presentation hd pictures

81 Impressive Free Presentation Backgrounds for Outstanding Presentations

• Share on Facebook
• Share on Twitter

By Lyudmil Enchev

in Freebies

5 years ago

Viewed 59,760 times

Spread the word about this article:

Update: May 19, 2022

A collection of free presentation backgrounds for any topic.

Nowadays, presentations need to look modern and eye-catchy in order to keep the audience’s attention from beginning to end. Believe it or not, the visual factor plays a huge role in engaging your viewers. In this collection of free presentation backgrounds , we’ve gathered high-quality graphics – ready to import into your PowerPoint, Google Slides, or Keynote presentations and resize according to your needs.

In this article you will find: Free Business Presentation Backgrounds Free Minimalist & Geometric Presentation Backgrounds Colorful Gradients & Artistic Free Presentation Backgrounds Free Technology Presentation Backgrounds Free Liquid Presentation Backgrounds Free Cute Presentation Backgrounds Free Vintage Presentation Backgrounds Free Paper Presentation Backgrounds Free Holiday Presentation Backgrounds Bonus Backgrounds

Do you want to check out The Best Presentation Software Options on The Market ?

Free Business Presentation Backgrounds

Business presentation backgrounds are slightly different than other types of backgrounds. Unlike more casual presentations, business presentations usually consist of a business-related stock photo – office space, formally dressed people, whiteboards, etc. Take a look at the backgrounds we’ve collected for your company presentation:

1. Blurred Office Interior Background

Blurred light photographs are great for business presentations where they can fit in any slide.

2. Light Corporate Interior Background

This blurred hallway interior image can ideally match a professional presentation.

3. Person Writing on Laptop Background

Workstation backgrounds complete your idea if they don’t distract. In this case, the person working on a laptop is positioned in the corner of the frame.

4. Modern Business Building Background

This background might be an amazing first slide. But even if used somewhere else, it will still do a great job, unless used in all slides.

5. Business Handshake Network Creation Background

An amazing background for corporate presentations that is perfect for teamwork, business communication, partners, or proposals slides.

6. Businessman in Office Modern Skyscraper Landscape Background

This background, although made as a photograph, can actually help you achieve the formal vibe you are looking for.

Free Minimalist & Geometric Presentation Backgrounds

Suitable for literally any kind of presentation, these minimalist presentation background designs come with attractive geometric shapes and pleasant color combinations. The graphics are highly modern right now, so your presentation will certainly impress with good taste and professionalism. The resources are also available in fully editable and resizable vector file formats.

7. Modern Geometric Background

Shapes are very pleasant for the eye. This background uses very “soft” colors, making it quite feminine and good-looking.

8. Black and White Geometry Background

Playing with black and white backgrounds is the best way to proceed if you want to accent the text. This one looks stylish and modern, and it will add a premium feel to your slides.

9. Simple Dark Geometry Background

Using two dominant colors in one background is a great combination. It shows great power and even a bit of provocation.

10. Fresh Squares and Circles Background

Utilizing different shapes and a few variants of blue is a good mix. A non-intrusive design for presentations.

11. Abstract Blue Lines Background

This abstract blue lines background fits the standard business practices of non-aggressive design.

12. Colorful Memphis Style Background

This Memphis-style background shines with its combination of minimalistic design combined with shapes all around the place.

13. Cool Modern Colors Background

If you had to pick one image to explain the term “technology”, that would probably be it.

14. Trendy Outline Shapes Background

A casual style background with simple shapes with playful colors plus trendy black strokes.

15. Neon Modern Shapes Background

Abstract geometry definitely has its place under the sun and is becoming a hot trend – your younger audience will love it!

16. Colorful Geometry Shapes Background

This colorful background is an amazing option for presentation design that aims to get more creative.

17. Modern Lines and Dots Background

This background with blue/purple colors and linear shapes is perfect for more creative presentations.

18. Minimalist Shapes Background with Pastel Gradients

The minimalist signature is easily recognizable and the use of pastel gradients “softens” the shapes.

19. Simplistic White-Grey Background

Light, neutral background with dots and lines that can be used in any presentation.

20. 4 Simple Style Backgrounds

Four simple backgrounds can be used for any purpose. You will find an orange, purple, red, and cyan background for your presentations.

21. Seamless Patterns Mega Bundle with 15 Free Geometric Pattern Backgrounds

A huge pattern designs bundle with over 1000 premium. Still, you have 15 free seamless patterns that you can use as backgrounds to lit up your presentations.

