Pitch
How to make a pitch deck: a 10-slide structure
A pitch deck is the short presentation a startup uses to ask for money. Ten slides from the problem to the ask, one idea on each.
Presentation guides
How to build a pitch, a report or a lesson, how many slides you need and how to get people to the last slide.
- Basics
How many slides should a presentation have: guidelines for pitches, reports and talks
As many as you have key ideas, plus a title and a closing slide. For a pitch that's 10–15 slides, for a 20-minute talk 15–25.
- Basics
How to turn a Word document into a presentation: prep and two methods
Mark up headings and lists, cut what only belongs in a document — then build slides by hand with a PowerPoint outline or upload the .docx to AI.
- Report
Report presentation structure: order, headlines and numbers
Open with the main conclusion and three or four key numbers, then go area by area, name the risks and the decisions you need. Details go in an appendix.
- Sales
Sales proposal presentation: an 8-slide structure that leads to a reply
A good proposal is about the client, not you: their problem, your solution, proof, the price and one clear next step. Structure and slide examples.
- Teaching
How to make a presentation for a lesson: 7 rules
A lesson presentation supports the teacher rather than replacing them: one idea per slide, large text, diagrams instead of paragraphs, questions along the way.
- Basics
10/20/30 rule: what it means and other rules for good slides
Guy Kawasaki proposed it in 2005: 10 slides, 20 minutes, no font smaller than 30 points. Where each number comes from and when to break the rule.
- Analytics
How to know if someone viewed your presentation: links, analytics and viewer names
An attachment won't tell you whether it was opened. A link with a view counter will — and you'll see a viewer's name only if they gave it themselves.
- Website
Turn a presentation into a website: how to make a one-page site from your slides
The same slides can be published as one page with a menu, sections and a button. When that beats slides, and how to restructure a deck for the web.
- Basics
How to translate a presentation into another language: three ways and what to check
Translate by hand, with a translator or with AI in the editor — then check what matters most: text length, numbers and dates, terms and images with text.
Try it with your own text
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