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The Presentation Podcast features conversations among expert presentation designers Troy Chollar (TLC Creative Services, Inc.), Nolan Haims (Nolan Haims Creative), and Sandra Johnson (Presentation Wiz, Inc.) where they discuss a wide range of presentation-centered topics such as their design best practices, running a design studio, presentation tips & tricks, opinions on presentation industry-software-clients-and more.
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Episode 128 - Learning about eLearning - A Conversation with Mike Taylor
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Episode 128 - Learning about eLearning - A Conversation with Mike Taylor. Can a presentation designer be an integral part of the eLearning content development? This episode we are excited to talk with Mike Taylor about all things eLearning and focus on how PowerPoint as an app can be integral to the process and how being a presentation designer can…
Episode #127, Iconography is the visual images and symbols used to represent actions, processes, items, ?? And they are a mainstay in visual design and a natural fit for presentation design. This episode we challenge each other with questions about how we use icons, how we see others using icons, where we source icons from, and when icons should be…
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Storytelling with Data and Cole Nussbaumer Knaflic
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Episode #126, Storytelling with Data is one of the best books showing effective ways of showing data in presentations. Cole Nussbaumer Knaflic, author of Storytelling with Data, is one of the authorities on effective Data Viz. And this episode of The Presentation Podcast is a fantastic conversation about Cole's background, the Storytelling with Dat…
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A True Creative Pro - A Conversation with David Blatner
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episode 125: CreativePro Week is an amazing conference for creative professionals who design, create, or edit in Adobe InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator, Acrobat, and Microsoft PowerPoint. For this episode of The Presentation Podcast we have a conversation with David Blatner, director of the CreativePro Network, and talk about the conference, the de…
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Our Experience at the Present to Succeed Conference
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Episode #124 - The 2021 Present To Succeed conference recently took place and it was a success. 1800+ attendees, 600+ expo booth visits, 5000+ chat messages, and 30+ presenters. Today Troy, Nolan and Sandy talk about their experience attending, and presenting at this conference. They are joined by Cindy Tingley and Charles Stella, who both attended…
Episode #123 - Microsoft's annual, invite only, MVP Summit was March 29-31, 2021. This episode is a conversation of 10 MVPs for PowerPoint on the final day of the Summit talking about the Summit, Microsoft, the future of presentations, and all things PowerPoint! Full Episode Show Notes http://thepresentationpodcast.com/podcast/e123 Show Suggestions…
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The Future of Presentation Design? VAS; Visual Attention Software
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3M (yes the big corporate 3M) is the inspiration for our conversation this episode. 3M recently released “VAS”, Visual Attention Software, for designers to leverage as another tool in their digital toolbox. Of note, VAS is not designed for presentation layouts, but it is a big focus within the visual design industry, and presentation design can use…
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Digital Signage and PowerPoint? Absolutely! A conversation with Kurt Dupont
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Episode 121: Digital signage and PowerPoint? Absolutely - If you know about SignageTube! Join Troy, Nolan, and Sandy as they talk with Kurt Dupont of PresentationPoint and learn about how PowerPoint is used to power content for digital signage around the world, includes NASA, sotheby'sauctions, major airports, restaurants, and of course presentatio…
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Present to Succeed - a presentation-focused conference, with Boris Hristov
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Episode #120. 2021 is the first year (ever!) to have 3+ presentation industry specific conferences. This episode Troy, Nolan and Sandy are joined by Boris Hristov of 356labs to talk about the Present To Succeed conference that is happening in a few months. Full Episode Show Notes http://thepresentationpodcast.com/podcast/120 Show Suggestions? Quest…
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e119 - Our 2021 Presentation Predictions (Part 2)
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Episode #119, We have started 2021 with predictions of what we will see in presentation this year. Episode 118 was our first 6 predictions, out of 13. This episode is Part 2 where we finish off our 2021 presentation predictions with #s 7-13, plus some bonus insights. Full Episode Show Notes http://thepresentationpodcast.com/podcast/119 Show Suggest…
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Our 2021 Presentation Predictions (Part 1)
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Episode 118, We are starting 2021 with predictions of what we will see in presentation this year. We start with a recap of our 2020 prediction - all 25+, which took some time. So join us for episode 118 for a recap and scorecard of how we did with our 2020 predictions, and hear our first 6 predictions, out of 13 in total, for 2021! Full Episode Sho…
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The (in)Efficiency of Presentations - with Simon Morton
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Episode #117, Eyeful Presentations produced an amazing presentation industry insights report in 2020 entitled "The Efficiency of Business Presentations." We are starting season 6 with this episode, and we start 2021 talking with Simon Morton, based in the UK and principal at Eyeful Presentations about this must-read for presentation designers. Join…
Episode #116, It is our annual "year in review" episode, and 2020 has been quite the year to review! Thank you for sharing some time with us and being PowerPoint and presentation geeks. And this is our PowerPoint and Presentation Geek conversation, happy to have you join us, because it is hard finding someone that gets excited talking about new clo…
Episode 115 - It is the final month of 2020. Just like each year coming to an end, every design project needs to come to an end. But, some projects seem to just be put on hold leaving us asking "This project is done, right…?". Troy, Sandy and Nolan have an in-depth conversation about what they have encountered and do with projects that seem to be s…
