The Presentation Podcast

Episode 59 Video Round-Tripping in PowerPoint - Video round-tripping in PowerPoint is like the movie inception, where we figure out everything is a dream, inside of a dream, that is possibly inside of another dream… this is creating content in PowerPoint, that is exported to video, and then that video become part of the PowerPoint content, or a slide with a video of PowerPoint content with other P...

Episode #58 After talking about studio projects and presentation industry news, Troy and Nolan head out the door while Sandra Johnson, Nancy Duarte, and Lori Chollar have an amazing time talking about being Women Owned Businesses in the design industry - a conversation not to miss!   Full Episode Show Notes http://thepresentationpodcast.com/podcast/58   Show Suggestions? Questions for your Hosts?...

Episode #57 PowerPoint Sections, first introduced in PowerPoint 2010 are still a hidden feature to many. Troy, Nolan and Sandy spend a whole episode to talking about this great, and underutilized feature. How they use, when they use, and reasons to use PowerPoint sections, along with tips & tricks, asks of Microsoft and examples. Enjoy another PowerPoint conversation!   Full Episode Show Notes htt...

Episode #56: PowerPoint templates are a key, and fundamental, feature of PowerPoint. We have all seen "templates" that are far from a true, functional and helpful PowerPoint template. Troy, Nolan and Sandy are joined by two industry experts in PowerPoint template development - who literally wrote the book on PowerPoint templates; Echo Swinford and Julie Terberg.   Full Episode Show Notes http://th...

Episode #55 PowerPoint Templates have lots of setup, design, distribution and end-use considerations. For this episode we have a virtual conversation with a number of presentation design experts volunteering their expertise and recommendations on everything PowerPoint templates.   Full Episode Show Notes http://thepresentationpodcast.com/podcast/55   Show Suggestions? Questions for your Hosts? Ema...

Episode #54 Part 2 of the PowerPoint add-ins conversation with developers Steve Rindsberg of PPTools, Gil Segal of ToolsToo, and Jamie Garroch of YouPresent (Listen to episode 52 for Part 1 of the conversation). We cover three additional questions this time; what about the new Microsoft Store web-based add-ins? What about Mac PowerPoint add-ins? And what is an add-in you would like to develop? It...

Episode #53 Color is a major part of presentation design. How a presentation designer goes about using color, both for design and the technical how-to within PowerPoint have a wide variety approaches. Troy, Nolan and Sandy talk about personal approaches and technical setup and how-to, to using color in presentations.   Full Episode Show Notes http://thepresentationpodcast.com/podcast/53   Show Sug...

Episode 52 The Presentation Podcast continues the PowerPoint add-in conversation from the perspective of the add-in developers themselves. With 3 amazing guests providing their insights and knowledge; Steve Rindsberg of PPTools, Gil Segal of ToolsToo, and Jamie Garroch of YouPresent. This will be part 1 in this conversation, look for part 2 in the near future. The insights and information from the...

Episode #51 Add-ins, third party apps that make design time faster by automating tasks and enabling PowerPoint to do more than it is capable of are something every professional presentation designer should take advantage of. Troy, Nolan, and Sandy talk about add-ins they use and see others using.   Full Episode Show Notes http://thepresentationpodcast.com/podcast/51   Show Suggestions? Questions f...

Episode #50 Two amazing things about this episode; first this is the 50th Presentation Podcast episode! Second, we celebrate our 50th anniversary with a presentation and PowerPoint conversation at the Microsoft campus with over a dozen Microsoft PowerPoint MVPs!    Full Episode Show Notes http://thepresentationpodcast.com/podcast/50   Show Suggestions? Questions for your Hosts? Email us at: info@t...

Episode 49 "Beautiful" is subjective, as is slide design, which Troy, Nolan, Sandy and our guest Mitch Grasso have strong opinions on. Mitch adds great insights into presentation design as founder of SlideRocket (acquired by VMware in 2011) and now Beautiful.ai (an online presentation design app that launched February 6, 2018). Like TV shows that use a news headline for an episode storyline, we ta...

Episode #48, There is an art to design project feedback, and often the success or failure of a project rests entirely on being able to give, and receive, feedback effectively. On this episode, Troy, Nolan, and Sandy focus on design feedback - for both the client and the designer.   Full Episode Show Notes http://thepresentationpodcast.com/podcast/48   Show Suggestions? Questions for your Hosts? Em...

