Go to the VIEW toolbar and click on Slide Master...
This opens the templates for the slides. Your slides are still there, don’t worry!
Make sure you are on the top/parent layout on the left, the one with "1" beside it...
With the heading text still selected, go to the SHAPE FORMAT tab and add a style under Quick Styles.
What you'll notice is the headings for all the slide layouts are now that font type and style...