The Presentation Podcast

Episode #183 - The Presentation Guild represents us, the presentation industry representation. The Guild's monthly email newsletter with its list of activities and opportunities for presentation designers inspired this episode. Troy, Sandy and Nolan are joined on this episode by 4 of the current Guild board members to talk about the Presentation Guild, its events, how they are announced, who can attend, what is planned, and more!   Full Episode Show Notes  https://thepresentationpodcast.com/2023/e183     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 

Episode #182 - October 15-18 is coming soon. We spend some time with event director Rick Altman to talk about this year's Presentation Summit. Troy, Nolan, and Sandy get answers to the split event format, how this year's onsite venue was selected, and what really happened on that African safari adventure. All three of us will be at the onsite event and hope to say hello to you there!   Full Episode Show Notes https://thepresentationpodcast.com/2023/e182   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

Episode #181, TED talks and quality presenting are synonymous. Troy, Nolan and Sandy enjoy a conversation with Jacqueline Farrington, a former TEDx Senior Speaker Coach, and author of the just released, and already award-winning book, "Better Presentations. How to Present Like a Pro, virtually or in person." Join and hear what Jacqueline has to say about presentation design and delivery!   Full Episode Show Notes https://thepresentationpodcast.com/2023/e181   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

Episode #180. Technology, Entertainment, Design - TED, ideas worth spreading. TED talks provide an amazing platform for presenters. The organization has made quality presentation skills and presentation design a factor to be considered in all presentations. Our conversation today is that for the three of us, it feels as though the age of the TED Talk has diminished. We are revisiting TED talks and sharing our favorite talks, old and new, what talks we have been involved with, and where TED is today.   Full Episode Show Notes https://thepresentationpodcast.com/2023/e180   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

Episode #179 - The recently released article in The Atlantic, "The Great PowerPoint Panic of 2003," is the basis for a great conversation about how presentation design has evolved and PowerPoint was doomed. The article starts with "Twenty years later, the Great PowerPoint Panic reads as both a farce and a tragedy." How could we NOT have a conversation about this and look back at Edward Tufte's (in)famous pamphlet, "The Cognitive Style of PowerPoint in 2003."   Full Episode Show Notes https://thepresentationpodcast.com/2023/e179   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

Episode #178 - Troy, Nolan and Sandy are joined by Lori Chollar of TLC Creative Services to talk about AI generated images. Dall-E 2, Midjourney, StableDiffusion, Dreamstudio, StarryAI and many other AI image creation tools are available. This episode is all about Adobe Photoshop's newly released generative fill image generator, how we are using it, some of the issues encountered, and lots of inspiration.   Full Episode Show Notes https://thepresentationpodcast.com/2023/e178   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

Episode #177, Troy, Nolan and Sandy continue the conversation about features that they feel are needed in PowerPoint. From Sandy’s LinkedIn post asking everyone what features they see as missing or needing updates in PowerPoint makes this a conversation directed by you - the listeners. This is part 2 of the conversation.   Full Episode Show Notes https://thepresentationpodcast.com/2023/e177   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

Episode #176 - Troy, Nolan and Sandy continue the conversation about features that they feel are needed in PowerPoint. But this conversation is directed by you, the listeners. Compiling the responses to Sandy's LinkedIn post, Troy, Sandy and Nolan share with everyone the ideas others listed and talk about them. Also, this conversation is being presented in a Part 1 and Part 2 format - so join the conversation with Part 1 of this conversation!   Full Episode Show Notes https://thepresentationpodcast.com/2023/e176   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

Episode #175. The world is all about AI. Microsoft is all about AI integration into everything it offers. Did you know PowerPoint has been integrating AI powered features for several years, like the PowerPoint Designer feature starting in 2016. But Microsoft Copilot is something much bigger. This episode is very exciting with Kim Denny, Head of Product for PowerPoint from Microsoft talking with us about copilot and our AI presentation future.   Full Episode Show Notes https://thepresentationpodcast.com/2023/e175   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

  Episode #174 - The PowerPoint app available today, has gotten better and better over the years. It is an amazing application with features and uses. BUT that is not to say PowerPoint is perfect - or that there are features that are asked for - or there are existing features that need fixing. There are. And this episode, Troy, Nolan and Sandy talk about those missing and not complete features, knowing there is no expectation that anything beyond having a great conversation is the end result.   Full Episode Show Notes https://thepresentationpodcast.com/2023/e174   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