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Take your presentations to the next level with these creative timeline ideas. Learn to express more with SmartArt tools.
The Basic SmartArt Timeline:
When it comes to business presentations, most presenters don’t go beyond the default timeline layout listed under Process -> Basic Timeline:
- The diagram is so overused that it doesn’t capture the imagination of the audience any more
- The layout only allows you to jot down events like a journal. It doesn’t help you to explore the relationship between the events at a deeper level
The one thing that differentiates remarkable business presentations from average presentations is – Great presentations don’t just show the events over time, but also show the significance of those events.
You can take your Timeline to the next level by choosing more appropriate layouts and using them to tell a powerful story. Here are some creative selection of layouts and an explanation of how they communicate your message better:
1. Growth over time:
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2. Addition over time
Take a look at this timeline slide:
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3. Branching out over time
See this timeline layout:
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4. Diversification over time
If you want to indicate lateral expansion, you may consider using the following layout:
Thus, by going a little further than just listing down events, you can add a whole new dimension to the way you present information. The layouts you use on your slides make your message clear and memorable.
More options for business presenters:
By now, you would have realized that it always helps to have more options available to express your ideas. The number of options offered by SmartArt Timeline is not enough to help you express all your business ideas accurately.
That is why we came up with our ‘750+ PowerPoint Charts and Diagrams Templates Pack for CEOs’. The pack has more than 750 fully editable diagram templates which you can copy to your slides. You can alter them to suit your specific needs. In fact, you can create your own set of diagram templates by picking elements from different templates.
Making business presentations has never been easier than this. Take a look at some of our templates to get a feel for the kind of variety we offer in our pack:
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