The World of Presentations

Thomas Krafft is a Presentation Specialist and Trainer that teaches people and organizations what it takes to plan and deliver presentations that bring tangible results. He is also a Keynote Speaker and a fellow podcaster - he is co-host of The Presentation Boss Podcast. 

In this episode, we talk about PowerPoint, how to use it better, share valuable tips and techniques to improve your presentation skills and design, and how to build slides that bring results and avoid the "Death by PowerPoint".

Thomas' Linkedin: linkedin.com/in/presentation-skills-powerpoint-brisbane/

The Presentation Boss podcast: presentationboss.com.au/podcast

Check out Present to Succeed at: https://presenttosucceed.com

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David Beckett is an online presentation and pitch trainer, author of Pitch To Win, and creator of The Pitch Canvas©.

In this episode, we discuss investor and sales pitches, the significance of slides in successful pitches, and how to improve your pitching skills.

David's website is here: best3minutes.com

David's LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/davidbeckettpresentationcoach

Watch The Pitch Canvas video: youtu.be/Z-4r1gg8a64

Or download it from here

And the Company Edition from here

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"Is it accessible? Let's change this because it needs to be accessible," is something that Stephy Hogan often says as she is an accessibility advocate. She is also a UX/UI Engineering Supervisor and a founding board member and Vice President of the Presentation Guild. 

In this episode, we discuss an essential issue that we haven't covered previously in our podcast: accessibility. We go through what accessibility is, what the standards are, and how you may apply them in PowerPoint or any other medium, digital, or not.

Her website: presentationguild.org | presentationworkshop.com

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/stephyhogan/

The official rules to digital accessibility: https://www.w3.org/WAI/standards-guidelines/wcag/

Tips for making PPT presentations accessible: https://webaim.org/techniques/powerpoint/#check

Her preferred colour contrast checker outside of BrightSlide: https://accessible-colors.com/

BrightSlide: https://www.brightcarbon.com/brightslide/

For Google Slides:https://support.google.com/docs/answer/6199477?hl=en

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Marco Pesch is a Public Speaking Expert and the founder of the not-so-standard public speaking training agency Happy Good Talk. He and his team believe that your audience is fed up with standard speakers, tricks, and jokes.

In this episode, we talk about energy and presence on stage, storytelling, and authenticity, and how you can acquire those skills. We also look at great public speakers and what makes them inspiring.

Marco's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/marcopesch/

His agency's website: www.happygoodtalk.com

Presence by Patsy Rodenburg: https://www.amazon.com/Presence-Positive-Energy-Success-Situation/dp/0141039477

Alberto Cairo's How Charts Lie: https://www.amazon.com/How-Charts-Lie-Getting-Information/dp/1324001569

Check out Present to Succeed at: https://presenttosucceed.com

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Bethany Auck, a Presentation and Visual Communication Expert, is the Founder and Creative Director of presentation agency SlideRabbit and the current president of the Presentation Guild. 

In this episode, we talk about Google Slides, PowerPoint, their differences, and give a lot of practical advice for both tools and transferring content between them.

Episode blog post: https://bit.ly/356Pep79

Contact Bethany at [email protected]

Check out her agency https://sliderabbit.com/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bauckpresentationdesign/

The Presentation Guild: https://presentationguild.org/

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In this episode with Mike Parkinson, we talk about visuals and persuasion in presentations, what happens in the human brain, how design sells, virtual presentations, his book, and some simple rules you can follow to make slides work for you. 

Mike Parkinson is an internationally recognized visual communication expert, author, and highly rated speaker. He is also a fellow Microsoft PowerPoint MVP. Mike is the owner of the 24 Hour Company (a premier creative services firm) and Billion Dollar Graphics (a training and graphic solutions company). Both of his companies are deeply rooted in the world of developing presentations and training people on how to communicate effectively.

Contact Mike at [email protected]

Billion Dollar Graphics website: https://billiondollargraphics.com/

24 Hour Company: http://www.24hrco.com

Twitter: @Mike_Parkinson

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mike-parkinson-microsoft-mvp-apmp-fellow-bb364/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BillionDollarGraphics/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mikeparkinson_bdg/

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRDQaYfze62MYQ_CO5rjo1w

He also shares - 

Build-a-Graphic (turn text into professional graphics in PowerPoint and use anywhere): https://billiondollargraphics.com/build-a-graphic

Graphic Cheat Sheet (PDF to help you pick the best graphic for your needs): https://www.billiondollargraphics.com/GCS.pdf

Graphic Cheat Sheet (examples of different graphic types to get ideas): https://billiondollargraphics.com/graphic-cheat-sheet

Billion Dollar Graphics ebook (+200 graphics): https://billiondollargraphics.com/ebook

PowerPoint book (+100 graphics): https://billiondollargraphics.com/powerpoint_book

Check out Present to Succeed at: https://presenttosucceed.com

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In this episode with Amy Balliett, we talk about what makes audiences different today, the difference between leading with text and visuals, why visual content is so much in demand, what visual communication will look like in the future, and how brand communicators should leverage the science of visual communication. 

Episode blog post: https://bit.ly/356Pep77

Check out her company's website: https://killervisualstrategies.com/

Her book Killer Visual Strategies: https://www.amazon.com/Killer-Visual-Strategies-Amy-Balliett/dp/1119680220

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/amyballiett/

VideoHive: https://videohive.net/

Envato: https://envato.com/

Dribbble: https://dribbble.com/

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In this episode with Mark Heaps, а Professional Creative that has been in the industry for over 15 years, we talk about Apple, Duarte Design, advice for non-designers, best practices for presentation wireframing, success stories and why charm is not enough, how the future of presentations is in live streaming, and how being live, real and credible is the most important for success nowadays.

Episode blog post: https://bit.ly/356Pep76

His website: http://markheaps.com/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/markheaps/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/lifebypixels

Behance: https://www.behance.net/markheaps/

Check out Present to Succeed at: https://presenttosucceed.com

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In this episode with Katya Kovalenko, we talk about presentation design, data visualization, the basic design principles, how less is more, do you need to be a designer to build beautiful and effective slides and tools and resources for brainstorming and designing.

Katya Kovalenko is a Barcelona-based Presentation & Data Designer with a background in advertising and communication. She is also the author of several courses on Presentation Design for the now very popular online platform Domestika. She was also one of the speakers of the Present to Succeed 2021 conference.

Episode blog post: https://bit.ly/356Pep75

Katya Kovalenko's courses on Domestika: https://www.domestika.org/en/katyakovalenko

Her website: https://kkovalenko.com/

Her Behance: https://www.behance.net/kkovalenko22dd37

Her dribbble: https://dribbble.com/katyakovalenko

Her LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/katyakovalenko/

And Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/katyakovalenkodesign/

Unsplash: https://unsplash.com/

Streamline: https://streamlinehq.com/

Google Fonts: https://fonts.google.com/

Adobe Color: https://color.adobe.com/

Color Hunt: https://colorhunt.co/

Check out Present to Succeed at: https://presenttosucceed.com

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In this episode with Johnny Quinn, a Presentation Consultant, and a Presentation Technologist, we talk about presentation tools, presenting online, the gadgets every presenter should have, the latest PowerPoint developments, and the best software tools for audience engagement.

Episode blog post: https://bit.ly/356Pep74

Johnny Quinn's website: https://audiencealive.com/

His LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/johnnyquinny/

Resources from Johnny Quinn - 

Presentology and Audience Engagement Solutions pdf file: http://bit.ly/356Pep74r1 

The ultimate PowerPoint guide ppsx file: http://bit.ly/356Pep74r2 

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