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How to create animated presentations [Easiest Way for 2023]

Guru - November 22, 2022 - Leave your thoughts. 11 min read

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It's no secret that traditional presentations can get boring for the audience as they often include many sentences, subheadings, and images—and that's just the beginning. 

You also don’t want it to look like a high school science project: all over-the-top formatting and an overwhelming amount of text.

So how can you make your presentation more engaging? Well, don’t worry anymore, we have got an alternative for you!

This is where animated presentations come in. 

In this article, we have compiled the quickest and easiest steps to create an animated presentation using Animaker Deck .

Introduction to Animaker Deck

With Animaker Deck, you can create your own animated characters and use tons of pre-built templates, millions of stock assets, real-time collaboration, and more! 

It can do everything that Powerpoint can do and much more!

If you want to ensure your presentation keeps people engaged and interested, it’s time to change things up a bit from the usual way of creating a presentation.

So why wait? Let’s jump right into the steps!

Signing up with Animaker Deck

Understanding the user interface.

• Ways to create an animated presentation in Animaker Deck

Creating an animated presentation from scratch

Creating an animated presentation from templates, previewing & presenting the slides, sharing your work-of-art.

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Before we start to create a presentation, let’s spend some time understanding the user interface of the Animaker Deck app. 

On the left side, we have the Library section . Under the library section, you can access the Templates, Characters, Properties, Text, Background, Images, and Upload features with a single click.

Moving on, to the right, we have the Slides section , where you can re-arrange the slides, duplicate the slides, delete the slides, and even make edits to the slides, such as transition effects.

In the center, we have a Workspace displaying the selected slide. Here you will add fonts, and images, change the background and other properties and make all the slides customizations.

And at the top, you will find options to Share, Import, and Present the slide deck.

We shall look into each option in depth in the upcoming steps.

Ways to create an animated presentation in Animaker Deck:

 There are two ways to create an animated presentation in Animaker Deck

Customizing the Background

Introducing characters, using properties, adding text .

      2. Creating an animated presentation from templates

Selecting a template

• Editing the text

Customizing the Character

Editing the background images.

Let's get started right away!

One way of creating an animated presentation in Animaker Deck is from scratch on a blank canvas. Here’s what we will cover:

Using the Backgrounds feature, you can easily search and apply backgrounds according to your preferences. 

The best part is that you can customize the background colors to match your slide style.

For instance, let’s say you want to create an intro slide for your business. First, choose a suitable background for your slide from the Library.

Once you find and select a suitable background, it will appear in the central workspace. Also, you will notice a few options pop up in the workspace. It is called an “item menu.” 

You can customize the colors, add filters, swap elements, and resize and delete the elements in the slide from these options.

Do all the presentations you have made so far lack personality? 

You can now infuse life into the slides with the help of Animated Characters.

With Animaker Deck, you can create your personalized characters or use the built-in characters from the Library section, whichever fits your scenario.

In this instance, let’s choose one from the built-in character library.

The selected character will appear in the slide, along with the item menu. Use the options in the item menu to customize the character per your preferences.

Also, you can find the Actions and Expressions section on the right side of the workspace. Apply a suitable action and expression to your character from the available options. 

If you are not happy with the pre-built characters, you can even create and introduce your own custom characters into the slide deck.

Use the Create Your Avatar button under the Characters feature to create your own custom character.

Animaker Deck offers you options to create a character between Young Adults and Children.

Pick the one as per your preference. Once you select the type, you will be taken to the character customization screen. 

Here you can customize each and every aspect of your character, starting from head to toe.

This is the cherry on top of the Animaker Deck app. This way, you can introduce yourself as a character in your presentation as well. 

Once you have finished the customizations, save your character and refresh the project. You can find the newly created character in the My Characters tab under the Character feature.

Animaker Deck is loaded with tons of Properties. Icons, Graphs, Charts, Numbers, Illustrations, or anything you name, are covered under the properties section. 

Now, let’s add a speech bubble to the character. You can do this by searching for a speech bubble under the properties section in the library.

Once you select the speech bubble, it will appear in the workspace. Use the item menu options to customize the size and color. 

You can also add animation effects to the speech bubble from the options available on the right side of the workspace.

Introducing entry and exit animations to the properties in the slide adds extra appeal to the presentation overall.

Using the Text feature, you can add text to your slides in two ways. 

One is to choose and edit from the built-in text templates designed along with animation effects, and the second is to enter the text manually with text boxes.

Select a suitable text design from the Text feature under the library section.

Once you select the text design, it will appear in the workspace; now, you can type in the required text and use the item menu options to customize the color, font style, size, and alignment and adjust the case sensitivity of the text. 

In this instance, we have used the empty text box design and entered the text manually. You can also use the built-in text design templates and edit them accordingly. 

Also, it is possible to add animation effects to the text just like we did to the properties earlier. 

You can even adjust the transparency of the text by using the transparency slider beneath the animation effects on the right side of the workspace.

This way, Animaker Deck gives a complete customization option for the users to edit and change the slides according to everyone’s preferences.

Another way of creating an animated presentation is from pre-built templates. 

Here’s what we will cover:

Animaker Deck offers more than 50 professionally designed templates to choose from. 

Use these templates to inject fresh ideas into your static slides!

The templates feature is on the left side under the library section.

Go carefully through the different templates and select a suitable one for your use case. Then click Add all. 

A pop-up window will appear, asking you to overwrite; click confirm to insert the template.

Once you have clicked the confirm button, all the slides will be inserted into the project.

Now the best part about creating an animated presentation from templates in Animaker Deck is that every aspect of the template is completely customizable. The three main aspects of the template that you can customize as per your preferences are 

• Background Images

Editing the Text

Select the Text that you want to edit. Then click on the Settings option from the item menu. You can find different options to customize the text on the right side.

