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The Meaning of Life

Jul 28, 2014

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The Meaning of Life. Philosophy and the meaning of life. Many of the topics we have discussed relate somehow to the meaning of life: Is life meaningful if we live in a simulated world (e.g. the Matrix)? Is the meaning of life related to living a virtuous life ?

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Philosophy and the meaning of life Many of the topics we have discussed relate somehow to the meaning of life: Is life meaningful if we live in a simulated world (e.g. the Matrix)? Is the meaning of life related to living a virtuous life ? Can life be meaningful if we have no free will ? Is the meaning of life related to consciousness? What sorts of things can have meaningful lives (e.g. robots, animals, people) Is death necessary to make life meaningful ? What kinds of things are still meaningful in various types of situations? That depends, of course, on what, if anything, is meaningful.

The Meaning of Life Theories about the meaning of life can be divided into two types: subjective and objective • Subjective To have a meaningful life = to feel that one has a meaningful life In other words, what is valuable/meaningful is one’s own personal happiness or a sense of fulfillment or psychological health. 2) Objective Meaning exists outside of ourselves. Some things are have value beyond how they benefit us or how they make us feel.

Examples of subjective theories: 1) Eudaimonia 2) Positive Psychology 3) Daoism and Buddhism 4) The meaning of life is the search for the meaning of life

Eudaimonia Aristotle The function of a human being to is obtain eudaimonia through the use of reason Eudaimonia: “The good life” To obtain excellence (in action) through the use of reason To be virtuous: honest, courageous, kind, temperate, just, generous, etc. To have good fortune: family, friends, wealth, power, etc.

Positive Psychology Emphasis on human flourishing Maslow's hierarchy of needs Top tier, self-actualization, requires a sense of purpose and perhaps a belief in the value of something outside of yourself. Belief in the meaningfulness of your activities becomes a tool with which to obtain happiness/self-fulfillment. Happiness/self-fulfillment implicitly regarded as valuable/meaningful

Daoism and Buddhism Daoism: the purpose of life is to live in conformity with the Dao. Buddhism: to escape suffering, to achieve nirvana Zen Buddhism: to live in the moment, to find nirvana in this world in everything you do The Daoism and Buddhism ideas regarding the meaning of life can be interpreted subjectively or objectively. Subjectively: to follow the Dao or find nirvana for yourself Objectively: to help everyone or all living creatures to follow the Dao or find nirvana, spreading happiness or peace to others

The meaning of life is the search for the meaning of life Technically a paradox. “Searching for meaning is a meaningful activity” is not a paradox. Can be interpreted as subjective: we feel that searching for the meaning of life is meaningful, but actually the feeling of meaningfulness is what is meaningful. Or can be interpreted as objective: searching for meaning in life is meaningful, but it is not the one and only meaning of life. E.g. the meaning of life is the search for truth and the progress of human understanding and knowledge. Searching for the meaning of life is one way to add to this project.

2) Objective theories of the meaning of life Depends on some external value, i.e. in the belief that certain things are valuable whether or not we benefit from them, or even know about them One way to look at this idea, is to ask if there is something, anything, that you would rationally sacrifice you life for: 1) would you die to protect your family 2) would you die to make the world a better place 3) would you die for everlasting fame 4) would you die to save the rest of the world (if the alternative was living a comfortable and interesting life, e.g. with an alien life-form) The determination of an objective value can still be a subjective determination. i.e. I can decide that x is objectively valuable and you can decide that y is objectively valuable. Maybe there is no matter of fact to determine who is right. Nevertheless, if I decide that x is valuable, I will find my life meaningful insomuch as I help to further or promote x. I do it for the sake of x and not because it makes me happy or fulfilled to do so.

Examples of objective theories: 1) Otherworldly religion 2) Utilitarianism 3) Environmentalism 4) Family 5) Human Progress 6) The present moment

Otherworldly Religion • The meaning of life is to serve God’s purposes (or, perhaps, to keep the universe in order) Question: is God having a purpose for your life the same as the purpose of life to you? 2) The purpose of life is to follow the laws of religion so that you can be rewarded in the afterlife. Implication: only eternal life can be meaningful.

Utilitarianism The greatest good for the greatest number. The only valuable thing is happiness and the absence of suffering (or perhaps the fulfillment of human preferences – or possibly also the preferences of other intelligent beings). A meaningful life is one that promotes the welfare of others or of future generations.

Environmentalism The meaning of life is to promote the welfare of the earth as a living system or to restore the balance of nature or to live in harmony with nature or to promote the welfare of all living things.

