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Use this flexible template to present academic research or other projects for school or a thesis defense. It can be adapted for science projects, social science studies, or any other topic. The understated theme has dark visual appeal while remaining appropriate for any educational context.
Features of this template
- "Dark mode" template looks especially good if you want to highlight photos, charts, or other imagery from your study.
- Flexible template includes multiple layouts for presenting content.
- Includes slides for research background and motivation, hypotheses, methodology, results, and conclusions / discussion.
- Includes a Google Sheets template with instructions for creating charts from your data.
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How to use this template
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- Install Plus AI for Google Slides or Plus AI for PowerPoint.
- Launch the add-in to create a new presentation.
- Go to Start from a template. Select your template.
- Enter a prompt or upload a file to generate a custom presentation.
- Continue editing with Insert, Remix, and Rewrite.
How to use this template

Google Slides
Open the template and make a copy to edit and save.

PowerPoint
Open the template in Google Slides. Click on File > Download > Microsoft PowerPoint (.pptx).
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