Presentation design impact on business (in numbers)
Looking back at every job I had, both on the in-house and agency side, the executive and sales teams had a strong need for presentation design. But those requests were almost impossible to fit into the design backlog.
Design teams were focused on customer-facing work: product interfaces, marketing campaigns, and brand assets. Presentations, including internal strategy decks, board updates, and sales narratives, were seen as important but never urgent enough.
That’s when I noticed something fundamental: internal teams would benefit enormously from a dedicated presentation designer, someone who understands both visual craft and storytelling.
For agencies, the equation was just as clear: every hour spent designing slides is an hour not spent on high-value campaign work, graphics, motion, 3D, and brand-building ideas clients pay a premium for.
The hidden cost of DIY slide design
Presentations look deceptively simple. A few charts, some text, a clean layout — how hard can it be?
The data tells a different story.
Up to 80% of presentation effort is spent on organising content, formatting, and layout, not on strategic thinking (WorldMetrics, Presenting Statistics)
47% of professionals spend more than 8 hours creating a single presentation
(SketchBubble, Presentation Statistics)37% of PowerPoint time is wasted purely on formatting and visual fixes
(Empower, The Ultimate Global PowerPoint Study)
That means highly paid strategists, consultants, and leadership teams are spending days doing production work. Often frustrated, often inefficient, and often with inconsistent results.
This is where the skill gap becomes visible.
Strategy expertise ≠ Presentation design expertise
Knowing what to say is not the same as knowing how to show it.
45% of presenters struggle with layouts and visual hierarchy
(SketchBubble, Presentation Statistics)Most internal teams are self-taught PowerPoint users, learning through trial and error
Marketing design teams are optimised for campaigns, not complex, story-driven decks
This is why presentations frequently fail at the exact moment they matter most: board meetings, leadership alignment sessions, investor conversations, or client pitches.
The thinking is strong, but the slides don’t do it justice.
What changes when presentation design is outsourced
When presentation design is handled by specialists, something important happens: momentum returns to the team.
Professional presentation teams can reduce deck production time by 60–70%
(Apsense, Enterprise Presentation Productivity)Strategy teams stop formatting and start thinking
Re-work cycles drop because structure, hierarchy, and visuals are handled correctly from the start
This isn’t about outsourcing “pretty slides.” It’s about removing friction from decision-making workflows.
For agencies, this is especially powerful.
Instead of tying up senior designers in PowerPoint:
High-speciality designers stay focused on campaign graphics, motion, 3D, and brand systems
Presentation work is delivered faster, cleaner, and more consistently
Margins improve without increasing headcount
The business impact beyond time saved
Time savings are only the surface benefit. The real impact shows up in clarity, confidence, and decision quality.
Visuals can improve comprehension by up to 400%
(Gitnux, Presentation Statistics)Story-led presentations are 22× more memorable
(WorldMetrics, Presenting Statistics)Audiences are significantly more engaged when visuals support the narrative
(WorldMetrics, Presenting Statistics)
In practical terms, this means:
Boards grasp strategy faster
Leadership teams align sooner
Sales and execs present with more confidence
Ideas get approved instead of stalled
Good presentation design is not decoration. It’s decision infrastructure.
Why dedicated presentation design matters now
As organisations move faster and decisions carry more weight, the quality of how ideas are presented matters more than ever.
Yet presentation design still sits in a grey zone:
Too strategic to ignore
Too specialised to do well internally
Too time-consuming for already stretched teams
This is exactly the gap NuAvenue exists to fill.
We work with:
Agency owners who want their best talent focused on high-value creative work
Executive and strategy teams who need clarity, speed, and confidence in high-stakes moments
Because your thinking deserves slides that work as hard as you do.
Ready to Stop Wrestling With Slides?
If presentations are slowing your team down or holding your thinking back, it’s time to change how they’re made.
NuAvenue partners with agency owners and executive teams to deliver high-stakes presentations that are clear, compelling, and ready when it matters. We take presentation design off your plate, so your teams can focus on strategy, creativity, and decision-making.
Ready to start your next presentation project?
→ Contact NuAvenue and let your ideas land with impact.
