diff --git a/inst/rmarkdown/templates/monash/resources/template.tex b/inst/rmarkdown/templates/monash/resources/template.tex
index 2edb8cd..14326b3 100644
--- a/inst/rmarkdown/templates/monash/resources/template.tex
+++ b/inst/rmarkdown/templates/monash/resources/template.tex
@@ -253,10 +253,15 @@ $endif$
 $if(toc)$
 \AtBeginSection[]{
    \frame<beamer>{
-   \frametitle{$if(tocheader)$$tocheader$$else$Outline$endif$}
+   \frametitle{$if(tocheader)$$tocheader$$else$Outline$endif$}\vspace*{0.2cm}
+   $if(tighttoc)$\fontsize{12}{13}\selectfont\parskip=0cm\itemsep=0cm$endif$
    \tableofcontents[currentsection,hideallsubsections]
   }}
 $endif$
+$if(tighttoc)$
+\setbeamerfont{section number projected}{size=\small}
+$endif$
+
 % Redefine shaded environment if it exists (to ensure text is black)
 \ifcsname Shaded\endcsname
   \definecolor{shadecolor}{RGB}{225,225,225}
@@ -334,7 +339,8 @@ $endfor$
 
 $if(toc)$
    \frame<beamer>{
-   \frametitle{$if(tocheader)$$tocheader$$else$Outline$endif$}
+   \frametitle{$if(tocheader)$$tocheader$$else$Outline$endif$}\vspace*{0.2cm}
+   $if(tighttoc)$\fontsize{12}{13}\selectfont\parskip=0cm\itemsep=0cm$endif$
    \tableofcontents[hideallsubsections]
   }
 $endif$