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How to write a briefing presentation slide in Keynote or PowerPoint

    Use this page to learn how to write a briefing presentation slide for communications. These types of slides are important when communicating to an audience in a brief amount of time, while still covering the main points of your topic. You can use PowerPoint or Apple Keynote.

    You might use such a slide on weekly calls, team meetings, or when sending a summary to business partners or clients.

    You can present or organize the following items in any way you like, but here’s an example template to get you started where a ‘conversational tone’ is taken in the headings:

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    Title section

    • Always include a title section in your slide.
    • This should include the name of your project or topic
    • List the name of the presenter or the owner of the project
    • For some visual aid, add some brand recognition.

    Details section

    Use this section to write about:

    • High-level summary of the project
    • Key changes or impacts
    • Keep this section brief and to the point as viewers will get lost in a sea of text

    Action section

    Use this section to write about:

    • What action the viewers/readers need to take as a result of the details.
    • How it directly impacts them.
    • This is important as it lets your viewers know how they are directly impacted by the project

    Timeline

    • List out key dates, launches, and availability in this section.
    • This lets viewers know WHEN they will be impact.

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