Uncategorized

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...

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...

February 6, 2019 In Uncategorized By @pptwiz

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 24, 2019 In Uncategorized By @pptwiz

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...

January 24, 2019 In Uncategorized By @pptwiz

PowerPoint Add-ins We Like (Episode 51)

Add-ins, third party apps that make design time faster by automating tasks and enabling PowerPoint to do more than it is capable of are something every professional presentation designer should take advantage of. Troy, Nolan, and Sandy talk about add-ins they use and see others...

January 24, 2019 In Uncategorized By @pptwiz

A Conversation with PPT Add-In Developers (Part 1) (Episode 52)

Questions answered during this conversation: What is one of the most popular add-ins you have developed (or most popular feature within an add-in set)? PowerPoint supports two programming options, VBA and dotnet. Which, or both, do you work in and what are some plain language...

Uncategorized

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

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

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

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

Grids, Guides and Gutters (Episode #81)

No Formal Design Education (Episode 72)

Revisions and File Versioning – How Many? (Episode 71)

Share the Stage with Your Slides (with Sally Koering Zimney) (Episode 46)

PowerPoint Add-ins We Like (Episode 51)

A Conversation with PPT Add-In Developers (Part 1) (Episode 52)

Blog

Social Media

Contact