We all know that presentations are one of the best ways to get your point across, whether in a room of 5 or an auditorium of 500. Presentations can be used to deliver talks, pitch business ideas, teach in classrooms, or showcase a problem-solution case.

Owing to the fact that the primary purpose of presentations is to engage the audience, they are generally filled with text, photos, graphics, videos, animations, graphs, and more techniques to make them appealing.

However, you can add only so much to the slides without making them a cluttered mess. In case you end up focusing more on aesthetics and inserting too many graphics, the viewers are likely to miss the point you are making. If the photos you make use of, interest them more than the text, how will you get their attention back?

When speaking to an audience, your main job is to grab their attention and communicate your idea to them as simply as you can.

As they say, sometimes less is more.

Be that as it may, you still need to make your presentation visually captivating due to the fact that it is extremely likely that people may forget one presentation out of the dozens they see all the time, as it is mentioned above, presentations are used all around us.

As a consequence, you need to keep these 2 points in mind when creating a presentation;

1. Avoid using excessive graphics or elements which may distract the viewers
2. Make your presentation stand out in the sea of monotonous and recurrent slideshows.

It is much more straightforward than it seems.

How Do You Stand Out without Being Excessive?

To accomplish this, we must learn a lesson from one of the masters, Steve Jobs. By sheer coincidence, Steve Jobs attended a calligraphy class in his college. He deeply enjoyed that class and understood that text could also be beautiful. It may have been an accidental experience, but it was one that stuck with him long after he dropped out of college.

That coincidence is one of the reasons we now have the extravagance of choosing and using multiple fonts.

And fonts are the key to subtly but strongly elevating your presentation.

Fonts are divided into 2 major categories, they are:

1. Serif
2. Sans serif

First things first, to efficiently use these 2 fonts, we need to have an understanding of the differences between them and their use cases.

1. In a nutshell, the distinction between them is this;

• Serif fonts refer to those fonts which have slight tapers or small lines extending from the ends of each letter; they are more ornamental.

• Sans serif refers to those fonts which do not have these small lines extending and thus have the same width and appearance throughout; they show sophistication and modernity.

2. Furthermore, the universal use case of these fonts are;

• It is prevalent to use Serif fonts in the headings and/or subheadings.

• While Sans Serif fonts work best in the body of the text.

However, it is not compulsory to limit your use of these fonts to those specific sections; it is up to you and your particular use case or presentation.

Now, we move forward to the list of fonts that may take your presentation a step above the rest.

The Ten Fonts to Win the Game of PowerPoint Presentations:

• Garamond 

It is the perfect font for giving a professional touch to your presentations. Some designers create their variations while sticking with the same basic structure. It is an elegant serif font, which brings richness to your slideshow while maintaining clarity.

• Palatino 

It is the next font, which is, again, a serif font. It was created with the intent of staying legible even when printed in low quality or small size.

• Lato

It is a sans serif font, similar to the standard sans serif fonts. It also incorporates a modern look.

• Roboto 

It is yet another classic sans serif font that subtly levels up your body text while not looking excessive. It is considered a professional and clean font type.

• Bentham 

It is a serif font that stunningly adds the traditional aesthetic to your slides. Use it in headers, and see the effect in action.

•  Fira Sans 

It is one of those fonts that suit the body well and the headers. It is a versatile font that pairs well with serif and sans serif fonts.

• Montserrat 

It is a sans serif font, but even then, it works excellently in headings and titles due to its boldness. It pairs well with lighter sans serif fonts, creating an appealing contrast.

• Dosis 

It is a cheerful font with round edges and a taller length. It works best in the tech industry, due to its modern and futuristic appearance.

• Libre-Baskerville 

It is one of the most tasteful and loved serif fonts. It is widely available, thus making it suitable for sharing slides between devices. Use it in headings to highlight them and get the viewers’ attention.

•  Abril Fatface 

A worthy mention while talking about attention-grabbing fonts, this is a bold, eye-catchy font that works great for titles. However, its use should be limited to them. Due to its heaviness, it can cause difficulty while reading paragraphs.

The Bottom Line

That concludes our list of the top ten fonts to level up your PowerPoint presentations. Make use of these fonts alone or with the others, and create a powerful slideshow.

Furthermore, an important point to note is that using different styling techniques drastically improves your slides’ effectiveness along with the font face.

These techniques might be well-known, but even so, their masterful use works wonders. These techniques include;

bold, italics, underline, variations in sizes, alignment, justification, letter spacing, line spacing, adding numbers or bullet points, and more.

Polish your skills with fonts and balancing photos, graphics, and animations, and master creating an impact with your presentations.