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The Presentation Podcast — 255 episodes
e253 - What Makes the Presentation Summit 2026 a Must-Attend Event for Presentation Professionals?
e252 - Midyear Check - Where Do You Use "AI" for Presentations?
Wait! Clients Are Using AI for Their Slides Already!?
e250 - Here's An Interesting AI-Presentation Use Case
e249 - Exploring the Balance Between AI Assistance and Human Expertise in Modern Presentation Design
e248 - Nashville, Vectors, and Paper Puzzles: Nolan Haims Prepares for CreativePro Week
PowerPoint is Amanda Dalton's Swiss Army Design Tool - and CreativePro Week 2026!
Are PowerPoint Templates In Our Future?
e245 - Inside the Creative Process: Designing a Partnership Pitch Deck
e244 - When Bullet Points Go So Bad They Are Not Needed
e243, 100+ Hours for an Eight-Minute Presentation with John Chen
e242 - Is Your Content a Presentation or a Document?
e241 - Behind the Scenes: Lori Chollar's Ultrawide Presentation Session at the Presentation Design Conference
e240 - From Sofia to London: We Chat with Boris Hristov About the Journey of the Present to Succeed Conference
Behind the Curtain: A Day in the Life of a Presentation Designer
Presentation Pitfalls with John Polk
e237 - Presentation Predictions for 2026: AI, Design, and Our Future
The Ultimate Holiday Mashup: Snow, Gadgets, PPT Add-ins, Books and Wish Lists!
E235, Avoiding PowerPoint Disasters: 25 Things NOT To Do
Episode 234 - Elevate Your Presentation: The Role of a PowerPoint Template as Style Guide - with Lori Chollar
e233 - Transforming Presentation Workflows with Brandin - and we like it!
PowerPoint stories of horror - humor - and everything in between
Navigating the Awkward Phase of AI: Embracing AI Tools for Workflows Today, with David Fortin
Behind the Scenes of the Presentation Summit: What Awaits Attendees This Year, with Rick Altman
How Can You Master PowerPoint and Elevate Your Presentation Design Skills?
Navigating Change: Insights on Presentation Design Over the Last Decade and SlideRabbit's Big Transition Bethany Auck
Inspiration Everywhere. Tips for Infusing Energy and Storytelling into Your Slides with Jody Wissing
Typography Unleashed in PowerPoint: From Fonts to Function with Julie Terberg and Lori Chollar
Fonts, Spacing, and Alignment: The Typography Toolkit for PowerPoint
Enhancing Your PowerPoint Experience: Customizing Out of the Box PowerPoint
Beyond 16:9: The Art and Science of Ultra-Wide Presentations
From Talking to Teaching: What Presenters Can Learn from Course Creators, with Sheila B. Robinson
e221 - CreativePro Week: Where Design Enthusiasts Unite to Innovate and Inspire! With David Blatner & Chris Converse
e220 - The Secret Sauce to Stunning PowerPoint Presentations - Navigating the World of Vector Graphics!
e219 - Exploring Canva's Presentation Power: A Conversation with Dani Watkins
e218 - Navigating the Data Visualization Landscape: Tools, Tips, and Techniques with Ann K. Emery
e217 - Based on the PowerPoint template, is this Going To Be A Difficult Project?
e216 - Does the Storytelling Animation design trend apply to us in the presentation design space?
Dollars and Designs: Essential Financial & Business Tips for Presentation Designers
e214, 2.5 Presentation Design Predictions for 2025
e213, A Journey Through Time: Pro & Tech Tips Only
Our 12 Presentation Memories of 2024
How Can Visual Leadership Transform Communication? A conversation with Todd Cherches.
e210 - The Best Guide for Adobe Designers Transitioning to PowerPoint: a Conversation with Stephy Hogan
e209: Live from the Presentation Summit: The Greatest Insights from the Microsoft MVPs There
From Frustration to Innovation: Neuxpower Solving PowerPoint Problems with Its Add-ins. A Conversation with Mike Power.
Navigating the Presentation Design Minefield: AI, Story Structure, Understanding the Audience - a Conversation with Mike Parkinson
206 - Insights into the 2024 Presentation Summit - A Conversation With Rick Altma
e205 - The Saga of Fonts in PowerPoint, with Julie Terberg
e204 - Made You Look with Carmen Simon
How TLC Creative Organizes PowerPoint Projects with Troy & Lori Chollar
CoPilot, Presentation Design, & Excel without Formulas
Is It Legal for AI To Create My Presentation Content?
Celebrating 200 Presentation Conversations!
e199 - Visual Design vs. The Storytelling Message
Slide Production vs. Slide Design (and the Art Director)
Checking in with BrightSlide's Jamie Garroch
AI, Storytelling, and Digital Air with Rolly Seth
Speaking Story with Sally Zimney
A PowerPoint MVP Gathering During the Microsoft MVP Summit
A Presentation Training Discussion with Nolan Haims Creative
You Don't Know, What You Do Not Know
What Does Chat GPT Say a Presentation Designer Is?
