It is often the case that we need to present our brand to a group of investors, judges, or a general audience. As soon as the event’s date is set, some of us begin to panic around the idea that we may not fulfill our audience’s expectations.
To help you approach that moment strategically, I have collected a number of resources to inspire and speed up your slide deck preparation process.
1. Mockup Templates: A complete collection of 500+ desktop, mobile, stationery and branding templates
2. Graphicriver Powerpoint and Keynote Templates
3. Themeforest Powerpoint & Keynote Templates for Startups
4. Note & Point Inspiration Gallery
5. Pitchenvy Inspiration Gallery
6. Best Startup Pitch Deck Examples
7. Quora: Venture and Investor Pitches
8. Research on Color, Persuasion and Body Language
New evidence that bullet-points don’t work, by Olivia Mitchell
Presentation Brainstorming: More than Facts, by Nancy Duarte
The Science of Persuasion: How to Get People to Agree With What You Say, at the Buffer Blog
Secrets from The Science of Persuasion, by Robert Cialdini & Steve Martin
Why the Best PowerPoint Colors Have Contrast, at the Brainspark blog
Fake it ’til you become it: Amy Cuddy’s power poses, visualized, at the TED blog
9. Infographics
The Anatomy of a Winning Pitch, by Investor Pitches
Look Under the Hood of a Great Pitch, by Jumpstart
The Perfect Pitch for Startups, by Plastical
The Pitch: What makes a successful pitch or presentation? by Business Advice Service Blog
Crafting a Killer Investor Pitch, by @Fortunepick
Making a Perfect Elevator Pitch, by Xerox
10. Recommended books
Slideology, by Nancy Duarte
50 Scientifically Proven Ways to be Persuasive, by Goldstein, Martin & Cialdini