make presentations animated

What’s it for?

Make interactive presentations

Create show-stopping presentations and clickable slide decks with Genially’s free online presentation builder. Leave boring behind and tell a story that’s interactive, animated, and beautifully engaging.

INTERACTIVE CONTENT

A presentation that works like a website

Engage your audience with interactive slides that they can click on and explore. Add music, video, hotspots, popup windows, quiz games and interactive data visualizations in a couple of clicks. No coding required!

NO-CODE ANIMATION

Make your slides pop with animation

Bring a touch of movie magic to the screen with incredible visual effects and animated page transitions. Add click-trigger and timed animations to make any topic easy to understand and captivating to watch.

INTEGRATIONS

Live from the world wide web

Embed online content directly in your slides for a media-rich interactive experience. From YouTube and Spotify to Google Maps and Sheets, Genially works seamlessly with over 100 popular apps and websites.

TEMPLATES & TOOLKIT

Genius design tools

With Genially, anyone can create a polished and professional presentation. Choose from over 2000 pre-built templates, or create your own design using the drag-and-drop resources, color palettes, icons, maps and vector graphics.

ONLINE PLATFORM

Safe and sound in the cloud

Because Genially is online, you can relax knowing that your slides are always up-to-date. There’s no risk of forgetting to save changes or accessing the wrong file. Log in from anywhere, collaborate with your team, and make edits in real time.

All-in-one interactive presentation maker

Real-time collaboration

Co-edit slide decks with others in real time and organize all of your team projects in shared spaces.

Multi format

Present live, share the link, or download as an interactive PDF, MP4 video, JPG, HTML, or SCORM package.

Engagement Analytics

See how many people have viewed and clicked on your slides and keep tabs on learner progress with User Tracking.

Import from PPTX

Give your old decks a new lease of life by importing PowerPoint slides and transforming them with a little Genially magic.

Keep content on-brand with your logo, fonts, colors, brand assets, and team templates at your fingertips.

Quiz & Survey Builder

Use the Interactive Questions feature to add a fun quiz to your slides or gather feedback from your audience.

Beautiful templates

Make your next deck in a flash with Genially’s ready-to-use slides.

Okr forms presentation

School Notebook Presentation

Animated sketch presentation

Minimal presentation

Land Of Magic Presentation

Onboarding presentation

Visual Presentation

Animated chalkboard presentation

Online Education Guide

Terrazzo presentation

Startup pitch

Historical presentation

THEMES FOR EVERYONE

Interactive presentation ideas

From classroom materials to business pitches, make an impact every day with Genially.

Education presentations

Pitch decks

Business presentations

Thesis defense

Why the world loves Genially presentations

Share anywhere

Present live

From the front of the room or behind a screen, you’ll wow your audience with Genially. Heading off grid? Download in HTML to present dynamic slides without WiFi.

Share the link

Every Genially slide deck has its own unique url, just like a website! Share the link so that others can explore at their own pace, or download an MP4 video slideshow or PDF.

Post online

Embed the slides on your website or post them on social media. Upload to Microsoft Teams, Google Classroom, Moodle or any other platform.

The benefits of interactive slides

🗣️ Active participation An interactive slide deck gives your audience cool things to click on and discover, boosting learning and engagement.

👂 Multi-sensory experience Audio, video, animations, and mouse interactions make your content immersive, entertaining and accessible.

🧑‍🤝‍🧑 People-friendly format Pop-ups and embeds condense more material into fewer slides so you can break information down into digestible chunks.


🎮 Gamification Games, quizzes and puzzles make information more memorable and enable you to gather feedback and check understanding.

How to make an interactive presentation

With Genially’s easy-to-use presentation platform, anyone can make incredible visual content in moments.

Choose a template or a blank canvas

Get stunning results in less time with a ready-made template. Feeling creative? Design your own slides from scratch.

Customize the design

Add animations and interactions

Resources to become a pro presentation creator

VIDEO TUTORIAL

How to create an interactive presentation: Get started in Genially.

EXPERT TIPS

How to present data without sending your audience to sleep.

MICRO COURSE

No-code animation: Bring your slides to life with cinematic visual effects.

PRESENTATION IDEAS

The art of digital storytelling: Engage and thrill on screen.

Genially in a nutshell

How do I make a presentation interactive and how does Genially work? Find the answers to all of your slide-related questions here!

What’s an interactive presentation?

Interactive slides contain clickable hotspots, links, buttons, and animations that are activated at the touch of a button. Instead of reading or watching passively, your audience can actively interact with the content.  

Genially’s interaction presentation software allows you to combine text, photos, video clips, audio and other content in one deck. It’s a great way to condense more information into fewer slides. 

If you’re a teacher, you can share multiple materials in one single learning resource. Students can create their own projects using digital media and online maps. For business or training, try embedding spreadsheet data, PDFs, and online content directly in your slides. 

An interactive slide deck is more user-friendly than a Microsoft PowerPoint presentation or Google Slides document. That’s because you can break information down into chunks with pop-ups, labels, voiceovers and annotated infographics.  

The other benefit of interactive content is increased engagement. It’s easier to keep your audience’s attention when they’re actively participating. Try Genially’s presentation software and free slideshow maker to see how it’s better than other presentation websites. You won’t go back to standard presentation apps!

How do you make a clickable slide?

The best way to make slides clickable is to use Genially’s free interactive presentation program. Design your slide then apply an interaction. In a couple of clicks, you can add popup windows, hyperlinks, close-up images, games, animations, multimedia and other content. 

Choose from the library of hotspot buttons and icons to show people what to click on. Go to Presenter View to get a preview and see how your content will appear to your audience.

How do I create presentations that look professional?

You’ve got a deadline looming and you’re staring at the screen with a blank presentation. We’ve all been there! Starting a presentation design from scratch is tricky, especially if you’re short on time. 

Genially’s free online presentation maker has over 2000 ready-to-use templates for professional slide presentations, photos slideshows, and more. Each slide design has been created by our team of top graphic designers. No need to worry about fonts, centering images, or designing a matching color scheme. It’s all done for you. 

Start by browsing our layouts and themes for education, business and then customize with your own text and images.

How do I share or download my slides?

Because Genially is a cloud based presentation software, you can simply share the link to your slides. Like other online presentation tools, there are no files to download or store on your computer. Everything is saved online.  

When you publish your slide deck, it gets its own unique url, just like a website. Share the link with others to let them explore the content in their own time. If you’re presenting live, just click the Present button. 

You can also embed your presentation on your website, company wiki, or social media. Genially is compatible with WordPress, Moodle, Google Classroom, and other platforms. If you use an LMS, you can also download your interactive design slides in SCORM format.

For slideshow videos and slideshows with music, share online or download as an MP4 video. Check out our free slideshow templates for ideas.

Can I make a free presentation in Genially?

You bet! Genially is an easy-to-use slide maker, with a free version and paid plans. The free plan allows you to create unlimited slides with interactions and animations. Subscribe to one of our paid plans for more advanced features.

Discover a world of interactive content

Join the 25 million people designing incredible interactive experiences with Genially.

