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The problem of presentation files that are too large<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

When clients commission me to create a new corporate presentation, they often provide existing materials as a reference. Many times these materials are completely unoptimized. In my experience, PowerPoint or PDF files often exceed 20 MB, which means they are too large for email and require alternative delivery methods such as WeTransfer, Google Drive or OneDrive.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Given that in the case of company presentations, they are often the main sales tool, I find it hard to imagine the \u201egymnastics\u201d involved in sending such a presentation to a customer every time. If this is also the case in your company, it is worth changing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Thus, a smaller presentation is not only more convenient for the Sales Team, but more importantly, it will shorten the process on the customer side. From the recipient's perspective, they will be able to simply open the attachment in the email, instead of opening another browser window, downloading the file and opening it on their computer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In practice, presentations usually do not exceed 5 MB, which is made possible by applying several key optimization techniques.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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How to reduce the size of PowerPoint presentations - proven methods<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

1. optimize image sizes<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

It is the images that have the biggest impact on file size. Fonts, a colored background or a small illustration are nothing compared to a photo that takes up an entire slide.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Therefore, only add already optimized images to your PowerPoint \/ Google Slides file. If an image takes up an entire 1920 px \u00d7 1080 px slide, there is no point in adding an image that is 4000 px \u00d7 4000 px and 300 dpi (i.e., print resolution).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It is worth remembering that PowerPoint gives you the ability to resize the image (crop), but does not allow you to change its resolution. As a result, adding large files to a presentation affects the weight of the file, as well as the speed of opening and editing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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2. add image files in appropriate formats<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The next step in optimizing a PowerPoint presentation is to choose the right file format:<\/p>\n\n\n\n