In a YouTube World, is Custom PowerPoint Design Still Relevant and Useful?
There is no doubt that video tutorials are incredibly popular on YouTube and other video sharing sites. These videos will teach you how everyday people and some experts do everything from style very curly hair to build their own air conditioners with a fan and an ice chest. However, most YouTube viewers will tell you that no matter how interested they are in a subject, they really don’t want to watch a long meandering 23 minute video filled with tangents of someone remembering that they have to walk their dog or go to the grocery store in the middle of a thought or a product review. In many cases, reading a brief article with bullet points and simple instructions is preferable to watching a tutorial video over 10 minutes long.
In fact, “Explainer Commercials,” are extremely powerful commercials when it comes to converting customers. They explain the concept or idea that the advertiser is trying to present with doodles, slow moving graphics, bullet point lists, simple charts and other explicative aids. If it weren’t for the doodle animations in these commercials, they would be quite similar to….
You Guessed It, PowerPoint Presentations
In a professional environment and many other environments, nothing beats a good custom PowerPoint Presentation when you are trying to convey a message, introduce a concept or teach something to an audience. PowerPoint Presentations offer several distinct benefits as well:
Your audience has enough time to take notes
Your audience can enjoy a clear presentation of facts
This presentation style can inspire trust, since it’s almost an educational or university style presentation of your subject matter
A PowerPoint Presentation is quicker to produce and more affordable than a video production.
You can distribute the file to your audience before your presentation and they can walk through it with you on just about any personal device, and
It is extremely easy for you to print out specific slides for your audience if necessary.