Make Animated Presentation

Captivate your audience with dynamic animated presentations!

Bring your presentations to life with animated presentations!

Take your PowerPoint presentations to the next level with our powerful animated presentation maker. VEED’s professional video editing software lets you create captivating presentations that engage your audience from start to finish. Our vast selection of animation options allows you to bring your ideas to life, making your message stand out and leave a lasting impression. Make video presentations for your clients, make pitches to investors, and give clear, powerful lectures. You can also use our screen recorder to upload your Microsoft PowerPoint slides and Google slides. Use our editor to add background music, text, subtitles , and more!

How to create animated presentations:

1 upload slides, videos, or start recording.

Upload your video to VEED or record yourself using VEED’s webcam recorder. You can also upload your slides and present them while recording.

2 Add music, animations, images, text, and more!

If you don’t have your own animations, you can select from our stock media library and add animated clips to your video presentation. Choose from our wide selection of royalty-free background music, video clips, and more!

3 Present, pitch, and share your presentation

Export your animated video presentation or send the VEED link to your clients to direct them to the video view page—letting them watch your video without having to download it.

More ideas for your animated video presentation:

Create stunning visuals, add your slides, and more!

Our animated presentation maker lets you create stunning visuals quickly and without complicated configurations. With a vast selection of video templates and animated clips from our stock library, you can choose the perfect style to match your message and brand. Customize your presentation and impress your audience with stunning visuals that bring your ideas to life. One way to liven up your presentation is by adding transitions. Just click on the Transitions tool from the left menu, select a style, and drag and drop it in between video clips.

Add text, background music, and subtitles to your moving presentation

After uploading your slides and recording yourself, you can edit your video and use our wide array of tools to make it look exciting and fun for your audience. VEED’s drag-and-drop interface lets you quickly add text, images, and animations to your slides, making it simple to create engaging and dynamic presentations. Choose from our wide selection of animated clips from our stock media library. Automatically add subtitles to your videos! You can also animate elements like text, logos, and subtitles.

Use our Brand Kit to stay on brand across all platforms

Our Brand Kit lets you upload your logo, brand colors, fonts, and more so you can stay on brand when sharing your video presentation—especially on social media. You can even animate your logo for added impact! Plus, you can save your video as a template so you can streamline your entire content creation process. Our brand kit and full stock library are available to premium subscribers. Check our pricing page for more info.

Upload your video to VEED or use our webcam recorder. You can also upload your slides and present them while recording yourself. Edit your video, add all the animated elements you want, and download!

There are many video presentation software out there, but VEED stands out because of its smooth user interface and design. Plus, it works straight from your browser!

You don’t need to manually animate your presentation! VEED lets you add animated elements and animated video clips from our full stock video library. Animate text, characters, logos, and more!

Microsoft PowerPoint offers basic animation features. But if you want to animate more elements, the best app to use is VEED’s online video editor!

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• Demo Creator
• Tutorial Video Maker
• Webinar Video

What they say about VEED

Veed is a great piece of browser software with the best team I've ever seen. Veed allows for subtitling, editing, effect/text encoding, and many more advanced features that other editors just can't compete with. The free version is wonderful, but the Pro version is beyond perfect. Keep in mind that this a browser editor we're talking about and the level of quality that Veed allows is stunning and a complete game changer at worst.

I love using VEED as the speech to subtitles transcription is the most accurate I've seen on the market. It has enabled me to edit my videos in just a few minutes and bring my video content to the next level

Laura Haleydt - Brand Marketing Manager, Carlsberg Importers

The Best & Most Easy to Use Simple Video Editing Software! I had tried tons of other online editors on the market and been disappointed. With VEED I haven't experienced any issues with the videos I create on there. It has everything I need in one place such as the progress bar for my 1-minute clips, auto transcriptions for all my video content, and custom fonts for consistency in my visual branding.

Diana B - Social Media Strategist, Self Employed

More than making animated presentations!

You can do so much more than just create animated presentations with VEED! VEED is a professional, all-in-one video editing software that features all the tools you need to create stunning videos that engage your audience from start to finish. Need to make quick videos and personalize them in a snap? Start from our video templates! All these—straight from your browser.

13 Sites for Free Animated PowerPoint Presentation Templates

PowerPoint remains a popular presentation app today. So, if you're looking to jazz up your slides, here are 13 sites for free animated templates.

A single animated PowerPoint template will create a more engaging presentation. But soon, you'll need another. You can save a lot of time by bookmarking a template resource that offers animated slide decks. And wouldn't it be nice if they were free, too?

Luckily, we've got you covered. Check out these free sites for animated PowerPoint templates and slide decks.

Canva is one of the most popular social design platforms out there. It allows users to create dynamic and beautiful documents, infographics, presentations, and much more. Canva has a host of tools that make it easy to develop professional designs. You can customize them quickly and easily as per your requirements.

Canva offers several animated presentation templates as well. You can edit, record, and share them right in the browser! You can also download them as PPTX files. To edit them in PowerPoint instead of Canva's browser software, follow these steps:

• Click the template you like on the search results page.
• Select Customize This Template .
• From the editor, click the Ellipsis (...) menu.
• Select Microsoft PowerPoint under the Share options.

You may be able to get free Canva Premium as a student . This opens up all of Canva's premium animated assets for you to use.

2. Envato Elements

Envato Elements is a premium website, but you can grab a total of twelve free templates for download every month. Envato Elements has a good stock of animated PowerPoint templates for meetings , as well as webinars and reports.

In addition to infographics, you can find colorful event templates. These are suitable for turning into social media stories. Envato Elements also has a collection of PowerPoint templates that are optimized for Instagram Stories as well.

3. Slidesgo

Slidesgo offers a host of free as well as premium animated templates. These files work in both PowerPoint and Google Slides. They're available in many themes, from birthday slideshows to infographics.

The templates on the site are colorful, with a fun aesthetic, and are generally well suited to events. Grade-school or high-school projects would also work well on these templates.

4. PowerPoint School

Besides a huge selection of animated PowerPoint templates, PowerPoint School offers infographics and timeline templates. You'll also find easy-to-follow tutorials to add your own animations.

Many of the templates are generic, but stylish. You'll find both colorful and minimalist ones, monochrome charts, graphs, and explainers—perfect for your next quarterly report or Zoom meeting.

5. Slideegg

Slideegg is yet another template resource. It limits free accounts to five downloads per day. Each download contains a single animated slide. On one hand, this means you might need two or more days to grab enough slides. On the other hand, mixing and matching gives you almost endless possibilities.

You can also add templates to your Wish List to save them for later. Most templates are geared toward infographics and other informational presentations. But you can still find fun animated slides for brand demonstrations and events, too.

6. SlideModel

SlideModel has a good selection of free animated PowerPoint templates. But, its search engine has no filters, making it tough to find them among the premium offerings.

The easiest way to find the free templates is to Google this string: site:Slidemodel.com “free” AND “animated” . This will bring up the array of free, animated PowerPoint files available from SlideModel.com.

7. SlideSalad

SlideSalad has several business and informational templates. They provide slick, animated designs for proposals, reports, portfolios, and more. Graduate students can also find attractive templates for thesis defense.

