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Thank You Slide

A thank you slide is the closing slide of a presentation. It should carry your name, your contact details, and the one action you want next — not just the words "Thank You". This is the slide your audience stares at for the entire Q&A, so it is the most-viewed slide in most decks and the one most often wasted.

Last reviewed: August 2026

What to put on a thank you slide

Six elements cover almost every deck. Use four to six of them; a closing slide with more than six competing items stops being readable from the back of a room.

  • A closing line with substance — "Thank you" is fine as a courtesy, but pair it with the takeaway: "Thank you — the ask is a £250k seed round."
  • Your name and role — the audience has often forgotten who presented by minute 40.
  • Contact details — email at minimum. Add a phone number only for sales and partnership decks.
  • The next action — book a call, approve the budget, send diligence questions. One action, not three.
  • A QR code or short link — for the deck itself, a demo, or the data room. Short links beat long URLs nobody can type.
  • Q&A prompt — "Questions?" set alongside your contact details, so the slide works during discussion.
The practical argument for not leaving it blank: the closing slide is usually on screen longer than any other — through the entire question period, and often while people file out or a call runs on. A slide that says only "Thank You" spends that time saying nothing. Putting your email and the next step there costs no design effort and works for as long as the slide is up.

Thank you slide wording examples

Wording changes with the room. These are drop-in openings you can adapt.

Investor and pitch decks

  • "Thank you. We're raising $2M to reach $10M ARR — happy to take questions."
  • "Thank you for your time. Data room access and references are available on request."
  • "Questions? — [name], founder · [email]"

Sales and client decks

  • "Thank you — shall we book the technical review for next week?"
  • "Thanks for your time today. Proposal and pricing follow within 24 hours."
  • "Next step: a 30-minute scoping call. [link]"

Board and executive decks

  • "Thank you. Decision requested: approve the Q4 hiring plan."
  • "Discussion — appendix from slide 24 covers the detail."

Academic and conference talks

  • "Thank you. Full method, data and references: [link]"
  • "Acknowledgements: [funder, lab, co-authors] — questions welcome."

Webinars and training

  • "Thanks for joining. Recording and slides land in your inbox tomorrow."
  • "Thank you — the workbook and templates are at [link]."

Thank you slide vs Q&A slide vs contact slide

These are often the same slide, and merging them is usually the right call. Splitting them into three sequential closing slides is the most common way decks end weakly.

Closing slide Job Carries When to use a separate slide
Thank you slide Close the talk with courtesy and a takeaway Closing line, name, contact Default — merge the others into it
Q&A slide Hold the room during questions "Questions?", contact, recap of the ask Long Q&A on a formal panel or conference stage
Contact slide Make follow-up easy Email, phone, QR code, calendar link Sales decks left with the buyer after the meeting
Call-to-action slide Name the single next step One action and its owner Board decks where a decision is being requested
Appendix divider Signal that backup detail follows "Appendix" plus a contents list Consulting and diligence decks with heavy backup

How to design a thank you slide

1
Match the deck, do not restyle it

Same theme, type scale and colours as the rest of the deck. A closing slide in a different style reads as an afterthought.

2
Keep the text large enough to read from the back

Contact details at 18pt or above. A 12pt email address on a projector is decoration, not information.

3
Check contrast before you present

Aim for at least 4.5:1 for body text. Pale grey on white survives your monitor and disappears on a conference projector.

4
Make links usable in the room

A QR code or a short link people can type. Long tracked URLs cannot be copied from a screen.

5
Test it as the slide that stays up

Leave it on screen for two minutes and read it as an audience member. If it answers "who was that and what happens next", it works.

You can check contrast and legibility on every slide, including the closing one, with the free slide legibility checker.

Common thank you slide mistakes

  • A bare "Thank You" in 96pt. Uses the most-viewed slide in the deck to convey nothing.
  • Three closing slides in a row. Thank you, then Q&A, then Contact — the energy drains with each one. Merge them.
  • Contact details nobody can act on. An email in 11pt grey, or a URL with tracking parameters.
  • A stock handshake image. Adds nothing and dates the deck immediately.
  • Ending on the appendix. If backup slides follow, put a divider before them and keep the real close ahead of it.
  • No ask. Especially in pitch and board decks — if the audience cannot restate what you want, the close failed.

Frequently asked questions

What should a thank you slide say?
Your closing line, your name and role, contact details, and the single next action you want. In a pitch deck that is the ask; in a sales deck it is the next meeting; in a board deck it is the decision being requested.
Do you need a thank you slide at all?
You need a closing slide. Whether it says "Thank you" matters less than whether it carries your contact details and the next step, because it stays on screen through the whole Q&A.
Is a thank you slide unprofessional?
No — but a slide containing only the words "Thank You" is a missed opportunity rather than a mistake. Adding your contact details and the next action costs nothing and makes the same slide useful.
Should the thank you slide come before or after the appendix?
Before. Close the narrative, then use an "Appendix" divider for backup slides. Ending on a data table leaves the audience with no call to action.
What do you put on the last slide of a pitch deck?
The ask, stated in numbers, plus founder name and email. Investors return to that slide during discussion, so the amount you are raising and what it buys should be readable there.
How do you end a presentation without saying "thank you"?
Close on the takeaway or the action: "That's the plan — I'd like approval to start hiring in October." Then leave a slide up with your contact details and the request.
Should a thank you slide have an image?
Only if it carries meaning — a product shot, the team, or the venue. Stock handshakes and generic gradients add nothing and compete with your contact details.
What font size should contact details be?
18pt or larger for in-room presentations. If the deck is only ever read on a laptop you can go smaller, but 18pt is a safe floor for a projector.
Can I use a QR code on the closing slide?
Yes, and it works well for the deck, a demo booking link, or a data room. Add a short typed link beside it for anyone joining remotely who cannot scan a shared screen.
Does Gixo Lumen add a closing slide automatically?
Lumen generates a full deck structure including the closing slide, and you can edit the wording, contact details and call to action directly on the canvas before exporting to PowerPoint or PDF.

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