Colorful Gradients & Artistic Free Presentation Backgrounds

The delicate play with colors is very important when it comes to presentation background – it should be easy on the eyes and feel… right. This collection is everything you need if you are looking for a vibrant, colorful background for your presentation. Free gradient presentation backgrounds, watercolor backgrounds, and more artistic suggestions for your colorful slides.

22. Blue Tone Gradient Background

Gradient backgrounds make flat colors look more vibrant. The blue tones are quite relaxing and trustworthy.

23. 4 Artistic Texture Backgrounds

Textures can be attention-grabbing. Picking such background can create a more professional feeling.

24. Nice Warm Colors Gradient Background

Warm colors are typically better for cheerful presentations, as they “uplift” the mood.

25. Cool Cold Colors Gradient Background

If you have to come up with a presentation related to a marine topic, that’s your perfect choice.

26. Modern Blue Gradient Background

Blue and purple are two solid colors. Using this background gradient is perfect for business presentations.

27. Energetic Orange Gradient Background

A clean background with a vivid orange color gradient. Perfect for different energetic presentations.

28. Colorful Rainbow Gradient Background

Using a rainbow gradient is an amazing option for presentations dedicated to kids, or teenage audience.

29. Elegant Blury Bokeh Background

Stolen from photographers, the “bokeh” effect background makes presentations stand out.

You may also be interested in The Best Color Combinations to Try Now

Free Technology Presentation Backgrounds

Presentation background designs suitable for technology and business presentations. These backgrounds look high-tech and modern but still won’t steal away the attention of the viewer. Available in vector file formats which makes them fully editable and resizeable depending on your presentation style and dimensions.

30. Modern Technology Background

This high-tech background design is perfect for innovation and digital presentations.

31. Abstract Modern Tech Background

Abstract design with modern simple squares – an amazing option for high-tech presentations.

32. Abstract Futuristic Background with Honeycomb

This abstract and futuristic dark background is perfectly suitable for technical presentations.

33. Futuristic Technology Interface Background

Great technology background with minimalist, clean design that will fit any high-tech presentation.

Free Liquid Presentation Backgrounds

A selection of free presentation backgrounds with liquids and bubbles. Flat or 3D, these backgrounds are super immersive and certainly impressive. They will be the perfect addition to a wide array of presentation topics. You can get them completely for free as fully editable and resizable vector file formats .

34. Blue Liquid Background

The combination of dark blue and light blue is an amazing option for a presentation. An amazing option, especially for financial services.

35. Yellow Liquid Background

These cheeky shapes and colors are an amazing way to present something that can be qualified as everything but boring. Great for uprising sales, or summer theme for example.

36. Purple Liquid Background

Purple is a royal color and combined with a liquid design background it becomes even better for a modern-day classy presentation.

37. Monochrome Liquid Background

A perfect blend between using 3D forms and gradient colors. The blur effect and reflections are also attributed to the exquisite look of this background.

38. Modern Blue-Green Liquid Background

It’s an interesting, yet impressive background design. You can definitely stand out with this modern, blue-green liquid background.

39. Watercolor Background with White Blue and Purple

This background, in particular, doesn’t have a practical use in business presentations but it fits perfectly in artistic ones.

40. Liquid Shapes Monochrome Background

You’ll rarely come across a better realistic 3D background for medical presentations.

41. Modern Dark Liquid Background

Compared to a couple of the previous backgrounds, this dark liquid background is pretty standard and it can fit multiple presentation themes.

Free Cute Presentation Backgrounds

Cute backgrounds are often used for educational projects  – especially when presenting in front of kids. Smile-bringing designs will always win you emotional points, and it’s always a good idea to have a themed background or two just in case.

42. Cute Animal Background

In this background, you can find cute 2D animals all around the frame. At the same time, the central part is filled with white space, so you can add text there.

43. Colorful Pastel Color Pattern Background

These beautiful rounded shapes add the feeling of watercolor art and we can definitely catch the pattern design.

44. Space Rocket Child Background

If you’re about to teach a science class – that might be perfect. Well, unless you have university students.

45. Blue Pastel Sky and Clouds Background

It’s a simple blue background with white clouds. It can be used as a theme for a whole educational presentation.

46. Cute Doodle Frame Background

This beautiful cute doodles frame is also matched with a rainbow border vector and free text space in the center.

