Independent consultants frequently ask how to create PowerPoint presentations. This resource includes PowerPoint templates and themes that you can download and customize.
We’ve also included hundreds of examples of various types of PowerPoint presentation slides — including bar charts, pie charts, scatter plots, data maps, concepts, and more — used by major consulting firms such as McKinsey, Bain, and BCG, as well as other companies.
Function: Text
The following PowerPoint presentation slides function to convey information through text.
Executive summary
Table of words
Function: Structural Components
The following PowerPoint presentation slides provide basic organizational structure to the presentation.
Section divider
Table of contents
Function: Quantitative Information
The following PowerPoint presentation slides are those that express quantitative data that can be counted or measured in numerical values.
Bar Charts
A bar chart displays rectangular bars, usually horizontally. Subtypes include: Clustered Bar (comparing two or more data points within each category), Stacked Bar (Bar is divided up into two or more components), or 100% Stacked Bar (each bar represents 100%).
Below you will find our PowerPoint templates of bar charts that you can customize for your use. Click on any chart image to go to a page with the full-size template download and examples of how that chart has been used by others.
Simple bar chart
Stacked bar chart
100% stacked bar chart
Clustered bar chart
Waterfall bar chart
Column Charts
Data that’s arranged in columns or rows on a worksheet can be plotted in a column chart. A column chart typically displays categories along the horizontal (category) axis and values along the vertical (value) axis. .
Below you will find our PowerPoint templates of column charts that you can customize for your use. Click on any chart image to go to a page with the full-size template download and examples of how that chart has been used by others.
Simple column chart
Stacked column chart
100% stacked column chart
Clustered column chart
Waterfall column chart
Vertical dot chart
Line charts
Data that’s arranged in columns or rows on a worksheet can be plotted in a line chart. In a line chart, category data is distributed evenly along the horizontal axis, and all value data is distributed evenly along the vertical axis.
Below you will find our PowerPoint templates of line charts that you can customize for your use. Click on any chart image to go to a page with the full-size template download and examples of how that chart has been used by others.
Vertical line chart
Data over time chart
Growth curve chart
Peak line chart
Arrow line chart
Pie charts
A pie chart is a circular statistical graphic, which is divided into slices to illustrate numerical proportion. In a pie chart, the arc length of each slice is proportional to the quantity it represents.
Below you will find our PowerPoint templates of pie charts that you can customize for your use. Click on any chart image to go to a page with the full-size template download and examples of how that chart has been used by others.
Simple pie chart
Doughnut chart
Area charts
Data that’s arranged in columns or rows on a worksheet can be plotted in an area chart. Area charts can be used to plot change over time and draw attention to the total value across a trend. By showing the sum of the plotted values, an area chart also shows the relationship of parts to a whole.
Below you will find our PowerPoint templates of area charts that you can customize for your use. Click on any chart image to go to a page with the full-size template download and examples of how that chart has been used by others.
Simple area chart
Proportional area chart
Rectangle area chart
Scatter charts
A scatter chart has two value axes: a horizontal (x) and a vertical (y) value axis. It combines x and y values into single data points and shows them in irregular intervals, or clusters. Scatter charts are typically used for showing and comparing numeric values, like scientific, statistical, and engineering data.
Below you will find our PowerPoint templates of scatter charts that you can customize for your use. Click on any chart image to go to a page with the full-size template download and examples of how that chart has been used by others.
Simple scatter chart
Four quadrant scatter chart
Segmented scatter chart
XY bubble chart
Function: Workplan/processes
The following PowerPoint presentation slides function to convey a process or work flow.
Flow chart
Repeating process
Timeline
Boat chart
From-to chart
Function: Organization/relationships
The following PowerPoint presentation slides function to convey relationships or organizational structure.
Organizational chart
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