If the idea of having to design an infographic or just create anything for yourself is freaking you out, have no fear! Venngage is a platform that creates custom PowerPoint and SlideShare presentations for you. They also create animated PowerPoint presentations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n I use Venngage all the time. For just about everything. Although it is an infographic maker<\/a>, I find I mainly use it to make charts and to resize images to a specific pixel width and height. The convenient part about Venngage is that you can resize the canvas to any width and height you want. On top of that, the interface is completely drag and drop, making it easy to add and edit text, icons, and a variety of charts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n For backgrounds and relevant images, I use Smart Photostock<\/a> because it is completely free and has a great collection of photos. There are also a few great websites allowing you to create vector images<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Once you\u2019ve settled on a method for creating your PowerPoint or SlideShare presentation, you need to plan out what content you will include. Make the cover image really stand out. It\u2019s the first thing people are going to see, and it determines whether they will continue viewing your presentation, or leave.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The following pages need to sustain your audience\u2019s interest. Most PowerPoint presentations<\/a> you\u2019ve likely encountered maintain a very consistent layout throughout the entire presentation. They are usually very text-heavy with some cheesy images and animations that get plastered on as an afterthought.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Some common factors of an infographic are:<\/p>\n\n\n\n Many infographics are often laid out in sections or blocks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Whether or not you decide to use the whole infographic as a slideshow presentation, or whether you just want to pull out a few takeaway points, it\u2019s relatively easy to cut down the sections into visually attractive slides.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Branding<\/a> is another key aspect not to overlook. Make sure your visuals remind people of your brand and print-on-demand<\/a> assets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n If you don\u2019t have an existing infographic that you want to convert into a slideshow, you can certainly add infographic elements to your slides like maps and charts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The key is to make your presentation as visual as possible. After all, only 10-20 percent of spoken and written information tends to stick in a person\u2019s long-term memory, whereas people retain close to 65 percent of visual information.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Another thing to keep in mind is to highlight major data points in your slideshow so that they stand out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/venngage-wordpress.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Presentation-Templates-Blog-Header.jpg\")
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Step 2: Creating your PowerPoint template<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Building a slideshow from an existing infographic<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Including infographic elements into a slideshow:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n