Episode #47 Support for 3D model file formats are a new option for PowerPoint. And 3D models and 3D Perspective design are different. In this Presentation Podcast conversation Troy, Nolan and Sandy talk about using 3D Models as PowerPoint slide content and if 3D Models are a novelty, a fad, or a design trend?   Full Episode Show Notes http://thepresentationpodcast.com/podcast/47   Show Suggestions...

Episode #46 Join an fantastic conversation about how presenters can share the stage with their slides; interact with them, while still engaging with the audience, and "share the Con". Sally Zimney from the This Moved Me podcast, and a professional presentation coach joins the conversation, offering some great advise for every presenter, and presentation designer.   Full Episode Show Notes http://t...

Episode #45 Presentation software's primary purpose is to support a presenter. And presenters need to be aware of what things can go wrong, know what to check before presenting, and prevent many potential issues before they are an issue. Sandy, Nolan and Troy are presenters, they work with presenters every week, and have experienced so many presentation technical issues this podcast offers a compi...

Episode #44; Year End Thoughts This is the 24th episode and final conversation of 2017! Troy, Nolan and Sandy end the year with a great conversation about the big things that influenced their design, studios, and presentation software use this past year.   Full Episode Show Notes http://thepresentationpodcast.com/podcast/44   Show Suggestions? Questions for your Hosts? Email us at: info@thepresent...

Episode #43, Office 365 is Microsoft's subscription based software and service that goes beyond the Office apps by encompassing SharePoint, Teams, Groups, Unified Communications with Skype and much more. Troy, Sandy and Nolan talk about they each use Office 365 for their studios and the 'secrets' to making the most of it.    Full Episode Show Notes http://thepresentationpodcast.com/podcast/43   Sh...

Episode 42 - This episode enjoy an amazing conversation with Tom Howell of Synapsis Creative, Mike Parkinson of Billion Dollar Graphics, Nolan Haims of Nolan Haims Creative and Troy Chollar of TLC Creative Services. Recorded at the 2017 Presentation Summit, our conversation covers a range of topics from design projects to studio policies to if our University degree applies to our career! Full Epis...

Episode #41  Presenter Notes: what are they, are they needed, what is the best way to create them, where is the best place to create them? So many questions for such a useful presentation tool. Yes, there are less helpful ways of creating, formatting and using Presenter Notes. No, there is no perfect way to create, format or use Presenter Notes. Troy, Nolan and Sandy share their notes about using...

Episode #40 - Life, and being a professional, is a matter of learning from experiences - and sometimes those experiences are mistakes. Join in on a design studio conversation full of business mistakes seen, been a part of, or possibly created.   Full Episode Show Notes http://thepresentationpodcast.com/podcast/40   Show Suggestions? Questions for your Hosts? Email us at: info@thepresentationpodcas...

Episode #39 We brought our portable podcast-in-a-box to 2017 Presentation Summit conference. This great conference is focused on the Presentation Industry and gave us the opportunity record this special episode with over a dozen presentation experts gathered around a table for a rambling conversation about presentation design trends, PowerPoint hacks and more!   Full Episode Show Notes http://thep...

Episode #38 To "PowerPoint" is a verb in both corporate and education circles, which speaks to the dominance of Microsoft PowerPoint in the presentation industry - and that is not a bad thing as Microsoft continues to evolve the software. But there are other options in use, all with high points and advantages. Troy, Sandy and Nolan spend this episode reviewing the ones they know are out there and...

Episode #37 Before the presentation design begins, presentation designers have questions and information they gather to assure the design meets the needs. Troy, Nolan and Sandy talk through their pre-project checklists and find all designers have a lot in common!   Full Episode Show Notes http://thepresentationpodcast.com/podcast/37   Show Suggestions? Questions for your Hosts? Email us at: info@t...

Episode 36 Join Troy, Sandy and Echo as they talk about the Presentation Guild; its history, offerings, and special side conversation about how the Presentation Summit started as well as how the Presentation Guild and Presentation Summit are very separate entities.   Full Episode Show Notes http://thepresentationpodcast.com/podcast/36   Show Suggestions? Questions for your Hosts? Email us at: info...

Episode #35 Everyone has cool tips, apps and ways of doing things. It is part of what makes an experienced designer experienced. Join Troy, Sandy and Nolan as they have fun talking about what apps, hacks and cool tips they use as part of their daily routine.   Full Episode Show Notes http://thepresentationpodcast.com/podcast/35   Show Suggestions? Questions for your Hosts? Email us at: info@thepre...