For instance, you can choose a different font, change the font’s color, and adjust the line spacing. You can also make the text a Hyperlink by toggling the Hyperlink button.

Use all these options to edit the text according to your preference. 

Select the Character and use the item menu to customize it. You can alter the color of the character and its attire as per your preference.

You can also introduce actions and expressions to the character and bring life to your presentation. Simply select an action under the action tab, and it will reflect in character immediately. It’s that easy to animate your characters. 

Also you can even introduce your own custom characters into the slide deck. 

Animaker Deck, in partnership with GIPHY, PEXELS & PIXABAY, provides access to thousands of quirky gifs and iconic images which can be used in your slides with a single click.

You have the flexibility to even customize the existing background image in the template as per your preference.

Select the Background image and use the Item Menu options to edit the elements present in the background image.

For instance, you can alter the color of the elements, resize them, group them together or delete them. 

Also, you can introduce animation effects to the background image to lit up the presentation.

However, if you are still unhappy with the customizations, Animaker Deck has covered you with the Upload option.

Animaker Deck offers up to 25 GB of storage space for you to upload your custom files onto the slide decks.

That’s some steal, right?

You can upload your own custom images and images into the slide decks by using the Upload feature in the library section.

Click on the Upload button to browse files from your local disc and upload them directly to your project. 

Another simpler way of customizing your background is by playing around with the colors.

You can use solid colors as a background, or even better, you can use gradient colors matching your presentation style.

You can add up to five colors and create a gradient-style background on your own!

This way, you get complete control over the selected template and customize it as per your needs. 

Once you’ve finished customizing the template, click on the present button to preview the entire presentation. 

Once you have added the character, text, and properties and selected the suitable background, it’s time to preview how everything looks together when presented.

To do this, head to the Present option in the top menu. Clicking on the Present button will allow you to preview the slide in fullscreen. 

This way, you can check and alter the slide's contents accordingly. It’s that simple to create an animated presentation from scratch in Animaker Deck.

Similarly, you can add more slides and customize them according to your use cases.

If you are working in a team, the next step is to get your presentation reviewed by your tea members. A collaborative review process can help elevate your presentation’s quality.

Use the Share button in the top right to share the presentation with your team. All you need to do is enter your colleagues' email addresses and choose between copy and edit links.

Animaker Deck makes it easy for you to collaborate with your entire team and edit your slide decks together in real-time.

Also, there’s an option to preview the created slide decks with the help of the Present button in the top right corner. 

Use this present button to review all the changes, animations, and other transition effects made (if any) throughout the slide.

And that’s a wrap!👏 

You have now successfully learned how to create kick-ass animated presentations in a jiffy. 

With the advent of influential online presentation makers like Animaker Deck, creating professional-looking animated presentations has become easier and more affordable than ever before. 

It is only the beginning! The world of presentations awaits you!

Get started and sweep your audiences right away!

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How To Create Cool Animated Presentations In 5 Easy Steps

You’ve probably seen one of those really cool animated video presentations on YouTube and thought to yourself: “Wow I want one of those explainer videos !” But you soon find out that it’s too expensive, and doing one yourself is just impossible because there is no tool out there that lets you do it…right?

Well, you’re wrong! Now you can Do-It-Yourself!

Once you have learned the five steps to “creating an awesome Powtoon”, you will be able to create your very own cool animated “presentation-cartoon” ( Powtoon ) using Powtoon‘s awesome online animation software.

Functionally it’s as easy as creating a PowerPoint or Keynote presentation, but there are a few new things that you need to consider — (after you finished reading this article please refer to our video tutorial: How To Write an Addictive Script )

How to Create an Animated Presentation

So here are the steps to create an awesome 90 seconds product demo clip using our online video maker :

Step 1: Script

You need to create a script that describes what will happen in every “scene”.

We recommend working with the following simple guidelines to create exciting presentations with an engaging and captivating story:

• Identify the problem are you or your product addressing .
• How does the frustration manifest itself? (Expensive, labor-intensive, annoying, etc…)
• Aggravate problem (for example show what usefulness other solutions are there)
• What is your solution, what are its benefits and why is it better?
• CALL TO ACTION: Test us – Try us – Buy Us.

Remember that when reading your newly created script without pauses, 90 seconds corresponds to around 225 words! So before finalizing your script, please make sure to do a word count (and if I can give you another piece of advice: SHORTEN THE SCRIPT ONCE and then SHORTEN IT AGAIN).

Try this animated presentation video template!

Step 2: Voiceover Guide / Background Music

You need to either choose a background track for your music or record a voiceover. This means that you need an MP3 file of the TEXT PARTS of the script read out as they will appear in the Powtoon . Don’t worry, this does not have to be a professional voiceover, it can just be something basic for now, you are doing this mainly as a TIMING guide.

So you can do this yourself (record yourself in http://audioboo.fm/ ) or use an online text to voice software . You can always hire a professional voiceover artist later to give your Powtoon a really polished sound, this can make a really big difference for a relatively small investment.

Once you have your voice-over guide, all you need to do is upload it into Powtoon and you will now be able to add the visuals to the sound.

Step 3: Dividing the Slides

Now you can start creating visual content according to the script. Each slide represents a scene and an idea as outlined in the script. Try to keep your slides short, this way you can put a lot of interesting visuals in your Powtoon project.

If you have a voiceover, you can make some of the words come to life using Powtoon’s animated options by making them appear in time on the screen. You don’t need to have each word that appears in the script on the stage but rather chose important words to emphasize certain points.

Step 4: Populate the Slides

Now it’s time to include additional features and make things fun such as colors, graphics, background, animation styles, props, images, and characters to your slides. It’s important to convey the message together with the graphic objects and as little text as possible, so the audience doesn’t have to sit there reading all the time (unless this is the effect you’re after) and doesn’t get overwhelmed with information.

