PowerPoint templates should work well for everyone who uses them. Contrary to popular belief, templates are not easy to get right. In fact, thousands of steps go into building a solid template.

Seeing some of the things I look for in a template to determine if it functions well should help you make your own templates more efficient.
 

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A Microsoft PowerPoint MVP since 2000, Echo Swinford began her PowerPoint career in 1997. She holds a Master's degree in New Media from the Indiana University-Purdue University at Indianapolis School of Informatics. Echo is the owner of Echosvoice, a PowerPoint consulting firm specializing in custom template development; presentation creation, makeovers and cleanup; and training for large and small corporate clients. Echo has a string of tech-editing and video training credits to her name. She has also written or co-written four PowerPoint books, the most recent of which is Building PowerPoint Templates v2 with Julie Terberg. Visit Echo’s website at www.echosvoice.com.