47. Green Park Illustration Landscape Background

There is nothing more suitable for educational presentation than a simple landscape illustration with trees, clouds and sun.

Free Vintage Presentation Backgrounds

Retro and vintage looks are quite modern right now, so no wonder people are choosing vintage looks for their presentations, as well. In this selection of free presentation backgrounds, you will find ornamental backgrounds, grudge backgrounds, worn-out materials, old paper effects, antique looks, damasks, etc. All are free to download in vector file formats – fully editable and scalable.

48. Ornamental Vintage Floral Background

Vintage backgrounds, especially floral are a very strong point if you’re coming with flower-related topics.

49. Vintage Frame Background

Frames are typically used in photography, so go for it if you have lots of pictures in your presentations.

50. Damask Pattern Vintage Background

Damask pattern is a specific vintage style which will not only look good, but also grab attention by being unique.

51. Grunge Texture Background

This grunge background focuses on the main picture, so it’s great for quizzes or presentations where there is one central topic.

52. Retro Grunge Texture Background

If you have a presentation related to Ancient times (especially Egypt), that’s your background.

53. Vintage Shapes Pattern Background

These vintage shapes are quite peculiar but you can use them for boring topics to give “life”.

54. Grunge Hearts Background

Another cool background design is the grunge hearts. It can be used for many presentations.

55. Old Paper Antique Texture Background

Old Paper can perfectly fit any slide related to the Middle centuries.

56. Blue Grunge Background

Another amazing grunge background that can be the greatest companion of any history-related presentation.

57. Vintage Paper Retro Background

Vintage paper can be an amazing background for any presentation for hand-made products.

Free Paper Presentation Backgrounds

Paper and cardboard textures give presentations a homey and hand-made feel. In this selection of free presentation backgrounds, you will see different paper textures. Adaptable for any presentation theme, these designs can be downloaded in vector file formats and edited in vector-based software.

58. White Paper Texture Background

Paper texture can be great for teachers who want a neutral background.

59. Package Paper Background

Package paper is great for presentations related to delivery services.

60. Simple White Paper Background

A simple white paper background that can fit any need.

61. Brown Paper Background

Another great background for delivery services presentations.

62. Paper Note Memphis Style Background

The combination of blank space and surrounding in Memphis Style makes this colorful background perfect to give a modern look to your presentation.

Free Holiday Presentation Backgrounds

Holiday backgrounds should not be used every day but they can be powerful triggers. Holiday presentations spark emotions which can be a good way to convey your message during festive periods. Let’s see some of the best free holiday backgrounds you can use for the occasion.

63. Christmas Decoration Photo Background

A marvelous Christmas concept background where you can add text on the left part of the slide and the Christmas elements are on the right.

64. White Simple Christmas Background

If you’re into texture and white backgrounds, this free Christmas photo is for you.

65. Cartoon Snowy Christmas Vector Background

This free vector background gives you the chance to edit details or add some more Christmas decorations.

66. Cute Christmas Background with Illustrations

The Christmas decorations are placed at the top and bottom of the background, so you have free space right in the middle.

67. Halloween Spider Web Background

A great combination of orange (the color associated with Hallowen) and spider web makes this vector background very straight to the point.

68. Flat Hallowen Vector Background With House

A flat illustration background with Halloween’s color palette and some standard “scary” motives.

69. Easter Egg Photo Frame Background

You can easily “catch” the Easter topic with the dyed eggs and the basket. The M&Ms are also an original idea to add flat shapes.

70. Watercolor Light Easter Vector Background

Watercolor Easter backgrounds look natural and beautiful. They can be a great addition to any Easter-related presentation.

71. Beautiful Landscape Thanksgiving Autumn Illustration Background

This illustration has the color palette of autumn which is also associated with Thanksgiving day.

72. Hand Drawn Thanksgiving Illustration Background

In the hand drawn thanksgiving illustration we can find the typical colors of autumn, plus the pumpkin and, of course, the Thanksgiving turkey.

73. Watercolor Thanksgiving Background

Watercolor art is very distinctive and for the “Thanksgiving” topic, it can create some beautiful results.

74. Thanksgiving Decoration Photo Background

The combination of a white background with green and brown leaves, plus pines and pumpkins enriches the image and adds contrast.

Bonus Presentation Backgrounds

A collection of high-resolution photos that impress with super high quality. These images show attention to detail but are still humble enough to keep the audience focused on your content. Attribution for using these images is not required, although it’s appreciated.