For example: If the problem makes the main character sad, it is enough to display the main character in a sad pose without adding any text.

Step 5: Timing

Now you have to time it all. This is the last step and is actually one that can have a significant effect on the “professional” look and feel of your final result.

The Powtoon timeline is designed to allow you to easily adjust the appearance and timing of all the elements on the screen. You can now listen to the voiceover running in the background and make sure that all the visual elements reflect what you hear. The more accurate you get this; the more awesome the final result!

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Animated Roles towards Lively Cartoon Presentation

Don't forget those gorgeous dynamic materials if you want to produce a vivid and lively cartoon creation work. Animiz makes everything convenient in your presentation design. There are tons of pre-set intriguing roles supplied to create cartoon video explainer in all scenes. These roles have been designed with different action effects and expressions, so just drag and drop, everything will be done in a minute. Besides, you have the option to customize your stylish roles from the local file. It is also very simple.

Take Great Advantage of SWT Materials

SWT materials are the importance of an engaging animated cartoon presentation, and very perfect for getting rid of single and still content. Animiz animated video creator supplies numerous awesome online SWT materials for users to edit and customize personalized work. They are grouped into different categories, such as Dynamic Background, Person, Scene, Bubbles, Balloon, etc. You can add any of them to decorate and promote your carton project.

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Make your cartoon presentation look professional and bring your audiences extremely wonderful experience with Animiz creative animation editor. There are 300+ animation effects (motion and hand-drawn) offered to embellish text, shapes, pictures, symbols, callouts, actors, graphics and more. These animation effects can be freely shown at the entrance, emphasis and exit moment of the object, which can really help to create an excellent presenting experience.

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The best ways online to create an animated presentation.

A lot of people rely on static slide decks created using conventional presentation apps like PowerPoint or Keynote. It seems that the use of animations is still perhaps overrated. Many presenters don’t like experimenting with animations, even for their PowerPoint slides, as they like playing it safe.

This can perhaps be attributed to the plethora of technical issues that presenters can face due to device and software compatibility problems, many of which we touched upon in our post about common tech problems faced by presenters.

While you might not be an expert in using professional animation software like 3D Studio Max, Maya or Adobe After Effects, however, you can easily create animated presentations using some easy to use web services.

Video presentations made using web apps can be shared online or downloaded as offline video files which you can play using a computer or mobile device, without worrying about device compatibility problems. In what is to follow, we will provide you with a list of the 5 best web services for making animated presentations.

1)  GoAnimate

It doesn’t matter whether you are a techie or someone who still has problem navigating through the Windows Start menu. If you know how to use a mouse and keyboard that’s all you need to start making professional looking animations using GoAnimate . This web service allows creating animations using a readymade template, background music and animated characters that you can pick and choose from the given options.

Using GoAnimate is pretty much like using PowerPoint. The only difference is that instead of a slide deck, you can create animated videos with your custom branding. GoAnimate is perfect for making anything from short video clips to marketing demos, videos for your YouTube channel and of course, animated presentations with interesting characters.

GoAnimate videos can be downloaded offline, uploaded to YouTube or used for your projects made using other software like Lectora. GoAnimate has a monthly subscription system, however, you can sign-up for a 14-day free trial to test the service.

Wideo is another awesome website for making animated presentations using readymade templates, animated characters and a plethora of useful tools that can help you create animated video clips in no time.

You can start making animated presentations and video clips by either starting from scratch, or opt for a readymade template. Wideo provides a simple slide based layout to help presenters create animated videos with custom branding, animated characters, audio tracks and some awesome backgrounds. Wideo not only provides animated characters but you can also create videos using realistic imagery, such as marketing and sales video presentations with details about your product or service.

Videos made using Wideo can be downloaded offline, uploaded to YouTube and shared across social media websites.

Wideo can be used on a 7-day trial basis, with a limitation of making 30 second videos. This should be enough to test drive the service and see if you want to use Wideo as your animation maker.

3) Animation Maker

Animation Maker is another easy to use web app for making animated videos. You can make use of 120 different animation styles for making awesome video animations. The available video templates cater for all kinds of categories, such as for making animations about education, travel, business, health, food, sports, etc. Animation Maker even has templates for making animated infographics.

You can also add audio tracks and voice-over to further enhance your animated video clips. Animation Maker gives the option to export videos directly to YouTube and Facebook, as well as to download them offline.

Animation Maker has a free edition with limited functionality. The free version is limited to 2 minute SD quality videos.

4)  PowToon

PowToon works pretty much like GoAnimate and Wideo. You can use readymade templates for making animated presentations and video clips by designing various slides that play out in animated form. PowToon offers a lot of resources like royalty free music, animated charts and graphs, as well as online collaboration features to help you design some awesome animated presentations.

Presentations made using PowToon can be downloaded as MP4 files or uploaded to YouTube. You can also export your content in PDF or PPT format. PowToon has a Presentation Mode for making animated video presentations, and a Movie Mode, which is suitable for making video clips of a different nature, such as perhaps marketing videos, animations for a class lecture, informative video clips, etc.

PowToon offers a free version with 100MB storage, with the option to make 5 minute video clips. The premium packages offer a lot of additional features, with the option to create HD and Full HD video animations.

5) MakeWebVideos

MakeWebVideos is so easy to use that you can create an animated video clip in just 30 minutes. There are several useful templates offered by this online video software that you can pick for making awesome video animations. You can get started by picking a video template, and follow a simple 3 step process to change the graphics, text and background music to quickly create an animated video presentation, marketing video, public service message, etc.

