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229 Best Lightning-Themed Templates for PowerPoint and Google Slides

CrystalGraphics creates templates designed to make even average presentations look incredible. Below you’ll see thumbnail sized previews of the title slides of a few of our 229 best lightning templates for PowerPoint and Google Slides. The text you’ll see in in those slides is just example text. The lightning-related image or video you’ll see in the background of each title slide is designed to help you set the stage for your lightning-related topics and it is included with that template. In addition to the title slides, each of our templates comes with 17 additional slide layouts that you can use to create an unlimited number of presentation slides with your own added text and images. And every template is available in both widescreen and standard formats. With over 6 million presentation templates available for you to choose from, CrystalGraphics is the award-winning provider of the world’s largest collection of templates for PowerPoint and Google Slides. So, take your time and look around. You’ll like what you see! Whether you want 1 great template or an ongoing subscription, we've got affordable purchasing options and 24/7 download access to fit your needs. Thanks to our unbeatable combination of quality, selection and unique customization options, CrystalGraphics is the company you can count on for your presentation enhancement needs. Just ask any of our thousands of satisfied customers from virtually every leading company around the world. They love our products. We think you will, too!

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Presentation with lightning - Amazing PPT layouts having lightening thunder - close up of businessman hand backdrop and a ocean colored foreground

Close Up Businessman Hand Holding

Imagine you're walking into a high stakes meeting with your boss, where you need to make a strong impression and deliver a powerful message in just 60 seconds. That's where Corner Title comes in a dynamic PowerPoint template designed specifically for those moments when you need to be on top of your game. Corner Title is tailored for Widescreen format, providing a sleek and modern backdrop that's sure to grab attention. The Dark Slate Gray color palette ensures it fits seamlessly into any corporate setting, while the high resolution images featured throughout the template will keep your audience engaged from start to finish. The template's keywords strong, boss, vengeance, strength, achievement are woven throughout its design elements, creating a theme that resonates with anyone who needs to convey confidence and determination. Whether you're showcasing a successful business strategy or highlighting a personal accomplishment, Corner Title has got you covered. With four How To slides at the start of the deck, you'll be well on your way to getting up and running quickly, ensuring you stay ahead of the competition. The Pros and Cons Layout slide is particularly useful for analyzing the potential outcomes of different actions, making it an invaluable tool in any professional setting.

Presentation with lightning - Colorful presentation theme enhanced with pouring-rain-during-a-lightning backdrop and a tawny brown colored foreground

Pouring Rain During Lightning Storm

As you embark on your journey to create a stunning PowerPoint template, get ready to unleash your creativity with the Corner Title design. This breathtakingly beautiful template is inspired by the dramatic landscape of rural America, where the sky meets the earth in a mesmerizing display of colors and textures. The Corner Title template is perfect for showcasing your brand's unique personality and style through high resolution images that will transport your audience to the heartland of America. The Chocolate color palette, featuring rich tones of yellow, from sun kissed fields to the warm glow of sunset hues, will evoke a sense of warmth and coziness. This template is designed for Widescreen format, making it an ideal fit for presentations, infographics, and any other content that requires a dramatic impact. The Corner Title design is perfect for businesses that want to establish themselves as leaders in their industry, with its strong theme of "Cornerstone" values. Imagine being able to showcase your brand's story through a background featuring a stunning image of the American Southwest, complete with rolling hills, majestic mountains, and a touch of the unknown all set against a warm and inviting Chocolate color palette. This template is sure to grab attention, leave a lasting impression, and inspire your audience to take notice. The Corner Title features an innovative design layout that includes a prominent title slide, perfect for presenting your brand's name and tagline. The Content Layout section will allow you to add your own custom images or videos, making it easy to enhance the template with your own unique touch. This is just one example of what this stunning template has to offer imagine being able to include a background with a dynamic image that changes depending on your presentation, have a theme of "Rural Roots" and showcase your brand's commitment to sustainability, or having a design layout that allows you to add custom text overlays. With the Corner Title template, the possibilities are endless.