Family A theme in Confucianism, but not limited to Confucianism. As individuals we are part of a bigger system, the family, which precedes us and outlives us. When we contribute to our family’s future welfare, and when we pay respects to our ancestors, our lives become meaningful. Note: it is easy to feel this way when you have children. Your children will (hopefully) outlive you, and if they have children who have children, your actions in the present will have ramifications far into the future. The logic of family need not be limited to literal families. The concept of “family” cqn be extended to any kind of social group, and even to all of humanity.

Human progress The meaning of life is to make a contribution to the ongoing projects of mankind, e.g. • Contribute to scientific or philosophical understanding • To create art, literature, music, structures or other enduring works that can be enjoyed by future generations • To improve the human condition through medicine, social welfare, etc. To “make a mark on the world” (preferably in a good way) Underlying philosophy: as individuals are lives are short and unimportant, but as a species we have value and making to make contribution to human flourishing is to make a contribution that will live on through the ages.

The Great Learning 大學 DaXue Chapter of the Book of Rites Confucian classic The right way to live is to: • Cultivate oneself 修身 • Bring harmony to the family 齊家 • Bring order to the state 治國 • Bring peace to the world 平天下 The purpose of life is to make the world better starting with an individual life and expanding outward to eventually include the whole world. 禮記

The present moment Mentioned before under Zen Buddhism. Also related to existentialism. If there is no God, and life is short, we have only a series of moments. If there is any value in life, the value must exist in the moments that make up life. So the only way to find meaning in life is to imbue the present moment with meaning. The best way to do that is to value the joy and beauty in what is around us and in what we do at every moment of our lives.

Nihilism and Existentialism Nihilism: there is no meaning of life Existentialism: there is no meaning of life other than what we choose to imbue with meaning. Every individual has the right and the responsibility to decide for themselves what is meaningful.

Suggested Readings Thomas Nagel (1987),What does it all mean?, Chapter 10: “The Meaning of Life”, at:http://xa.yimg.com/kq/groups/19143263/1413421300/name/What+does+it+all+mean+-+Nagel.pdf Albert Camus (1942), “The Myth of Sisyphus” , at: http://www.sccs.swarthmore.edu/users/00/pwillen1/lit/msysip.htm

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[Updated 2023] Top 25 Work-Life Balance Templates to Prevent Workplace Burnout

Kritika Saini

Modern day living is a bundle of chores. Some of us are working from home, while others have to make the hectic commute each day. Many have children or pets to take care of; some are employees answering their superiors; and others, are bosses dealing with their employees.

Consequently, there are meetings, parties, job interviews, school concerts, family emergencies, sports events, and more, all adding a rush of excitement and panic in our meticulous planning. 

Owing to days full of activity and obligations, many professionals still struggle to create a work-life balance. 

Work-life balance - Not a myth

Work-life balance is a concept that encourages an ideal situation in which an employee can stabilize their time and energy between the professional and personal aspects of their life. 

Have you heard this statement - “If you love your job, you will never have to work again”?

It couldn’t be further from the truth.

The research states that the more impassioned you are about a job, the more work you will do. But throwing yourself into heavy work can cause stress, burnout, and loneliness. 

So how do you shine in your career while making time for your loved ones? The truth is there is no one-size-fits-all trick! But a handful of strategies can help. 

Therefore, to help you pursue a more balanced lifestyle and increase your productivity at work, we have shared five tips, each followed by five highly creative work-life balance templates. You can incorporate these into your business, boosting your employees’ physical, psychological, and emotional well-being. Let’s dive in!

1. Don’t overexert

Despite the idea that successful employees work late hours, studies show that we are least productive when burning the midnight oil. In fact, working late hours can make you tired during the peak office hours in the day. So if your employees are involved in large projects or long to-do lists, pick these templates and encourage them to put hard stops at night and balance things out. 

Template 1: Work-Life Balance Initiative Template

This template highlights the benefits, policies, and programs that help create a better balance between the demand of the job and healthy management of personal life. So grab it instantly and make desired changes. 

Download Work-Life Balance Initiative In An Organisation Template 

Template 2: Surviving a Toxic Workplace PPT Slide

The slide provides insights on maintaining a healthy work-life balance while navigating through a challenging work environment. It sheds light on the issues that can arise in a toxic workplace and offers practical solutions. The template is tailored to address actual workplace problems that can impede productivity. Download now!

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Template 3: Strategies to Implement the Worklife Balance

Managers can use this template to discuss proven work-life balance strategies with their team, such as working smarter not harder, using technology to the fullest, make time for yourself, avoid exertion, and more. Therefore, download this design and add it to your arsenal.

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Template 4: Work Life Balance Statistics Slide

A work-life balance statistics PPT slide can help give your team valuable insights into how they're balancing their professional and personal lives. By presenting data on work hours, productivity levels, and time spent on leisure activities, you can highlight areas where team members might need to adjust. This slide can be a valuable tool in starting a conversation about work-life balance and encouraging team members to prioritize their well-being.