With easy editing features, you can create HD videos which can be downloaded offline or embedded online. MakeWebVideo gives you an estimate for your video once it’s complete. It’s more of a pay as you go system, where costs can vary according to the type of video you create and the resources you use.

Here is an explainer video which shows how you can create animated videos with MakeWebVideos in just a few minutes.

The web services mentioned in this post include presentation services which are as easy to use as PowerPoint. These web apps offer an easy to use mechanism for presenters to create professional looking animated video presentations and clips, without the need for any graphic designing or coding related knowledge. By using your creative sense, these services can enable you to turn boring charts and confusing data into easy to understand, animated video clips, with a voice over, background music, informative text and animated characters.

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How to Improve your Presentation with Cartoons

July 28, 2020 by Bob Mankoff

Last week we explored some of the benefits of using cartoons in your communications and presentations: cartoons grab your attention, reinforce your message, make it memorable, keep your audience engaged, and let your audience see your human side.

This week I’m going to show you some examples specific to improving your presentations. You can apply these same techniques to your email, newsletter, or blog—but probably not to your treatise on Hegelian dialectics. Well, you can’t have everything.

This nicely brings us back to how cartoons can enhance your presentations. The rule here is “three’s a charm.” Following are the three perfect spots for cartoons in your presentation:

1. The Icebreaker Starting your presentation off with humor is a way to relax everyone—especially yourself. It’s like imagining everyone in your audience is naked but a lot less inappropriate.

After everyone has slowly filtered into the Zoom meeting and has burned your title slide into their retinas, you can offer some relief with a quick laugh to let them know that Death by PowerPoint is not on the agenda. Your icebreaker can be specific to your topic or simply about presentations overall:

2. Wake Up Call You did a great job getting everyone to pay attention for the first five minutes. But now you’re noticing your audience check their phones, stare off into space, or catch up on their Hegelian dialectics. Get their attention back with another cartoon, this time on the topic. Reengage them with humor and insight, and they’ll be on high alert for more of both to come.

3. Mic Drop Now that they’re expecting it, you’ve got to end on a laugh. Hit it out of the park with another cartoon tied to your topic. You want their final impression of your presentation to be a great one. Whether your subject is the latest Human Resources edict or something as dull as a dreaded mandatory update, there are thousands of on-target cartoons on CartoonStock.com to choose from on nearly every topic. However, if you want one on Hegelian dialectics, I’m afraid you’re out of luck.

Yours in Good Humor,

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I was reviewing a technical presentation for a client. The topic was the latest dental procedures. Every few slides a cartoon popped up. Cartoons about people with bad teeth. The cartoons were tangentially relevant to the topic of the presentation – but didn’t help to promote the message of the presentation. When I asked the client why she had included the cartoons she said: “My presentation is soooo boring. I need something to keep the audience awake.”

Can you relate?

Philippa Leguen de Lacroix

It’s a great temptation to do this. But is it justified? This list of pros and cons regarding using cartoons in your presentation by Philippa Leguen de Lacroix of Cornerstone Presentations will help you decide:

“Why you shouldn’t include a cartoon in your presentation

1. the cartoon can be a distraction.

If the cartoon is at a tangent to the topic, it may remove your audience’s focus away from you and your message. You risk losing attention with each audience member going off into their own daydream provoked by the cartoon. For example, including this Dilbert strip in a presentation about creating better PowerPoint slides :

2. The complexity or subtle humour of the cartoon may be lost on the audience

In the case where half the audience laughs and the other half doesn’t: were they not amused or did they just not get it? In either case, you may have lost rapport with some of your audience members.

3. Your credibility may be undermined

If the cartoon is misunderstood, or is inappropriate to the subject matter, then there is a risk that your presentation won’t be taken seriously and that your credibility will be undermined.

The style of cartoon needs to be appropriate too. For example, adults are likely to prefer the Far Side to Mr Men.

Why you should include a cartoon in your presentation

1. you can reinforce your point.

If the cartoon is “on-message” you will be reinforcing your point with an apt and powerful visual – this is priceless and highly likely to be retained by the audience.

2. The cartoon is a mind-break

A well placed cartoon can perform the role of a “mind break”. Mind breaks can be essential to keep your audience’s brains focused. By letting their grey matter have a rest now and again, you’ll be more likely to get them focusing again on your real content. The cartoon acts as a punctuation mark or breather for your audience – ensuring attention is refreshed when you start your next topic/message: this is more relevant when your content is particularly complex of course.

3. Cartoons are entertaining!

The role of comedy and humour can make a boring experience become a whole lot more fun. This will relax your audience, have a welcoming effect, which could make the presenter seem friendly and approachable – which would hopefully then result in a more productive meeting.

4. Communication and learning works best using a combination of images and narrative

Cartoons (and well designed presentations) fit this mold. Ideally an entire presentation follows a story, and this makes a presentation extremely powerful. It’s possible to go a step further and illustrate an entire presentation with a cartoon story (essentially all the slides would form a long comic strip). In this case, a well crafted narrative, with well built themes, and fleshed out characters and situation would be a powerful presentation.”

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What about copyright? I didn’t think you could use a Dilbert cartoon (or others) without permission.

Yes, it’s important to make sure that you do have permission to use a cartoon. In the case of the Dilbert cartoon, they are provided as embeddable widgets that you can use on a website. Here are the terms of use:

“Q: Do your terms of use allow me to use a Dilbert Widget on my site without paying a license fee? A: Absolutely, provided that it’s for your personal, non-commercial use.” Olivia

Thanks. So is it a “personal, non-commercial use” if you’re being paid to speak?

Hmmm… you’d need to check out the terms of use in more detail – the link is http://dilbert.com/terms/ .

As Olivia says, you must always get permission to use a cartoon.

Typically this works in just the same way as a photo website (e.g istock). As always – you must read the small print!

