PowerPoint and Presenting Stuff

Presentation Summit 2022: Conversation with James Ontra

      James Ontra is co-founder and CEO of Shufflrr. His 30-year career has focused on the highest-profile presentations for world-class companies. His clients have included: American Express, Bloomberg, Epcot Center, Mercedes-Benz, NBC Olympics, Warner Bros., and many more. His vision and strategy have been driving Presentation Management to become a recognized communication discipline. James combined this passion with technical development to build Shufflrr. Presentation Management is a smart communication strategy.

In this conversation, James 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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Presentation Summit 2022: Conversation with Steve Sheets

    After wearing out countless markers, colored pencils, and a couple computers as a kid, Steve Sheet found a great niche with GhostRanch Communications. Solving technical problems for their team and design challenges for clients keeps him happy to come to work. When it’s time to get away, he’s outside with family in the mountains of Colorado.

In this conversation, Steve talks about his participation at 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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PowerPoint and Presenting News: September 6, 2022

We begin with 4 ideas that will help you find the right story for your next presentation. This feature is authored by Vaibhav Vadera of Toastmasters. We also explore how you can create shared folders on a Synology NAS. We use these NAS to back up and store so much of our content.

We feature Cindy Tingley of the Presentation Guild and Ric Bretschneider, PowerPoint MVP on 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.

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Presentation Summit 2022: Conversation with Glenn Gibson

      Glenn Gibson is the author of the presentation skills book, Before the Mic. Glenn is an award-winning public speaker with a passion for technology and has collected several IT certifications over his 17-year tenure at a leading software company, including VMware Certified Professional, Citrix Certified Administrator, and Microsoft Certified Professional. As a native of Scotland, his passions include playing in bands, expanding his vinyl collection, and all things Scottish; kilts, bagpipes, whisky, (real) football, meat pies, and everything deep fried.

In this conversation, Glenn talks about his participation at 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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4 Ideas to Help You Find The Right Story For Your Next Presentation

By Vaibhav Vadera, Toastmasters International

Take a moment to imagine the scene. A group of high school students is listening to a motivational speaker. He tells a dramatic story of determination and overcoming the odds. So why were the students looking perplexed and whispering questions to their neighbors? The story was about the speaker’s close friend, someone who always walked his own path and became a guitarist for a famous band. Unfortunately, the young people in the audience didn’t recognize the name of the band. They were totally unaware of the punk rockers of the 1980s.

Although the speaker was highly experienced and skilled, on this occasion his stories weren’t tailored for the audience in front of him.

A search on Google immediately provides huge numbers of pages on why humans love stories and scientific evidence that shows your audience is more likely to retain factual information if it is presented with a story. A great story can tap into your emotions. It can be so enthralling that you want to tell your friends the same story…repeatedly. Stories can be riveting. You don’t need me to tell you that. However, when you are preparing a presentation, it is crucial to pick a story that will resonate with that audience. If you don’t, the most likely outcome is that they will disengage.

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