Template 5: Work Life Balance Accounting Template

Aiming for a balanced work-life is vital for a satisfying and healthy lifestyle. A practical approach to achieving this balance is using a work-life balance accounting template. With this tool, individuals can easily monitor the amount of time they spend on work-related tasks, personal obligations, and recreational activities. A work-life balance accounting template provides a practical method to enhance personal time management and increase the likelihood of attaining a more fulfilling work-life balance.

2. Time for self-care 

Whether you work in an office or from home, you should make time for your private life and self-care without getting distracted from work. You can schedule personal activities in your calendar like workout, phone calls with your family, or coffee breaks. This strategy will force you to do things that are rejuvenating. Additionally, you can use these templates to awaken your employees with the benefits of work-life balance. 

Template 1: Work Life Balance Objective 

Jobs can create work-family conflict and stress. Therefore, use this template to urge your employees to extract leisure and self-care time. The design hosts many features, of which flexibility tops the list. So download and edit it easily. 

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Template 2: Work Life Balance Options Template

This template includes a well-researched work-life interface for maintaining a balance throughout the organization. So download immediately and add it to your business presentation. 

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Template 3: Work Life Balance Icon

Pick this lucrative template design to improve your employee motivation, reduce absence, attract new talent, and more. The design will help them understand the benefits of self-care. So download it instantly!

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Template 4: Work Life Balance Facts

This template will help your workforce understand how your company is contributing to establishing a work-life balance. It includes different measures to induce in their routine such as vacation, self-care, health, money, and more. 

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Template 5: Work Life Balance Example

Introduce work-life balance in your organization with the help of this example template design. It will help you connect with the team steadily. So grab it right away!

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3. Set boundaries

“People will treat you how you allow them to treat you” — this quote is valid in all areas of life. Let your managers and colleagues know about the boundaries you have set, such as noting your work and off-work hours on the office calendar. With these creative templates, you can persuade your employees to set boundaries and manage the crucial moments in their life. 

Template 1: Measuring Work-Life Balance 

Choose this template and help your colleagues understand that poor work-life balance can lead to exhaustion, fatigue, failing mental and physical health. So grab it and boost your company’s employee satisfaction rate.

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Template 2: Work Life Balance Practices

Besides defining personal life boundaries in the workplace, this template includes 20 practices to maintain an effective balance. So grab it and captivate your audience directly.

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Template 3: Work Life Balance Matrix Template

This exclusive template includes a well-examined work-life balance matrix design. Share it with your employees and help them increase their work rate by setting priorities. Download now!

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Template 4: Activity Plan

This template includes an activity plan to manage work-life balance such as flexible schedule, social benefits, family support, and mobility measures. Download now and make changes as per your company’s plan.

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This PowerPoint template can be used to help people understand the importance of setting boundaries in the workplace. Focusing on your inner peace and health is a must. Therefore, pick this template and encourage employees to practice yoga to refresh their minds. 

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4. Prioritize and audit

To prevent yourself from working overtime, use different prioritization tactics and audit your to-do lists to ensure that you are working efficiently. You can use these topic-specific templates to help your employees focus on high-impact activities and cease those that do not drive significant output. These templates will help them decide whether to stop, delegate, improve efficiency, or keep going. 

Pick this design to check if the employees in the company are showing interest in the work-life balance program. Besides, it will also help you ensure if they are continuously prioritizing and auditing the tasks given. So download it now. 

Download Estimating Value Of Number Of Employees Using Work-Life Balance Program

This design can be used by employees to prepare a report on the initiatives taken by them for maintaining a balance. Additionally, it is convenient to edit, so download right away.

Download Number Of Initiative To Manage Work Life Balance

This template will help you achieve work-life balance in a competitive environment. Moreover, business leaders and managers can pick this design to communicate their message with precision. Download and use it to your advantage. 

Download Achieve Work-Life Balance Example PPT Templates

This is another work-life balance template that includes a thoughtful roadmap covering various initiatives such as flexible leaves, holidays, wellness programs, productivity measures, and more. So download it without any second thoughts. 

Download Key Initiatives Work Balance PPT Template 

Select this attractive template to highlight the ways that can ensure work-life balance in a business. Create a harmony that improves the quality of life and career accomplishments for your employees. Grab it right away!

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5. Physically separate work from life

If you work from home periodically, the lines between official and personal life can become blurry. But fret not! You can conveniently deal with this situation by creating a workplace for yourself. Try to designate a space in your home solely for work. Utilize these templates and create a robust work-life balance presentation, thus motivating your employees to separate work and home. 