Generally speaking, they don’t want you to print the cartoon on t-shirts, mugs etc and make a profit – so speaking should be safe. However, if you’re fixed on using a cartoon and aren’t sure – ask the website directly or ask the cartoonist too if possible!

Two issues: 1) the adverse impact of silliness; 2) copyright

1) Sometimes, people insert cartoons or video clips no matter what the connection to the message just because they can. It can detract from the presentation if it undermines the importance of the subject matter. My rule is that if you are making a presentation you sould take your subject seriously, but not necessarily yourself. (Being a pompous ass quickly loses your audience, no matter how good your presentation.) People may remember the cartoon long after they have forgotten the real point of your presentation.

2) In the united States, there is some disagreement about what constitutes “fair use” of copyrighted materials. Comes up most frequently when people are considering use of cartoons or video clips (or playing a movie). Some copyright owners (e.g., Hollywood studios) take the position that even if you are in a nonprofit, educational environment you can’t use anything without permission. Other folks (lawyers representing libraries, for example) take a different view.

The best advice is to get permission. The costs vary from reasonable (e.g., Scott Adams) to unreasonable (anything from a TV network or major studio). If you choose to live dangerously, the risk varies with the size of the audience, the size of the sponsoring organiation, whether it is a nonprofit or for-profit organization, and whether the presentation (or some reference to it) will be on line. Because of this risk, many organizations are requiring presenters to remove all possibly copyrighted images from presentations, or prove that permission was given.

Thanks for your input – those are useful points, Olivia

Apparently Scott Adams disagrees with you. http://dilbertblog.typepad.com/the_dilbert_blog/2007/04/is_copyright_vi.html In this case, you weren’t using the widget that he supplies for you to display his work on your site. Using his work in a business presentation that you are being paid to do is a copyright violation. It doesn’t fall under fair use because you are using the work in its entirety. Just as cutting and pasting your complete post or ebook into my presentation training materials would be, without your expressed permission. As much as I enjoy your blog, I think you are off the reservation on this one.

Slight misunderstanding here! Just to clarify – the Dilbert cartoon has NOT been used in any presentation of mine (or Olivia’s!). It’s purely an example on this blog. The widget code provided by dilbert.com was copied and it links back to the source. Philippa

Understood, but I would think that the legal issues are something “you need to know before using a cartoon in your presentation”. The post is advocating copyright violation as a viable option for business presentations.

I’m not slamming you for a major crime here, Phillipa, just pointing out that the issue is one that needs to be considered.

You’re absolutely right that a mention of copyright issues could have been included in the original blog post.

We were examining the role that cartoons play in presentations from a science and communication point of view – rather than a legal one!

As you point out, the title of the post leads the reader to believe that such an issue would be covered. Apologies for the omission – rest assured I agree whole heartedly that gaining permission for use of any work (photo, cartoon, text) is compulsory.

Although the substance of the post was written by Philippa, I was the one who titled it and given the title, I take on your point that the post should have addressed the copyright issue.

For one training course, I got an artist in our team to redraw a few cartoons so that they were on topic.

In my other main course, as part of the initial discussions, we all developed a few diagrams and flow charts on a whiteboard.

I enrolled in one degree course, but withdrew after the first lecture when the lecturer included funny photos of cats. They were doing badly, and that sealed it.

Can one use/ circulate a ‘dilbert cartoon’ in a ‘slide’ acknowledge properly in the slide, as Cartoon “Courtesy: dilbert.com” in a closed group say for example, teachers for them to have some light moments.

I understand it should be a fair use, as it is not for making any profit/ and is not a commercial use.

Does one still need to get written permission

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How To Use Cartoons To Instantly Make Any Presentation Awesome!

One of the downsides of working in the business world is the endless meetings that usually involve long, boring presentations. What’s worse is when it’s your turn to stand at the front of the room and subject your coworkers to a lecture featuring the latest analytics from whatever it is you do.

With a cartoon, however, you can spice up your presentations and add a little fun to what may otherwise be mundane subject matter. Here are a few pointers, paired with some cartoons, to make your next presentation a slam dunk:

Beginning Your Presentation

“I know PowerPoints can be boring…”

A cartoon can be great for breaking the ice and letting your colleagues relax. After all, they’re probably not looking forward to this presentation, no matter how “interesting” it may be. By starting out with a funny cartoon that points out what everyone is thinking but no one will say, you let your audience know that you’re on the same page.

Ending Your Presentation

“So what usually happens after one of these presentations is something like this…”

We’ve all done it. Someone has just given a presentation proposing a new idea, and we all head back to the water cooler to discuss just how the plan WON’T work out. The same may be true for the viewers of your presentation, so by ending with a cartoon like this one, you can segue into telling your audience exactly why your idea WILL work.

“I’m sure you all have questions, but let’s try to avoid this type of a situation…”

At the end of every presentation, there’s the much-anticipated Q&A forum that involves a thoughtful discussion regarding the entire team of extraordinary minds. Just kidding. Instead, this period is usually an opportunity for one individual to ask several questions, more or less to show off how smart he/she is. To mitigate these types of situations, use humor to stop the self-indulgent question-askers in their tracks.

“Let’s face it, change can be difficult—and scary.”

In any organization, suggesting any type of change in policy or procedure—even for the better—will inevitably earn backlash from certain individuals. This may be due to a variety of reasons, but is most likely the result of a simple fear of the unknown. There’s no better cure for fear than humor, so use a cartoon to assure everyone that it’s all going to be OK.

“Alright, so this might not be the news you wanted to hear, and I’m certainly not happy about it either, but…”

Having to give a presentation is bad enough, but what makes it worse is if you have bad news to share. While negative trends are a part of business, you need to be able to communicate to your colleagues that just because some aspect of your organization isn’t going as planned, it doesn’t mean it’s the end of the world. Again, an appropriate cartoon will help to calm some nerves in your audience.

