The Presentation Podcast

Episode #133 - Clients ask questions, and many of the same questions. This episode Troy, Nolan and Sandy pose the questions they hear from clients consistently to see if the others also hear the same question - and their answers to those questions.    Full Episode Show Notes http://thepresentationpodcast.com/e133   Show Suggestions? Questions for your Hosts? Email us at: info@thepresentationpodcas...

Episode #132, The 19th annual Presentation Summit is September 26-29, 2021.  Troy, Nolan and Sandy have each attended many times and have presented at the conference. All three will be at the event in Florida this year. This episode we have Rick Altman, founder and director of the Presentation Summit, and talk not only about the conference, but how the conference is keeping with the times and trai...

Episode #131, Once upon a time, finding a book on presentation design was almost non-existent. On this episode we get to spend some time with the co-author of "Everyday Business Storytelling", one of the latest entries into the presentation space. All three of us; Nolan, Sandy and Troy, read the book, found it full a great information and examples and are excited to have a conversation with Janine...

Episode #130. This episode we get to talk money. We are joined by Bethany Auck, President of the Presentation Guild to talk about the "2021 State of the Industry and Salary Survey Report." The report is full of great data collected specifically about compensation of presentation professionals and we will tell you how to get a copy of it for free!   Full Episode Show Notes http://thepresentationpod...

Episode #129, This is a great episode, and it is a 2-for-1 special! Troy, Nolan and Sandy are joined by Jole Simmons and Lisa Marie Grillos of the Presentation Junkies podcast for a crossover event released on both The Presentation Podcast and Presentation Junkies podcast. As group we have the classic presentation designers meet up and talk presentation, our backgrounds, what we are doing now and...

Episode 128 - Learning about eLearning - A Conversation with Mike Taylor. Can a presentation designer be an integral part of the eLearning content development? This episode we are excited to talk with Mike Taylor about all things eLearning and focus on how PowerPoint as an app can be integral to the process and how being a presentation designer can make you a valued part of the process.   Full Epi...

Episode #127, Iconography is the visual images and symbols used to represent actions, processes, items, ?? And they are a mainstay in visual design and a natural fit for presentation design. This episode we challenge each other with questions about how we use icons, how we see others using icons, where we source icons from, and when icons should be used - and not used. Join us for this geeky desig...

Episode #126, Storytelling with Data is one of the best books showing effective ways of showing data in presentations. Cole Nussbaumer Knaflic, author of Storytelling with Data, is one of the authorities on effective Data Viz. And this episode of The Presentation Podcast is a fantastic conversation about Cole's background, the Storytelling with Data book, and how to approach Data Viz in presentati...

episode 125: CreativePro Week is an amazing conference for creative professionals who design, create, or edit in Adobe InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator, Acrobat, and Microsoft PowerPoint. For this episode of The Presentation Podcast we have a conversation with David Blatner, director of the CreativePro Network, and talk about the conference, the decision to include presentation as a core track, an...

Episode #124 - The 2021 Present To Succeed conference recently took place and it was a success. 1800+ attendees, 600+ expo booth visits, 5000+ chat messages, and 30+ presenters. Today Troy, Nolan and Sandy talk about their experience attending, and presenting at this conference. They are joined by Cindy Tingley and Charles Stella, who both attended the conference and offer their insights about the...

Episode #123 - Microsoft's annual, invite only, MVP Summit was March 29-31, 2021. This episode is a conversation of 10 MVPs for PowerPoint on the final day of the Summit talking about the Summit, Microsoft, the future of presentations, and all things PowerPoint!   Full Episode Show Notes http://thepresentationpodcast.com/podcast/e123   Show Suggestions? Questions for your Hosts? Email us at: info@...

3M (yes the big corporate 3M) is the inspiration for our conversation this episode. 3M recently released "VAS", Visual Attention Software, for designers to leverage as another tool in their digital toolbox. Of note, VAS is not designed for presentation layouts, but it is a big focus within the visual design industry, and presentation design can use this software to make better slides! Join Troy, N...

Episode 121: Digital signage and PowerPoint? Absolutely - If you know about SignageTube! Join Troy, Nolan, and Sandy as they talk with Kurt Dupont of PresentationPoint and learn about how PowerPoint is used to power content for digital signage around the world, includes NASA, sotheby'sauctions, major airports, restaurants, and of course presentations.   Full Episode Show Notes http://thepresentati...

