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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 [...]
e242 – Is Your Content a Presentation or a Document?
Show Notes – Episode #242 In the world of business communication, the line between a presentation and a document is often blurred—especially when PowerPoint is the authoring tool of choice. In episode 242, our three industry experts—Troy Chollar (TLC Creative Services), Sandy Johnson (Presentation Wiz), and Nolan Haims (Nolan Haims Creative) dive into how they view the [...]