Template 1 

Today’s workforce comprises four different generations - baby boomers, generation X, Y, and Z. And all have a different take on work-life balance. However, this template can inspire them to physically separate work from private life. So download now!

Download Core Values With Passion Ownership Template

The human resource department can use this template to share key initiatives for employees to help them maintain work-life balance. The template can be easily edited. Therefore, download it and make changes.

Download List of Key Initiative Template

Pick this template to discuss various topics such as flexibility in hours, overtime, tasks that do not affect personal life, and ability to time-bank. Download and illustrate the percentage of employees who enforce these initiatives.

Download Work Balance Percentage PowerPoint Slide

This template can be used to research the factors that have a direct impact on work-life balance. The slide is designed by our team of professionals. So download it without any doubt. 

Download Work Balance Research PowerPoint Slide

Marketers and business managers can pick this template to depict the “balance of power”. Choose it to analyze the potential profitability of your organization. Download and achieve all business goals by maintaining a balanced work culture. 

Download Porter 5 Forces For Work Balance Schedule Template

Instead of wrapping up

Let’s share another trick! If you are a manager and tend to be a wunderkind, encourage your subordinates to take breaks, even if you do not. Make sure not to hold back when it comes to your employees’ work-life balance. Our well-designed templates will certainly help you build a dedicated, motivated, and passionate staff. 

P.S: To optimize your employee productivity and competency like a pro, explore our top workforce management templates here.

FAQs on Work Life Balance

What is work-life balance.

Work-life balance refers to the equilibrium between an individual's personal life and work obligations. It involves striking a healthy balance between the time spent on work-related tasks and the time spent on personal activities, such as hobbies, family commitments, socializing, and leisure pursuits. A proper work-life balance can contribute to better physical and mental health, improved relationships, higher job satisfaction, and increased productivity at work. It is a crucial aspect of achieving a fulfilling and satisfying lifestyle, personally and professionally.

What does a good work/life balance do?

A good work-life balance can provide several benefits to an individual, such as:

Improved Physical and Mental Health: Adequate time for rest, exercise, and self-care can improve an individual's physical and mental well-being, reducing the risk of burnout, stress, and illnesses.

Increased Productivity: A balanced lifestyle can enhance an individual's productivity by reducing fatigue and improving focus, creativity, and motivation.

Better Relationships: By having time for personal commitments, individuals can strengthen their relationships with family and friends, leading to better emotional and social support.

Higher Job Satisfaction: When an individual has a balance between work and personal life, they are more likely to enjoy their job, leading to higher job satisfaction, loyalty, and engagement.

Overall Fulfillment: A good work-life balance can contribute to an individual's sense of purpose, fulfillment, and happiness, leading to a more satisfying lifestyle.

What are the 3 habits for better work-life balance?

There are several habits individuals can adopt to achieve a better work-life balance. Here are three essential habits:

Set Boundaries: Establishing clear boundaries between work and personal life is crucial to achieving balance. This can involve setting specific work hours, avoiding checking work emails outside of work hours, and dedicating time to personal activities that are important to you.

Prioritize Self-Care: Self-care activities such as exercise, meditation, or hobbies can help reduce stress and improve mental and physical health. By prioritizing self-care, individuals can enhance their well-being, leading to a better work-life balance.

Practice Time Management: Effective time management involves planning and prioritizing tasks, setting achievable goals, and eliminating time-wasting activities. By practicing time management, individuals can increase their productivity and reduce the likelihood of overworking.

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• Breakthroughs in Alzheimer's Disease Research
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Classrooms around the world contain students with very diverse abilities and needs, and research shows that this diversity has increased in recent years. For example, as of 2018 in the United States there were more than 5 million English as a second language (ESL) learners, accounting for approximately 10.2% of the total student population. 1  According to some estimates, that percentage could rise to 25% by 2025. 2  Additionally, approximately 15% of all people in the U.S. have a disability 3 , and as of the 2020-21 school year, more than 7.2 million students received special education services. 4  This highlights the importance of designing learning tools that can help students, teachers, and parents learn, understand, and communicate in ways that match their preferences and abilities. 

Microsoft Education is committed to doing our part to help schools achieve the UN Sustainable Development Goal #4, to “ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all,” 5  and one way we do that is by developing tools to reduce barriers to success for all learners. 

The latest in our series of Accelerate Learning kits, “ Real-Time Translation in Live Presentations ,” explores how artificial intelligence (AI) translation tools can be used to provide equitable learning for ESL speakers, or anyone with hearing or language processing difficulties. The translation feature available when activating “Live Presentations” in the PowerPoint web app is just one of many built-in features in  Microsoft 365 for education  that can benefit users of all different experience levels and abilities. 

