are a fantastic way to save time and energy, and not just in PowerPoint.  

Big up your mess ups Everybody makes mistakes. But thankfully, there’s usually a way to rectify them (when you’re using...

Here at Future Present, we love pushing PowerPoint to its limits and exploring what’s possible.

Dress to impress, not distress  We’d all benefit from a world where people judge us on what we do and say, and not on...

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Here at Future Present, we love pushing PowerPoint to its limits and exploring what’s possible.

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Here at Future Present, we love pushing PowerPoint to its limits and exploring what’s possible.

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Here at Future Present, we love pushing PowerPoint to its limits and exploring what’s possible.

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Here at Future Present, we love pushing PowerPoint to its limits and exploring what’s possible.

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To get the best results from your presentation, you need your audience’s focus to be on you and your slides. Any other...

If you’re giving a presentation and you need to jump to a different slide, there’s no need to frantically click...

If you’ve ever needed to pause your presentation midway through and found it difficult to bring your...

Here at Future Present, we love pushing PowerPoint to its limits and exploring what’s possible.

Before you even open PowerPoint, it’s important to have your presentation’s message and key ideas nailed down....

Here at Future Present, we love pushing PowerPoint to its limits and exploring what’s possible.

To ensure you can deliver your message effectively and in the way you envision, taking the time to get to know your...

To deliver your message more effectively in your presentations, remember one simple rule: less is more. Keeping your...

We commissioned a survey of 2,000 office workers to get an insight into the presentations taking place in workplaces...

Whether you’re making a sales pitch or presenting at a conference, the ability to easily jump between different...

If you want to make things easier for your audience to understand, look no further than PowerPoint’s animation tools. ...

If you’re looking to make a real impression in your next presentation, skip the bio. Instead, use those crucial first 5...

Giving a presentation is by no means easy, especially when you’re faced with yawning audiences and a less than...

Who doesn’t love a good story? They draw us in, keep us engaged, and often leave us wanting more. Here’s why...

We explain why and how your slides should support you, not distract your audience. This is how to understand your...

Sure, it might make you sound clever, but using difficult vocabulary in your presentation can lessen your audience’s...

Don’t leave your audience anxiously watching the clock. We discuss why you should always keep to your allotted time...

Lose the cringey stock photos from your presentation and get creative. We explain why you should use better images in...

Why offering handouts to your audience will double your presentation’s impact. by Lyndon Nicholson

Why accessibility in presentation design is important Perfecting your script and nailing your slide designs; these are...

Why including graphs and charts in your presentation can be a waste of time by Lyndon Nicholson

Here’s how you can overcome a mental block while giving a presentation It has to be a public speaker’s greatest fear....

Your boss has asked you to create a ‘five slide presentation’. Here’s why you should push back. By Lyndon Nicholson

We helped former Apple CEO John Sculley give a rousing – and retro – TED Talk. For many presentation design agencies...

Here’s how to add password protection to a sensitive PowerPoint presentation An amazing presentation demands to be...

Incorporating social media into your presentation can add several new layers of professionalism. It'll also keep your...

Cut through all the confusing online advice: make sure you DEFINITELY do these five simple things whenever giving a...

How your presentation speaker notes can be both your best friend and your worst enemy. “I’ll be fine. I’ll read from my...

Here are four things to seriously consider before pitching a presentation to a potential client. The point of a...

Friends are giving PowerPoint presentations about other single friends in hopes of securing them a date. A few months...

We were asked by a client to create a video for Instagram that would match their passion and energy. So we did... in...

If you’ve been asked to prepare a presentation for a job interview, you’re not alone. An increasing amount of employers...

Here’s how your company would benefit from having a professionally designed, standardised PowerPoint presentation...

Three real reasons to seek the skills of a professional PowerPoint Presentation Design Company. You’ve probably scoured...

PowerPoint is getting smart; smart enough to form its own opinions and tell you if you’re bad. Introducing Presenter...

Great news at Future Present HQ as we announce three new and significant client wins to kick off the summer. We're...

Beginnings matter. If you want to start a presentation in a way that will snag your audience’s attention and keep it,...

Not a term we enjoy using, but ‘Death by PowerPoint’ basically means boredom at the hands of bad presentation design....

You might have written brilliant content, and you might even have used an outsourced PowerPoint agency for your slide...

Creating an engaging and effective PowerPoint presentation takes lots of time, skill, and energy. If you’ve decided...

Here’s something you might not get from a typical PowerPoint design agency… advice about what to wear for a...

5 Things to Avoid When Making A Speech

So you’ve decided to outsource your PowerPoint design needs. Fair play to you. But what do you need to think about...

Presenting with confidence It’s easy, right? Just stand up there and picture all your audience naked. There, done; you...

A PowerPoint presentation can be an extremely powerful business tool. Unfortunately many businesses don’t give them the...

Giving a presentation is a daily occurrence for many of us. From travelling sales people pitching in high pressure...

If you want to make a decent looking PowerPoint presentation, but the time pressure is on, templates can help....

PowerPoint is THE presentation design tool. Everything you need to produce an engaging presentation can be found within...

Marketing professionals should be precious about their company's brand. After all, it's the thing they've spent so much...

Over the weekend Saturday Night Live aired a sketch about PowerPoint. We know, PowerPoint has been the butt of many...

Today is International Women’s Day 2019. To celebrate we’ve gathered 19 incredible quotes from 19 incredible women to...

As soon as it hits your hard drive, Microsoft’s PowerPoint features everything you need to build an awesome...

Stage fright is a real problem to overcome for those of us who have to give a presentation. Standing up in front of an...

Play it for laughs? Adding humour to a presentation

In the latest update to Office, Microsoft brings new and worthwhile features to PowerPoint. Ever ones to leap on...

You've built your amazing PowerPoint presentation, and you're all set with what you're saying. But, have you considered...

Think presentation software, and you might automatically think PowerPoint. Microsoft’s decades old presenting tool has...

Not all business-related presentations are about the hard sell. If you are a part of a networking group you might from...

Here at F5 Presentations we spend all day every day doing incredible things with PowerPoint. A lot of our clients...

PowerPoint might seem like a tool used by and for business people. However, it seems that an increasing number of kids...

Imagery is a vital part of any storytelling process. So when it comes to selecting the right images for your PowerPoint...

We’re the first to admit that PowerPoint can be used for all manner of creative projects. However, we’ve never...

PowerPoint crashed? Here's how to fix it. PowerPoint is an incredible tool for the modern business person or presenter....

Researching speeches given by famous and inspirational individuals can be exceptionally useful to those of us who need...

How to improve your sales presentation Sales presentations are hugely important. Arming your skilled sales team with an...

Following the announcement last month from Microsoft, the new live transcription feature is now available for...

Black Mirror’s latest instalment is a creep-fest called Bandersnatch... and it has a lot more in common with PowerPoint...

Overcome your fear of presenting The pressure is on, the presentation day is fast approaching, and a lot depends on how...

Like any piece of computer software, Microsoft’s PowerPoint takes time to get used to. Over three decades of updates it...

Using video in PowerPoint is as easy as adding images. A quick upload of a file is all it takes. However, video content...

Every book, film, TV show, and theatre production has a structure, so your PowerPoint presentation should be no...

Which transitions to use in PowerPoint One of the classic cliches of PowerPoint transitions, and one which has often...

When you need to start a PowerPoint presentation it can seem like a daunting task. Especially if the stakes are high....