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Chantal Bossé is a presentation and virtual communication specialist, author, and founder of CHABOS, a training and consulting company dedicated to helping professionals elevate their presentation skills. With over two decades of experience, Chantal has coached speakers, business leaders, and educators to craft compelling stories and deliver them with confidence.
She is a LinkedIn Learning instructor, Microsoft M365 MVP, and author of Microsoft PowerPoint Best Practices, Tips, and Techniques. Her work blends technical expertise with a deep understanding of audience engagement, accessibility, and inclusive design. Through her workshops, coaching, and resources, Chantal’s mission is simple: to help people shine when they present one step and one story at a time.
In this conversation, Chantal talks about her participation at the upcoming Presentation Summit 2025, being held virtually from October 19 to 22, 2025.
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This issue focuses on presentation structure, visual storytelling, and slide clarity—offering helpful tutorials, templates, and thought leadership for PowerPoint users at every level.
Highlights the importance of slide titles and well‑structured storytelling. Encourages the use of clear, guiding titles so audiences can follow the flow. Also mentions a survey by Nolan Haims about how bullet points are used (or overused) in presentations.
A guide explaining why you might want to hide slide titles (for aesthetic or design reasons) and several methods to do so without losing structure, navigation, or accessibility.
A downloadable resource: a kit of full‑slide jigsaw shapes in different styles (arrows, hearts, ovals, rounded squares) and sizes (small, medium, large), in both standard and widescreen formats. Good for creative layouts.
Discussion around a survey exploring whether bullet points help or hinder presentations. Nolan Haims reflects on visual communication, audience attention, and best practices.
Feature on upcoming sessions from Presentation Summit 2025 (Oct 19‑22, virtual). Includes interviews with speakers like Mike Parkinson, Bob van Duuren, discussing designing for attention and communication that goes beyond visuals.
Stay updated with the latest tutorials, tips, and news on PowerPoint and presentation techniques.
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Nolan Haims has over 20 years of experience in the fields of visual communications and presentation, having created every type of presentation from Fortune 500 CEO keynotes to TED talks to multi-million dollar agency pitches.
As Vice President and Director of Presentation for Edelman, the world’s largest PR firm, he created and ran a department dedicated to raising the agency’s bar on visual communication and created winning pitches worth millions.
He trains organizations to think visually, speaks at national conferences, and is a co-host of the long-running Presentation Podcast. As one of only 40 Microsoft PowerPoint MVPs in the world, he works with and advises the software development team. He runs his own visual communications consultancy in Montclair, NJ. He is the author of The Better Deck Deck.
In this conversation, Nolan talks about his new survey that explores the role of bullet points in presentations.
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Mike Parkinson is a geek. He is one of thirty-six Microsoft PowerPoint MVPs in the world, is an internationally recognized communication and presentation expert, best-selling author, and professional trainer. Mike’s keynotes, training, books, and tools such as Build-a-Graphic help companies succeed while saving money and time. He owns Billion Dollar Graphics and is a partner at 24 Hour Company, a premier creative services firm.
In this conversation, Mike talks about his participation at the upcoming Presentation Summit 2025, being held virtually from October 19 to 22, 2025.
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Bob van Duuren is publisher and author of books for information professionals. He published his first book in 1987 and became a friend of the Presentation Summit through the love he shared with Rick Altman for CorelDRAW. Nowadays, he focuses on writing books about AI, and he publishes books about this subject written by other authors as well. Although he is Dutch, he lives in the beautiful city of Barcelona, Spain.
In this conversation, Bob talks about his participation at the upcoming Presentation Summit 2025, being held virtually from October 19 to 22, 2025.
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