One of the most effective ways to navigate the software program PowerPoint is to make use of the various PowerPoint templates that are available online for download. The next question then become how to best make use of them, and how to choose the template that is going to be the most effective for your needs. This is easily done by breaking down the needs of your presentation into a basic outline. The first step is to identify what the theme of your presentation is. If you can condense it down into one sentence and then build outward from there then that is a good way to get a feel for what the key points should be. Analyze these key points and try to find facts or figures that could be graphically represented within the PowerPoint templates that you end up choosing. Audiences respond far better to information that is laid out in a visual, easy-to-follow way. This can then be supplemented with text and other graphics. Most of the templates out there will automatically already have some sort of set-up that allows you to plug in the important numbers that will back up the overall message that you are trying to convey.