We’ve written about several other features including:

• Using Live Captions in OneNote for more inclusive learning
• Help students become more confident speakers
• Checking for accessibility: boosting opportunity in 3 clicks!

PowerPoint Live beyond the classroom

One use for Real-Time Translation is to support ESL students as they become more skilled with English. This is a great example of Microsoft’s commitment to AI for Good — read on for more ways it can be used. 

As a stand-alone feature, PowerPoint Live Presentations can bring your stories to life and  help everyone follow along and understand. Consider a parent-teacher night or an in-person school curriculum event. The presenter can generate a public Live Presentations link, and when attendees open this link with their own devices, they’ll be able to see the presentation captioned in the language of their choice, or view a transcript. They’ll also be able to navigate back to previous slides they may have missed. With these features, everyone can see, understand, and revisit any section of the presentation they’d like. Distractions, poor acoustics or being far away from the speaker won’t prevent them from listening and participating. The audience can also provide feedback to the speaker at the close of the presentation with an automatic survey feature. 

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Presenter view with PowerPoint Live in Teams 

Your students will be able to personalize their viewing experience with captions, high-contrast slides, and slides translated into their native language, without affecting anyone else.   

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How does PowerPoint Live compare to the competition?

The Accelerate Learning whitepaper highlights how presentation software like Microsoft PowerPoint and Google Slides both offer ways to enable translation, and compares the process of setting up and using each tool from the perspective of the presenter and the audience. Both the Microsoft and Google versions allow users to select from many different language options and see live audio translated in real-time, but there are some key differences. For example, PowerPoint Live Presentations provides built-in translation with just a few clicks, but Google Slides does not. 

Using Microsoft PowerPoint, teachers or other presenters can open and activate Live Presentations, which generates a QR code for students to scan with a device and choose their preferred language for translation. 

When the presenter activates Live Presentations in PowerPoint, students can scan the QR code and choose their preferred language.

Accessing translation on Google Slides requires students to open both a presentation window and a translation window, and arrange them side-by-side to see the presentation and translation concurrently. The need to manage multiple windows or install a third-party add-on makes the process harder to manage, which could require additional IT support and involvement, and could pose student privacy risks.

Creating a learning environment for students of all backgrounds

Providing a simple, easy-to-use translation solution like Live Presentations in Microsoft PowerPoint or PowerPoint Live in Microsoft Teams helps remove barriers to learning and enables students of all linguistic backgrounds and comprehension abilities to understand and participate in lessons in real-time. For more about Real-Time Translation, read the  comparative study , and visit the  K-12 Blueprint Learning Next  page for whitepapers, abstracts, and infographics for this and other Accelerate Learning topics.

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2 English Language Learners | National Education Association

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4 Students With Disabilities | National Center for Education Statistics

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December 8, 2022

Ready to step up your presentation game? Let’s talk about creative ideas for presentations so you can deliver killer presentations every time. Whether you’re preparing a pitch deck for potential investors or onboarding new hires, you’ll need an engaging presentation to keep your audience interested. That’s right: even if you’re already a pro at public speaking, creative Powerpoint presentations can instantly upgrade your next meeting.

So, what’s the secret to creative presentations? You don’t have to spend hours on every slide, but you should design your slides to impact your audience. Well designed slides can add more power to your words, and they can make you feel more confident during presentations.

Why should you make presentations?

Creative ideas for presentations might not be easy to come by, but they’re important. Why? Presentations are all about storytelling. From business ideas to online classes, presentations offer a unique opportunity to inspire, educate, and persuade your audience.

At the same time, they’re an incredibly flexible (and cost-effective!) communication tool. Even if you’re using presentation design templates , you’ll have the flexibility to tweak the design based on your needs. This way, you can create presentations for different audiences—all while easily adding and removing information to pique your listeners’ interest.

Types of presentation slides

There are all kinds of creative ideas for presentations, but they ultimately serve a few similar purposes. Before diving into presentation design, you’ll need to choose the right slides. Remember: you need well designed slides to leave a lasting impact on your audience. Not only that, but your slides should be visually impactful, easy to understand, and convey key information in just a few words.

So, how can you choose the best slides for your next presentation? Here are some of the most common slides to inspire your presentation design.

Informative presentations

Informative presentations are educational, concise, and straight to the point. While other presentations might entertain or inspire their audience, informative presentations share information to educate their audience.

For example, you might create informative slides during an onboarding program. During new hire onboarding, HR needs to explain what benefits employees will receive, how to file complaints, where employees can find information, and other important hiring details.

Educational presentations

While informative presentations are typically used in the business world, educational presentations are usually used in academics. They’re a great communication tool for sharing ideas, detailing study results, or presenting a hypothesis.

