Presentation Wiz

February 1, 2021 In Conference, Design Opinion, PowerPoint Design Trend, Women Leaders By @pptwiz

NEW! Present to Succeed – A conference for business professionals who write, design, and deliver presentations

I can’t wait to be a part of the inaugural presentation-focused conference being held, virtually, out of Bulgaria April 15-17, 2021. Whether you want to up your story game to better resonate with your audience, get inspiration to create slides that impress, discover the dos and...

January 21, 2021 In Uncategorized By @pptwiz

Our 2021 Presentation Predictions Part 1 (Episode #118)

We are starting 2021 with predictions of what we will see in presentations this year!...

November 5, 2019 In Design Opinion, PowerPoint Design Trend By @pptwiz

Just Talking PowerPoint (Episode #89)

It has been some time since it was just a conversation with Troy, Nolan and Sandy. October 2019 had 5 Tuesdays, our last conversation was with a large group at the Presentation Summit and before that was a few guest conversations. So, listen in to...

November 5, 2019 In Design Opinion, PowerPoint Design Trend, PowerPoint example, Women Leaders By @pptwiz

Live from the 2019 Presentation Summit! (Episode #88)

Join us at the 2019 Presentation Summit in San Antonio, TX where we gathered over 20 presentation industry people of interest for an all-encompassing conversation on everything presentation. Including, design tricks, tips on running a presentation business, recommendations and a free-for-all review of the Presentation...

November 5, 2019 In Uncategorized By @pptwiz

When Scientists Present (a conversation with Mike Morrison) (Episode #87)

The scientific community is full of presenting. But the world of scientific presentation is different than corporate presentation – something we uncover in the first 2 minutes of conversation with our guest, Mike Morrison, who has been making some waves in the world of scientific...

November 5, 2019 In Google Slides By @pptwiz

Should You Use Google Slides for Your Corporate Presentations? (w/ Vincent Thompson from BrightCarbon) (Episode #86)

The conversation is all about Google Slides, and it is full of details, tips and tricks. Google Slides is tricky for presentation designers not versed in its workflow and we really don’t hear about it at design studios much… yet. We were fortunate to connect...

September 12, 2019 In Uncategorized By @pptwiz

Things to Know About Presentation Summit (w/ Rick Altman) (Episode #85)

Next month, October 2019, is the 17th annual Presentation Summit. This conference gathers 200 people in the presentation industry for insightful seminars on presentation design and delivery, deep skill building with PowerPoint, and invaluable networking. This episode Nolan, Sandy and Troy are joined by the...

September 12, 2019 In Uncategorized By @pptwiz

Presentation Professional Certifications are Here! (with Echo Swinford and Glenna Shaw) (Episode #84)

Professional presentation certifications are coming to the presentation industry. The Presentation Guild has undertaken this massive effort and it is currently in a beta test mode, which shows this is an organization serious about things being done professionally and getting things right. Today we get...

August 7, 2019 In Uncategorized By @pptwiz

We Took The Presentation Professional Certification – and Survived! (Episode #83)

Professional certifications are about to become a reality for the presentation industry. This episode we have the inside scoop with Richard Goring of Brightcarbon, Tara Sheffield of SlideRabbit, Lori Chollar of TLC Creative Services, and Troy Chollar of TLC Creative Services. Each of us was...

August 7, 2019 In Uncategorized By @pptwiz

What We actually use (Hardware, Software, Business Tools) (Episode #82)

Everyone needs software, hardware, and tools to make their company, or department, run. Troy, Nolan and Sandy list all they use to run their presentation design studios. ...

July 2, 2019 In Uncategorized By @pptwiz

Grids, Guides and Gutters (Episode #81)

Grids and Guidelines are two hidden PowerPoint features that few know of, or use. Most do not know they originate from traditional print design and are very powerful design tools for slide design. Even if you cannot immediately recognize them, chances are that virtually every...

June 20, 2019 In Design Opinion By @pptwiz

Should You Use Canva for Your Presentations? (Episode #80)

Canva is an online design tool that labels itself as “amazingly simple graphic design software.” It also has recently shifted from Social Media image creation (which it does very well) to taking on PowerPoint and Google slide, “The presentation software company…” (talking about Canva as...

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