Podium

Podium

Showcase Your Top Performers with a Style. Celebrate excellence and top achievements with the Podium template. This dynamic template features a visually engaging podium display for your top performers. Each group of winners gets their moment in the spotlight, allowing for a seamless scroll through all top positions. Easily integrate images or logos and customize results within your spreadsheet for a polished presentation. Perfect for highlighting outstanding achievements, competitive results, and top contributors across teams or departments.

Video: Template Tour


Content Source

Once you have created your slide using the Podium template, choose a content source to start adding your content:

Web Portal

  1. Choose Web Portal in the Content Source dropdown

  2. Add your Groups,
    1. Click [Add Content] to upload images via the content editor and click [Save]
      OR
    2. Drag-and-drop your Group's Image via the Upload field

    3. Repeat steps a and/or b to add more Group data
  3. Add your Results,
    1. Click [Add Content] to upload result via the content editor and click [Save]
  4. When you are ready to go live, add your Podium slide to one or more playlists.

File Upload (XLSX)

  1. Choose File Upload (XLSX) in the Content Source dropdown
  2. Download the Podium data template

  3. Use the data template (XLSX file) to add Results and Groups
    1. Results Tab


    2. Groups Tab

    IdeaLearn more about the supported formats for this data template.
  4. Save your XLSX file locally and upload the saved file into the slide editor

  5. When you are ready to go live, add your Podium slide to 1 or more playlists

Google Sheets

Follow the prerequisite steps to set up your integration and get started with Google Sheets seamlessly.
  1. Vibe Portal - Download the VIBE-DATA-TEMPLATE_PodiumTop10.xlsx 

  2. Google Drive - Upload the VIBE-DATA-TEMPLATE_PodiumTop10.xlsx to your connected Google Drive folder and add your data
  3. Vibe Portal - Choose Google Sheets in the Content Source dropdown and select your saved Google Spreadsheet
Recommended Reading: Prep your Google Sheets

SharePoint (XLSX)

Follow the prerequisite steps to set up your integration and get started with using SharePoint Folders to store your Excel files.
  1. Vibe Portal - Download the VIBE-DATA-TEMPLATE_PodiumTop10.xlsx 

  2. SharePoint - Upload the VIBE-DATA-TEMPLATE_PodiumTop10.xlsx to your connected SharePoint folder and add your data
  3. Vibe Portal - In the slide editor, choose SharePoint (XLSX) in the Content Source dropdown and select your saved Excel file.

XLSX Data Template

If you have selected 'File Upload (XLSX)', 'Google Sheets' or 'SharePoint (XLSX)' as your content source, use this section as a guide for formatting the data in your spreadsheet.
Results Tab

Groups Tab

Supported Data Formats

Results Tab

Data ColumnSupported Formatting
GroupFree format. Use this field to group your place getters - people/brands/stores etc. 
NameFree format. Enter the top place holders (up to 10)
ResultAdd more details (e.g. a score, sales result...)
Date (Optional)
 DD/MM/YYYY or MM/DD/YYYY

Groups Tab

Data ColumnSupported Formatting
NameEnter the same Group name(s) used in Results Tab
ImageValid web URL (png,jpeg,jpg.gif). Assign a custom image to each group (e.g. logo)
Date (Optional)
DD/MM/YYYY or MM/DD/YYYY
Notes
Recommended Reading:
Vibe Data Templates (for tips on how to download and connect your data to a slide)
Common Data Entry Formats (for more information on managing your data)

Design

  1. Group - Highlight your group's name by adjusting the default color to match your brand or theme.

  2. Shape's color picker - The Color Picker is a versatile tool that allows you to modify the colors of shapes and backgrounds on your slide easily. This feature enhances your presentation's visual appeal by giving you the ability to customize colors to fit your brand or theme.
  3. 1st Place, 2nd Place & 3rd Place's Graphic Images -  Customizable Graphic Images allow you to tailor visual content effortlessly to align with your brand theme or presentation style. These images can be replaced or modified to reflect your unique branding elements, ensuring consistency and enhancing visual appeal.
  4. Spotlights -Enhance your presentation by toggling on this feature to activate the spotlights effects.

Use-Case Scenario

Showcasing Top Performers 
A product-led organization uses Podium to recognize and communicate the quarter’s top-selling products across sales desks, boardroom screens, and regional offices. With quarterly results finalized, marketing, sales, and product teams need a clear, visually engaging summary of who led the pack and what it means for the next quarter.

Using the Podium slide template, they publish a dedicated Podium slide in the quarterly briefing deck. The live podium highlights the top three products on white pedestals with numbered ribbons, while the remaining seven positions are listed in a concise 4–10 ranked column. The right-hand panel includes the product names and units sold, reinforcing performance context. A brand logo and tagline sit at the top-right to maintain consistency with corporate visuals. The blue gradient background and ribbon accents ensure the slide remains visually engaging throughout the presentation, keeping top performers in focus without crowding the narrative with excessive text.

Asset Downloads

Take advantage of downloading our default assets as a guide to create your own, if you wish to change them.

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