Episode #120. 2021 is the first year (ever!) to have 3+ presentation industry specific conferences. This episode Troy, Nolan and Sandy are joined by Boris Hristov of 356labs to talk about the Present To Succeed conference that is happening in a few months.   Full Episode Show Notes http://thepresentationpodcast.com/podcast/120   Show Suggestions? Questions for your Hosts? Email us at: info@thepres...

Episode #119, We have started 2021 with predictions of what we will see in presentation this year. Episode 118 was our first 6 predictions, out of 13. This episode is Part 2 where we finish off our 2021 presentation predictions with #s 7-13, plus some bonus insights.   Full Episode Show Notes http://thepresentationpodcast.com/podcast/119   Show Suggestions? Questions for your Hosts? Email us at: i...

Episode 118, We are starting 2021 with predictions of what we will see in presentation this year. We start with a recap of our 2020 prediction - all 25+, which took some time. So join us for episode 118 for a recap and scorecard of how we did with our 2020 predictions, and hear our first 6 predictions, out of 13 in total, for 2021!   Full Episode Show Notes http://thepresentationpodcast.com/podcas...

Episode #117, Eyeful Presentations produced an amazing presentation industry insights report in 2020 entitled "The Efficiency of Business Presentations." We are starting season 6 with this episode, and we start 2021 talking with Simon Morton, based in the UK and principal at Eyeful Presentations about this must-read for presentation designers. Join us for the conversation and hear why we named thi...

Episode #116, It is our annual "year in review" episode, and 2020 has been quite the year to review! Thank you for sharing some time with us and being PowerPoint and presentation geeks. And this is our PowerPoint and Presentation Geek conversation, happy to have you join us, because it is hard finding someone that gets excited talking about new cloud font options, an amazing combination animation,...

Episode 115 - It is the final month of 2020. Just like each year coming to an end, every design project needs to come to an end. But, some projects seem to just be put on hold leaving us asking "This project is done, right…?". Troy, Sandy and Nolan have an in-depth conversation about what they have encountered and do with projects that seem to be suspended between complete and an indefinite on-hol...

Part 2 of our conversations with Yulia Barnakova about the just released Presentation Guild think tank white paper entitled, "The Future of Presentations - Explore the evolving technologies, practices, and importance of presentation in our daily lives." We get to hear about Yulia's background, how the Presentation Guild think tank evolved and we overview the major topics of the white paper - join...

Episode #114, Part A: This episode Troy, Nolan and Sandy are joined by Yulia Barnakova for a great talk about the just released Presentation Guild think tank white paper entitled, "The Future of Presentations - Explore the evolving technologies, practices, and importance of presentation in our daily lives." We get to hear about Yulia's background, how the Presentation Guild think tank evolved and...

Episode #113, For the Adobe Max conference, and it seemed like a great fit to talk about Adobe and PowerPoint working together. We invited Adobe expert, Mark Heaps to join us, and that conversation was so amazing we had to make it a Part 1 and Part 2 series. This is Part 2 of our conversation with Mark Heaps where we dive into our Adobe apps and Microsoft PowerPoint workflows that leverage both.  ...

Episode 112 - This week is the Adobe Max conference, and  it seemed like a great fit to talk about Adobe and PowerPoint working together. Join us, along with Mark Heaps for Part 1 of a 2 part conversation where we dive into our Adobe apps and Microsoft PowerPoint workflows that leverage both.   Full Episode Show Notes http://thepresentationpodcast.com/podcast/112   Show Suggestions? Questions for...

Episode 11 - Troy, Nolan and Sandy received an advance sneak peek at an upcoming Goodman Center report. It is a report that summarizes what is happening today in the world of our remote meetings, technology being used for these meetings and what highlights and failures the multitude of remote meetings are producing. "Unmuted. What works, what doesn't, and how we can all do better when working toge...

Episode 110 - PowerPoint has hundreds, if not thousands, of functions and features that are accessed from the ribbon, panels, pop-up dialog boxes, right-clicks and sometimes hidden with CTRL or ALT clicks. Today we focused on PowerPoint's Backstage — all those areas you get to when clicking FILE in the top left. This is a deep dive into PowerPoint functions and setup options, in a primarily a PC-c...