You will need a free account to download templates. You can set the filters to Free to see the entire collection of freely available templates. SlideSalad also has premium templates, but doesn't run on a subscription plan. Instead, you'll need to pay per-order for premium templates.

8. Presenter Media

Presenter Media offers a variety of presentation tools and resources, including professionally-designed PowerPoint templates, animated clip art and 3D animations, customizable video backgrounds, and stock images.

The 3D interactive viewer allows you to customize designs and graphics with text, images, and colors as you like. This is great for creating more engaging and interactive presentations.

With the video creator tool, you can create promotional materials, explainer videos, or other types of video content for business or personal use.

9. SlideHunter

SlideHunter mostly offers a selection of static templates, but has four excellent options available for animation. Two for communication presentations, one for social media and networking, and yet another productivity-themed slide.

You can get even more use out of these templates by adding your own PowerPoint animations. A simple transition effect can make PowerPoint's included slides blend seamlessly with SlideHunter's templates.

10. Slide Chef

Slide Chef is another free slide resource. Its templates are for Google Slides, but you can use the files in PowerPoint as well. You'll get access to a variety of templates that are good for children's lessons. The animation is sure to help hold their attention.

There are also a good many resources suitable for business, creatives, brochures, and pitch decks. You can even find scientific explainers and more generic templates, too.

11. SlidesMania

SlidesMania is a wonderful resource for slides. With access to thousands of slides, you can beam any information at any time to your audience in stunning visuals. It's widely appealing for young students and teachers alike.

While some slide decks on SlidesMania are fully animated, others only animate the cover. The style is good for childrens' lessons or holiday events.

Unlike many other templates, SlidesMania templates offer more than transitions and entrance animations. The backgrounds and decorative elements are animated, too.

12. Giant Template

Giant Template offers only one animated PowerPoint template. Yet, this template contains 30 different slides, all of them animated. Most of the graphics are stylish geometric shapes and are easily customizable.

Other graphics include pictures that you can swap out for your own photos or logos. You can re-use these classy slides by adjusting colors and swapping out some images.

13. Abert's Shop

This private Gumroad shop has several free PowerPoint templates. It specializes in infographics and charts, so it's great for explainers and business reports. Some are editable in Excel, so you can integrate your detailed charts and graphics .

All the templates are based on a "pay what you want" model, so you can enter $0.00 and get it for free. If you like it, and go back and leave a tip to support the creator.

Save Time and Money with Free Templates

With these template providers, you can prepare pitches, reports, proposals, and other in-person communications. We recommend trying them out to create professional looking presentations, creatives, and more. Simply swap some colors and images, add your text, and you're good to go!

But PowerPoint isn't just for slideshows. We encourage you to look up a few cool tips to make the most of PowerPoint template resources, for both presentations and static media like posters and flyers.

World’s 1st Avatar Powered Presentation Software!

Make a lasting impression on your audience with avatars, animations, gifs and more, animaker is trusted by some of the world’s leading brands, a presentation software that’s loaded to the brim with cool features, go beyond the obvious and spice up your online presentations up with countless industry leading features.

Don’t want to create characters on your own?

No worries animaker deck comes pre-loaded with hundreds of pre-built characters.

Deadlines Closeby? [Worry not! Take your pick from 1000+ Templates]

The deck software comes loaded with easy to sales templates for every use case including pitch decks, sales decks, classroom presentations and more.

Add Animations in a Single Click!

Mix and match 50+ animation effects for every element on your presentation slide, have thrice the fun with 3 uniquely different bg styles, animaker deck lets its presenters pick bgs in three different styles including animated bgs, gradient bgs and stock images bgs., animated bgs.

Bring your presentations to life with hundreds of 2D backgrounds! Whether you’re looking for a home office, a stadium or a fitness gym, our interactive presentation software contains tons of BGs for any presentation.

Gradient BGs

Add a vibrant mix of colors to your presentations with tons of gradient backgrounds. Pick one from our massive BG library of 100 backgrounds or create your own for each scene.

Our integration with Getty gives you access to over 80M+ stock assets. You can set any of those high quality images as a BG for your presentation project.

Enhance your presentations with 80K+ icons and Billions of Gifs!

Express your thoughts and ideas in the best way possible. let your creativity take over by adding a variety of animated props, shapes, stickers, gifs and icons to your presentations..

Easily collaborate with your friends or team-mates in real time!

It has never been easier to sync up and work in real-time with your team. work with your team-mates on a presentation at the same time and easily bounce off ideas..

Focus on what’s important with Co-pilot and or Presenter modes!

Our co-pilot mode helps you enjoy the freedom of talking while our presenter mode assists you in keeping your notes handy for presenting., who is this for, whether you’re an entrepreneur, professor, social media strategist, hr manager or an ngo - animaker deck is the perfect free presentation software for creating your presentations..

Entrepreneurs & Startup Founders

Drive your business forward with confidence! Present your objectives, ideas and strategies with style and ease.

• Company presentations and strategizing
• Proposals for new initiatives
• Financial Reports
• Brainstorming and ideation sessions

Marketing and Sales

Whether it’s a client meeting or a team discussion to discuss marketing strategies, Animaker Deck helps you express your ideas with creativity and panache.

• Market research reports
• Inbound marketing plans
• Product demos
• Monthly objective meetings

From training your new employees to giving onboarding presentations, Animaker Deck will help you express your brand’s personality with charm and vibrancy.

• Training sessions
• Policy education
• Company Etiquette

Product Managers

Define your vision, visualize and showcase your plans with creativity.

• Conceptualizing business objectives
• Developing product roadmaps
• Showcasing product to clients
• Competitive analysis

Education - For students and professors

Make learning fun again with colorful graphics, appealing images and properties. Animaker Deck helps in simplifying complex concepts and making the learning process much easier.

• School & college projects
• Lectures and seminars
• University events
• Research and analysis

Non Government Organizations

Increase awareness about issues, fulfill goals and get more people interested in your work.

• Stakeholder meetings
• Awareness campaigns
• Organizing fundraisers

How to make a presentation easily?

In just 4 simple steps, animaker lets you create lip smacking presentations, pick a wow worthy template.

Browse through Animaker’s massive template library and pick one that fits your theme and purpose.

Customize your presentation template the way you want!

Customize everything from characters, text, colors, backgrounds or even properties to make the presentation your own. You can also use your own uploaded assets in place of the preloaded ones.

Add animations with a couple of clicks

Use the animate button to add animations to every element present in your presentation.

Click present and impress!

Once you have created a presentation, you can present it or easily share it directly with your friends and colleagues.

Know what our customers have to say about us!

"I was really impressed by the presentations I could create with Animaker Deck - the interface is so easy to use and it’s got a ton of great assets to customize my presentations exactly the way I want to"

Geeta Sharma

”Animaker is undoubtedly the best animated software for business presentations! Ever since we started using Animaker Deck, our presentations are a lot more vibrant and our clients are extremely happy with the results.”

Stuart Holden

“What I love about Animaker Deck is the amazing range of resources, customizable characters and beginner-friendly interface. It’s so easy to use and really makes our presentations pop!

