Presentation Wiz

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...

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...

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