Presentation Thinking

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Mikey and Molly have been beckoned by the gods to become legendary storytellers — a call impossible to refuse. Join our heroes as they dive deep down the rabbit hole, documenting their findings as they scour all industries and disciplines in search of outside insights, inside outlooks, and, well, anything and everything there is to know about the making (and delivery) of better presentations. This is Presentation Thinking™ Episodes every Thursday morning (USA) Brought to you by GhostRanch Communications, a presentation design agency Visit GhostRanch.com to punch up your pitch today!

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#117. Paul Graham’s “Do things that don’t scale”—a presentation POV

Apr 18 2024 41 mins

Paul Graham’s blog post, “Do things that don’t scale”, has largely been heralded as the best advice given for startups—maybe ever? But what can we takeaway from it as presenters? As the founder of renowned accelerator Y Combinator, people trust Paul and are still talking about this post over ten years later. (A big deal for today’s Age of Information). Mikey and Molly

#116. Does Guy Kawasaki’s 10/20/30 PowerPoint Rule still stand? (Micro episode!)

Apr 11 2024 15 mins

Guy Kawasaki is an amazing marketer, creator and thinker. (If you don’t follow him already, do it here!) His 2005 blog post, The 10/20/30 Rule of PowerPoint, provided advice for startups on how to pitch to VCs—but it blew up because it resonated with presenters of all kinds. As presentation enthusiasts, it’s about time we checked it out and see what still holds up. This is

#115. TED Talkin’: Alicia Syrett knows why investors say ‘no’

Apr 04 2024 28 mins

If you couldn’t already tell from some of our Shark Tank episodes, we love the startup and Venture Capital world. There’s truly no passion that matches that of a founder on a mission. Alicia Syrett—a VC herself, author and business leader—knows this and wants YOUR passion to come to fruition. Her short n sweet TED talk at TEDx Fulton Street from 2018 is a perfect guide wi

#114. Tamara Grominsky of PMM Camp on personal positioning

Mar 29 2024 35 mins

What we’ll hear about: How Tamara’s MA and start in publishing set her up to be a standout storyteller and award-winning Product Marketing leader. Tamara’s emphasis on career intentionality and personal positioning. “Write your purpose in pen, but your path in pencil.” The ‘good time’ journal: Notice the activities that give you energy. Tamara’s path to speaking,

#113. TJ Schaid on becoming a trauma surgeon and presenter

Mar 21 2024 37 mins

We know that presentations are used across all kinds of industries but did you know they’re important in the medical world as well?? General surgery resident physician TJ Schaid joins the ‘cast to discuss his experience presenting research at various conferences around the world throughout his residency. Turns out, these medical presentations can play a big part of any surgeon�

#112. Get Comfortable with Grief: Marisa Renee Lee on speaking publicly about the personal

Mar 14 2024 47 mins

Marisa Renee Lee is a speaker, an entrepreneur, an author and “grief advocate.” Having lost her mom to breast cancer and struggled with infertility, Lee has alchemized her experiences into a NYT Bestselling book, Grief is Love: Living with Loss. Marisa joins us to share how she presents and speaks on such vulnerable topics, how grief can show up at work and how you can support

#111. Marcus Andrews on crafting a new category through Narrative Design

Mar 07 2024 47 mins

Marcus Andrews knows how to craft a good narrative. In fact, we’d argue he heavily contributed to developing the concept of Narrative Design when working in product marketing at HubSpot. Now as a Narrative Designer at Pendo, he joins us for a conversation around crafting a memorable narrative, what frameworks to use (or not) and how to create your own category. We exchange prese

#110. Yeehaw! Mikey’s Road to the TED Talk continues in Austin

Feb 29 2024 31 mins

Presentation Nation, by our 110th episode, you may well be aware that we worship at the stage of presentations. And as Mikey Mioduski, co-host of the pod and founder of GhostRanch Communications, has started to speak at more and more events, we feel it only right to dissect the ins and outs of his preparation, execution and how many laughs he got while speaking. His latest speaker

#109. Women Talk Design’s CEO Danielle Barnes wants you to present yourself

Feb 22 2024 46 mins

If you’re a presenter, you might have noticed that the conference speaker circuit is a male-dominated space. With Women Talk Design, founders Danielle Barnes and Christina Wodtke set about to change that. Originally starting as a directory for women and non-binary presenters to find and learn from one another, Women Talk Design now offers a wide range of resources, workshops and

#108. Harvey Lee on leveraging personal experiences for professional growth

Feb 15 2024 68 mins

Personal experiences can power professional growth. No one may know this better than Harvey Lee, a product marketer, speaker, former Rock n Roll roadie and now author of Backstage Pass: A Business Book that’s Far From Conventional. We had the pleasure of chatting with Harvey about his book and how his background in the music industry helped later propel him into the world of pr