TikTok is the newest, hippest (just ask any twenty-something year old) social media platform and arguably the biggest thing since Instagram’s launch in 2010. The platform boasts over 1 billion users and has been downloaded an upwards of 200 million times in the United States alone. You can find all sorts of videos on TikTok from food recipes and fashion, to presentation tips. Its diverse, entertaining, short-form content is what makes the app so favorable across many different age groups and demographics.
Many trends and recommendations have come to light because of the ever-popular social media app like dances, sounds, and meals. But another TikTok trend that has taken millennials and Gen Z by storm is PowerPoint nights. PowerPoint nights became especially popular in 2020 during the pandemic when friends and family were looking for ways to connect with one another via technology. Essentially, friends create presentation decks about cheeky topics (unrelated to work or school) and present them to each other either in-person or through video calls. Oftentimes served with plenty of snacks and beverages, PowerPoint nights have become a new Friday night “thing” to do. A trend we can get behind.
And of course, we’re thrilled that it put presentations on the map for something fun other than board meetings and thesis assignments.
So we’re tapping in. Here are 50 creative ideas for your next PowerPoint night. Extra points if you use Beautiful.ai and tag us on TikTok.
- Your colleagues as The Office characters
- Dating app contenders
- Hot takes on a new album from your favorite artist
- Your Spotify Wrapped list
- Bachelor/bachelorette (or other reality TV show) predictions
- A song to describe each person in your friend group and why
- Suggest locations for your next friend trip
- Everyone’s love language
- Fantasy football updates
- Everyone’s favorite movies, ranked
- Water bottle brands ranked
- The best restaurants in a 30 mile radius according to you
- Dream wedding destinations
- Your friends as Disney characters
- The best nostalgic shows for your generation
- Things you would do if you were president
- Pet names that you love and hate
- The best and worst managers or bosses you’ve ever had
- Your favorite memory with each friend
- The best iPhone/android apps you can’t live without
- Each friend’s toxic trait
- Fashion trends you can’t get behind
- Friend trivia or two truths and a lie
- Office gadgets that just make sense
- A [insert name] starter pack for all of your friends
- Give each friend a superpower and explain why
- Your colleagues as an alcoholic beverage
- Things you hate: and everyone has a chance to try to change your mind
- Everyone’s enneagram types
- Unpopular opinions: things you like that no one else does
- The emojis you need in the next update
- The top 10 best celebrity couples
- Things that just make sense to have in your home
- Band names each friend would name their band
- Things from Amazon that you would recommend to a stranger
- Your friends as fast food restaurants
- A song for every milestone in your life
- How each person’s road trip snack preference defines them
- The first five things you’d spend money on if you won the lottery
- Bucket list items
- Local coffee shops, ranked
- The best and worst things about everyone’s jobs
- Give all your friends a new name and persona
- How everyone’s zodiac signs fit their personality
- Your group as Friends characters
- Holidays ranked from worst to best
- Celebrities that would play your friends in a movie or TV role
- Things you’d rather be doing than your current job
- Each of your colleagues as dog breeds
- The best (most useful) things you’ve learned from TikTok
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