In both in-person and online classrooms, teachers give educational presentations daily. Using beautiful presentation slides, eye-catching visuals, and fun design elements can help keep students interested while conveying key information.

Progress reports

Your business builds a new marketing strategy to achieve its long-term goals. After the newest marketing campaign starts driving results, it’s time to report on the campaign’s progress. Progress report presentations share updates, progress toward deadlines, collected data, and potential areas of improvement.

Inspirational presentations

One of the biggest examples of inspirational presentations? TEDTalks. During TEDTalks, motivational speakers inspire people to rethink their approach or change their behavior.

Most inspirational presentations aren’t as life-changing as TEDTalks, but they keep their audience engaged. For example, a company overview presentation might present information about a company, from its origins to values. Most importantly, it tells the company’s story to show listeners what the company stands for.

Infographic presentations

Whether you’re reporting marketing stats or presenting study results, infographics can be your MVP.

Simply put, an infographic is a multimedia graphic that helps you share information through beautiful designs. It’s an amazing tool for highlighting key statistics, visualizing data, and flexing your creative muscles to spark your audience’s curiosity.

Top 10 unique presentation ideas

Right, so let’s get to our creative ideas for presentations section. Most people tune out of presentations within the first 10 minutes . You need an engaging presentation that keeps your audience hooked, but finding creative ideas for presentations isn’t always easy.

The good news? Whether you’re presenting your master thesis or marketing analytics, it’s possible to create exciting presentations that don’t put your audience to sleep. Here are the best creative Powerpoint ideas to upgrade your next presentation.

1. Channel your inner minimalist

When it comes to unique presentation ideas, minimalism is one of the best ways to make an impact. The key to minimalist design is including just enough information and visual detail to keep your audience engaged. When done right, minimalist presentation slides can make your audience feel relaxed and focused.

2. Use a monochrome color palette

A monochrome color palette uses a single hue with different strengths. For example, you might create a presentation with different shades of orange. For the best results, change the background color to the palest shade, and use the strongest shade for the title. You can even make your photos match by adding an orange-tinted filter.

3. Tell an amazing story

If you want to leave a lasting impact on your audience, storytelling is the tool you need to create a memorable presentation. Sharing personal stories, whether they’re funny or inspirational, can help you connect with your audience and make your presentation more meaningful.

4. Make an impact with bold fonts

Want to draw your audience’s attention to the slide title? Use a bold, chunky font to make your title stand out (bonus points if your title is short, sweet, and straight to the point). The best presentation fonts are easy to read with minimal visual decorations and sharp corners.

5. Experiment with different textures

Mix up your presentation design with different textures, like scrunched paper or textile backgrounds. Here, you might experiment with different types of backgrounds to match your topic. For example, if you’re creating a back-to-school presentation , use notebook paper to match your student’s note-taking style.

6. Use a geometric background

A geometric background can add a pop of color to your presentation without distracting your audience. If you’re feeling bold, use dynamic titled polygons to create movement. Meanwhile, if you’re looking for a softer vibe, use circular backgrounds to infuse your slides with creativity.

7. Explain complex concepts with mind maps

Presenting study results? Reporting marketing stats? Instead of playing it safe with snore-worthy slides, keep your presentation fresh with mind maps. By creating mind maps, you’ll be able to showcase complicated information in a visually impactful way.

8. Engage your audience with questions

Make your presentation more interactive by asking questions to your audience. For example, to keep your slides minimal, try displaying only the question on the slide. Once the audience has pitched in their opinions and answers, you can click to the next slide to reveal the actual answer.

9. Stay on brand

Once you’ve captured your audience’s attention, you need a consistent design to keep everyone on the same page. When designing your slides, use your brand’s style guidelines to choose the right color scheme, font styles, and design elements.

10. Replace bullet points with fun design elements

Let’s face it: bullet points can get boring, especially if you’re using them on every slide. Instead of using the same design over and over, create fun slides by replacing boring bullet points with fun designs, like icons, stickers, and pictograms.

Apply creative ideas for presentations through Picsart

Now that we’ve learned all about creative ideas for presentations, it’s time to put that knowledge into practice. An amazing presentation can bring your story to life, helping you keep your audience engaged with pro-grade slides.

Even if you’re not a seasoned designer, you can add fun design elements, bold color palettes, and attention-grabbing visuals with Picsart. Here’s how to bring your creative vision to life with a professional slideshow.

On the web:

1. Open the Picsart Slideshow Maker and start a new project.

2. Choose the desired size for your slideshow. Then, click Upload to upload your own photo or video.

Or, you can explore photos and videos from the Picsart library.

