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e248 – Nashville, Vectors, and Paper Puzzles: Nolan Haims Prepares for CreativePro Week
Show Notes – Episode #248 As the world of graphic design continues to expand, the boundaries between traditional design disciplines and presentation design are blurring. And Creative Pro Week, a premier design conference brings together designers, creatives, and presentation experts. This episode Troy has a behind-the-scenes conversation with Nolan Haims hearing about his upcoming CreativePro Week talks, [...]
e247 – PowerPoint is Amanda Dalton’s Swiss Army Design Tool – and CreativePro Week 2026!
Show Notes – Episode #247 Unlock the power of PowerPoint in ways you may not have imagined. In this episode, Troy, Sandy, and Nolan are joined by Amanda Dalton, a seasoned graphic designer turned presentation and instructional design expert, to explore how PowerPoint can be a central tool for presentation design, video creation, and instructional storytelling. In [...]
e246 – Are PowerPoint Templates In Our Future?
Show Notes – Episode #246 New episode of The Presentation Podcast now available! In this episode, Troy, Sandy, and Nolan discuss the value and challenges of PowerPoint templates. They agree that well-built templates save time, make brand consistency easier, and improve efficiency. But everyone also agrees PowerPoint templates are frequently misused, broken, or ignored. While AI tools [...]
e245 – Inside the Creative Process: Designing a Partnership Pitch Deck
Show Notes – Episode #245 In episode 245 of The Presentation Podcast, Troy and Lori Chollar of TLC Creative Services give us access to their team's design process by pulling back the curtain of a completed partnership pitch deck project. This project got them thinking about how we all approach presentation design. Everything starts before a single [...]
e244 – When Bullet Points Go So Bad They Are Not Needed
Show Notes – Episode #244 In Episode 244 of the Presentation Podcast, hosts Troy, Sandy, and Nolan use a real client slide as a case study to discuss when bullet points hurt rather than help a slide. Join the conversation as they explore how unnecessary bullets clutter slides, disrupt narrative flow, and actually reduce audience retention. Get [...]
e243 – 100+ Hours for an Eight-Minute Presentation with John Chen
Show Notes – Episode #243 In episode 243 of the Presentation Podcast, Troy Chollar of TLC Creative Services, has a conversation with certified speaking professional John Chen. They discuss the immense amount of unseen effort behind every presentation. The conversation focuses on John’s eight-minute keynote at a Canadian Association of Professional Speakers event, and the 100+ hours [...]