75. Clean Package Boxes Background

It’s a lovely background that is good for Christmas topics or any gift-related presentations.

76. Elegant Decoration Background Image

If you’re looking for a background for your wedding agency, you’re in the right place.

77. Pencils and Office Items Background

The elements in the background suggest you it is a perfect match for teachers and lecturers.

78. Simple Clean Background with a Book

Books are symbol of liberty and education. The background is great for science presentations.

79. Bridge Landscape Photography Background

Golden Gate bridge stands tall. So is the background which can be used for all kinds of presentations.

80. Sunset Background Image

Sunsets are proven to be stress-relieving, making this background suitable for meditation business presentations.

81. Monochrome Landscape Background

Skyscrapers, shady pinks, and overall – the perfect cosmetics presentation.

That’s it!

We hope this collection of free presentation backgrounds was useful to you. We hope it helps you make your next presentation super impressive and successful. If you’d like to see even more freebies, go ahead and have a look at these awesome suggestions:

• 39 Free Google Slides Templates For Your Next Presentation

The Best Free PowerPoint Templates to Download in 2022

• How to Start and End a Presentation: 10 Practical Tips to Grab Attention

Add some character to your visuals

Cartoon Characters, Design Bundles, Illustrations, Backgrounds and more...

Like us on Facebook

Subscribe to our newsletter

Be the first to know what’s new in the world of graphic design and illustrations.

• [email protected]

Browse High Quality Vector Graphics

E.g.: businessman, lion, girl…

Related Articles

800+ free silhouette graphics to download now, the best free google slides templates to grab in 2020, the best free infographic templates for every software in 2020, free business card templates: 30 designs for every taste, complete your designs with graphicmama’s design bundles:, enjoyed this article.

Don’t forget to share!

• Comments (0)

Lyudmil Enchev

Lyudmil is an avid movie fan which influences his passion for video editing. You will often see him making animations and video tutorials for GraphicMama. Lyudmil is also passionate for photography, video making, and writing scripts.

Thousands of vector graphics for your projects.

Complete your designs with GraphicMama's Design Bundles:

Hey you made it all the way to the bottom.

Here are some other articles we think you may like:

The Best Free Photoshop Brushes, Textures and Patterns on the Web

by Lyudmil Enchev

Free Vectors

200 of the best free logo templates to grab now.

46 Colorful Adobe Character Animator Backgrounds (Free and Premium)

by Al Boicheva

Looking for Design Bundles or Cartoon Characters?

A source of high-quality vector graphics offering a huge variety of premade character designs, graphic design bundles, Adobe Character Animator puppets, and more.

AI generator

Presentation royalty-free images

10,410,214 presentation stock photos, vectors, and illustrations are available royalty-free for download., related presentation searches, top presentation photos.

Top presentation vectors & illustrations

Top presentation AI generated images

We’re sorry, but Freepik doesn’t work properly without JavaScript enabled. FAQ Contact

• Notifications
• Go back Remove
• No notifications to show yet You’ll see useful information here soon. Stay tuned!
• Downloads 0/60 What is this?
• My collections
• My subscription

Find out what’s new on Freepik and get notified about the latest content updates and feature releases.

• Presentation template
• Powerpoint template
• Presentation design
• Business presentation
• Presentation slide
• Presentation mockup

Presentation Images

• Add to collection
• Save to Pinterest

• marketing presentation
• business presentation

• slide template
• presentation slide
• description

• modern presentation

• corporate presentation
• business portfolio

• presentation template

• ppt template

• infographic set
• data infographic

• layout template
• presentation

• company presentation

• annual report
• report template
• annual report template

• business infographic
• infographic timeline

• company portfolio
• company profile template

• mockup presentation

• gradient template
• graphic template

• company identity
• business stationery

• business proposal
• project proposal

• cover layout

• brand design

• infographic presentation
• banner blue

• aesthetic template
• coffee shop

• halloween party
• horror poster
• banner black

• abstract card
• card template

• halloween pumpkin

• creative design

Blog > Best Sources of free Images to use in PowerPoint Presentations

Best Sources of free Images to use in PowerPoint Presentations

01.01.20   •  #powerpointtips.

Finding license free photos on the internet can be difficult. Many good pictures are not free or not usable for commercial purposes – looking for good ones that are free to use can get exhausting. Therefore, we decided to show you our 5 favourite websites for free images that you can use for PowerPoint presentations (or for anything else).