3. After you’ve picked your favorite design, click Text on the left panel sidebar to add text to your slide.

4. To add music, click Audio to explore our library of #FreeToUse music.

5. Click the + button on the right panel sidebar to add a new slide.

6. When you’re finished, click Export , choose the image quality and file type, and download your slideshow.

1. Open the Picsart app and tap on the plus sign (+) to start a new project. 2. Scroll down to Video and choose Slideshow . Then, choose the pictures you’d like to include in your slideshow. Or, you can tap Search to explore the Picsart photo library. 3. After you’ve picked your photos, tap Next .

4. Choose your desired slideshow size and add transition effects to your slides. 5. Upgrade your slideshow with fun effects, music, text, and stickers to engage your audience.

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Junior lifeguards in Ventura learn how to 'stop the bleed' and save a life

The trauma surgeon standing on a Ventura beach wore the message on his chest.

"This shirt can save a life," read Dr. Thomas Duncan's red long-sleeved tee. Speaking to 300 kids in a junior lifeguard program at San Buenaventura State Beach Tuesday, Duncan said the shirt, a sheet or even a sock could be used to apply pressure on a potentially fatal blood wound that could come from a surfboard, a car accident or a gun shot.

Life-threatening means the blood flows suddenly and quickly. Duncan, trauma medical director at the Ventura County Medical Center in Ventura, demonstrated by unrolling a sheet of plastic that looked like a cherry Fruit Roll-up and was nearly the size of his shirt. It simulates nearly 17 ounces of blood, he said.

The message is grisly but important.

“The reason we’re bringing this course to you,” he said, “is so you can save a life.”

The presentation by the VCMC trauma team, emergency medical technicians and others is called Stop the Bleed. It was launched by the Barack Obama White House in 2015, pushed by the school shooting three years earlier that left 26 people dead at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut.

In such shooting tragedies, car collisions, household accidents involving panes of glass, even in injuries caused by an errant fly ball at a Dodgers game, stopping the bleed can keep people alive, Duncan said.

The VCMC trauma team has been part of Stop the Bleed since the beginning. They help put on training sessions at schools, in businesses and this summer for the first time, in three beach presentations for some 900 kids learning about rip currents, water safety and CPR in the California State Parks' three-week junior lifeguard program.

Duncan told the junior guards about the person who helped save the life of a surfer hit by a board. The surfer's friend fashioned a tourniquet out of a board’s leash. The quick thinking kept the surfer around long enough to be treated at the hospital.

Before the program started, Duncan told the story of meeting someone in a Taylor Swift shirt who insisted he would not give up the gear to stop someone's bleeding. Later, speaking to the junior guards, the doctor emphasized lives are at stake.

"You can always get another shirt," he said.

The kids sat in the sand. Some wore caps. A young girl wore sunscreen shaped into a heart. In small sessions, they were told the first step before trying to help someone is to make sure the scene is safe and they won’t get hurt. Then they need to apply pressure to the wound.

The kids learned how to use tourniquets on each other. They learned the ABCs of responding:

• Alert officials by calling 911.
• Identify the source of Bleeding.
• Compress the wound by applying pressure.

Afterward, they talked about how gratifying it would feel to save someone’s life. Kate Ippolito, 13, of Ventura, noted the message is being presented often and not just to adults but to school kids. It means the instructors think there's a relatively high chance people will need to know what to do.

“It makes you feel like it’s more likely to happen,” she said.

For more information on Stop the Bleed presentations, call 805-652-5993.

Tom Kisken covers health care and other news for the Ventura County Star. Reach him at [email protected] .

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'Rob Peace' Review: Chiwetel Ejiofor Takes on a Compelling True Story

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• Chiwetel Ejiofor excels in directing actors, but struggles with storytelling.
• Though the true story is compelling, the film's narrative feels like a PowerPoint presentation.
• A mawkish score hinders the emotional impact, making the film entirely predictable and didactic.

Author Jeff Hobbs wrote about his Yale University roommate of four years in the 2014 biography The Short and Tragic Life of Robert Peace: A Brilliant Young Man Who Left Newark for the Ivy League . It chronicled the true story of an exceptional student who defied the odds to transcend his impoverished background yet still couldn't overcome the gravitational pull of a certain fate the book title alluded to. The bestseller now serves as the basis of Chiwetel Ejiofor 's sophomore directorial outing , Rob Peace , following the similarly real-life-based 2019 Netflix film The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind . Many of the praises and criticisms conferred on his directorial debut still apply. He is adroit with directing actors, but his storytelling is pedestrian.

A politically charged montage in the opening, featuring imagery of police brutality and a neighborhood engulfed in flames, all accompanied by Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five's "The Message," signals the film's scope and ambition. While it delivers on that premise, it does so with the approach of an after-school special.

The story of an inner-city Newark kid who attends Yale yet ultimately succumbs to harsh economic realities and the demons of his past.

