Episode #209 - The 2024 Presentation Summit, held at the picturesque Zachary Dunes Resort in Central California, brought together a vibrant community of PowerPoint presentation professionals - including 13 (of the 39) Microsoft awarded MVPs for PowerPoint. This episode captures the essence of the Presentation Summit conference and showcases the camaraderie, expertise, and innovative insights of the PowerPoint MVPs! Join the conversation through your favorite podcast app, or at the episode...

Our latest guest, Mike Power, revealed how a simple challenge at his first job led to the creation of NXPowerlite, a tool that compresses images within PowerPoint without sacrificing quality. This innovative solution has now become an industry standard, helping countless presentations be optimized! The dev team then followed with SlideWise, our #1 go to tool to audit and fix PowerPoint files. Full show notes available at The Presentation Podcast website. Join this conversation now!

Episode #207, In this episode of the Presentation Podcast, Troy, Nolan and Sandy spend some time with Mike Parkinson, a graphic designer, prolific conference speaker, and the person behind the Build-A-Graphic PowerPoint add-in. We talk about the evolving landscape of presentation design, particularly the role AI tools now play. Mike shares his "3 AI truths", emphasizing that AI tools enhance productivity and creativity, not threatening jobs. We also cover the importance of understanding the...

Episode #206 - The 2024 edition of the annual Presentation Summit conference is being labelled, "The Last Hurrah." Join Troy, Nolan, and Sandy for a conversation with Rick about this year's Presentation Summit, and hear insights into what attendees can look forward to ̶ at "The Last Hurrah"! Full Episode Show Notes https://thepresentationpodcast.com/2024/e206 Show Suggestions? Questions for your Hosts? Email us at: [email protected] Listen and review on iTunes. Thanks! ...

Episode #205: If you use PowerPoint, having a base understanding of font file types and options is important. A new whitepaper by Microsoft MVP for PowerPoint Julie Terberg, titled "Choosing fonts for PowerPoint templates" is a (free!) great resource. Displaying letters, numbers, and symbols takes layers of complex behind-the-scenes code. And if a non-Microsoft font is used, the complexity becomes more complex - and if the non-Microsoft fonts are not available on that computer, or not...

Episode #204 - Carmen Simon, the Cognitive neuroscientist behind the amazing 2016 book Impossible to Ignore now introduces a seismic shift to presentation slide design planning and execution with her latest book, Made You Look. Based on her extensive research on how people retain presented information, this is a textbook worth internalizing if you present or design slides. Inspirationally designed and rich in content, readers will rethink how they approach presentation flow and content...

Episode #203. The business side of presentation design is hard. Setting up processes and workflows is also hard, but they minimize the business side time needs and maximizes the design side time. Troy and Lori of TLC Creative Services, Inc. share a behind-the-scenes look at the project management system in place and the multiyear evolution to get it to where it is now.   Full Episode Show Notes https://thepresentationpodcast.com/2024/e203   Show Suggestions? Questions for your...

Episode #202, Join us on a journey through the cutting-edge world of AI assistants and tools as we explore Microsoft 365 Copilot. Imagine having a personal assistant that not only understands your needs but also anticipates them, seamlessly integrated into PowerPoint to create and edit presentations, elevating your productivity to new heights. In this episode, Troy and Nolan chat with the wonderful Yulia Barnakova, a thought leader in the realm of AI tools and presentation work. Don't miss...

Episode #201, Can AI generated art be copyrighted? Can AI generated art be used in client presentations? Troy, Nolan and Sandy spend this episode going through the many online articles they amassed on the topic of the legal use highlights of AI generated content. While no guidance is provided, it is a lively conversation!   Full Episode Show Notes https://thepresentationpodcast.com/2024/e201   Show Suggestions? Questions for your Hosts? Email us at: ...

Episode #200, Do you know what started in 2016, and is celebrating its 200th episode today? The Presentation Podcast! At 2 episodes per month, 24 conversations per year, and a predictable episode #200 in year 9. That's what this conversation is all about, celebration, fun conversation - and 50 special guests!!   Full Episode Show Notes https://thepresentationpodcast.com/2024/e200   Show Suggestions? Questions for your Hosts? Email us at: [email protected]   ...

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: [email protected]   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: [email protected]   Listen and review on iTunes. Thanks! ...

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/e197   Show Suggestions? Questions for your Hosts? Email us at: ...

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://thepresentationpodcast.com/2024/e196   Show Suggestions? Questions for your Hosts? Email us at:...

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 us at: [email protected]   Listen and review on iTunes. Thanks! ...

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? Questions for your Hosts? Email us at: [email protected]   Listen and...

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: [email protected]   Listen and review on iTunes. Thanks! http://apple.co/1ROGCUq   New Episodes 1st and 3rd...

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 Hosts? Email us at: [email protected]   Listen and review on iTunes....

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: [email protected]   Listen and review on iTunes. Thanks! http://apple.co/1ROGCUq   New Episodes 1st and 3rd Tuesday Every Month

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: [email protected]   Listen and review on iTunes. Thanks! ...

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 Episode Show Notes https://thepresentationpodcast.com/2023/e188   Show Suggestions?...

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 for an amazing presentation conversation!   Full Episode Show Notes ...

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: [email protected]   Listen and review on iTunes. Thanks! http://apple.co/1ROGCUq   New Episodes 1st and 3rd Tuesday Every Month