April 2, 2019
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 ...
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March 25, 2019
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
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
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...
February 6, 2019
Revisions and File Versioning – How Many? (Episode 71)
Join Troy, Nolan and Sandy as they talk about revisions for a project. Are they included in the project scope, are revisions billable beyond the project scope, what is a revision, how many revisions are included in a project agreement, is there a point of...
January 25, 2019
The Presenters Gather at The 2017 Presentation Summit Conference! (Episode 39)
We brought our portable podcast-in-a-box to the 2017 Presentation Summit conference. Microsoft has awarded 16 MVPs for PowerPoint in North America and 10 are featured in this episode!! The Presentation Summit conference is focused on the Presentation Industry and gave us the opportunity record this special...
January 25, 2019
Mistakes We Have Made (Episode 40)
Life, and being a professional, is a matter of learning from experiences – and sometimes those experiences are mistakes. Join Troy, Sandy and Nolan for a design studio conversation full of business mistakes seen, been a part of, or possibly created....
January 25, 2019
Presenter Notes (Episode 41)
What is the purpose of “Presenter Notes?” PowerPoint Notes View, and Notes Master Send to Word True Teleprompter Tablet/iPad based notes Presenter View setup and use Old School Paper/Binders/Notecards What do presenters do that is bad? ...
January 25, 2019
Office 365 Features We Use (Episode 43)
Listen to the team's overview of Office 365 features in PowerPoint....
January 25, 2019
Year-End Thoughts (Episode 44)
2017 was big for the presentation industry, and it was the first full year of The Presentation Guild being an industry association. Listen to Sandy and team share their thoughts!...
January 24, 2019
Things to Check Before Presenting (Episode 45)
Follow this checklist to ensure you're ready to present! ...
January 24, 2019
Share the Stage with Your Slides (with Sally Koering Zimney) (Episode 46)
Let’s start with a presentation scenario, a fictitious setting for our presenters: Full stage, professional audio with a lavaliere mic, remote/clicker – computer is backstage, large 16×9 screen either directly behind you or off-stage Left/Right with rear projection Nolan: Well, you’ve already pointed out a significant factor...