What Is 'Rob Peace' About?

We first meet Robert DeShaun Peace ( Jelani Dacres ) in 1980's East Orange, N.J., at age 7. His dad, Skeet Douglas (Ejiofor), deadbeat and manipulative, accuses him of farting and ejects him from a car. But it turns out that the old man needs to retrieve a gun from the glove compartment and simply doesn't want the boy there when he does it. See, Skeet can be both considerate and traumatizing to his son . In the very next scene, he receives a life sentence for double murder.

DeShaun's mother, Jackie ( Mary J. Blige ), sees his brilliant mind as a ticket out of the hell hole that is Newark, and resolves to send him to St. Benedict's Prep School in three years. She tells him to go by the name Robert to avoid association with his convict dad; everyone around knows Skeet has a son named DeShaun. Even as the teenage Rob ( Chance K. Smith ) thrives academically and excels in water polo, he is preoccupied with securing Skeet's release. He works multiple jobs on top of school to raise funds for an appeal . As Yale-bound Rob ( Jay Will ) leaves Newark, Skeet remains very much on his mind even if he's worried about his roommate accidentally answering a collect call from prison. Skeet grows increasingly impatient, inadvertently steering Rob to take desperate measures – selling pot on campus – to raise money for the lawyer's retainer.

The story exposes the structural racism, exemplified in botched legal and economic systems, that can overwhelmingly oppress a people. While it's largely sympathetic to the characters' ordeals, it also holds them accountable for their choices. Skeet is shown as selfish, prioritizing his own freedom over Rob's future. Rob chooses to cut corners even when there are legitimate alternatives to raise funds.

'Rob Peace' Proves Ejiofor Is an Actors' Director

Ejiofor's strength as a filmmaker is clearly working with the performers , from young actors playing Rob at different ages to the outstanding supporting cast that includes Mare Winningham as a Yale professor. Dialogues embedded with molecular biophysics and biochemistry terminologies are delivered with the cadence of casual conversation, without any trace of inauthenticity. Even the bit roles are handled with unusual care, truly cementing Ejiofor as an actors' director.

That said, Will's voiceover narration throughout is inexplicably static and unemotive . It shows that storytelling is what Ejiofor struggles with. The actor-turned-writer-director is hyper-attuned to cultural currents but lacks the finesse to bring them to bear. The voiceover narration seems to approximate Scorsese , but neither Ejiofor's direction nor Will's delivery possesses the requisite panache.

Ejiofor's thoughtful observations on Rob's circumstances are scattered throughout. Anecdotes of microaggressions reveal how, upon arriving at Yale, his presence as a budding scholar is immediately questioned. One time while approaching the campus security entrance, he asks a fellow student who has just unlocked the gate to hold it open for him. Ordinarily a simple accommodation not requiring a second thought, in this instance Rob's identification is demanded. Similarly, a graduate student happening upon Rob doing research in a lab wants him to state his business. Conversely, nobody bats an eye when Rob assumes the role of resident dope dealer. Rob's girlfriend, Naya ( Camila Cabello ), points out this unconscious bias prevalent on campus, the delineation of acceptable roles and stereotypes for Black people. She is absolutely right of course, but you'd wish this didn't need to be spelled out to the audience so heavy-handedly .

'Rob Peace' Plays Like a PowerPoint Presentation of a Film

More often than not, Ejiofor bullet points the unfolding events rather than coalescing them into a dramatic arc. Structurally, the narrative is comparable to a PowerPoint presentation . The film covers Rob's childhood in Newark to his arrival in New Haven, Conn., in exactly half an hour. He enters his junior year at Yale at precisely the one-hour mark. Storytelling shouldn't be reduced to such a rote formula.

The most glaring flaw has to be Jeff Russo 's mawkish score. A conscious choice has been made with the film's title to excise the spoiler-y parts in Hobbs' book title, but Russo's score basically serves the same function. The music imbues an overall sense of dread. It is unbearably hokum; instead of showing respect to the real-life people or subtly foreshadowing the tragedy, it mostly browbeats the audience into feeling bad. The end result is insufferably predictable and didactic . Even the occasional Layzie Bone and Ludacris on the soundtrack doesn't liven things up in the slightest. Yes, Peace had a tough life, but he also had hard-fought wins worth celebrating.

Rob Peace has elements of a compelling true story at its core, but the execution of how it comes together doesn't do right by them.

• The cast does a good job of bring the story to life as Ejiofor proves to be a actors' director.
• The film offers perceptive insights on the cultural forces behind the real-life events.
• The experience is dominated by ham-fisted filmmaking.
• A mawkish score does the film no favors, ultimately making everything too didatic.
• Everything is too predictable, reducing a complicated life with much worth celebrating into a one-note film.

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