Inspiration

“I know that this is going to take some work and a hefty time investment, but it will all be well worth it.”

If you’re proposing something that is going to take the acceptance and input of your coworkers, you need to let them know that their efforts will be well worth it. And, while we’d all love to be great motivational speakers, it’s often difficult to really get your team up and moving. Make your life a little easier by bringing a cartoon into the mix to lighten the mood

“So, I had this great idea…”

Even if you have an idea that you think is great, it can be hard to get people to accept it. If you’re introducing the next big thing for your company (and they just don’t know it yet), take the edge off by introducing it with a cartoon.

It’s Complicated

“OK, so I realize this may be a little confusing…”

Another tough aspect of giving presentations is that sometimes the subject matter is so specialized to your particular field that others in the audience might not understand what you’re trying to say. Many of your coworkers may be having the same thoughts as the individual in the cartoon above. Using an image like this will help you convey that you realize the complexity of the material, and you’re going to try your best to make it easier to digest.

Things Are Great

“I am happy to inform you that things are looking pretty good…”

The best presentations are those in which you can share good news. However, how can you best communicate just how positive the information is that you’re sharing? With a cartoon like this, you can let your colleagues know: Hey, it’s not so bad!

So, next time you need to give a presentation, try inserting a cartoon. You and your audience will appreciate it.

Mark Anderson is a cartoonist whose cartoons (including those above) are available for purchase at blog.andertoons.com .

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I totally agree. A fellow student once suggest we do a presentation on Shakespeare using a cartoon to illustrate the change in settings. People loved it..

Nice guide!

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Do you know what will make your presentation even more awesome? Animations, that’s what. This is why today we gathered for you an entire collection of free Gifs for PowerPoint you can download and use right away. In the following article, you’ll find our exclusive free for personal and commercial use character-based GIF animations, as well as freebie animations from other sources.

Since we added a new category for PowerPoint presentations where we added our free and premium packs, we decided to expand the concept and add other resources, such as the animations you’re about to see. So let’s jump right in.

Article overview: 1. Free Gifs for PowerPoint by GraphicMama 2. Free PowerPoint Animation Sources by Other Creators 2.1. Free Social Media Animations from Cliply 2.2. Fair Use Free Gifs on Giphy 2.3. Fair Use Free Gifs on Tenor 2.4. Generating Free Animated Gifs for Presentations by MotionElements 3. Premium Animated GIF sets

1. Free Gifs for PowerPoint by GraphicMama

We’ll start with a royalty-free collection of our own. We made these Gifs for PowerPoint and would love to share them with you. These are exclusive for today’s article, so you won’t find them anywhere on our website. With that out of the way, feel free to download any pack of animations you like directly and get creative with your next presentation. Each bundle includes the poses you’ll see in the preview image in a zip file with high-quality transparent gifs with 1080 px width.

📝 These characters are also exclusive free puppets for your animation videos. You can find them in our article, a collection of  Most Awesome and Free Character Animator Puppets .

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Here’s one of our most popular characters with 4 different presentational poses. The young businessman always brings a good mood and professionalism.

• 4 Separate Animations
• Files : Transparent GIF
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• Based on: Alex the Businessman Puppet for Character Animator
• License : Royalty-Free │ Free for Personal and Commercial Use │ Do Not Sell or Distribute

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Luckily, we’re past the middle ages and it’s ok and legal to bring some sorcery into your presentations. When it comes to PowerPoint magic, this sweet green witch is your girl.

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This guy is full of brilliant ideas so if you relate, why not join forces and make an insightful business presentation for your viewers.

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This charming lady is a business strategist character and has rolled her sleeves to do some winning. Ideal for marketing presentations and explainer videos.

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This superhero girl packs beauty and power in one character.  She floats in the air while giving presentations some star power.

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Sometimes, what you need is a mighty superhero with a cool cape. So, here’s a powerful crime-fighter with a hidden identity behind a mask with laser eyes.

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Next is a lovely blonde Octoberfest-style waitress with sweet desserts and a menu animation poses. Ideal for presentations related to restaurants, bars, beer and sweets.

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Eastern monk with a hot cup of tea. Nothing less than pure relaxation for your zen presentation.

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Here’s Sharkboy. The lovable, friendly goofy shark who’s just vibing and will make you fall in love with him.

2. Free PowerPoint Animation Sources by Other Creators

These were the exclusive free PowerPoint animations we had much fun making and were eager to share. Now, let’s move on to the other sources that we recommend when you’re in search of royalty-free animations or gifs under the Fair Use copyright law. We’ll point out the specific terms of each source in its respective category.

📝 Please keep in mind that non-profit and educational projects are always a safe option when using free resources.

2.1. Free Social Media Animations from Cliply

Cliply has a huge collection of premium animated icons and other animations. Depending on if you purchase freebies, premium, or business resources, the licenses and uses vary. This is why make sure to check out the license on every resource you decide to download.

However, today we’re all about free animations. That’s why we’ve selected some great-looking social media icon animations for your social media slides in PowerPoint.

YouTube Icon Free Animation

• Files : MOV, MP4, PNG, GIF
• Height : Up to 1080 px
• License : Free for personal, nonprofit, and educational use.
• Terms : Attribution not required but appreciated

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• License : Royalty-Free │ Free for personal, nonprofit, and educational use.
• Terms : Attribution not required

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Facebook icon free animation, 2.2. fair use free gifs on giphy.

Aside from the free PowerPoint animations, you can also benefit from using live-action GIFs.  Giphy is one of the databases that offer an endless library of GIFs based on movies, tv-shows, videos, and everything else. You will find out everything viral and the latest memes made into GIFs. Now, the question is. Is it legal to use a free GIF that has a few seconds from a scene from an obviously copyrighted movie or video?