Presentation with lightning - PPT layouts enhanced with world faith - lightning striking earth planet background and a tawny brown colored foreground

Lightning Striking Earth Planet

As the world teeters on the brink of catastrophe, images of apocalyptic landscapes and fiery skies flash through our minds, evoking feelings of fear and uncertainty. The once blue planet now stands as a scarred and barren landscape, a testament to humanity's hubris and neglect. In the midst of this chaos, faith is often forced to take a backseat to survival instincts. But amidst the destruction, there are glimmers of hope a beacon of light in the darkness. Featuring images of abandoned cities, ravaged landscapes, and eerie silences, Corner Title is the perfect template for creating an immersive and thought provoking presentation. The Saddle Brown color palette provides a somber and foreboding backdrop for your message, while 4 high resolution background images including a dramatic stormy sky with lightning illuminating the dark clouds add depth and visual interest to the template. With its global theme and focus on apocalyptic imagery, Corner Title is an ideal choice for presentations that aim to convey the urgency of our situation. The template includes downloadable compatibility with Google Slides, making it easy to import images and customize the presentation without any technical expertise. As for the Member Bio Layout slide, it typically features a personalized photo and a brief description, providing a visual representation of who you are and what drives your message. For instance, an example could be a photo of a person standing amidst a desolate wasteland with a faint image of a candle or a beacon in the distance, symbolizing hope in the face of adversity. Corner Title is designed to enhance the presentation experience by offering a range of customization options including background images and colors, font styles and sizes, and even text animations. With its bold yet understated design, Corner Title is sure to grab attention and leave a lasting impression on your audience.

Presentation with lightning - Presentation theme enhanced with grasp - close up of businessman hand background and a dark gray colored foreground

Close Up Businessman Hand Holding

The clock is ticking and you're on the verge of unleashing your inner boss, but first, you need to take control with a powerful visual identity. Introducing Split Title, a design name that screams confidence and strength, perfect for anyone looking to make a lasting impression. Split Title is a widescreen template, optimized for maximum impact in 16:9 format, designed to make a statement with its striking steel blue color palette, evoking the intensity of a lightning bolt. The background features high resolution images of industrial machinery, bold and powerful, while the text and graphics are sharp and sleek, giving you a sense of precision. The design language is centered around words that convey power, strength, and achievement strong, boss, vengeance, and success. These themes will guide your content and add depth to each slide, making it easy to create a cohesive narrative across your presentation. From the Timeline Layout slide to the final slide, each element complements the others, creating an engaging and immersive experience for your audience. When you're ready to bring this design to life, Split Title is fully downloadable and compatible with Google Slides, allowing you to enhance and customize it at will. Featuring a range of customization options, including background image inclusion and font selection, having a theme of bold typography and bright colors, and getting creative with images and graphics, there's no limit to the ways you can make this template your own.

Presentation with lightning - Theme with young man standing under raincloud background and a colored foreground

Surprised Astonished Young Man Standing

Theme with surprised astonished young man standing under raincloud with lightning and rain drawn on blackboard background

Presentation with lightning - Slide set enhanced with open hand waving against stormy dark sky with lightning bolts 3d background and a ocean colored foreground

Open Hand Waving Against Stormy

Slide set enhanced with open hand waving against stormy dark sky with lightning bolts 3d

Presentation with lightning - Colorful presentation design enhanced with dramatic thunder background backdrop and a ocean colored foreground

Dramatic Thunder Background

Presentation design enhanced with dramatic thunder background

Presentation with lightning - Cool new presentation with lightnings over a small town backdrop and a wine colored foreground

Lightnings Over Town

As you step out into the rain soaked streets of a small town under a dark slate blue sky, the thunder rumbles in anticipation of the storm to come. The air is electric with the promise of something bright and bold emerging from the overcast clouds. This is where your journey begins, just like a city coming alive at night. Imagine yourself standing on the sidewalk, surrounded by towering buildings that seem to stretch up to the sky, their facades adorned with vibrant colors that shimmer in the fading light. The high resolution images for the background are truly stunning, featuring bold and graphic patterns that evoke the sense of movement and energy that comes with a city at night. As you scroll through the template format, you'll notice it's been designed specifically to work well on Widescreen screens, providing an immersive experience that draws you in from the very first moment. The Dark Slate Blue color palette is both dramatic and sophisticated, perfect for making your presentation stand out from the crowd. With this theme, including a Background With a cityscape inspired background image, having a Theme of city life, enhanced with bright colors and bold patterns, the possibilities are endless.