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e114-B, The Future of Presentations in a Virtual World: Unlocking a New Dimension - a conversation with Yulia Barnakova
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Part 2 of our conversations with Yulia Barnakova about the just released Presentation Guild think tank white paper entitled, "The Future of Presentations - Explore the evolving technologies, practices, and importance of presentation in our daily lives." We get to hear about Yulia's background, how the Presentation Guild think tank evolved and we ov…
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e114-A, The Future of Presentations in a Virtual World: Unlocking a New Dimension - a conversation with Yulia Barnakova
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Episode #114, Part A: This episode Troy, Nolan and Sandy are joined by Yulia Barnakova for a great talk about the just released Presentation Guild think tank white paper entitled, "The Future of Presentations - Explore the evolving technologies, practices, and importance of presentation in our daily lives." We get to hear about Yulia's background, …
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Episode 113 - Part 2 of PowerPoint and Adobe Creative Cloud can Play Together (with Mark Heaps)
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Episode #113, For the Adobe Max conference, and it seemed like a great fit to talk about Adobe and PowerPoint working together. We invited Adobe expert, Mark Heaps to join us, and that conversation was so amazing we had to make it a Part 1 and Part 2 series. This is Part 2 of our conversation with Mark Heaps where we dive into our Adobe apps and Mi…
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112 - PowerPoint and Adobe Creative Cloud can Play Together (with Mark Heaps) - Part 1
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Episode 112 - This week is the Adobe Max conference, and it seemed like a great fit to talk about Adobe and PowerPoint working together. Join us, along with Mark Heaps for Part 1 of a 2 part conversation where we dive into our Adobe apps and Microsoft PowerPoint workflows that leverage both. Full Episode Show Notes http://thepresentationpodcast.com…
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"Unmuted": A Talk with Andy Goodman about the state of Online Communications
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Episode 11 - Troy, Nolan and Sandy received an advance sneak peek at an upcoming Goodman Center report. It is a report that summarizes what is happening today in the world of our remote meetings, technology being used for these meetings and what highlights and failures the multitude of remote meetings are producing. "Unmuted. What works, what doesn…
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The PowerPoint Backstage Experience
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Episode 110 - PowerPoint has hundreds, if not thousands, of functions and features that are accessed from the ribbon, panels, pop-up dialog boxes, right-clicks and sometimes hidden with CTRL or ALT clicks. Today we focused on PowerPoint's Backstage — all those areas you get to when clicking FILE in the top left. This is a deep dive into PowerPoint …
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A Presentation Summit Recap with Rick & Sheila
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Episode 109, We have a lot of PowerPoint new feature news, a special promo give away and a great conversation with the Presentation Summit Director, Rick Altman and the Presentation Summit Director of Events, Sheila McGurin. We have a great time talking about remote presenting, hearing some of the Presentation Summit statistics and recapping some o…
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Live from the 2020 Presentation Summit!
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Episode 108, The Presentation Summit annual event went virtual for 2020. And a virtual event did not prevent us from coordinating a large group gathered around our virtual table to talk presentations, PowerPoint, and the experience of being at the Presentation Summit. Join this large 15+ person group conversation recorded at the 2020 Presentation S…
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It’s a Crossover! The Presentation Podcast meets the Presentation Boss Podcast
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Episode 107 - 5 presentation designers walk into a bar, 3 from 3 different parts of the United States, 2 from another English language country on the other side of the planet. What do they talk about? Find out when you join us for this joint venture episode of The Presentation Podcast and Presentation Boss podcast! Full Episode Show Notes http://th…
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Resources for Presentations Designers
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Episode #106, Resources for presentation designers. Troy, Nolan and Sandy talk through 7 categories; books/magazines, conferences, forums, online resources, podcasts, training, and information channels. Each shares their list for each category - join the conversation, it will be fun to learn from one another and see what we have in common. Full Epi…
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PowerPoint Live Presentation is Here!
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Episode 105. Microsoft's year plus tease of the release of PowerPoint Live Presentations for over - and it has finally arrived! Troy, Nolan and Sandy talk through how a presenter can share a presentation people watch in real time on their phone, tablet or computer. They also cover many of the "Gotchas" they encountered while testing this new featur…
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How are the Remote Presentation Meetings Going?
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Episode 104, join Troy, Sandy and Nolan as they have a lively conversation about the many remote presenting projects and presentations they have been involved with over the past few weeks. Full Episode Show Notes http://thepresentationpodcast.com/podcast/104 Show Suggestions? Questions for your Hosts? Email us at: info@thepresentationpodcast.com Li…
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Presenting with Your Voice (w/ Jackie Gartner-Schmidt of Voice Now)
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Episode #103, The human voice is a critical element in presenting. Yes, more important than the presentation slides - sometimes! This episode is an amazing discussion learning about the human voice and ways to protect it and use it as we talk with Jackie Gartner-Schmidt who is a PhD in "Human Voice!" Full Episode Show Notes http://thepresentationpo…
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It's 2020, Does PowerPoint Co-authoring Work?