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How to Make Animated Presentations [Use Cases +7 Animation Tools]

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Creating videos can be a great way to share your knowledge with the world, but it’s important to make sure they’re engaging and interesting. Animated presentations can help you do just that, by adding some visual stimulation to your content.

In this blog post, we’ll discuss how to make animated presentations, and share some tips on how to make them effective.

Let’s get started.

The Power of Animation

A well-designed animation can convey complex information in an easy way.

Animation in video can be used to tell stories, convey messages, and even promote products. A customer of Vyond reported a 38% boost in video sharing on social media platforms just by using animated videos.

Perhaps the most important use of animation is to educate. By its very nature, animation is extremely versatile. It can be used to explain complex concepts in a simple and engaging way.

This makes it an ideal tool for teaching difficult topics such as science and history in school. In fact, a Google 2020 report showed that younger generations seek out short tutorials and video clips like animations to help them learn and for entertainment.

In addition, animation can also be used to teach adults about new technologies and ideas.

Animated Presentations are Great for Your Business

Animated presentations offer a great way to make your business more engaging and exciting. By using animation, you can add visual interest to your presentation and make it more enjoyable for your audience.

By using animation to break down information into manageable chunks, you can help your audience understand and retain the information you are presenting.

In addition, animated presentations are a great way to add personality to your business. By infusing your presentation with your company’s unique voice and style, you can create a presentation that is truly memorable.

Tell a Visual Story to Create Engaging Presentations

You’re in a meeting, and the presentations are droning on. You’ve seen the same three slides for what feels like hours, but wait…is that a gif? And is it .. .moving? Suddenly, you’re riveted to the screen as the presenter brings their data to life with moving visuals. This is the power of animation.

By adding movement to otherwise static images, you can create engaging presentations that capture your audience’s attention and help them better understand complex concepts. Whether you’re using simple animations to highlight key points or creating richly detailed visual stories, animation can help you take your presentations to the next level.

Animation Keeps Attention

Animation offers a great way to keep your viewers’ attention. When used sparingly, it can add interest to an otherwise static image. Animation can also be used to highlight important information or to direct the viewer’s gaze to a particular area of the screen. However, it is important that you don’t go overboard with animation, as too much can be overwhelming and distracting.

Animations are Great Tools to Explain Complicated Concepts in a Simple Way

With animations, you can break down complex ideas into manageable chunks and explain them step by step.

This makes animations an ideal tool for teaching difficult concepts to students of all ages. In addition, animations can be a fun and engaging way to learn. They can help to hold attention and interest, and they can be used to review key points later on. Whether you’re trying to explain the laws of physics or the inner workings of the human body, animations are a great tool to have in your arsenal.

Animated Videos are Very Affordable and Easy to Make

Animated videos are very affordable and easy to make, and they can help you reach a wide audience. They also offer a unique way to tell your story and explain your products or services in an engaging and visually appealing way.

Animated Videos Impress and Convert

Animated videos grab attention and get your message across. They’re also highly effective at converting viewers into customers or clients.

The reason they’re so successful is that they’re able to engage viewers on an emotional level while also providing information in an easily digestible format. Animated videos are also highly shareable, meaning they have the potential to reach a wide audience.

Uses for Animated Videos

Awesome explainer videos.

If you’re looking for an engaging and effective way to explain your product or service, animated videos are a great option. You can create animated videos without coding skills or expensive software.

In addition, you can easily create professional animations with just a couple of clicks.

Whiteboard Animation

If you’re looking for a creative and engaging way to create videos, whiteboard animation is a great option.

Using simple illustrations and captivating narration, whiteboard animations can bring your ideas to life in a truly unique way. Plus, the medium is extremely versatile – it can be used for everything from educational videos to marketing campaigns.

Visualize Your Data

Animations offer a unique means for visualizing your data. By animating your data, you can see patterns and relationships that would otherwise be hidden. Animations can also help you to understand complex processes. For example, by watching an animation of a chemical reaction, you can see how the reactants interact with each other to form the products.

Instructional Videos

Animations can help bring instructional videos to life. By adding visuals, you can provide a more engaging and exciting experience for your viewers.

Animations can help to break up the monotony of a talking head vide o, and they can also be used to illustrate complex concepts. In addition, animations can add a touch of humor to your videos, making them more enjoyable to watch.

Best Animation Presentation Software

Presentations are a staple of the modern workplace. Whether you’re pitching a new product to potential clients or presenting your findings to your boss, being able to deliver an engaging and effective presentation is essential.

While there are a variety of software programs that can help you create a great presentation, not all of them are equally well-suited for animation. If you’re looking for the best animation presentation software, here are the top programs to take a look at.

1. Microsoft PowerPoint

Microsoft PowerPoint is the most popular presentation tool, with over 90 million downloads per month.

And a Microsoft 365 family subscription is very affordable. In fact, it costs less than $10 per person per month.

While PowerPoint is not typically known for its animation capabilities, with a little creativity and imagination, it can be used to create simple or complex animations.

To create an animation in PowerPoint, you will need to add images, shapes, or text to a slide and then use the software’s built-in tools to animate them.

• You can use the “Motion Paths” tool to make objects move along a predetermined path.
• Or, you can use the “Timeline” tool to control the order and timing of your animations.

By leveraging the powerful features of Microsoft PowerPoint, you can create impressive animations that will captivate your audience.

Prezi is a web-based platform that allows you to create stunning visual presentations.

It’s a great tool for creating animated presentations and Prezi’s interface is simple and intuitive.

Unlike traditional presentation software, which relies on slides, Prezi uses a zooming interface to allow you to zoom in and out of your content. This makes it easy to add animation and movement to your presentations, and it’s also great for presenting complex information in an engaging way.

Plus, Prezi is really easy to use – even if you have no experience, you’ll be able to create a beautiful presentation with Prezi in no time.

3. Google Slides

Google Slides is a free tool that allows people to easily make and share presentations.

It’s a great tool for creating simple animations. By adding multiple images to a single slide and then changing the image order, you can create the illusion of movement.

This technique is often used to create GIFs, which can be used to add visual interest to presentations or simply to share fun moments with friends.

To create an animation in Google Slides, start by adding the images that you want to use. Then, select the slide that you want to animate and click “Insert.” Lastly, select “Animation” from the menu and choose the animation that you want to use. With just a few clicks, you can add some excitement to your Google Slides presentation.

4. Haiku Deck

Haiku Deck is a great tool for creating slideshows and presentations.

It’s very easy to use, even for beginners.

Haiku Deck offers a wide range of templates, so users can create their presentations from scratch or choose from a selection of pre-made templates. The app also supports a wide range of media types, so users can include photos, videos, and audio in their presentations.

PowToon allows you to create presentations without having any coding knowledge.

It’s a tool that allows users to create animations, which can be used for a variety of purposes, such as creating video lessons or explainer videos. The interface is user-friendly and the results can be quite professional.

Powtoon is a great option for those who want to create animations without spending a lot of money on professional software.