2024 Predictions and 2023 Scorecard
A Look Back at 2023
A Presentation Summit Wrap Up
Prospective Memory - a Conversation with Dr. Carmen Simon
PowerPoint Concierge Level Formatting
What Type of Designer are You?
e184 - What People Want to Learn
Opportunities Abound with the Presentation Guild
e182 - Exploring New Waters - The 2023 Presentation Summit with Rick Altman
Talking with Jacqueline Farrington a TEDx Senior Speaker Coach and presentations expert
Whatever Happened to TED?
Dissecting "The Great PowerPoint Panic of 2003"
Photoshop's Generative Fill for Presentation Design
Let's Hear From You "The PowerPoint Wish List" - Part 2
Let's Hear From You "The PowerPoint Wish List" - Part 1
More About AI and Copilot with Kim Denny from Microsoft
Things We Wish Microsoft Would Fix
Road Tips from Travel Presentation Designers
Road Tips from Travel Presentation Designers
Can AI Create Better Presentations?
PowerPoint Tables are Not All Bad
Is PowerPoint + MS Teams a Good Thing?
e169 - Bulletless Design is a Real Thing
PowerPoint Best Practices, Tips and Techniques, with the author Chantal Bosse
All Design is Creating a Design Experience
What PowerPoint Defaults & Presets Do You Ignore or Change?
Bold Presentation Predictions for 2023
It's the Final Presentation Conversation of 2022!
Exit Stage Right…Talking With The Team at Eyeful Presentations
No, We Don't Do That
So, You Work With Your Spouse!?
Live from the 2022 Presentation Summit!
Don't Reinvent the Wheel: How We Repurpose Work
Lessons Learned from Optimizing 150 Presentations in 4 Days
Prepping for the PreSum #20 with Rick Altman
Presentation for Free (Resources for Design)
Mac PPT vs Windows PPT
Working for Another Designer
Just Talking About Animation - it's Back in 2022!
Is Accessibility Accessible?
Recap of the Present to Succeed Conference with Boris Hristov
Presentation on the Mac
Deposits, Terms, and $ (Take II)
Why Use a PowerPoint Template?
Live From the 2022 MVP (Virtual) Summit!
Comparing PowerPoint Template Projects
e145 - Before the Mic, with Glenn Gibson
What Do you pay for to be a Presentation Designer?
Talking with the Eyeful Presentations Team about the Eyeful Insights Report on Hybrid Presentations!
The Internal vs Independent Designer Mindset
2022 Presentation Predictions
2021's Top 10's
So, Microsoft Office has a Visual Refresh, Do We Like It?
Presentation Women Talk Business
Talking with the PowerPoint Add-in Gurus
Building PowerPoint Templates v2 with Julie Terberg and Echo Swinford
Live From the 2021 Presentation Summit!
How We Create Presentations for Ourselves
The Questions Clients Always Ask
What Will We See at the 2021 Presentation Summit? With Rick Altman
Everyday Business Storytelling with Janine Kurnoff
Where's the Money? With Bethany Auck
Talking shop with Jole Simmons and Lisa Marie Grillos of Presentation Junkies
Episode 128 - Learning about eLearning - A Conversation with Mike Taylor
Is Iconography a Real Word?
Storytelling with Data and Cole Nussbaumer Knaflic
A True Creative Pro - A Conversation with David Blatner
Our Experience at the Present to Succeed Conference
Live from the 2021 Microsoft MVP Summit!
The Future of Presentation Design? VAS; Visual Attention Software
Digital Signage and PowerPoint? Absolutely! A conversation with Kurt Dupont
Present to Succeed - a presentation-focused conference, with Boris Hristov
e119 - Our 2021 Presentation Predictions (Part 2)
Our 2021 Presentation Predictions (Part 1)
The (in)Efficiency of Presentations - with Simon Morton
Our Presentation Year in Review 2020
This Project is Done, Right…?
e114-B, The Future of Presentations in a Virtual World: Unlocking a New Dimension - a conversation with Yulia Barnakova
e114-A, The Future of Presentations in a Virtual World: Unlocking a New Dimension - a conversation with Yulia Barnakova
Episode 113 - Part 2 of PowerPoint and Adobe Creative Cloud can Play Together (with Mark Heaps)
112 - PowerPoint and Adobe Creative Cloud can Play Together (with Mark Heaps) - Part 1
"Unmuted": A Talk with Andy Goodman about the state of Online Communications
The PowerPoint Backstage Experience
A Presentation Summit Recap with Rick & Sheila
Live from the 2020 Presentation Summit!
It's a Crossover! The Presentation Podcast meets the Presentation Boss Podcast
Resources for Presentations Designers
PowerPoint Live Presentation is Here!
