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Presentation Summit 2022: Conversation with Stephen Milley

    Stephen Milley is the Group Manager – Professional Imaging & Visual Systems Sales for Panasonic Connect of North America (PCONA); a division of PCONA specializing in industry-leading commercial video & audio solutions for the education, enterprise, entertainment, media, sports, and worship industries. Panasonic Connect’s expertise in developing and deploying state-of-the-art technologies includes partners such as the Olympic Games, Disney, Netflix, and NBC, among many others. During his 30+ year career, Stephen has been involved in all aspects of the media industry starting with his Radio-Television-Film education at Temple University to Producing traditional sporting events for Visual Sound to VP of Sales & Marketing for the Broadcast System Integrator TV Magic.

For the past 12+ years with Panasonic, Stephen currently leads a team of sales professionals supporting Panasonic’s clients in making educated technology workflow decisions to ensure they connect with their audiences and provide their most enthralling & engaging content. Understanding today and tomorrow’s technology (like HD, 4K, 8K, IT/IP, HDR, Broadcast, and OTT), Stephen’s team is helping savvy video & audio companies stay one step ahead.

In this conversation, Stephen talks about his company’s sponsorship of the upcoming Presentation Summit 2022, being held on location in San Diego, CA, and virtually this year from October 9 to 12, 2022.

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Filed Under: Events
Tagged as: Events, Interviews, Panasonic, Presentation Summit

iSpring Suite 11: Conversation with Michael Keller

      Michael Keller is an eLearning Officer at iSpring, a world-renowned vendor of eLearning software. He has been helping iSpring customers develop an engaging online learning environment for over fifteen years. Under his guidance, 556 companies in the Large Enterprise and SMB sectors have reached their business goals by helping their teams grow with eLearning.

In this conversation, Michael talks about the new version of iSpring’s honored course authoring toolkit — iSpring Suite 11.

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Tagged as: Add-in, eLearning, Interviews, iSpring

PowerPoint and Presenting News: September 20, 2022

We begin with a feature by Chris Arning of Toastmasters International, who compares the speaking styles of British prime ministers Liz Truss and Boris Johnson. We also look at how you can add subscripted and superscripted text in PowerPoint.

We feature Glenn Gibson, Steve Sheets of GhostRanch Communications, and James Ontra of Shufflrr, who speak about their participation in the upcoming Presentation Summit in San Diego next month. These interview series are not limited to just the conference and you will often get amazing ideas shared by experts that will help you each day. We also bring you quotes, press releases, and templates from the last few days.

Stay informed about updated tutorials and happenings related to PowerPoint and presenting.

Filed Under: Ezine
Tagged as: Ezine, Indezine, News, PowerPoint

The Bezos Blueprint: Conversation with Carmine Gallo

      Carmine Gallo is a communication coach for the world’s most admired brands. He’s a Harvard instructor, leadership advisor, and bestselling author whose books, including Talk Like TED and The Presentation Secrets of Steve Jobs, have been translated into more than 40 languages. He has worked directly with entrepreneurs and CEOs who run companies that touch your life every day: Intel, Amazon Web Services, Google, LinkedIn, Pfizer, Walmart, and many other brands. Carmine also writes monthly columns as a senior contributor for Forbes, Inc, Harvard Business Review, and Inc Magazine.

In this conversation, Carmine talks about his new book, The Bezos Blueprint.

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Tagged as: Books, Carmine Gallo, Interviews

Comparing the Speaking Style of Liz Truss and Boris Johnson

By Chris Arning, Toastmasters International

Moral authority to lead is often earned through being a good speaker. In the US Presidential system, approval ratings always get a substantial bounce after the media deems something an impressive speech. In the UK it’s no different. Even in this era of spin, misinformation, and half-truth, we cannot resist the blandishments of words skillfully put together and delivered.

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Filed Under: Guest Posts
Tagged as: Guest Post, Public Speaking, Speaking, Toastmasters