Vyond offers you a point-and-click way to create professional-looking videos, slideshows, infographics, and animated GIFs.

It’s simple to use and has a wide range of features, making it perfect for both beginners and experienced animators.

With Vyond, you can create both 2D and 3D animations, and the software supports a variety of different file formats. You can also add audio tracks and special effects to your animations, which really helps to bring them to life.

Visme is easy to use and has a variety of features that make it perfect for creating high-quality animations. One of the best things about Visme is that their Basic plan is free.

You can create an account and start animating right away.

Visme also offers a wide range of templates and illustrations that you can use to create your animation. If you’re not an artist, don’t worry – Visme’s drag-and-drop interface makes it easy to create animations without any prior experience. Simply select the elements you want to use and drag them into place. Visme also offers a wide range of different exporting options, so you can easily share your animation with others.

FAQ on Making Animated Presentations

What are the 4 types of animation.

There are four main types of animation: 2D, 3D, stop-motion, and vector. Here is a quick run-down of each:

• 2D animation is drawn on a flat surface, often using software like Adobe Flash or Toon Boom Harmony.
• 3D animation is created using computer graphics, and objects are given a three-dimensional appearance.
• Stop-motion animation involves taking photographs of physical objects that have been slightly adjusted between each frame.
• Vector animation uses mathematical curves to create movement and is often used for video games or explainer videos.

What makes a good animation?

Some people might prefer the more traditional hand-drawn style of animation while others might prefer the aesthetic of CGI.

A good animation should be able to transport you into its world and make you care about its characters. It should be visually stimulating and make clever use of its medium to tell its story.

How do you make animated cartoon presentations?

When it comes to making animated cartoon presentations, there are a few different software options that can help you get the job done. One popular option is Adobe After Effects .

After Effects is a powerful tool that can be used to create sophisticated animations. However, it can also be used to create simpler animations, making it a good option for those who are just getting started with animation.

Another popular option is Toon Boom Harmony . Toon Boom Harmony is a professional-grade animation software that is used by animators all over the world. It offers a wide range of features and is capable of creating high-quality animations. However, it can also be quite expensive.

For those on a budget, there are also free options such as Pencil2 D and Synfig Studio . While they may not be as feature-rich as professional software, they can still be used to create basic animations.

How do you make animated educational videos and presentations?

Some common choices include Adobe After Effects , Powtoon , and Vyond . Each has its own set of features and capabilities, so it’s important to choose the right one for your project.

• After Effects is a powerful tool that can create complex animations, but it can also be used for simple tasks like creating text animations.
• Powtoon is a great option for creating cartoon-style videos.
• GoAnimate is ideal for creating educational videos with a more serious tone.

What online tool is used in creating whiteboard animations?

There are a number of online tools that can be used for creating whiteboard animations . Some of the most popular options include Animaker , Vyond , and Doodly .

These tools allow users to create animated videos by adding text , images, and other graphical elements to a virtual whiteboard. The videos can then be exported as MP4 files or shared online. Whiteboard animations are an effective way to communicate ideas and information, and they can be used for a variety of purposes, including marketing, training, and education.

What are the 4 types animation of in PowerPoint?

There are 4 types of animation of PowerPoint: 1. Entrance; 2. Emphasis; 3. Exit; 4. Path.

The entrance animations bring your slide content in, and the exit animations take it away again. Entrance and exit animations can be set to occur automatically when the slide appears or is advanced, or they can be set to occur in response to a mouse click. Emphasis animations draw attention to specific elements on a slide, such as bullet points or charts.

Path animations allow you to create complex motion paths for your slide objects. For example, you could have an object travel across the screen, bounce up and down, or spin around before coming to rest in its final position.

When used sparingly, animation can help to highlight important information and make your presentation more engaging. However, too much animation can be distracting, so use it sparingly and only when it genuinely adds value to your presentation.

What is the best free animation software?

There are a number of free animation software programs available, and the best one for you will depend on your needs and preferences. If you’re looking for something that’s easy to use and doesn’t require a lot of experience, then using GIMP for simple animations might be a good option. It offers a wide range of features and is fairly user-friendly.

For something that’s more versatile and geared towards professionals, Blender is worth checking out. It has a steep learning curve but is packed with powerful tools. And if you’re after something specifically for 2D animation, then Pencil2D could be what you’re after. It’s open-source and relatively straightforward to use.

Bottom Line: Make Animated Presentations

Animated presentations are an engaging and powerful way to communicate your ideas.

They can help you stand out from the competition, make a complex topic easier to understand and keep your audience engaged from start to finish.

If you’re not using animated presentations in your video strategy yet, now is the time to start.

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The best ways online to create an animated presentation.

A lot of people rely on static slide decks created using conventional presentation apps like PowerPoint or Keynote. It seems that the use of animations is still perhaps overrated. Many presenters don’t like experimenting with animations, even for their PowerPoint slides, as they like playing it safe.

This can perhaps be attributed to the plethora of technical issues that presenters can face due to device and software compatibility problems, many of which we touched upon in our post about common tech problems faced by presenters.

While you might not be an expert in using professional animation software like 3D Studio Max, Maya or Adobe After Effects, however, you can easily create animated presentations using some easy to use web services.

Video presentations made using web apps can be shared online or downloaded as offline video files which you can play using a computer or mobile device, without worrying about device compatibility problems. In what is to follow, we will provide you with a list of the 5 best web services for making animated presentations.

1)  GoAnimate

It doesn’t matter whether you are a techie or someone who still has problem navigating through the Windows Start menu. If you know how to use a mouse and keyboard that’s all you need to start making professional looking animations using GoAnimate . This web service allows creating animations using a readymade template, background music and animated characters that you can pick and choose from the given options.

Using GoAnimate is pretty much like using PowerPoint. The only difference is that instead of a slide deck, you can create animated videos with your custom branding. GoAnimate is perfect for making anything from short video clips to marketing demos, videos for your YouTube channel and of course, animated presentations with interesting characters.

GoAnimate videos can be downloaded offline, uploaded to YouTube or used for your projects made using other software like Lectora. GoAnimate has a monthly subscription system, however, you can sign-up for a 14-day free trial to test the service.

Wideo is another awesome website for making animated presentations using readymade templates, animated characters and a plethora of useful tools that can help you create animated video clips in no time.

You can start making animated presentations and video clips by either starting from scratch, or opt for a readymade template. Wideo provides a simple slide based layout to help presenters create animated videos with custom branding, animated characters, audio tracks and some awesome backgrounds. Wideo not only provides animated characters but you can also create videos using realistic imagery, such as marketing and sales video presentations with details about your product or service.

Videos made using Wideo can be downloaded offline, uploaded to YouTube and shared across social media websites.

Wideo can be used on a 7-day trial basis, with a limitation of making 30 second videos. This should be enough to test drive the service and see if you want to use Wideo as your animation maker.

3) Animation Maker

Animation Maker is another easy to use web app for making animated videos. You can make use of 120 different animation styles for making awesome video animations. The available video templates cater for all kinds of categories, such as for making animations about education, travel, business, health, food, sports, etc. Animation Maker even has templates for making animated infographics.

