The Presentation Podcast

Episode #199, Visual Design vs. The Storytelling Message   Full Episode Show Notes https://thepresentationpodcast.com/2024/e199   Show Suggestions? Questions for your Hosts? Email us at: info@thepresentationpodcast.com   Listen and review on iTunes. Thanks! http://apple.co/1ROGCUq   New Episodes 1st and 3rd Tuesday Every Month

Episode #198, Troy, Sandy and Nolan have been talking about the difference between "design" and "production" in presentation work. Join the conversation as they unpack the concept of slide production vs. slide design, titles used within presentation design and much more.   Full Episode Show Notes https://thepresentationpodcast.com/2024/e198   Show Suggestions? Questions for your Hosts? Email us at...

Episode #197, Troy, Nolan and Sandy have some time with Jamie Garroch of BrightCarbon to talk about the PowerPoint Brightslide addin's features, new additions and other coding projects he and his team are working on. Plus his upcoming sabbatical plans to adventure through many U.S. states in his custom Minion yellow car and trailer.   Full Episode Show Notes https://thepresentationpodcast.com/2024...

Episode #196, Join Troy, Nolan and Sandy for a conversation with Rolly Seth, Principal Product Manager for Microsoft Designer, about AI, copilot and storytelling. Rolly previously as on the PowerPoint team, is a thought leader and all around brilliant thinker when it comes to the intersection of technology and creativity. Click here for the conversation!   Full Episode Show Notes https://thepresen...

Episode #195, Are you a presenter? A speaker? Someone who designs slides for those that present? The newest book in the presentation space is "Speaking Story" by Sally Z, and Sally joins Troy, Nolan and Sandy on The Presentation Podcast for a wonderful time and conversation!   Full Episode Show Notes https://thepresentationpodcast.com/2024/e195   Show Suggestions? Questions for your Hosts? Email u...

Episode #194, This year, for the Microsoft MVP Summit, we have replaced our "Live From the Summit" episode with a "Gathered Online During the Summit" conversation with 9 Microsoft PowerPoint MVPs! Join the group for a conversation about PowerPoint, Copilot, the Surface 9 neural processing chip, and more!!   Full Episode Show Notes https://thepresentationpodcast.com/2024/e194   Show Suggestions? Qu...

Episode #193, Troy talks with Nolan about the presentation training programs Nolan Haims Creative provides to client. Troy was actually at Nolan's home for this recording - and then they went for a great sushi dinner!   Full Episode Show Notes https://thepresentationpodcast.com/2024/e193   Show Suggestions? Questions for your Hosts? Email us at: info@thepresentationpodcast.com   Listen and review...

Troy has a conversation with Lori Chollar of TLC Creative Services and they offer 10 Pro PowerPoint tips that people often learn from someone else or observing someone else doing. #2 is what made PowerPoint a modern image editing app, and if you use animation, #10 is amazing!

Episode 191 - Ready for something exciting!? Listen to Troy, Sandy and Nolan ask ChatGPT "What skills do I need to prepare to be a professional PowerPoint presentation designer?" and dissect the reply. Join the conversation and hear how good, or bad, ChatGPT is about defining our job!   Full Episode Show Notes https://thepresentationpodcast.com/2024/e191   Show Suggestions? Questions for your Host...

Episode #190, 9 presentation industry predictions for 2024; 3 from each host! Plus Troy, Sandy and Nolan do a scorecard review their 2023 presentation predictions to tally their successes and fails.   Full Episode Show Notes https://thepresentationpodcast.com/2023/e   Show Suggestions? Questions for your Hosts? Email us at: info@thepresentationpodcast.com   Listen and review on iTunes. Thanks! htt...

Episode #189 - As we start 2024, The Presentation Podcast is looking back at 2023, specifically favorite presentation project, non-PowerPoint project, podcast episode - tech tip - guest, and more! Join Troy, Sandy and Nolan for this great podcast episode!   Full Episode Show Notes https://thepresentationpodcast.com/2024/e189   Show Suggestions? Questions for your Hosts? Email us at: info@thepresen...

Episode #188, The Presentation Summit wraps up 2023 with a recap of The Presentation Summit season . This year the Summit was held in two separate events, making it a unique year for the venerable event. Nolan, Sandy and Troy were all at the onsite event, and each joined the virtual sessions. Join to hear them compare notes on the Presentation Summit sessions, venues, speakers and more.   Full Epi...

