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 used - and not used. Join us for this geeky designer conversation about what makes design, design! Full Episode Show Notes http://thepresentationpodc...
Jun 01, 2021•53 min•Season 6Ep. 127
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 Data book, and how to approach Data Viz in presentation design. Join us! Full Episode Show Notes http://thepresentationpodcast.com/126 Show Suggestions? ...
May 18, 2021•1 hr 16 min•Season 6Ep. 126
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 decision to include presentation as a core track, and what attendees can expect. Full Episode Show Notes http://thepresentationpodcast.com/125 Show Sugg...
May 04, 2021•1 hr 18 min•Season 6Ep. 125
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 the conference and offer their insights about the event, the content, and the early morning hours. Full Episode Show Notes http://thepresentationpodc...
Apr 20, 2021•1 hr 9 min•Season 6Ep. 124
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? Questions for your Hosts? Email us at: info@thepresentationpodcast.com Listen and review on iTunes. Thanks! http://apple.co/1ROGCUq New Episodes 1st...
Apr 06, 2021•58 min•Season 6Ep. 123
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 this software to make better slides! Join Troy, Nolan and Sandy as they talk about their recent experience testing the VAS software as they are joine...
Mar 16, 2021•1 hr 2 min•Season 6Ep. 122
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 presentations. Full Episode Show Notes http://thepresentationpodcast.com/podcast/121 Show Suggestions? Questions for your Hosts? Email us at: info@thepresentatio...
Mar 02, 2021•1 hr 26 min•Season 6Ep. 121
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? Questions for your Hosts? Email us at: info@thepresentationpodcast.com Listen and review on iTunes. Thanks! http://apple.co/1ROGCUq New Episodes 1st and 3r...
Feb 16, 2021•59 min•Season 6Ep. 120
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 Suggestions? Questions for your Hosts? Email us at: info@thepresentationpodcast.com Listen and review on iTunes. Thanks! http://apple.co/1ROGCUq New Episodes...
Feb 02, 2021•52 min•Season 6Ep. 119
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 Show Notes http://thepresentationpodcast.com/podcast/118 Show Suggestions? Questions for your Hosts? Email us at: info@thepresentationpodcast.com Listen ...
Jan 19, 2021•56 min•Season 6Ep. 118
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 us for the conversation and hear why we named this episode the (In)efficiency of presentations! Full Episode Show Notes http://thepresentationpodcast...
Jan 05, 2021•1 hr 12 min•Season 6Ep. 117
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 cloud font options, an amazing combination animation, or how to setup PowerPoint to span a 90' wide by 12' high LED wall! This episode Troy, Sandy, and N...
Dec 15, 2020•57 min•Season 5Ep. 116
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 suspended between complete and an indefinite on-hold. As we start to look to 2021, it is a good time to review the project list and ask "This Project i...
Dec 01, 2020•48 min•Season 5Ep. 115
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 overview the major topics of the white paper - join us! Full Episode Show Notes http://thepresentationpodcast.com/podcast/114B Show Suggestions? Questio...
Nov 24, 2020•46 min•Season 5Ep. 114
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, how the Presentation Guild think tank evolved and we overview the major topics of the white paper - join us! Full Episode Show Notes http://thepresent...
Nov 17, 2020•55 min•Season 5Ep. 114
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 Microsoft PowerPoint workflows that leverage both. Full Episode Show Notes http://thepresentationpodcast.com/podcast/113 Show Suggestions? Questions for...
Nov 03, 2020•1 hr 16 min•Season 5Ep. 113
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/podcast/112 Show Suggestions? Questions for your Hosts? Email us at: info@thepresentationpodcast.com Listen and review on iTunes. Thanks! http://appl...
Oct 20, 2020•1 hr 2 min•Season 5Ep. 112
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't, and how we can all do better when working together online." is an amazing collection of data, real-world case studies and the insights pulled from...
Oct 06, 2020•1 hr 19 min•Season 5Ep. 111
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 functions and setup options, in a primarily a PC-centric episode as the Mac doesn't have quite the same backstage experience. For this one, you may wa...
Sep 15, 2020•1 hr 6 min•Season 5Ep. 110
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 of our experiences at this year's virtual conference. Full Episode Show Notes http://thepresentationpodcast.com/podcast/109 Show Suggestions? Questions...
Sep 01, 2020•1 hr 3 min•Season 5Ep. 109
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 Summit! Full Episode Show Notes http://thepresentationpodcast.com/podcast/108 Show Suggestions? Questions for your Hosts? Email us at: info@thepresenta...
Aug 18, 2020•1 hr 3 min•Season 5Ep. 108
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://thepresentationpodcast.com/podcast/107 Show Suggestions? Questions for your Hosts? Email us at: info@thepresentationpodcast.com Listen and review on iTu...
Aug 04, 2020•1 hr 15 min•Season 5Ep. 107
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 Episode Show Notes http://thepresentationpodcast.com/podcast/106 Show Suggestions? Questions for your Hosts? Email us at: info@thepresentationpodcast.com...
Jul 21, 2020•1 hr 3 min•Season 5Ep. 106
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 feature. Full Episode Show Notes are at: http://thepresentationpodcast.com/podcast/105 Show Suggestions? Questions for your Hosts? Email us at: info@thepres...
Jul 07, 2020•1 hr 9 min•Season 5Ep. 105
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 Listen and review on iTunes. Thanks! http://apple.co/1ROGCUq New Episodes 1st and 3rd Tuesday Every Month...
Jun 16, 2020•1 hr•Season 5Ep. 104
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://thepresentationpodcast.com/podcast/103 Show Suggestions? Questions for your Hosts? Email us at: info@thepresentationpodcast.com Listen and review on iTunes. Thanks! ht...
Jun 02, 2020•1 hr 12 min•Season 5Ep. 103
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 we believe the hype that PowerPoint's collaboration features are ready for prime use? Join us for a conversation about the pitfalls, surprises and succ...
May 19, 2020•1 hr 3 min•Season 5Ep. 102
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 Suggestions? Questions for your Hosts? Email us at: info@thepresentationpodcast.com Listen and review on iTunes. Thanks! http://apple.co/1ROGCUq New Episod...
May 05, 2020•54 min•Season 5Ep. 101
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 and review on iTunes. Thanks! http://apple.co/1ROGCUq New Episodes 1st and 3rd Tuesday Every Month...
Apr 21, 2020•1 hr 12 min•Season 5Ep. 100
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 Success. Full Episode Show Notes http://thepresentationpodcast.com/podcast/99 Show Suggestions? Questions for your Hosts? Email us at: info@thepresentat...
Apr 07, 2020•1 hr 9 min•Season 5Ep. 99