You can also add audio tracks and voice-over to further enhance your animated video clips. Animation Maker gives the option to export videos directly to YouTube and Facebook, as well as to download them offline.

Animation Maker has a free edition with limited functionality. The free version is limited to 2 minute SD quality videos.

4)  PowToon

PowToon works pretty much like GoAnimate and Wideo. You can use readymade templates for making animated presentations and video clips by designing various slides that play out in animated form. PowToon offers a lot of resources like royalty free music, animated charts and graphs, as well as online collaboration features to help you design some awesome animated presentations.

Presentations made using PowToon can be downloaded as MP4 files or uploaded to YouTube. You can also export your content in PDF or PPT format. PowToon has a Presentation Mode for making animated video presentations, and a Movie Mode, which is suitable for making video clips of a different nature, such as perhaps marketing videos, animations for a class lecture, informative video clips, etc.

PowToon offers a free version with 100MB storage, with the option to make 5 minute video clips. The premium packages offer a lot of additional features, with the option to create HD and Full HD video animations.

5) MakeWebVideos

MakeWebVideos is so easy to use that you can create an animated video clip in just 30 minutes. There are several useful templates offered by this online video software that you can pick for making awesome video animations. You can get started by picking a video template, and follow a simple 3 step process to change the graphics, text and background music to quickly create an animated video presentation, marketing video, public service message, etc.

With easy editing features, you can create HD videos which can be downloaded offline or embedded online. MakeWebVideo gives you an estimate for your video once it’s complete. It’s more of a pay as you go system, where costs can vary according to the type of video you create and the resources you use.

Here is an explainer video which shows how you can create animated videos with MakeWebVideos in just a few minutes.

The web services mentioned in this post include presentation services which are as easy to use as PowerPoint. These web apps offer an easy to use mechanism for presenters to create professional looking animated video presentations and clips, without the need for any graphic designing or coding related knowledge. By using your creative sense, these services can enable you to turn boring charts and confusing data into easy to understand, animated video clips, with a voice over, background music, informative text and animated characters.

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Through research, we have learned that the current animation creation workflow can be quite daunting and that many of you expect it to be less time consuming and easier to follow. Based on that feedback, we’ve updated the workflow to meet these 3 basic goals: 

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• Open an existing presentation and select an object you want to animate. 

      2. Select Animations > Animation Pane . 

      3. In the Animation pane, click the Add Animation button. 

      4. In the animation card for the selected object, edit the animation properties as needed.  

      5. To add more than one animation to the selected object, click the Add button at the top of the task pane and notice that corresponding cards are added to the Animations pane.

       6. To delete an applied animation, click the Delete icon in the top right corner of the corresponding card.

      7. To reorder animations, select the six-dots (reordering dots) icon in the top-left of the card and drag the card to place the selected animation in a new position.

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• You can also animate an object by right-clicking it and selecting Add Animation from the shortcut menu.

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Slideshows help break down complex information into digestible chunks with the support of visuals and text, making them ideal for instructional materials, tutorials, and training modules.

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In collaborative settings, teams use slideshow makers to create joint presentations or reports. The best slideshow makers enable multiple contributors to add their content simultaneously, which helps ensure a cohesive and unified presentation.

What are the features of a slideshow creator?

Slideshow creators vary in what they offer but ideally include:

A library of templates, themes, and images.

If you’re not a designer, this feature is huge. Simply browse the options available in your slideshow maker library to create a polished, professionally designed presentation in a flash. Be sure to confirm that access to the library is free and the images are approved for unrestricted usage.

Audio and video compatibility.

Keeping your audience engaged is key to any successful slideshow presentation. To mix things up, being able to add a multimedia element—like a song or a video clip—will help people stay focused and interested.

Presentation tools.

Handy presenter tools go a long way toward making your slideshow experience seamless. For example, straightforward slide navigation, slideshow keyboard shortcuts, pen and highlighter markup, and adjustable resolution settings.

AI assistance.

With AI revolutionizing content creation, using a slideshow maker that has AI capabilities will enhance efficiency and innovation. Depending on the slideshow app you have, creating an entire slideshow could be as easy as a quick prompt, like “Make a presentation about the benefits of sustainable fashion that has 15 slides.” 

Animations.

Like audio and video, animations give your audience a bit of sensory surprise that can capture their attention. 

Slide transitions.

Add some pizzazz to how you change slides with visual effects like fading, wiping, and zooming. 

Screen recording.

Being able to record your screen in a slideshow maker is helpful when giving an instructional talk, software demonstration, and other types of presentations that require visual aids.

A place to put speaker notes.

Having somewhere to jot a few notes down will help remind you of everything you want to cover as you present.

Different viewing options.

Looking at different views—for example, a presenter view, an audience view, and a high-level view of slide order—is useful when organizing your slideshow’s structure and understanding and preparing for what you’ll see versus what your audience will see.

How do I choose the right slideshow maker?

When choosing a slideshow maker, keep the following questions in mind to make sure you get the most for your money:

Is it scalable with your business?

As your organization grows and changes, it’s important to have flexible technology that adapts to new needs. Having certain features—such as cloud-based collaboration, compatibility with other work apps, and a mobile app—will help ensure that no matter how your business changes, the slideshow maker is up to the task. This also applies to pricing plans. Consider choosing a slideshow app that has a subscription plan (so the software is always up to date), volume-based pricing, or enterprise-level pricing.

Does it have a variety of visual elements?

It’s pretty much a given that a slideshow maker will allow you to add images, but think outside the JPEG box—what other visual elements are available to you? Features like preset themes, free templates, SmartArt, a built-in clip art library, shape tools, background styles, 3D models, and charts and graphs provide diverse ways to switch up how a slideshow looks without relying solely on adding your own images.

Is it easy to use?

You could have the most feature-rich slideshow maker on the market, but if it isn’t easy to use, you probably won’t use it. Or you will, but you’ll be frustrated, waste valuable time, and have difficulty convincing people you work with to use it. As you research slideshow makers, look for videos that show the apps’ interfaces in action to help you decide if they’re intuitive and will have a shorter learning curve.

Does it have collaboration and sharing options?

Because making a slideshow is often a collaborative effort, it’s worthwhile to find a slideshow creator that was designed with this in mind. Pick one that offers editing controls and commenting, as well as the ability to work on a slideshow at the same time as someone else. Having a cloud-based slideshow maker will be key here. You’ll not only save yourself time but also keep things simple by not having multiple versions of the same slideshow.

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How do i make a good slideshow.

Making a good slideshow in PowerPoint is easy:

Plan what you’d like to include in your slideshow.

Launch your slideshow creator.

Choose the theme you’d like.

Import media.

Add text, music, and transitions.

Record, save, and share your slideshow.

Learn more about how to make a slideshow .

How do I add music to a slideshow?

To add music to a slideshow, first make sure that you’re using a slideshow maker with music compatibility. In PowerPoint, follow these steps:

Open your PowerPoint presentation and select the slide where you want to add music.

Click on the Insert tab in the ribbon menu.

Click on the Audio button and select Audio on My PC.

Browse to the folder on your computer where the audio file is located and select it.