Episode #187 - There is a science to the art of presentation design. Our guest today is a Cognitive neuroscientist. A PhD twice over. An instructor at Stanford University. Founder of   research companies. Has spoken at The Presentation Summit several times. Dr. Carmen Simon focuses on presentation information retention, and we have the opportunity to hear about her latest study findings. Join us f...

Episode #186 - Troy and Lori of TLC Creative Services talking about their concept of "PowerPoint Concierge Level Formatting". Curious?   Full Episode Show Notes https://thepresentationpodcast.com/2023/e186   Show Suggestions? Questions for your Hosts? Email us at: info@thepresentationpodcast.com   Listen and review on iTunes. Thanks! http://apple.co/1ROGCUq   New Episodes 1st and 3rd Tuesday Every...

Episode #185, Troy, Nolan, and Sandy dive into a conversation around defining what a Presentation Design is, by title, description and area of expertise. Plus, this conversation invites everyone to join via an open to all, anonymous Slido poll!   Full Episode Show Notes https://thepresentationpodcast.com/2023/e185   Show Suggestions? Questions for your Hosts? Email us at: info@thepresentationpodca...

As a presenter-trainer-host, what makes for a good experience for attendees to want to listen and learn something? We leave aside non-educational reasons for attending events and focus on what people want to learn and get out of training presentations. Being presentation designers and trainers we admittedly wander into the PowerPoint and stage craft of presenting - and it is a great conversation!

Episode #183 - The Presentation Guild represents us, the presentation industry representation. The Guild's monthly email newsletter with its list of activities and opportunities for presentation designers inspired this episode. Troy, Sandy and Nolan are joined on this episode by 4 of the current Guild board members to talk about the Presentation Guild, its events, how they are announced, who can a...

Episode #182 - October 15-18 is coming soon. We spend some time with event director Rick Altman to talk about this year's Presentation Summit. Troy, Nolan, and Sandy get answers to the split event format, how this year's onsite venue was selected, and what really happened on that African safari adventure. All three of us will be at the onsite event and hope to say hello to you there!   Full Episod...

Episode #181, TED talks and quality presenting are synonymous. Troy, Nolan and Sandy enjoy a conversation with Jacqueline Farrington, a former TEDx Senior Speaker Coach, and author of the just released, and already award-winning book, "Better Presentations. How to Present Like a Pro, virtually or in person." Join and hear what Jacqueline has to say about presentation design and delivery!   Full Ep...

Episode #180. Technology, Entertainment, Design - TED, ideas worth spreading. TED talks provide an amazing platform for presenters. The organization has made quality presentation skills and presentation design a factor to be considered in all presentations. Our conversation today is that for the three of us, it feels as though the age of the TED Talk has diminished. We are revisiting TED talks and...

Episode #179 - The recently released article in The Atlantic, "The Great PowerPoint Panic of 2003," is the basis for a great conversation about how presentation design has evolved and PowerPoint was doomed. The article starts with "Twenty years later, the Great PowerPoint Panic reads as both a farce and a tragedy." How could we NOT have a conversation about this and look back at Edward Tufte's (in...

Episode #178 - Troy, Nolan and Sandy are joined by Lori Chollar of TLC Creative Services to talk about AI generated images. Dall-E 2, Midjourney, StableDiffusion, Dreamstudio, StarryAI and many other AI image creation tools are available. This episode is all about Adobe Photoshop's newly released generative fill image generator, how we are using it, some of the issues encountered, and lots of insp...

Episode #177, Troy, Nolan and Sandy continue the conversation about features that they feel are needed in PowerPoint. From Sandy's LinkedIn post asking everyone what features they see as missing or needing updates in PowerPoint makes this a conversation directed by you - the listeners. This is part 2 of the conversation.   Full Episode Show Notes https://thepresentationpodcast.com/2023/e177   Show...

Episode #176 - Troy, Nolan and Sandy continue the conversation about features that they feel are needed in PowerPoint. But this conversation is directed by you, the listeners. Compiling the responses to Sandy's LinkedIn post, Troy, Sandy and Nolan share with everyone the ideas others listed and talk about them. Also, this conversation is being presented in a Part 1 and Part 2 format - so join the...

Episode #175. The world is all about AI. Microsoft is all about AI integration into everything it offers. Did you know PowerPoint has been integrating AI powered features for several years, like the PowerPoint Designer feature starting in 2016. But Microsoft Copilot is something much bigger. This episode is very exciting with Kim Denny, Head of Product for PowerPoint from Microsoft talking with us...