1. Unsplash

Unsplash is an amazing resource for high-quality images, which can be used for private or commercial purposes and can even be modified. Pictures are distributed by photographers all around the world. Even though crediting isn’t required, it is very much appreciated and a way for the artist to gain more prominence.

https://unsplash.com

The Pexels-License is simple – you can edit photos as you like and use them for all purposes. Crediting is not required. We adore this resource for its huge variety of categories and professionally shot images.

https://www.pexels.com

3. Freerange

Freerange images are distributed by their “in-house”-photographers or by the community. Just like the previously mentioned ones, it is free for non-commercial as well as commercial use – attribution not necessary. You can find all kinds of content in the photos, and the amount grows every day.

https://freerangestock.com

4. Creative Commons

CC is a giant network that was built to provide content that is free to use. They provide public licenses and a feature for searching pictures – where you can choose if you want something for commercial purposes, something that can be modified, or both.

https://creativecommons.org

Pixabay provides tons of pictures (photographs and also great illustrations!) and even videos. They’re being shared by a community. To use Pixabay’s content you do not need permission, and it is free to use for all purposes. Pictures and Videos can be changed and adapted as you would like.

https://pixabay.com

6.PikWizard

PikWizard holds a large library of free and paid stock images and videos. The are images for which you need to pay for are labeled with "Premium". For the free images no attribution is required. What's cool is that you can directly edit the images on the site without the need to download.

https://pikwizard.com

With SlideLizard CREATOR , you can quickly update images, logos and colours automatically. You can save your slides in a central library and changes are automatically updated on all presentations. To find your slides as quickly as possible, you can also organise them with tags and folders.

Related articles

About the author.

Pia Lehner-Mittermaier

Pia works in Marketing as a graphic designer and writer at SlideLizard. She uses her vivid imagination and creativity to produce good content.

Get 1 Month for free!

Do you want to make your presentations more interactive.

With SlideLizard you can engage your audience with live polls, questions and feedback . Directly within your PowerPoint Presentation. Learn more

Top blog articles More posts

15 Creative Ideas to make your virtual Christmas Party successful

How To Make an interactive Quiz in PowerPoint - Tutorial

Get started with Live Polls, Q&A and slides

for your PowerPoint Presentations

The big SlideLizard presentation glossary

Internal communication.

Internal communication is particularly important for corporate communication. It communicates important information from leadership to staff so that they can do their jobs in the best possible way and work processes run well.

Game-based Learning

Game-based learning is a popular approach where the instrument for a learning process is a game. Game-based learning scenarios are often found online - they are often favored because they engage learners in a way that few other learning methods do.

Written Communication

The goal of written communication is to spread messages clear and explicit. Written Communication can be: emails, a contract, a memo, a text message or a Facebook Post.

.ppsm file extension

A .ppsm file includes one or more macro-enabled slides. They are used to show presentations with embedded macros, but not for editing them.

Be the first to know!

The latest SlideLizard news, articles, and resources, sent straight to your inbox.

- or follow us on -

We use cookies to personalize content and analyze traffic to our website. You can choose to accept only cookies that are necessary for the website to function or to also allow tracking cookies. For more information, please see our privacy policy .

Cookie Settings

Necessary cookies are required for the proper functioning of the website. These cookies ensure basic functionalities and security features of the website.

Analytical cookies are used to understand how visitors interact with the website. These cookies help provide information about the number of visitors, etc.

5 websites to download high-quality pictures for a presentation

Updated: Jun 21, 2023

A picture is worth a thousand words, and there is nothing like a well-chosen image to make an impression during a presentation, wether it's on PowerPoint, Keynote or Google Slides.

Pictures can bring emotion to a presentation, while words are more about cold messages and good old facts. To achieve the most results, you should be using both together. Granted, but where to find some great images?

Of course you can always type something in your web search engine, but there are at least 4 issues with that:

Quality : because they bring pictures from all over the web, search engines like Google and Bing also show a lot of garbage, poor-quality pictures. You don't want that for your presentation, because it will just look terrible especially if the slides are presented on a large screen.

Format : some of the pictures you can find in your browser cannot be downloaded, or cannot be read by some presentation software because the format is not supported.

Copyright : maybe the most important here. Using pictures from random Internet sources expose you (or your firm) to lawsuit for copyright infrigement. Ouch. Believe me, you don't want to be sued just for using an image in your slides.

