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Oct 25, 2022 7 tweets 5 min read Read on X
Struggling to design an impressive academic presentation? Here are my go-to tools that will help you get started, success guaranteed

It's a 🧵

#AcademicTwitter #AcademicChatter @PhDVoice
@ThePhDPlace @OpenAcademics #academicpresentation
1⃣ if you’re not a visualization nerd and need an intuitive tool that does the job: use canva.com for stunning templates, easy edits, trendy font combinations, and styles
@canva pro tip: you can download your favorite template in a ppt format if you feel more comfortable with editing ppts
2⃣ pitch.com has a tonne of free templates that are so incredible, you’ll spend hours scrolling through them. My recommendation? Choose a template and tune it in @canva
3⃣ you can also download amazing (and free!) ppt templates from slidescarnival.com
4⃣ gamma.app looks like if @NotionHQ and @canva had a baby 😀 (you guys are already using both, right?)
Write like a doc, present like a deck, and share like a doc again - a great alternative to standard ppts
Now that you have this thread, designing your academic presentations should be a piece of cake 🍰 Do you know any other tools that can help researchers elevate their presentations? Please share below 👇

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Academic research gets easier day by day. All thanks to AI tools like @scispace_ co-pilot 👩‍✈️

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#AcademicTwitter #AcademicChatter #phdvoice #phd #phdchat #litreview #OpenScience #litreview
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Here is the list of the common problems we experience to convince you you're not alone (+ tips on how to deal with them):

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Substitute text with visuals. Find a relevant stock photo for free on one of these platforms:


Bonus: remove the watermark from any image here: watermarkremover.io
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