Presentation Wiz

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...

June 4, 2019 In Design Opinion, PowerPoint Design Trend By @pptwiz

Writing for Presentations (w/ Mort Milder) (Episode #79)

With high stakes presentations, often a professional writer is brought in to craft and write the story to be presented. The Presentation Podcast welcomes Mort Milder, one of those professional writers who has written many high stakes presentations and speeches for many, many industries, for...

June 4, 2019 In Animation, Morph, PowerPoint Design Trend, Tutorial By @pptwiz

Animation Do’s and Don’ts (Episode #78)

Join us as we discuss our favorite Animation Do's and Don'ts in this whttp://thepresentationpodcast.com/podcast/78/eek's Presentation Podcast ...

May 7, 2019 In Template By @pptwiz

A Good PowerPoint Template Means… (Episode #77)

Continuing our “Consequences of Good Design” conversation, now focused on the what makes a “Good PowerPoint template” (and those things that make a bad PowerPoint template). With three presentation design experts talking about PowerPoint template,http://thepresentationpodcast.com/podcast/77/ it is not a short conversation – so join us...

April 17, 2019 In Design Opinion By @pptwiz

The Consequences of Good Presentation Design (Episode #76)

Consequences: by definition “a result or effect of an action”. Presentation design has consequences. Everyone knows the “death by PowerPoint” mantra – which is really not about PowerPoint, but about bad information flow in any program or printed material – and it is a consequence...

April 2, 2019 In Design Opinion, PowerPoint Design Trend By @pptwiz

Live From The 2019 Microsoft MVP Summit! (Episode #75)

Join us for a round table discussion with a dozen PowerPoint MVPs at the 2019 Microsoft MVP Summit talking about all things PowerPoint. Microsoft MVP Summit ...

March 25, 2019 In Design Opinion, PowerPoint Design Trend, PowerPoint example By @pptwiz

Embed or Link: Choose Wisely (Episode #74)

Should you embed or link media in PowerPoint presentations? Excel data, videos, audio and images are all options to embed within the presentation file, or link to external files. Troy, Sandy and Nolan discuss the merits of each option, cover many of the technical considerations...

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

Presenting in a Non-Profit World with Andy Goodman (Episode 73)

Troy, Nolan and Sandy are joined by Andy Goodman, a sought out expert on storytelling, communications and presentation in the world of non-profits, NGOs and foundations. We talk about his history and focus on his book Why Bad Presentations Happen to Good Causes for a...

March 1, 2019 In Uncategorized By @pptwiz

No Formal Design Education (Episode 72)

Join Sandy Johnson, Troy Chollar, Lori Chollar, Stephy Lewis and Bryan Jones for a design conversation about being a presentation designer – without a formal design education (note: Lori joined us to represent those with a formal design education) as we enjoyed finding an hour to talk during...

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