The Presentation Podcast

Jan 21 2025 215 ep. 62 mins 246
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The Presentation Podcast is conversations from inside design studios about presentation design, tools, tips and running a presentation agency.

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e214, 2.5 Presentation Design Predictions for 2025

Jan 21 2025 61 mins  
Episode #214, Our three industry experts — Troy Chollar, Sandy Johnson, Nolan Haims — have a lively discussion about the future of presentation design in 2025. Each offering 2.5 presentation design predictions for this year, ranging from the impact of AI to the importance of accessibility and emerging design trends. Join the conversation! Full Episode Show Notes https://thepres

e213, A Journey Through Time: Pro & Tech Tips Only

Jan 07 2025 60 mins  
Episode #213 - Welcome to a special episode of the Presentation Podcast, aptly titled "A Journey Through Time: Pro & Tech Tips Only". In this episode, hosts Troy, Sandy, and Nolan take a journey through their favorite Pro and Tech Tips from past episodes. They share their curated list of apps, presentation formatting tips, and gadgets that have been game-changers for them, and lis

Our 12 Presentation Memories of 2024

Dec 17 2024 46 mins  
Episode #212, The final podcast episode of 2024, #212, releases today with Troy, Nolan and Sandy recounting their 12 most memorable presentation highlights of 2024. Join the conversation now! Full Episode Show Noteshttps://thepresentationpodcast.com/2024/e212 Show Suggestions? Questions for your Hosts?Email us at: [email protected] Listen and review on iTunes. Thanks!

How Can Visual Leadership Transform Communication? A conversation with Todd Cherches.

Dec 03 2024 76 mins  
Episode #211 - In this episode, we welcome business professor and author Todd Cherches to discuss visual design and its impact on leadership management. We continuously say that no one has a direct path into presentation, and Todd shares his career journey from advertising and television to academia that shaped his teachings on the power of visual thinking and communication in lead

e210 - The Best Guide for Adobe Designers Transitioning to PowerPoint: a Conversation with Stephy Hogan

Nov 19 2024 84 mins  
Episode #210, In this podcast episode, Troy, Nolan, Sandy, and guest Stephy Hogan delve into the intricacies of where familiar Adobe tools are in PowerPoint. Stephy's new book, "The Reluctant Designer's Field Guide to PowerPoint" is now available, and is an amazing resource for both Adobe designers working in PowerPoint, and PowerPoint designers moving to Adobe Creative Suite apps.

e209: Live from the Presentation Summit: The Greatest Insights from the Microsoft MVPs There

Nov 05 2024 50 mins  
Episode #209 - The 2024 Presentation Summit, held at the picturesque Zachary Dunes Resort in Central California, brought together a vibrant community of PowerPoint presentation professionals - including 13 (of the 39) Microsoft awarded MVPs for PowerPoint. This episode captures the essence of the Presentation Summit conference and showcases the camaraderie, expertise, and innovativ

From Frustration to Innovation: Neuxpower Solving PowerPoint Problems with Its Add-ins. A Conversation with Mike Power.

Oct 15 2024 74 mins  
Our latest guest, Mike Power, revealed how a simple challenge at his first job led to the creation of NXPowerlite, a tool that compresses images within PowerPoint without sacrificing quality. This innovative solution has now become an industry standard, helping countless presentations be optimized! The dev team then followed with SlideWise, our #1 go to tool to audit and fix Power

Navigating the Presentation Design Minefield: AI, Story Structure, Understanding the Audience - a Conversation with Mike Parkinson

Oct 01 2024 78 mins  
Episode #207, In this episode of the Presentation Podcast, Troy, Nolan and Sandy spend some time with Mike Parkinson, a graphic designer, prolific conference speaker, and the person behind the Build-A-Graphic PowerPoint add-in. We talk about the evolving landscape of presentation design, particularly the role AI tools now play. Mike shares his "3 AI truths", emphasizing that AI too

206 - Insights into the 2024 Presentation Summit - A Conversation With Rick Altma

Sep 17 2024 71 mins  
Episode #206 - The 2024 edition of the annual Presentation Summit conference is being labelled, "The Last Hurrah." Join Troy, Nolan, and Sandy for a conversation with Rick about this year's Presentation Summit, and hear insights into what attendees can look forward to ̶ at "The Last Hurrah"! Full Episode Show Noteshttps://thepresentationpodcast.com/2024/e206 Show Suggestions? Ques

e205 - The Saga of Fonts in PowerPoint, with Julie Terberg

Sep 03 2024 72 mins  
Episode #205: If you use PowerPoint, having a base understanding of font file types and options is important. A new whitepaper by Microsoft MVP for PowerPoint Julie Terberg, titled "Choosing fonts for PowerPoint templates" is a (free!) great resource. Displaying letters, numbers, and symbols takes layers of complex behind-the-scenes code. And if a non-Microsoft font is used, the c