Presentation with lightning - Mid night view of lighted up fireworks in the sky

Lightning

Mid night view of lighted up fireworks in the sky

Presentation with lightning - Cool new slide deck with lightning striking earth planet backdrop and a wine colored foreground

Lightning Striking Earth Planet

Slide deck with lightning striking earth planet

Presentation with lightning - PPT theme enhanced with lightning speed men - happy business man jumping background and a colored foreground

Happy Business Man Jumping Storm

PPT theme enhanced with happy business man jumping with storm cloud around him concept

Presentation with lightning - Colorful theme enhanced with lightning speed men - happy business man jumping backdrop and a colored foreground

Happy Business Man Jumping Storm

Theme enhanced with happy business man jumping with storm cloud around him concept

Presentation with lightning - Colorful PPT theme enhanced with lightning speed men - happy business man jumping backdrop and a colored foreground

Happy Business Man Jumping Storm

PPT theme enhanced with happy business man jumping with storm cloud around him concept

Presentation with lightning - Audience pleasing slide deck consisting of electric power - lightning storm in cloudy sky backdrop and a navy blue colored foreground

Lightning Storm Cloudy Sky Flashes

Slide deck consisting of lightning storm in cloudy sky with flashes and bolts

Presentation with lightning - Beautiful presentation theme featuring young female model in front of a lightning umbrella backdrop and a wine colored foreground

Young Female Model Front Lightning

The Corner Title template is a stunning design that will elevate your presentations to new heights. This Widescreen template features a Cornflower Blue color palette that exudes a sense of calmness and serenity, perfect for showcasing beauty and creativity. The template's design name, Corner Title, perfectly captures the essence of this project. The template format is designed specifically for Google Slides, making it easy to import high resolution images for the background. The Cornflower Blue color palette is a beautiful blend of soft pastels that will add a touch of elegance to your presentations. This theme is ideal for showcasing studio settings, beauty products, or young Caucasian models. The template includes four How To slides at the start of the deck to help you get up and running quickly. These slides feature arrows pointing towards specific elements within the template, making it easy to navigate and customize. The Arrowheads Layout slide is particularly useful, as it provides a clear guide on how to arrange your content in a visually appealing way. This template is perfect for anyone looking to enhance their presentations with a beautiful Cornflower Blue background, high resolution images, and a focus on studio settings or beauty products. With its easy to use design and downloadable compatibility, this template is sure to impress.

Presentation with lightning - Cool new presentation with lectrique - summer storm beginning with lightning backdrop and a tawny brown colored foreground

Summer Storm Beginning Lightning

Presentation with summer storm beginning with lightning

Presentation with lightning - Presentation design featuring happy businessman holding umbrella against stormy sky over road with lightning background and a ocean colored foreground

Happy Businessman Holding Umbrella Against

The Corner Title template is designed to make a lasting impression on your audience with its sleek and sophisticated design. This widescreen template features a high resolution image of a happy businessman holding an umbrella against a stormy sky over a road with lightning, creating a dramatic and eye catching background that sets the tone for a professional and classy presentation. The slate gray color palette provides a clean and modern look that is perfect for showcasing your career goals and aspirations. The template's keywords are carefully selected to ensure it resonates with professionals who value happiness, classiness, and maturity, making it an ideal choice for presentations about personal branding or career development. This template is downloadable and compatible with Google Slides, allowing you to easily incorporate high resolution images into your presentation. With its Two Content Layout slide, you can create a visually appealing design that showcases key information in a clear and concise manner. Featuring a prominent background image, this layout provides ample space for text and graphics, making it an enhanced version of the template. The Corner Title template is perfect for creating a professional and engaging presentation that showcases your personality while maintaining a level of sophistication. Having a theme of showcasing career goals and aspirations, this template is ideal for presentations about personal branding or career development.

