episode 49: What Makes Presentation Slides Beautiful (with Mitch Grasso)

Beauty is subjective, as is slide design, all of which Troy, Nolan, Sandy and this week's guest, Mitch Grasso, have strong opinions on. As founder of SlideRocket (acquired by VMware in 2011) and now Beautiful.ai (an online presentation design app that launched February 6, 2018), Mitch adds great insights into presentation design. Like TV shows that use a news headline for an episode storyline, we take Mitch's new company name, and its mission, as our conversation topic and discuss what makes a beautiful presentation.

episode 49: What Makes Presentation Slides Beautiful (with Mitch Grasso)2021-06-15T12:49:22-07:00

episode 32: How To Be A Good Design Client

Being a good client to your designer has many benefits. Because design projects are not all about the client. They are also not all about the designer. Design projects to be successful require both client and designer interaction to create the final deliverable. A successful project requires both the client and designer to create the final deliverable. Today's conversation is about an often unspoken topic that hopefully designers, and design clients, find valuable.

episode 32: How To Be A Good Design Client2021-06-15T12:47:24-07:00

episode 26: Typography, Part 2

Welcome to Round 2 of our discussion on typography, how it applies to layout, design, and professional presentation PowerPoint slides. For this episode Nolan and Troy are joined by are joined by the very talented graphic design lead, and co-founder of TLC Creative Services, Inc., Lori Chollar.

episode 26: Typography, Part 22021-06-15T12:44:37-07:00

episode 25: What is the Page Size of 16×9?

For print design, if a client says they need a letter size piece or a client in Europe says the project needs to be A1, we know exactly the dimensions. With PowerPoint, the page size is not always clear or consistent. Part of the issue is that aspect ratio does not equate to a physical dimension and another part is that PowerPoint has updated page sizes and has confusing options. In today's episode, Troy, Nolan, and Sandy talk in-depth about page size options for presentation projects.

episode 25: What is the Page Size of 16×9?2021-06-15T12:18:25-07:00

episode 23: Typography & Typesetting in PowerPoint

Typography principles are half of the design equation, and should apply to developing slides, but often does not. This time Troy, Sandy and Nolan weigh in on many geeky typography and text topics. Typography, as defined on Wikipedia, is the art and technique of arranging type to make written language legible, readable, and appealing when displayed - a great description for how should be treated when added to slides!

episode 23: Typography & Typesetting in PowerPoint2021-06-15T12:18:07-07:00

episode 20: Holiday Edition

This is the year-end episode of The Presentation Podcast for 2016 and our hosts fill the hour with holiday related conversation on presentation design, some gift ideas, and plenty of holiday cheer!

episode 20: Holiday Edition2021-06-15T12:17:40-07:00

episode 19: Data Viz and Presentations

Today Troy, Nolan and Sandy talk about the big topic of Data Visualization, or Data Viz, which has countless ways of displaying data on slides. Every presentation designer is using Data Viz techniques, without necessarily knowing it, or calling it that. Although all three approach Data Viz in different ways, they all have the same goal, to clearly communicate number information in presentations.

episode 19: Data Viz and Presentations2021-06-15T12:17:33-07:00

episode 16: Pitch Decks

Join Troy, Nolan and Sandy as they talk all about Pitch decks. Pitch Decks are a specialized sales presentation, and they discuss who uses them, who designs them, what is unique about their content, and how each of us approaches a Pitch Deck project.

episode 16: Pitch Decks2021-06-15T12:16:56-07:00
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