Click on the Insert button.

How do I record a slideshow?

The steps for recording a slideshow in PowerPoint will vary depending on the version that you own. Get help with slideshow recording based on your version. 

What types of files can I add to a slideshow?

File compatibility in PowerPoint includes the use of JPEGs, PNGs, TIFFs, GIFs, PDFs, MP3s, WAVs, MIDIs, MPEG-4 Videos, and Windows Media Videos.  

How do I share my slideshow?

To share your PowerPoint slideshow, follow these steps:

Open your presentation and click Share at the top right of your screen.

If your presentation isn't already stored on OneDrive, select where to save your presentation to the cloud.

Choose a permission level, like Anyone with a link , or maybe just people in your company. You can also control if people can edit or just view the doc. 

Select Apply.

Enter names and a message.

Select Send.

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Before diving into the creation process, it's essential to plan your video meticulously to ensure it resonates with your target audience. Start by outlining the key messages and objectives you want to convey through your video. Consider the visual elements, such as images, charts, and animations, that will enhance your content and engage viewers effectively.

Once you have a clear plan in place, creating a video with PowerPoint becomes a straightforward process. Utilize PowerPoint's extensive features to design visually appealing slides, incorporate relevant transitions and animations, and add background music or narration to elevate the overall viewing experience.

Remember, a well-planned video not only captures attention but also delivers your message succinctly and persuasively. So, invest time in planning and crafting your PowerPoint presentation to create a compelling video that resonates with your audience and achieves your objectives.

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Begin by selecting a template that aligns with the theme and tone of your presentation. PowerPoint offers a variety of customizable templates that cater to different presentation styles. Once you've chosen a template, use “Animations” customize it by adding relevant text, images, and graphics to create engaging slides that convey your message effectively.

Enhance the visual appeal of your presentation by incorporating animations and multimedia elements. Use PowerPoint's animation and transition features to add movement and flow to your slides. You can also insert video and audio files to provide additional context or emphasize key points. Consider recording your presentation using PowerPoint's built-in recording feature to add a personal touch. Additionally, adding captions to videos can make your content more accessible and engaging for viewers.

Once you've finalized your presentation, it's time to export it as a video file. In PowerPoint, navigate to the 'File' menu and select 'Export' or 'Save As.' Choose the 'Create a Video' option and select the desired video quality and format. Alternatively, you can save your presentation as a PowerPoint show (.ppsx) to retain all the interactive features and animations, allowing viewers to watch the presentation at their own pace.

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In this guide, we've explored the step-by-step process of how to create a video with powerpoint presentations, highlighting the numerous benefits such as enhanced visual appeal, increased engagement, and easy sharing. By applying these techniques and exploring options like Virbo AI, you can significantly elevate the impact and reach of your presentations. We highly recommend Virbo AI for its innovative features, including real-time avatars, which can further enhance your video content and captivate your audience.

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Sales. Believe it or not, most of us are in the sales business.

Courtroom attorneys, both prosecutors and defense lawyers, are in the sales business. Their product consists of arguments for or against the defendant.

University professors are in the sales business. Their products are knowledge and thinking skills.

Consultants and corporate trainers are in the sales business. Their products are competence and proficiency with everything from how to lead a team to how to operate a complicated machine.

Whatever your job is, you can be sure that it involves sales—persuading people to adopt fresh perspectives, embrace new methods, rally around a common cause.

In all of this, Terri L. Sjodin is worthy of attention. An expert in advancing the persuasive presentation skills of professionals, Sjodin is a New York Times bestselling author ( Small Message, Big Impact ), and a respected researcher. For her latest book ( Presentation Ready: Improve Your Sales Presentation Outcomes & Avoid the Twelve Most Common Mistakes ), she conducted a multi-year study drawing on the experiences and observations of more than 5,000 business and sales professionals. Her expertise has been featured by many media outlets including the Today Show, Bloomberg News, CNN, CNBC, and Fox Business, as well as many industry podcasts.

Quoting the philosopher Seneca as saying, “Luck is when preparedness meets opportunity,” Sjodin explains how that view applied to the research she conducted during the Covid pandemic.

“ We used the lockdown to our advantage and captured data that has revealed insights unique to presenting during that challenging time,” she says. “We learned more about how to navigate specific obstacles in virtual presentations.”

A lot of professionals were great at in-person customer interactions but had to adapt to virtual presentations via video platforms when the pandemic hit. What were the biggest challenges of that transition?

“Ultimately, virtual meetings can’t provide all the benefits of face-to-face meetings, but they are scalable and can save you and your prospects time and money,” Sjodin says. “Some people simply feel awkward and uncomfortable using this technology. A common confession is, ‘I’ve been presenting for years. Why is this so difficult?’ The reason it’s daunting is because we are merging the art of presenting, the science of selling, and the modern tools of technology. It’s a lot to juggle all at once.”

Sjodin says that for some people, learning to master this technology is a lot like learning to drive a stick-shift automobile after years of driving with an automatic transmission.

When people are preparing for important presentations, what questions should they be asking themselves to ensure that their message and delivery are effective?

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“The best game plan is to do your homework early in the process, while keeping the end goal in mind,” Sjodin says. “Preparation is the best way to avoid ‘winging it.’ That might seem obvious. The truth is that many people, for various reasons, simply fail to prepare or don’t have a strategy to prepare effectively.”

Consider a meeting you have on your calendar right now and ask yourself a few key questions. What is my intention for this meeting? What am I trying to accomplish? Who are the listeners? What’s the audience size?

In the information-persuasion balance, what seems to be the key to driving a presentation to a prospect’s decision or conversion?

Sjodin says being overly informative was one of the highest ranked mistakes self-identified in her research study. “Information in and of itself doesn’t drive conversion,” she says. “The key is to get clear on the goal of being persuasive. What do you want to have happen as a result of this meeting or presentation?”

By design, a persuasive presentation has a specific intention. The speaker wants the listeners to act based on what they’re hearing. Sjodin suggests asking yourself this question: “Did I build a compelling case for my message?” She says professionals in need of results are best served when they craft presentations that are both persuasive and informative. “This seems simple, but, trust me, nobody complains that a talk was overly persuasive. They complain about the data dump.”

A challenge many speakers face is how to establish their own credibility without distracting from the product service, or cause they are championing. Sjodin has some suggestions on how to address that challenge.

“When a presentation is filled with vague assertions and imprecise data, speakers lose credibility,” she says. “Credibility is essential. Without it, a prospect has little reason to buy into your proposal.”

Her research results showed that sales professionals who committed the mistake of providing inadequate support consistently failed to establish credibility with the listener through their personal experience or data quality.

“A potential customer will evaluate you and your information before deciding whether to believe you,” she says. “Personal credibility speaks to your experience, education, background, industry knowledge, and field work. If you are new to an industry, it’s tough to sell your experience. Your chances are better if you sell your work ethic and scrappy mindset instead of your ability to advise listeners on how to do something they have been doing for the past 20 years.”

In her research, Sjodin found that many sales professionals confessed that they “conclude but do not close.” Where’s the disconnect? What’s her advice to them?

