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Keynote presentations

Create impressive public speaking slides using editable presentation templates, stock media, and AI features in Microsoft PowerPoint. 

Select inspiring and informative keynote templates

Choose from a range of professionally designed presentation templates to suit a business talk, startup pitch, or educational workshop. Explore dynamic and accessible templates designed for public speaking.

Create engaging keynote slides

Need a presentation for a conference keynote, workshop, or pitch? Quickly create stand-out keynote slides by choosing a presentation template and customizing the layout, placeholder text, visuals, and slide animations that suits your presentation's theme. Polish your content with Copilot in PowerPoint and rehearse your delivery with AI Speaker Coach so you can make a lasting impression on your audience at your next event.

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Make branded keynote presentations

Start with a PowerPoint presentation template and personalize it to build slides for any event, topic and industry. Add branding elements such as your company logo and color palette, then pair classic and modern fonts to communicate your ideas while being memorable to the audience.

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Tell visual stories with graphics and charts

Engage viewers by adding eye-catching backgrounds, image slideshows, videos, Cameos, and graphics to complement your keynote presentation storytelling. Turn timelines and processes into easy-to-follow charts using SmartArt, create infographics, and choose modern icons to represent key talking points of your presentation.

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Add showstopping transitions

Apply subtle transitions like fades and wipes to add interest to business conference slides, or use dynamic transitions like uncover and morph effect to emphasize a key point or do a big reveal while public speaking. Set your transition and animation timings to impress your audience.

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Improve presentations with Copilot and Speaker Coach

Use Copilot in PowerPoint to improve your slide content with auto-rewrite, or generate presenter notes for more impact. Get ready for your speaking event by practicing with the AI Speaker Coach tool, which can provide feedback on your audience engagement, pitch and pace. Lastly, proofread your slides with Editor to ensure slide content is spell error free and grammatically correct.

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How to create a keynote presentation using a template in PowerPoint

  1. In your browser, explore PowerPoint keynote presentation templates  

  2. Choose a keynote presentation template you want to edit 

  3. Replace the text and graphics with your own information 

  4. Download, print and share your presentation for free

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Frequently asked questions

  • How to deliver a professional keynote speech?

    Structure your keynote presentation to deliver one idea per slide and stay on-theme to engage your audience. It’s recommended to use images and graphics to represent concepts and reduce distractions where possible. Choose a professionally designed keynote presentation template to make a great impression on your audience. Lastly, practice your timing and delivery using speech notes and AI Speaker Coach.

  • Should I animate my keynote PowerPoint presentation?

    Animations can add engagement to your keynote presentation, however, you should choose animation styles based on the keynote topic and target audience. Choose slow reveals and movements to suit a business keynote presentation and select bold animations when presenting creative keynotes.

  • How to share my keynote PowerPoint presentation?

    There are different ways to share your keynote PowerPoint presentation. Save your slides as a .PPT file, share a secure HTML link to viewers, or download your presentation slides as a PDF. You can also attach it to marketing presentations, and create accompanying certificates.

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