📝  Just like every other creative work, GIFs are copyright material. However . They are more complicated as there is no legal way to license the use of GIFs for the purposes of commercial use. With this being said, in most cases, GIFs fall under the grey area of Fair Use .

With this in mind, you will find out many brands use such GIFs for their blog posts, ads, and social media. You can also use such materials in your PowerPoint presentations to make your visuals more fun and engaging. Especially if you’re an educator and wish to make your lesson more exciting for your student. Memes will save us all! 🙂

Below are some great examples from Giphy great for presentational purposes.

Simpson’s Free Presentation GIF

Cartman free presentation gif, 2.3. fair use free gifs on tenor.

Similar to Giphy,  Tenor also offers a huge database of GIF images on every topic. This database benefits from an entire community of users uploading GIFs on a daily basis so there’s something for everyone.

For example, here’s how to make your cats listen to you and watch your presentation.

Thursday Laser Pointer GIF

Cartoon science presentation gif, 2.4. generating free animated gifs for presentations by motionelements.

And the last source, something we stumbled on recently, is MotionElements . This is a royalty-free marketplace in Asia for stock media where we found a curious way to make presentation GIFs. It’s not free PowerPoint animations but gives an equally nice interaction and life to a presentation.

Their  free animated gifs category  has various few-seconds videos that you can turn into GIFs. When you click a video, you can select which moment from it you’d like as a GIF. Once you’re ready, you can choose to save the GIF in three different sizes.

• Requirements: Downloading freebies requires registration (no credit card info required unless you want to download Premium resources)
• License: Royalty-Free │ Safe for Commercial Use
• Available Gif Sizes from Videos: Small (256 x 144 px), Medium (480 x 270 px), Large ( 640 x 360 px)

Below are a few examples of GIFs we’ve made from MotionElement’s videos to try out the GIF-maker.

Young Successful Businesswoman Free Stock Gif

Welcome to the presentation free stock gif, business concept wordstorm free stock gif, grand opening presentation intro free stock gif, 3. premium animated gif sets.

These were the exclusive free PowerPoint animations by Graphic Mama and free gifs and animations from other sources. We hope you enjoyed the collection and expanded your library with valuable resources for your next presentation.

Now, if you really want to make a hyper-interactive PowerPoint presentation with more matching action poses and versatile concept animations, have a look below.

We made the following animation sets specifically with that idea in mind and we’re excited to show them off.

Nick Smartman Animated GIF Images Collection

Nick is a smart business cartoon character set of 12 animated GIFs. The animations suit many different purposes, like presentations, or social media posts.

• 12 Separate Animations for PowerPoint
• Files : Transparent GIF images
• Based on: Nick Smartman Character Set   │ Puppet

Elegant Businesswoman Animated GIFs Collection

Here’s our lovely elegant business lady character that comes in 12 different presentational animations in GIF format. The animations feature pointing, waving, peeking, targeting, and more.

• Based on: Attractive Businesswoman Character Animator Puppet

Flying Robot Animated GIFs Collection

There is not a single reason why you shouldn’t put a robot character in your presentation. Robots are cool, and everybody loves them. This little guy is jet-packed with 12 different animations and emotions.

• Based on : Flying Robot Cartoon Character Set  │ Puppet

Cute Panda Animated GIFs Collection

Bambootiful panda character arrives with 12 different animations to assist your presentations. The cute panda set features the animated concepts in GIF format files, ready to import and use for your projects.

• Based on: Cute Panda Character Set  │   Puppet

Alice Skinny Jeans Animated GIFs Collection

Alice is a cute, young woman cartoon character with blonde hair. She is available in a set of 12 animated GIFs. Each of them is 1080px tall. They are perfect for many different purposes, for example, you can use them in your presentations, or combine them with text and use them in social media.

• Based on : Casual Alice with Skinny Jeans Character Set  │ Puppet

Alfred Carierist Animated GIFs Collection

Alfred is a smart executive-type businessman character, available in a set of 12 animated GIFs. Each of the animated GIFs is 1080px tall. They are perfect for many different purposes, for example, you can use them in your presentations, or combine them with text and use them in social media.

• Based on: Alfred the Careerist Character Set  │ Puppet

Final Words

Animations in PowerPoint are absolutely awesome. They give that extra chef’s kiss that can turn a presentation into a personal masterpiece. Feel free to use our free Gifs for PowerPoint for your next project and build more engagement.

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When lack of inspiration or time constraints are something you’re worried about, it’s a good idea to seek help. Slidesgo comes to the rescue with its latest functionality—the AI presentation maker! With a few clicks, you’ll have wonderful slideshows that suit your own needs . And it’s totally free!

Generate presentations in minutes

We humans make the world move, but we need to sleep, rest and so on. What if there were someone available 24/7 for you? It’s time to get out of your comfort zone and ask the AI presentation maker to give you a hand. The possibilities are endless : you choose the topic, the tone and the style, and the AI will do the rest. Now we’re talking!

Customize your AI-generated presentation online

Alright, your robotic pal has generated a presentation for you. But, for the time being, AIs can’t read minds, so it’s likely that you’ll want to modify the slides. Please do! We didn’t forget about those time constraints you’re facing, so thanks to the editing tools provided by one of our sister projects —shoutouts to Wepik — you can make changes on the fly without resorting to other programs or software. Add text, choose your own colors, rearrange elements, it’s up to you! Oh, and since we are a big family, you’ll be able to access many resources from big names, that is, Freepik and Flaticon . That means having a lot of images and icons at your disposal!

How does it work?

Think of your topic.