How are the Remote Presentation Meetings Going?
Presenting with Your Voice (w/ Jackie Gartner-Schmidt of Voice Now)
It's 2020, Does PowerPoint Co-authoring Work?
Slide Design for Remote Presenting
100 from 100: our favorite tips and moments from the first 100 episodes
Being a Remote Presenter (with Ken Molay)
Microsoft Office Secrets of PowerPoint
Design Your Career; a day in the life of a presentation designer
Help Wanted - Presentation Designer (a hiring managers perspective)
2020 Presentation Trends We See
Beyond Bullet Points, a Conversation with Cliff Atkinson
Investing in Our Presentation Design Business
Our Presentation Year in Review 2019
What is the Presentation Designer Skill Set?
A Geeky PowerPoint Conversation Mostly About Morph
Just Talking PowerPoint
Live from the 2019 Presentation Summit!
When Scientists Present (a conversation with Mike Morrison)
Should You Use Google Slides for Your Corporate Presentations (w/ Vincent Thompson from BrightCarbon)
Things To Know About Presentation Summit (w/ Rick Altman)
Presentation Professional Certifications are Here! (with Echo Swinford and Glenna Shaw)
We Took The Presentation Professional Certification - and Survived!
What We actually use (Hardware, Software, Business Tools)
Grids, Guides and Gutters
Should You Use Canva for Your Presentations?
Writing for Presentations (w/ Mort Milder)
Animation Do's and Don'ts
A Good PowerPoint Template Means…
The Consequences of Good Presentation Design
Live From The 2019 Microsoft MVP Summit!
Embed or Link: Choose Wisely
Presenting in a Non-Profit World (with Andy Goodman)
No Formal Design Education (with Stephy Lewis, Bryan Jones and Lori Chollar)
Revisions and File Versioning - How Many?
Presentations in the Courtroom (w/ Kerri L. Ruttenberg)
The Presentation Design Brief
The Presentation Year in Review 2018
There Are No Mistakes (with Travis Thomas)
Scope Creep and the Boiling Frog
Updating Sandy on The 2018 Presentation Summit
PowerPoint International Perspectives
Live From the 2018 Presentation Summit!
Presentability (with Richard Goring of BrightCarbon)
PowerPoint Shortcuts
Do You ARS? (Ben Anderson and John Cosgrove)
Video Round-Tripping in PowerPoint
Women Owned Presentation Businesses (with Sandra Johnson, Lori Chollar & Nancy Duarte)
Do You Like (PowerPoint) Sections?
PowerPoint Templates In depth with Julie Terberg and Echo Swinford
Let's Talk PowerPoint Templates (a Virtual Discussion)
A Conversation with PowerPoint Add-in Developers (Part 2)
Colorful Talk About Using Color in PowerPoint
A Conversation with PPT Add-In Developers (Part 1)
PowerPoint Add-ins We Like
Live From the 2018 Microsoft MVP Summit
What Makes Presentation Slides Beautiful (with Mitch Grasso)
Giving and Getting Feedback
Playing with 3D Models in PowerPoint
Share the Stage with Your Slides (Sally Koering Zimney)
Things to Check Before Presenting
Year End Thoughts
Office 365 Features We Use
Conversation with Mike Parkinson and Tom Howell
Presenter Notes
Mistakes We Have Made
The Presenters Gather at The 2017 Presentation Summit Conference!
Alternatives to PowerPoint
Project Action List To Do BEFORE Opening PowerPoint
Do You Know About the Presentation Guild?!
Software Productivity Tips, Hacks and Apps For The Busy Designer
Yes, PowerPoint Frustrates Us
Just Talking About Animation
How to be a Good Design Client
What Makes a Real PowerPoint Template Real
Windows 10 Fluent Design and The Future Of Presentation Design
What Else Do You Use PowerPoint For?
Presentation Project Deposits, Terms, and $
When Do You Say No to a Project?
Typography - Part 2
What is the Page Size?
Archiving Projects
Typesetting & Typography in PowerPoint
Our Favorite Animations
Video and PowerPoint
2016 Holiday Edition
Data Viz and Presentations
Live From The 2016 Microsoft MVP Summit!
Live from the 2016 Presentation Summit!
Pitch Decks
Financial Slides
What's On the Bookshelf (episode 14)
Where do you get your images for presentations?
Agency Work
What is the Best Font Size?
Adobe Techniques in PowerPoint
This is Where I Design
PowerPoint Add-ins for Faster & Better Design (Episode #8)
Do Bullets kill an Audience? (Episode #7 )
Print Only Presentations (Episode #6)
Oh, Font. (Episode #5)
Presentation Software; Setup, Best Practices, Tips & Tricks (Episode #4)
When to Hire a Presentation Professional? (Episode #3)
Send a proof, But How? (Episode #2)
Do you Powerpoint 2016? (Episode #1)