The closing slide is one of the most underdesigned slides in most presentations.
It's worth thinking about any goals you have for your final presentation moments. Your closing slide is the last thing your audience sees. In a live presentation it may stay on screen during the entire Q&A. In a shared deck it's the last impression before someone closes the file.
This post covers what options you have for content on a closing slide and which format makes sense depending on the kind of presentation you're giving.
What You Can Include on Your Closing Slide
These are the most common elements, roughly in order of how often they appear:
Thank you / closing statement – almost always present in some form, even if it's minimal
Contact information – email, phone, LinkedIn, website — one or a combination depending on context
Q&A invitation – a prompt that opens the floor for questions, either as a heading or as a visual element
A question to spark discussion – instead of just "Questions?" some presenters end with a specific question posed to the audience, which tends to generate better discussion than an open prompt
A key takeaway or closing thought – one line that summarizes the most important thing you want the audience to remember
A call to action – what you want the audience to do next: schedule a meeting, visit a page, download something, make a decision
QR code – a scannable link to a resource, a calendar booking page, a website, or a follow-up document
Social media handles – more common for conference talks, webinars, and public-facing presentations
Next steps summary – a brief list of agreed actions, particularly useful in internal business meetings
Examples by Context
1. The Q&A Closing Slide
This is the most versatile format. It works for almost any business presentation: client meetings, internal updates, project reviews, leadership briefings. The slide signals that you've finished presenting and are ready to take questions, without being passive about it.
A modern, minimal variation on the Q&A format: great for presentations where you want a a contemporary look with a branded image.
This illustrated Q&A layout is designed to invite questions and encourage discussion. The design fits most business contexts and the subtitle of the slide asks "what's on your mind" to encourage genuine discussion.
2. The Contact Slide
When the goal of the presentation is to generate follow-up or new connections, your closing slide should make it as easy as possible for someone to reach you. The contact slide puts that information front and center.
This simple Contact Slide provides space for email, phone, and a website link. Clean layout that works whether you're showing it live or emailing the deck afterward.
This stripped-back version of a contacts slide is perfect when you want to have a personal touch at the end. There is space for a large photo that gives you a chance to show some personality and a way to be remembered. The contact details are clear, but not obtrusive. You can include name, email, phone, social handles for following: anything that makes sense for the type of presentation you're giving. This could be great for public speakers, but also can fit sales or consulting presentations, webinar and training formats, and more.
Unlike the previous example, this slide is designed for brands rather than individual speakers. It includes a background image and strong color that you can update to match your own branding, plus space for a single contact link alongside the 'Thank You.'
The single link is a deliberate choice! When you include just one way to reach you (a website, say, rather than a website plus phone plus email plus social handles) it gets more attention and is more likely to be noticed. It doesn't get lost in the clutter!
3. The Contacts + Next Steps Slide
This is a step up from a pure contact slide. This format combines your contact information with a brief summary of agreed next steps or a call to action. Useful in meetings where you want to leave the room with clear alignment on what happens next.
This sample slide includes clear and organized contact information alongside space to align on next steps. Particularly useful when the meeting is part of an ongoing relationship and you want to reinforce continuity rather than just saying goodbye.
4. The QR Code Closing Slide
QR codes on closing slides have become genuinely useful, particularly when your presentation includes a resource you want people to access, or when you're presenting to an audience that won't receive the deck but might want to follow up.
The most common uses: linking to a booking calendar, a resource download, a product page, a portfolio, or a follow-up survey.
This versatile QR code layout that works as a closing slide or mid-presentation resource. Includes space for a short description of what the code links to, so the audience knows whether it's worth scanning before they take out their phone.
A practical note on QR codes: they're most effective when the link they point to is genuinely useful: a calendar booking page, a well-organized resource, survey, or a specific landing page. A QR code pointing to a homepage with no clear next step tends to generate low engagement, but worse can be annoying to the person who took time to complete your ask.
5. The Inspirational Closing Slide
Not every presentation ends with contact details and a Q&A. Conference talks, team all-hands, training sessions, and keynotes often benefit from a closing slide that leaves the audience with something to think about rather than a call to action.
This inspirational closing slide gives you a modern layout with space for an inspirational or motivational closing message. Good for presentations where you want the audience to leave energized or reflective. Works well for team meetings, company updates, and training sessions.
6. The Photo Closing Slide
When your presentation uses strong imagery throughout (a brand presentation, a design review, a creative pitch) or is heavy on the storytelling component (such as during TED-type talks), ending with a visually impactful image can be far more effective than a text-heavy closing slide. The image carries the emotional tone and reinforces the narrative.
In this closing slide sample, the image is the closing. The minimal, overlayed text can be a thought-provoking question, a closing statement related to the image or your story, or can even be deleted.
7. Let's Act Closing Slide
Similarly to the inspirational quote and inspirational image ending, is the more concrete inspirational timeline slide. If your goal is truly a call to action, one effective way would be to show your 'inspirational' timeline showing what the results would be 1, 2, 3, 6 months, a year later if everyone in your audience did the thing you propose. Then leave the slide on that final milestone for everyone to see as you take your questions. Don't switch to a 'thank you' slide... just let this one slide sink in.
→ Inspirational Timeline Slide
This inspirational timeline slide takes your viewers through five different time milestones letting them know what results they could achieve after certain time periods (in weeks, months or years) if they all started acting today.
8. Matching Title and End Slide Sets
Another direction worth considering: getting a set, such that your opening and closing slides match exactly, like the two covers of a book that mirror each other. Same color palette, same typography, same general aesthetic. When your title slide and closing slide are clearly related, the presentation feels intentional and organized.
Here are some matching sets that not only include title and end slides, but also divider slides so you can organize the sections within your presentation:
→ Professional PowerPoint Title & End Slides
Professional, minimalist, business-oriented: includes both title, agenda, and divider slides, as well as and end slide with or without a QR code. All in the same design style.
→ Minimal PPT Title & End Slides
These minimalist title and end slides are clean and contemporary and would fit right alongside decks on any topic.
→ Title & End Slides for PowerPoint
This set in a modern abstract green design includes title, end, and divider slides so the whole deck has a consistent structure from opening to close. The best part? The thank you slide has three customizable sections where you can include contact details, website links, or resource info, each with it's own call-to-action label!
Quick Reference
- General business presentation » Q&A Closing Slide
- Sales pitch or client proposal » Contact Slide
- Meeting with clear next steps » Contact + Next Steps Slide
- Linking to a resource or booking page » QR Code Closing Slide
- Conference talk or keynote » Inspirational Closing Slide
- Visual or storytelling presentation » Photo Closing Slide
- When you want concrete action » Inspiring Timeline Slide
- Want opening and closing to match » Title & End Slide Set
Browse the full closing slide collection to find the format that fits your presentation.