Inspiration : this is also a crucial aspect. Sometimes it's better to let yourself be inspired by nice pictures, rather that type something specific in your browser and download the first thing that shows up.

Because of these reasons, you can and you should use stock pictures from websites that will provide inspiring, high-quality, compatible, and copyright-free pictures.

So here we are listing a few websites where you can find such pictures for your presentations, that should help you make an impression wether you use PowerPoint, Keynote or Google Slides.

Power-user + Pexels

Shutterstock

1) Power-user + Pexels (FREE forever): millions of pictures directly in PowerPoint

Pexels is one of the most famous stock pictures websites out there. It hosts one of the biggest libraries of images, with probably millions you can use to make any presentation stand out.

Pictures are imported from a large community of photographers around the world, as well as from several sources of free pictures. It's good to know that Pexels also has some nice free stock videos.

Pictures are free to use, both for personal or commercial projects, and are not required to credit the photographers when using photos from Pexels. You are also allowed to edit and modify the photos. Oh, and you don't need to create an account.

Pexels offers an API that allows third-party applications to access their vast library. This is great for presentation designers, because it means that you can now browse those pictures without even leaving your presentation!

You can use the Power-user add-in to browse the entire Pexels library from PowerPoint. It's highly efficient for 4 reasons:

You don't need to leave PowerPoint at all and waste time browing on the Internet

Pictures are directly inserted on your slide, so you don't need to download them on your computer then insert them in PowerPoint

Pictures can be inserted with a choice of sizes pre-optimized for PowerPoint, to cover the entire slide, to take the slide height or the slide width, etc.

Pictures are 100% free! Attribution is not required and you can edit the pictures as you like.

It is however not available for Keynote nor Google Slides.

Aside from the pictures, it's good to know that you will find thousands of visual assets with Power-user (not all included in the free version though):

700 beautiful templates for PowerPoint

7,000 vector icons

350 maps that can be colored basedo on Excel data

Powerful charts such as Waterfall, Mekko, Sankey, Tornado or Gantt

A logo search engine

... as well as great features such as an Agenda builder and many formatting tools

2) Shutterstock (Premium)

Shutterstock is a global provider of high-quality licensed images, videos and music. Content is produced by a community of contributors and then distributed to end-users through the marketplace.

Shutterstock was founded in New York in 2003 and is now one of the main players on the web for stock photos, with over 100,000 contributors and 200 million assets!

Intially based on a subscription model, Shutterstock assets can now be purchased a la carte, giving you more flexibility to get only some pictures for a specific projet or presentation.

There are different license type, so make sure you choose the appropriate one for the usage you need.

It is especially appropriate for business-related presentations, since it hosts more quality content about business than any other website.

3) Unsplash (Free)

Unplash is a free website for photos, where a community of over 100,000 contributors freely share their creations.

Contrary to Shutterstock, it is less business-related but more artistic-minded.

The Unsplash license is similar to Creative Commons CC0 license, except it does not allow to compile pictures from Unplash on a competing website or to re-sell unlatered copies of photos from Unplash.

But you are fully allowed to copy, modify, distribute and use the photos for free, including commercial purposes, without asking permission from or providing attribution to the photographer or Unsplash. So yeah, you can do pretty much anything with them.

4) Pikwizard (Free)

Pikwizard has a smaller library than some of the other websites here, but it's still 100,000 pictures completely free with no attribution required. These pictures look great and Pikwizard has many photos of people, which can be rare on other free stock photo websites.

Also, one of the key elements differentiating Pikwizard from other stock websites, is that it has an online picture editor (called Design Wizard) that allows you to make some simple editions like adding overlay text or shapes on pictures and videos.

5) iStock (Premium)

iStock is one of the mayor players on stock photos, and started back in 2000. Like the others, it is based on a community of contributors who share their content and get a percentage of the fee in return.

iStockphoto has one of the largest database of pictures and even 250,000 videos. Stock assets can be purchased with 1 to 3 credits, each credit costing from $10 down to much less, depending on the volume and subscription plan.

Recent Posts

Beyond the hype: what can you really do with Copilot in Microsoft 365?

Advanced chart types actually possible in PowerPoint & Excel

Unlock productivity with the Slide Master in PowerPoint

• SUGGESTED TOPICS
• The Magazine
• Newsletters
• Managing Yourself
• Managing Teams
• Work-life Balance
• The Big Idea
• Data & Visuals
• Reading Lists
• Case Selections
• HBR Learning
• Topic Feeds
• Account Settings
• Email Preferences

How to Make a “Good” Presentation “Great”

• Guy Kawasaki

Remember: Less is more.

