In this post, I’m sharing presentation templates from ‘Awesome PhD Presentations’ workshop held recently. The free Viva slides templates are handcrafted for a viva-voce presentation. Rather than distracting the audience, the clean and simple templates will let your key messages shine. Where less is more…
Viva slides, quickly design your academic presentations using these templates.
With further edits, they may be used in any academic and/or professional presentations. Normally, such templates cost between RM100-180.
To my blog readers, the templates are FREE to download, just scroll to the end of this post =)
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CC BY-NC 4.0: Modify as you wish and give credit where it’s due
The templates are licensed under CC BY-NC 4.0 which means that you may modify etc them for non-commercial use. That is, you may edit the slides anyway you want for a presentation during viva, proposal defence, conferences, grant applications/evaluation, assignments and so on. For as long as they are not used for any commercial, sales or profit-making effort and/or situations.
All I ask from you is to kindly give credit when you use them – as indicated in Viva slides. Spread the word, share the free templates and happy presenting!*
Read Me… Notes about the templates:
Editable slides
All slides are readily editable and can be customised to your presentations.
Versions
Work best in latest versions of Powerpoint2016 and Keynote. However, I’m afraid I’m unable to say if the templates would work in earlier versions.
Drag & drop your own images
Most of the (fern) images can be replaced with your own images. Click on the image, delete it and drag & drop a new image. The new image can be re-sized accordingly.
To edit the ‘Distribution…’ slides, modify:
(i) gradient fill (change ‘position’ % accordingly, the pink box). Please see the screengrab below.
(ii) edit the red ‘doughnut’ chart via linked excel form. Double-clicking it will take you to the excel form.
Researchers – Grab editable Canva templates in clean and modern designs.
Say ‘No’ to bullet points
Present your points in a visually attractive manner so that your audience can quickly grasp what you’re presenting. Use the ‘Research Objectives’ slides to replace bullet points.
Formats
Powerpoint Templates (~3MB): Available for PC/Mac as PPTX file
(i) Widescreen** and (ii) On-screen 4:3*** Fonts: Arial, Calibri.
Keynote Templates for Mac only (~11MB): On-screen 4:3*** Fonts: Avenir New (my favourite).
Download the free presentation templates
Click on the following GoogleDrive links to download the templates. There are 7 files in each shared folder.
Hope you’d find them useful in helping you presenting your work. And if I get new ideas, I do hope to share a couple more templates in the near future. Watch this space 😉
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Further notes:
*If you’re wondering about minimalist slide/presentations, do read Presentation Zen and Elevate books. Uncluttered, clean designs let your audience focus on what matters the most i.e. your message.
**suitable for a presentation on a flatscreen TV, monitor (rectangle shape).
***suitable for a projector screen.
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