“ The close is the specific call to action you want your listener to take after hearing your message,” she says. “A conclusion is a wrap-up of what you just said. Some people avoid closing altogether because they don’t want to risk hearing ‘no thanks, not interested.’ The fear of rejection makes closing feel uncomfortable, so they just skip it altogether.

Closing doesn’t need to be scary, she says. “All you are doing is inviting your listener to choose to move forward in some regard.

Delivering a persuasive presentation requires the ability to close. “Persuasive presenters are always prepared to ask for a next step, or commitment—it’s what they’re there to do,” she says. “If you have met with numerous prospects but haven’t completed many transactions, ask yourself, ‘Do I close, or do I conclude?’ One generates action; the other gives your prospect the option of doing nothing.”

What’s the role of storytelling in making a compelling sales presentation, and what’s the key to doing it well?

It’s Sjodin says it’s the presenter’s responsibility to build and deliver an interesting message. You might think your data is interesting, but that doesn’t mean the audience will. This is where storytelling plays a role.

“Boring presentations are unfortunately a common occurrence,” she says. “Multiple factors can contribute to a dull, tedious, and tiresome talk, including low presenter energy, an overall lack of creativity, and an absence of storytelling and other entertaining elements.”

Sjodin says the key to effective storytelling is to put yourself in the seat of a skeptical listener and ask whether your message is intriguing and thought-provoking. “If a small, persistent voice tells you that it’s boring, it probably is. Can you find a story that could bring this issue to life in a more dazzling way?”

Death-by-PowerPoint still seems to be a common mistake made by speakers and presenters. Sjodin offers advice on using visual aids effectively.

“Visual aids can significantly enhance a presentation when used effectively,” she says. “They are not designed to be a crutch to help get a person through their content. Remember, you are the star, and the visual aids are the bit players. They are there to enrich the message and say something visually that you can’t communicate in the same way verbally. Tragically, most presentations are dominated by text and bullet points and do not visually create a wow factor.”

Does making a sales presentation mistake matter?

“In today’s competitive market, everybody sells something, whether it’s a product, a service, a cause or even when selling themselves on a job interview or for a promotion,” Sjodin says. “One of the most surprising initial insights in the research study was that 92% of participants reported feeling that making a sales presentation mistake has or probably has impacted moving a transaction forward or achieving their goal. That is a big number! So does it matter? The research results say yes!”

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In fact, PC wallpapers don't necessarily have to be still photos. Just as with live wallpapers on iPhone and video wallpapers on Android phones , animated wallpapers for PC exist, and they're a great way to keep a home screen looking lively even while the user is idling.

There are plenty of repositories for pre-made animated desktop wallpapers out there, but some users may be interested in which programs are the best options for developing their own custom, motion-friendly wallpapers. With that in mind, here's a look at three pieces of animated wallpaper building software that come recommended for their robust suite of editing features, low or negligible barrier to entry, and popularity among the PC community.

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Out of the various options for building and sharing animated desktop wallpapers, the Wallpaper Engine  program is arguably the most popular of the bunch. 

This comprehensive piece of wallpaper-centric software is available to install on PCs through the Steam storefront, where it has amassed an overwhelmingly positive user score out of roughly 700,000 reviews. The quality of Wallpaper Engine is undeniable, but it's worth noting that this option isn't free. Interested customers must pay $3.99 in order to purchase and use the application.

Though Wallpaper Engine costs a couple bucks to access, it ships complete with just about every single feature that users might need in order to create their own animated wallpaper. The software offers a refined wallpaper editor that includes a preset template for animated projects, and users can additionally import files, add effects, and develop scenes across multiple layers. Wallpaper Engine's Steam-based integration also allows users to easily share and use other user-created wallpapers through the Steam Workshop.

One of the best parts of working with Wallpaper Engine is that its functions are largely self-contained, rather than requiring use of a PC's settings . Selecting a wallpaper in the application will set it as the desktop's new wallpaper without overwriting the OS-level wallpaper that is already there. 

These animated wallpapers can even remain displayed without launching Wallpaper Engine, as the software runs with an incredibly low profile in the background. Of course, users can just as easily access the program to swap, edit, or turn off their Wallpaper Engine-created home screens at a moment's notice.

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Wallpaper Engine may be the most popular option for building animated wallpapers among fans, but it's far from the only software worth considering. 

Lively Wallpaper , a program that is available both on the Microsoft store and as an individual download, also gives users a method to generate their own animated wallpapers with the click of a few buttons. Notably, Lively Wallpaper is both open source and completely free to download, so there's little stopping any PC user from giving it a look.

Lively Wallpaper is a comparatively simple experience to Wallpaper Engine, which can be a bit of a pro and a con at the same time. It lacks a fully-featured wallpaper editor and builder mode, limiting the scope of what creators can hope to achieve with the software. That said, the process of creating a custom animated wallpaper through the application is extremely straightforward.

Drag and drop a file, such as a GIF, and Lively Wallpaper will handle the rest in turning that file into a moving wallpaper. Users can also simply add the URL of a webpage, such as the link to a YouTube video , and turn it into a wallpaper as well. From there, it's possible to make a few basic edits, including adjusting the brightness, contrast, and speed of the animation.

All told, Lively Wallpaper is a solid way to create basic animated desktop wallpapers for free, though it lacks quite a few of the bells and whistles of its paid software counterparts. This software comes most recommended for those who would prefer not to get too deep into the weeds with wallpaper creation, or anyone who wants a free and streamlined method to set pre-existing animated files as their PC home screen.

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Wallpaper Engine and Lively Wallpaper generally cover the best premium and basic options for creating animated wallpapers on PC. However, there's yet another option that, in many ways, combines the best qualities of both. 

Stardock DeskScapes , a program available as a Steam download or standalone installation, is another quality gateway to building and powering active wallpapers. The abundance of options included in this particular piece of software allows the wallpaper-creating process to be as simple or as in-depth as users wish.

At a surface level, it's pretty easy to get a basic animated wallpaper up and running in DeskScapes. Just as with Lively Wallpaper, users can intuitively select any sort of image or video file and instantly turn it into a wallpaper. However, it's also possible to create new animated backgrounds completely from scratch. 

The program comes bundled with a tool called DeskScapes DreamMaker, a fully-featured editing software that allows users to build and edit animated wallpapers. Admittedly, the software isn't quite as immediately intuitive as something like the builder in Wallpaper Engine, but it still has plenty of compelling options, including the ability to start from one of several included templates.

DeskScapes may be a good choice for making animated PC screens, but it's not completely free. Users must pay $3.99 to own the software — the very same price as Wallpaper Engine. However, the program notably includes an option for a 30-day free trial period, so those interested can still check it out and see what they think before deciding on whether to buy it.

How We Chose These Programs

In order to determine SlashGear's recommendations of these three PC programs for creating animated desktop wallpapers, we took several factors into account. The price and availability of each piece of software, as well as their reception among internet users, were major points of consideration. In addition, each of these programs and several more were individually downloaded, used, and tested by the writer. Each application was tested in terms of their balancing of ease-of-use and array of features.

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