The Presentation Podcast

Episode #153. After 2+ years of virtual meetings with very little to no animation, I declare 2022 is the year animation has returned to presentations! We are going to jump back in time, where a past conversation is just what we need to get us back on track for the return of animated presentations. Join Nolan, Sandy and Troy for a conversation about presentation animation.   Full Episode Show Notes https://thepresentationpodcast.com/2022/e153   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 152 - One definition of accessibility is "…making information, activities, and/or environments sensible, meaningful, and usable for as many people as possible.". For us in the presentation world, accessibility is a consideration for slide design. And slide design can address accessibility categories of contrast, font size, captioning, screen reader setup, alt text, and much more. But the real question is, are there tools within PowerPoint to enable presentation designers to make a presentation accessible? This episode of The Presentation Podcast we are joined by Stephy Hogan a great conversation about presentation design with accessibility considerations.   Full Episode Show Notes https://thepresentationpodcast.com/2022/e   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 #151, The 2nd annual Present to Succeed conference was April 7-8, 2022. This fully online conference's tagline is, "a lineup of world-class speakers you can't find anywhere else." This episode we have coordinated the global time zones and have a great conversation with Boris Hristov about the Present to Succeed conference.   Full Episode Show Notes https://thepresentationpodcast.com/2022/e151/ ‎    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 #150 - What's it like to design presentations on the Mac? Longtime Mac users Jole Simmons and Mike Parkinson join Nolan for a conversation about the good, the bad, and the ugly on using PowerPoint and Keynote and Google Slides on a Mac. What are the disadvantages and what are the advantages to Windows? Is the animation timeline really that important? Is it more expensive or less? And how does Keynote stack up next to PowerPoint?   Full Episode Show Notes https://thepresentationpodcast.com/2022/e150/   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 #49 - This episode has a backstory. As projects continue to spin up with wonderful client requests, internally at TLC Creative Services, we have been revisiting our rate sheet, project timelines and project terms. The Presentation Podcast's focus on the business of presentation design is a great resource, that I found myself (Troy Chollar) using. This episode we revisit a conversation Sandy, Nolan and myself had back in 2017 were we discuss presentation project Deposits, Terms and Rates. Virtually every part of the conversation is relevant today, so much so that it is worth bringing back to the surface episode 28 and hopefully encouraging you to evaluate your project options and assuring things are advantageous for both sides of the project; the designer and recipient. Enjoy.   Full Episode Show Notes https://thepresentationpodcast.com/2022/e149   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 #148 - PowerPoint templates is a trend in our conversations. In March Nolan spoke at the CreativePro Design + PowerPoint conference on PowerPoint template hacks and his process for creating templates. And then in April, Troy spoke on PowerPoint templates and 9 tips every business presenter needs to know and leverage at the Present to Succeed conference. On the previous episode, the group of PowerPoint Microsoft MVPs spent some time talking about templates. And this episode Nolan, Sandy and Troy focus on why a PowerPoint template is a powerful tool to leverage, template design tips, and best practices for PowerPoint templates.   Full Episode Show Notes https://thepresentationpodcast.com/2022/e   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 #147, Welcome to the 2022 Microsoft MVP Summit! This year the Summit is once again a virtual event leveraging Microsoft Teams for all sessions. As has become tradition, a group of PowerPoint MVPs have gathered for this episode - thank you everyone here! - and we are going to talk PowerPoint for the next 45 minutes.   Full Episode Show Notes https://thepresentationpodcast.com/2022/e147   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 #146 - Presentation design work is often developing a PowerPoint template as a standalone project, or developing a PowerPoint template that is then used for the presentation design phase. On this episode, the co-founders of TLC Creative Services, Inc. chat about PowerPoint template design projects they have each recently completed.   Full Episode Show Notes https://thepresentationpodcast.com/2022/e146   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 #145 - "Before the Mic" is a new book in the presentation space. It focuses on the presentation message and structure - everything that needs to happen before the presenter is 'before the microphone' and presenting. This episode Troy, Sandy and Nolan talk with Glenn Gibson, author of "Beyond the Mic" for a very fun, very informative  conversation!   Full Episode Show Notes https://thepresentationpodcast.com/2022/e145   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 #144 - Being in business costs money. There are expenses; things to buy, to subscribe to, to just have. Today we are listing off the many expenses we have to plan for to run our businesses, the costs of being a presentation designer!   Full Episode Show Notes https://thepresentationpodcast.com/2022/144   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