First things first, you’ll be talking about something in particular, right? A business meeting, a new medical breakthrough, the weather, your favorite songs, a basketball game, a pink elephant you saw last Sunday—you name it. Just type it out and let the AI know what the topic is.

Choose your preferred style and tone

They say that variety is the spice of life. That’s why we let you choose between different design styles, including doodle, simple, abstract, geometric, and elegant . What about the tone? Several of them: fun, creative, casual, professional, and formal. Each one will give you something unique, so which way of impressing your audience will it be this time? Mix and match!

Make any desired changes

You’ve got freshly generated slides. Oh, you wish they were in a different color? That text box would look better if it were placed on the right side? Run the online editor and use the tools to have the slides exactly your way.

Download the final result for free

Yes, just as envisioned those slides deserve to be on your storage device at once! You can export the presentation in .pdf format and download it for free . Can’t wait to show it to your best friend because you think they will love it? Generate a shareable link!

What is an AI-generated presentation?

It’s exactly “what it says on the cover”. AIs, or artificial intelligences, are in constant evolution, and they are now able to generate presentations in a short time, based on inputs from the user. This technology allows you to get a satisfactory presentation much faster by doing a big chunk of the work.

Can I customize the presentation generated by the AI?

Of course! That’s the point! Slidesgo is all for customization since day one, so you’ll be able to make any changes to presentations generated by the AI. We humans are irreplaceable, after all! Thanks to the online editor, you can do whatever modifications you may need, without having to install any software. Colors, text, images, icons, placement, the final decision concerning all of the elements is up to you.

Can I add my own images?

Absolutely. That’s a basic function, and we made sure to have it available. Would it make sense to have a portfolio template generated by an AI without a single picture of your own work? In any case, we also offer the possibility of asking the AI to generate images for you via prompts. Additionally, you can also check out the integrated gallery of images from Freepik and use them. If making an impression is your goal, you’ll have an easy time!

Is this new functionality free? As in “free of charge”? Do you mean it?

Yes, it is, and we mean it. We even asked our buddies at Wepik, who are the ones hosting this AI presentation maker, and they told us “yup, it’s on the house”.

Are there more presentation designs available?

From time to time, we’ll be adding more designs. The cool thing is that you’ll have at your disposal a lot of content from Freepik and Flaticon when using the AI presentation maker. Oh, and just as a reminder, if you feel like you want to do things yourself and don’t want to rely on an AI, you’re on Slidesgo, the leading website when it comes to presentation templates. We have thousands of them, and counting!.

How can I download my presentation?

The easiest way is to click on “Download” to get your presentation in .pdf format. But there are other options! You can click on “Present” to enter the presenter view and start presenting right away! There’s also the “Share” option, which gives you a shareable link. This way, any friend, relative, colleague—anyone, really—will be able to access your presentation in a moment.

Discover more content

This is just the beginning! Slidesgo has thousands of customizable templates for Google Slides and PowerPoint. Our designers have created them with much care and love, and the variety of topics, themes and styles is, how to put it, immense! We also have a blog, in which we post articles for those who want to find inspiration or need to learn a bit more about Google Slides or PowerPoint. Do you have kids? We’ve got a section dedicated to printable coloring pages! Have a look around and make the most of our site!

Spider-Man Swings onto ‘X-Men ‘97’ — But This Isn’t Just Any Spider-Man

X-Men ’97 is a lot of things. It’s a blast of nostalgia, it’s a sobering metaphor for our current political climate, it’s the scariest cartoon on TV right now, and it is also the most complete presentation of a Marvel cinematic universe that has ever been seen on screen. After giving us Captain America and Hulk antagonist General Ross in last week’s episode, the first part of X-Men ’97’s three-part season finale “Tolerance is Extinction” included cameos from Cap villain Baron Zemo, Fantastic Four nemesis Doctor Doom, and — oh, this is the best one — Spider-Man. Y’know, of Spider-Man fame. SPOILERS ahead.

As mentioned, yes, this is just a cameo from our friendly neighborhood Spider-Man. It occurs during a montage depicting the effects of Magneto’s global EMP wave, which shorts out all the world’s electronics. It also disables all of Bastion’s Prime Sentinels, so that’s good. But there’s Spider-Man, swinging through New York City, taking in the chaos of Manhattan being plunged into total darkness.

Also seen in the montage are X-Men villains Silver Samurai in Japan and Omega Red, who was unconscious and under glass in Russia and is now very much awake. But hey — Spider-Man!

While this brief cameo is very much just a brief cameo, there is more going on here. This isn’t just Spider-Man. This is the Spider-Man that starred in the ’90s Spider-Man animated series! That’s right: the ’90s Spider-Man and X-Men cartoons existed in the same mini Marvel animated universe. They even crossed over a number of times.

The Spider-Man crossover episodes in question are Season 2, Episodes 4 and 5 — “The Mutant Agenda” and “Mutants’ Revenge.” And since X-Men ’97 is a continuation of the ’90s X-Men series, then this very Spider-Man has to be the same Spider-Man from the ’90s Spider-Man series.

Unless he’s a clone. We’re… not going to let our minds wander down that path. Lord.

Anyway — with the addition of Spider-Man to its growing list of cameos, X-Men ’97 has now touched upon pretty much every once disparate corner of the Marvel universe. We’ve seen an Avenger, a Fantastic Four villain, Hulk’s archenemy, and now Spider-Man himself. If Marvel Studios wants to introduce an entire animated universe into the mix, they very much can. X-Men ’97 has certainly been a big enough success to merit spinoffs. But for now we have to settle for just seeing our childhood Web-Head thwip and flip his way back onto our screens. Fingers crossed that the next time we see him, he says something and Christopher Daniel Barnes’ voice comes out.

New episodes of X-Men ’97 premiere Wednesdays on Disney+.

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