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John Polk is the coauthor of Presentation Pitfalls: 10 Traps Business Professionals Fall Into and How to Avoid Them. He is President of John Polk & Associates and a former Data Visualization Professor at the University of Richmond’s Robins School of Business. John designed the “Creating Effective Presentations” workshop for Capital One, which over 10,000 associates have attended. John now teaches workshops and coaches leaders to design and deliver presentations that engage, influence, and drive action.
In this conversation, John talks about the upcoming Presentation Summit 2026, being held virtually from September 13 to 16, 2026.
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Tagged as: Interviews, John Polk, Presentation Summit
Sally Zimney is an award-winning keynote speaker, communication coach, and author of the #1 bestseller Speaking Story. Ranked in the top 3% of women business speakers, she’s spent 20+ years helping big-hearted leaders and entrepreneurs trade polish for presence — and self-doubt for bold, authentic action. She hosts the top-2% podcast This Moved Me, and her whole obsession is a single question: how do we truly move people? Her answer, especially in an AI world — show up real, imperfections and all.
In this conversation, Sally talks about the upcoming Presentation Summit 2026, being held virtually from September 13 to 16, 2026.
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Laszlo Diewald has been working as a consultant for more than 10 years now. He started his career as an employee right after his study at the Technical University of Munich. Shortly after, he decided to become self-employed as a freelance consultant. In 2017, he founded his own consultancy, with a focus on large scale projects in the financial sector. In parallel, he started working on presentaid, which was finally launched in April 2022.
In this conversation, Laszlo talks about the new presentaid Charts feature.
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Tagged as: Add-in, Charting, Interviews, Laszlo Diewald, presentaid
Ilene Bergelson is a NYC-based presentation coach who specializes in working with experts to communicate their knowledge, so it resonates, builds credibility, and sparks connection. A published author and guest lecturer at NYU and other colleges, she draws on her background in Broadway performance, biomechanics, and applied improvisation to bring both precision and play to her work. Through EmpowerSpeak™, Ilene has partnered with boutique firms and Fortune-50 companies alike, guiding speakers to find their voice, embrace adventure, and have fun while compelling their audience.
In this conversation, Rick talks about the upcoming Presentation Summit 2026, being held virtually from September 13 to 16, 2026.
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Tagged as: Ilene Bergelson, Interviews, Presentation Summit
Kurt Dupont is a solution provider who would go out of his way just to ensure he brings out the best when it comes to issues that have to deal with data-driven presentations, data visualization, and digital signage software.
He started by working at airports worldwide to set up airport databases and flight information screens. This evolved to become the basis for his several add-ins.
In this conversation, Kurt talks about INSYNCR.
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Tagged as: Add-in, Data, INSYNCR, Interviews, Kurt Dupont
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