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Episode 102: PowerPoint has touted its co-authoring and collaboration features for a few years. The Microsoft Teams integration has increased the features and the user base. We created a sample presentation, put it on Microsoft Teams and challenged ourselves to co-author the slide layouts and design. The experience was something memorable! But do w…
Episode 101 - This conversation is about slide design and presenting techniques of remote presenting. Troy, Nolan and Sandy are joined by Richard Goring of BrightCarbon, Mike Parkinson of Billion Dollar Graphics, and Cliff Kennedy of Kennedy Speech for a great episode! Full Episode Show Notes http://thepresentationpodcast.com/podcast/101 Show Sugge…
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100 from 100: our favorite tips and moments from the first 100 episodes
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episode 100, Troy, Nolan and Sandy recount 100 of their favorite tips and moments from the first 100 episodes of The Presentation Podcast! Yes, this is the 100th episode - amazing!! Full Episode Show Notes http://thepresentationpodcast.com/podcast/100 Show Suggestions? Questions for your Hosts? Email us at: info@thepresentationpodcast.com Listen an…
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Being a Remote Presenter (with Ken Molay)
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Episode #99, The world pretty much just all jumped into remote meetings at the same time. There are now more remote presentations rather than in-person meetings. Today our conversation is how to create and deliver remote presentations. And we are joined by literally an expert in web conferencing and remote presenting skills, Ken Molay of Webinar Su…
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Microsoft Office Secrets of PowerPoint
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Episode #98, This is Part 1 of a new series - Microsoft Office Secrets! This episode Troy, Sandy and Nolan each give their 10 hidden or unknown slide design tools and features. All are native PowerPoint things - no add-ins or special coding needed for them! Full Episode Show Notes http://thepresentationpodcast.com/podcast/98 Show Suggestions? Quest…
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Design Your Career; a day in the life of a presentation designer
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Help Wanted - Presentation Designer (a hiring managers perspective)
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Beyond Bullet Points, a Conversation with Cliff Atkinson
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Investing in Our Presentation Design Business
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Our Presentation Year in Review 2019
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Episode 92 - This is the final episode of 2019! We are ending the year with a look back on some of our favorite projects, favorite new features of PowerPoint, and favorite events, and other favorites of the year. Full Episode Show Notes http://thepresentationpodcast.com/podcast/92 Show Suggestions? Questions for your Hosts? Email us at: info@thepre…
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What is the Presentation Designer Skill Set?
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Episode 91 - This episode, Troy, Nolan and Sandy talk about being a presentation designer - which is different from being a web designer, a video editor, a motion graphics designer or a graphic designer. Presentation designers emerge from a collection of backgrounds and we talk about what skills a presentation designer today needs, and what skills …
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A Geeky PowerPoint Conversation Mostly About Morph
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Episode #90, Listen in to an international group of presentation design experts gathered together chatting about PowerPoint, projects and the use of Morph. Simon Morton, Eyeful Presentations, Richard Goring, BrightCarbon, Tom Howell, Synapsis Creative, Ingrid Mengdehl, BrightCarbon, Lori Chollar, TLC Creative Services, Troy Chollar, TLC Creative Se…
Episode #89, It has been some time since it was just a conversation with Troy, Nolan and Sandy. October 2019 had 5 Tuesdays, our last conversation was with a large group at the Presentation Summit and before that was a few guest conversations. So, listen in to us catch up and focus on the many PowerPoint and presentation updates that have been high…
Episode 88 - Join us at the 2019 Presentation Summit in San Antonio, TX where we gathered over 20 presentation industry people of interest for an all-encompassing conversation on everything presentation. Including, design tricks, tips on running a presentation business, recommendations and a free-for-all review of the Presentation Summit! Full Epis…
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When Scientists Present (a conversation with Mike Morrison)
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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 presentation thanks to a viral video he created on his p…
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Should You Use Google Slides for Your Corporate Presentations (w/ Vincent Thompson from BrightCarbon)
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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 with a designer that is a Google Slide expert, and does a lot of presentation …
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Things To Know About Presentation Summit (w/ Rick Altman)
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Presentation Professional Certifications are Here! (with Echo Swinford and Glenna Shaw)
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Episode 85 - Presentation Professional Certifications are Here! (with Echo Swinford and Glenna Shaw) Full Episode Show Notes http://thepresentationpodcast.com/podcast/85 Show Suggestions? Questions for your Hosts? Email us at: info@thepresentationpodcast.com Listen and review on iTunes. Thanks! http://apple.co/1ROGCUq New Episodes 1st and 3rd Tuesd…
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We Took The Presentation Professional Certification - and Survived!
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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 invited to be a part of a beta test group and …
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What We actually use (Hardware, Software, Business Tools)
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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. Full Episode Show Notes http://thepresentationpodcast.com/podcast/# Show Suggestions? Questions for your Hosts? Email us at: info@thepresentationpodcast.com Listen and …
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 professionally designed print layout is making use of a grid…
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Should You Use Canva for Your Presentations?
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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 the 'presentation software company'). Troy, Nol…
