24 Dec Simple Presentations

All presentations are based on the projects you build. Every presentation includes the exact plants you’ve added to a specific project. There are two distinctively different types of presentations, Interactive and Simple (previously called Individual Presentations). In this post we discuss everything you need to know about creating a Simple Presentation and sending it to your clients.

To learn more about what’s included in the Simple Presentation and when to use it, read the article titled Simple Presentation, which includes all the details of this presentation. 

When to use a Simple Presentation

Simple presentation options work best for more particular customers. You can send a single presentation or combination of several presentations in one link. Maybe your client is little more finicky and tends to question every decision. For them it makes sense to send a presentation with limited information and a single image. Maybe your customer is focused on a particular element of the design (i.e. flowers in bloom for an upcoming wedding) making the month of bloom of paramount importance. No matter your customer’s preference, now you can craft a presentation that is sure to impress!

Potential Elements of a Simple Presentation:

Design Showcase – This presentation layout features 3 different images of each plant with general plant information on a single plant per page layout. This is a design layout created specifically to make the plants shine!

Plant Details – Includes thumbnails of each plant with more in-depth plant information. This presentation is perfect if you want to give your customers a snapshot of the plants and some general information.

Storyboard – This presentation includes larger images of each plant with botanical name listed below but no plant information. Use this presentation if you only want your customers to see pretty pictures.

Water Requirements – Spreadsheet view of the water ratings of all the plants in your project: Very Low, Low, Medium and High, in spreadsheet format.

Month of Bloom – Spreadsheet view of the months each plant will be in bloom and the color of the flowers. This presentation is great when you want to demonstrate that something will be in bloom most of the year!

Using this presentation type

To learn how to create and send a Simple Presentation, read this article. 

Getting the Most Out of Your Presentations | FAQ

When should I use the Interactive Presentation versus the Simple Presentation?
The quick answer is that if you want to share more plant information and a great selection of images, send the Interactive Presentation. If you want to share more limited information or a single report, then you may prefer to send the Simple Presentation. Take a full tour of the Interactive Presentation here.

On the cover page, why is the project name listed instead of my customer’s name?
PlantMaster will automatically pull your customer’s name to create your cover page and will read “This presentation is created for [Customer Name]”. However, if you have not added the customer name to your project, it will default to displaying the Project Name instead. To revise, simply go into the project, click “Show Customer Info”, and add your customer’s name in the customer name field, then create the presentation links again.

How do I test the presentation link to make sure everything looks right?
To see what your presentation will look like before you send it to your customer. Go through the full process and generate a link for the exact presentation(s) you want to send. Then in your web browser, open a new tab, and paste the link into the address bar to see how it will look.