Presentation with lightning - Audience pleasing PPT theme consisting of bright lightning hit the tree backdrop and a dark gray colored foreground

Bright Lightning Hit Tree

As you step into the heart of nature's fury, the sky transforms into a canvas of electric blue and vibrant orange hues, as if the very heavens themselves are being set ablaze by an impending tempest. The air is charged with anticipation, and the ground trembles beneath your feet, sensing the approaching storm. The Corner Title template is designed to evoke the raw power and majesty of thunderstorms, featuring high resolution images that will transport you to the eye of the tempest. Widescreen format ensures an immersive viewing experience, while the Saddle Brown color palette brings a sense of warmth and depth to the design. This template is perfect for creating presentations that are both visually striking and engaging. The Corner Title template includes four How To slides to help you get up and running quickly, but don't worry, we won't bore you with the details just yet. For now, let's focus on the beauty of this template. Imagine a presentation that features high resolution images of lightning illuminating the dark sky, or one that includes a background with a subtle texture resembling rough hewn wood, evoking the feeling of being in a forest during a storm. The Corner Title template is also designed to have a theme of "Enhanced With", featuring bold typography and dramatic graphics that will elevate your presentation to new heights. And when it comes to having a Member Bio Layout slide, this template offers a sleek and modern design that showcases your personality and expertise in a concise and stylish way. With its high resolution images, Saddle Brown color palette, and Widescreen format, the Corner Title template is the perfect choice for anyone looking to create presentations that are both visually stunning and engaging. So why wait? Download this template today and unleash your creativity!

Presentation with lightning - Theme with bright lightning hit the tree background and a wine colored foreground

Bright Lightning Hit Tree

Theme with bright lightning hit the tree

Presentation with lightning - PPT theme with power up - close up of businessman grasping background and a tawny brown colored foreground

Close Up Businessman Grasping Lightning

PPT theme with close up of businessman grasping lightning in hand

Presentation with lightning - Colorful PPT layouts enhanced with encirclement - background of orange and light backdrop and a tawny brown colored foreground

Background Orange Light Green Circle

PPT layouts enhanced with background of orange and light green circle with a lightning in the middle

▼Key features of this template

  • They are compatible with both PowerPoint and Google Slides running on either Windows PCs or Macs.

  • They are available in both standard and widescreen slide formats. You can choose your preferred format by clicking on the "Widescreen" check box or icon.

  • Each template includes a beautiful high-resolution background image or video to visually reinforce the theme of your presentation.

  • In addition, each template includes designer-created graphics and modern fonts to give your presentations an up-to-date, professional look.

  • Each template's default design and title text position have been carefully selected to complement its background without covering faces or other key elements.

  • All text includes backdrops whose transparency level is mathematically calculated to maximize text readability while still allowing the background to be seen.

  • And all the text, text backdrops and graphics in every slide are colored with a palette designed to beautifully complement the colors in the background.

  • Our Premium templates (those with the descriptor “Premium” in their subtitle) include over 64 slide layouts to give you maximum flexibility as you create your presentations.

    • Those layouts are available to you whenever you create a new slide or when you want to change the layout of an existing slide.
    • They include everything you need to make all sorts of presentations. In addition to the layouts for the title slide and the usual title and content slide, they include many other layouts for slide types including table of contents slides, org charts, charts, diagrams, infographics, photo slides, thank you slides and more.
    • While creating these layouts our template designers have ensured that all text in every layout adjusts as gracefully as possible to various numbers of words.

  • Customizable templates (those with the descriptor “Customizable” in their subtitle) may be easily modified online before you download them.

    • To modify them, simply click on the pencil editing icon, then select your choice of ready to go designs and title text positions.
    • The editing tool also makes it easy to reposition and scale the background image or video to best suit your needs.

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    • You can either open a template to start a new presentation or you can add a template to an existing presentation. To open a template, just double click on it or use PowerPoint's File > Open tool. To add a template to an existing presentation, on the Design tab, in the Themes group, click Browse for Themes... then browse to select your template.

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