A strong presentation is so much more than information pasted onto a series of slides with fancy backgrounds. Whether you’re pitching an idea, reporting market research, or sharing something else, a great presentation can give you a competitive advantage, and be a powerful tool when aiming to persuade, educate, or inspire others. Here are some unique elements that make a presentation stand out.

• Fonts: Sans Serif fonts such as Helvetica or Arial are preferred for their clean lines, which make them easy to digest at various sizes and distances. Limit the number of font styles to two: one for headings and another for body text, to avoid visual confusion or distractions.
• Colors: Colors can evoke emotions and highlight critical points, but their overuse can lead to a cluttered and confusing presentation. A limited palette of two to three main colors, complemented by a simple background, can help you draw attention to key elements without overwhelming the audience.
• Pictures: Pictures can communicate complex ideas quickly and memorably but choosing the right images is key. Images or pictures should be big (perhaps 20-25% of the page), bold, and have a clear purpose that complements the slide’s text.
• Layout: Don’t overcrowd your slides with too much information. When in doubt, adhere to the principle of simplicity, and aim for a clean and uncluttered layout with plenty of white space around text and images. Think phrases and bullets, not sentences.

As an intern or early career professional, chances are that you’ll be tasked with making or giving a presentation in the near future. Whether you’re pitching an idea, reporting market research, or sharing something else, a great presentation can give you a competitive advantage, and be a powerful tool when aiming to persuade, educate, or inspire others.

• Guy Kawasaki is the chief evangelist at Canva and was the former chief evangelist at Apple. Guy is the author of 16 books including Think Remarkable : 9 Paths to Transform Your Life and Make a Difference.

Partner Center

Never too late: 71-year-old woman makes history as oldest contestant competing in Miss Texas USA

A 71-year-old woman made history as the oldest contestant to compete in the Miss Texas USA pageant.

Though she did not take home the crown, Marissa Teijo joined other contestants competing in the pageant this weekend in Houston.

Aarieanna Ware, last year's Miss Dallas winner, was named Miss Texas USA on Saturday. She will represent Texas in the Miss USA competition.

The Miss Universe organization recently changed its rules to be more inclusive by removing age limits for contestants over 18 and allowing women who are married, divorced or pregnant.

Teijo, of El Paso, said in an Instagram post that she was excited to compete and hoped it would “inspire women to strive to be their best physical and mental self and believe there is beauty at any age.”

The Miss Universe organization has been embroiled in controversy since Noelia Voigt announced her resignation on May 6.

Voigt, 24, said in an  Instagram statement  that she was stepping away to focus on her mental health, but days later NBC News  obtained a copy of Voigt’s resignation letter  in which she accused the pageant’s CEO Laylah Rose of creating a toxic work environment and failing to address a sexual harassment incident.

Rose released a statement saying that she takes allegations seriously and that “the well-being of all individuals associated with Miss USA is my top priority.”

After Voigt relinquished her title,  Miss Teen USA UmaSofia Srivastava, 17, stepped down , as well as Miss USA’s social media manager Claudia Michelle.

Miss USA Savannah Gankiewicz  of Hawaii was crowned the new Miss USA 2023 in place of Voigt and will hold the position until August, when a new winner is announced. Stephanie Skinner, Miss Teen USA runner-up, was offered the crown following Srivastava’s resignation, but she declined to accept it .

Minyvonne Burke is a senior breaking news reporter for NBC News.

Scenes from Biden vs. Trump: The first debate of 2024

Democratic President Joe Biden and his Republican rival Donald Trump take the stage for a debate that will offer voters a rare side-by-side look at the two oldest candidates ever to seek the U.S. presidency.

First 2024 presidential debate in Atlanta

Location ATLANTA, GEORGIA, United States

Share this photo

U.S. Presidential Debate Watch party in Washington

Location WASHINGTON, DC, UNITED STATES

Location MID AIR, FL, UNITED STATES

Location ATLANTA, GA, UNITED STATES

More in this Collection

Share this gallery

More In Pictures Chevron

Pictures of the week.

A selection of some of our top photography from around the world this week.

More from Reuters

Power Point Backgrounds

Download free power point background images.

Browse premium images on Unsplash+ | Claim your discount now