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episode 80: Should You Use Canva for Your Presentations?

Canva is an online design tool that labels itself as "amazingly simple graphic design software." It also has recently shifted from Social Media image creation (which it does very well) to taking on PowerPoint and Google slide, " "The presentation software company…" (talking about Canva as the 'presentation software company'). Troy, Nolan and Sandy each spent time building a presentation in Canva and share their design experience and results.

episode 80: Should You Use Canva for Your Presentations?2021-06-15T13:02:48-07:00

episode 79: Writing for Presentations (w/ Mort Milder)

With high stakes presentations, often a professional writer is brought in to craft and write the story to be presented. The Presentation Podcast welcomes Mort Milder, one of those professional writers who has written many high stakes presentations and speeches for many, many industries, for a great conversation about presentation design with a professional writer at your side.

episode 79: Writing for Presentations (w/ Mort Milder)2021-06-15T13:02:41-07:00

episode 78: Animation Do’s and Don’ts

We live in an animated world, and animated slide content is the norm. Join Troy, Nolan and Sandy as they talk about PowerPoint animation, PowerPoint as a motion graphics design tool, tips on animation, and our Do's and Don’ts of animation.

episode 78: Animation Do’s and Don’ts2021-06-15T13:02:33-07:00

episode 76: The Consequences of Good Presentation Design

Everything has consequences, presentation design included. Often the "death by PowerPoint" mantra is more about bad information flow - created in any program - and it is a consequence of bad presentation design. Nolan, Sandy talk spend some time talking about current projects, recapping the Presentation Summit experience and then dive into a conversation about The Consequences of Good Presentation Design from 3 vantage points; Designer to Client, Designer to Designer, and of course, Client to Audience.

episode 76: The Consequences of Good Presentation Design2021-06-15T13:02:17-07:00

episode 74: Embed or Link: Choose Wisely

Should you embed or link media in PowerPoint presentations? Excel data, videos, audio and images are all options to embed within the presentation file, or link to external files. Troy, Sandy and Nolan discuss the merits of each option, cover many of the technical considerations and provide some great tips on whether to link or embed content.

episode 74: Embed or Link: Choose Wisely2021-06-15T13:02:05-07:00

episode 73: Presenting in a Non-Profit World (with Andy Goodman)

Troy, Nolan and Sandy are joined by Andy Goodman, a sought out expert on storytelling, communications and presentation in the world of non-profits, NGOs and foundations. We talk about his history and focus on his book Why Bad Presentations Happen to Good Causes for a fantastic hour of amazing presentation philosophy and talk about what to do - and what not to do - for presentations.

episode 73: Presenting in a Non-Profit World (with Andy Goodman)2021-06-15T13:01:58-07:00

episode 72: No Formal Design Education (with Stephy Lewis, Bryan Jones and Lori Chollar)

Join Troy Chollar, Stephy Lewis, Bryan Jones and Lori Chollar for a designer conversation about being a presentation designer - without a formal design education (note: Lori joined us to represent those with a formal design education) as we enjoyed finding an hour to talk during the 2018 Presentation Summit.

episode 72: No Formal Design Education (with Stephy Lewis, Bryan Jones and Lori Chollar)2021-06-15T13:01:51-07:00

episode 71: Revisions and File Versioning – How Many?

Join Troy, Nolan and Sandy as they talk about revisions for a project. Are they included in the project scope, are revisions billable beyond the project scope, what is a revision, how many revisions are included in a project agreement, is there a point of too many revisions and how do revisions impact the project invoice?

episode 71: Revisions and File Versioning – How Many?2021-06-15T13:01:44-07:00
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