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The Presentation PodcastHow Can You Master PowerPoint and Elevate Your Presentation Design Skills?Episode #229, In this episode of The Presentation Podcast, hosts Troy Chollar, Nolan Haims, and Sandy Johnson explore where to learn PowerPoint and slide design. They discuss a wide range of resources, including online tutorials, webinars, training programs, professional organizations, books, webinars, conferences and communities. The overall takeaway, the importance of hands-on experience. The hosts also highlight key industry experts, and provide a robust list of options for mastering both the technical and creative aspects of presentation design. Listen now! Full Episode Show Notes https://thepresentationpodcast.com/2025/e229 Show Suggestions? Questions for your...
2025-09-0255 min
The Presentation PodcastInspiration Everywhere. Tips for Infusing Energy and Storytelling into Your Slides with Jody WissingEpisode #227 - In this episode of The Presentation Podcast, hosts Troy Chollar, Sandy Johnson, and Nolan Haims chat with guest Jody Wissing – a truly energetic and creative presentation designer! They talk about how everyday experiences, travel, and even advertising inspire presentation design and storytelling. Jody shares her tips for simplifying slides, engaging audiences, and using AI as a creative tool. Plus the importance of tailoring content to the audience, the value of storytelling (even in "boring" business topics) and how inspiration truly is everywhere! Join us and listen now. Full Episode Show Notes https://thepresentationpodcast.com/2025/e2...
2025-08-051h 23
The Presentation PodcastEnhancing Your PowerPoint Experience: Customizing Out of the Box PowerPointEpisode #224, In Season 10, Episode 224 of The Presentation Podcast, hosts Troy Chollar (TLC Creative Services), Sandy Johnson (Presentation Wiz), and Nolan Haims (Nolan Haims Creative) take a deep dive into customizing PowerPoint. Their discussion is a goldmine for anyone looking to streamline their PowerPoint workflow, leverage hidden settings and features, and create more in less time. Listen now! Full Episode Show Notes https://thepresentationpodcast.com/2025/e224 Show Suggestions? Questions for your Hosts? Email us at: info@thepresentationpodcast.com Listen and review on iTunes. Thanks! http://apple.co/1ROGCUq New...
2025-06-171h 14
The Presentation Podcaste221 - CreativePro Week: Where Design Enthusiasts Unite to Innovate and Inspire! With David Blatner & Chris ConverseEpisode #221, This episode of the Presentation Podcast, hosts Troy Chollar, Sandy Johnson, and Nolan Haims, along with guests David Blatner and Chris Converse, delve into the evolving landscape of design tools, the significance of community and collaboration in the design process. It is a lively discussion about the evolving capabilities of PowerPoint, and how it can be a serious contender in the design world! Listen now! Full Episode Show Notes https://thepresentationpodcast.com/2025/e221 Show Suggestions? Questions for your Hosts? Email us at: info@thepresentationpodcast.com Listen and review on iTunes...
2025-05-061h 18
The Presentation Podcaste217 - Based on the PowerPoint template, is this Going To Be A Difficult Project?Episode #217 - In the latest episode of The Presentation Podcast, our three seasoned presentation designers: Troy Chollar from TLC Creative Services, Sandy Johnson from Presentation Wiz, and Nolan Haims from Nolan Haims Creative discuss PowerPoint templates from the perspective of evaluating client provided files - and the state of the template provided. A conversation with a wealth of knowledge on PowerPoint templates - listen now! Full Episode Show Notes https://thepresentationpodcast.com/2025/e217 Show Suggestions? Questions for your Hosts? Email us at: info@thepresentationpodcast.com Listen and review on iTunes. Thanks!
2025-03-041h 10
The Presentation Podcaste215 - Dollars and Designs: Essential Financial & Business Tips for Presentation DesignersEpisode 215 of The Presentation Podcast has the hosts, Troy Chollar, Nolan Haims, Sandra Johnson, and Lori Chollar delve into the financial side of running a presentation design business. This episode is a treasure trove of insights on managing finances, from invoicing and insurance to business structure and studio operations. Listen now! Full Episode Show Notes https://thepresentationpodcast.com/2025/e215 Show Suggestions? Questions for your Hosts? Email us at: info@thepresentationpodcast.com Listen and review on iTunes. Thanks! http://apple.co/1ROGCUq New Episodes 1st and 3rd Tuesday Every...
2025-02-041h 24
The Presentation Podcast2.5 Presentation Design Predictions for 2025Episode #214, Our three industry experts — Troy Chollar, Sandy Johnson, Nolan Haims — have a lively discussion about the future of presentation design in 2025. Each offering 2.5 presentation design predictions for this year, ranging from the impact of AI to the importance of accessibility and emerging design trends. Join the conversation! Full Episode Show Notes https://thepresentationpodcast.com/2025/e214 Show Suggestions? Questions for your Hosts? Email us at: info@thepresentationpodcast.com Listen and review on iTunes. Thanks! http://apple.co/1ROGCUq
2025-01-211h 01
Presentation Thinking™#145. What GhostRanch learned from Presentation SummitIt’s no secret that we’re fans of Presentation Summit—the first conference in the world dedicated to presentations, storytelling and PowerPoint. We’ve chatted with its founder, Rick Altman, previously in episodes 139 & 71.
2024 is the final year of “PreSum”, as it’s lovingly called, and several folks from GhostRanch attended for its Last Hurrah.
Creative Directors Jeff Carter, Allie Wilson, Sr. Designer Laura Waskovich and Technical Director Steve Sheets all join the pod to let us know everything they learned at the summit and who you should be following for presentation inspiration.
From technical P...
2024-11-0744 min
Nonprofit ThriveThe Secrets of Effective Presentations With Nolan HaimsNolan Haims is the Owner of Nolan Haims Creative, a firm specializing in visual storytelling for effective communication. With over 20 years of experience in design, branding, and communication, Nolan is a sought-after expert in presentation design and visual content creation. Before founding his firm, he held leadership roles at several renowned companies, including Edelman, where he was Vice President and Director of Presentation. As one of the only 15 Microsoft PowerPoint MVPs in the US, his work spans various industries, helping clients develop compelling presentations that resonate with audiences. Nolan also co-hosts The Presentation Podcast and is a respected speaker...
2024-07-1745 min
The Presentation PodcastA Presentation Training Discussion with Nolan Haims Creative Episode #193, Troy talks with Nolan about the presentation training programs Nolan Haims Creative provides to client. Troy was actually at Nolan's home for this recording - and then they went for a great sushi dinner! Full Episode Show Notes https://thepresentationpodcast.com/2024/e193 Show Suggestions? Questions for your Hosts? Email us at: info@thepresentationpodcast.com Listen and review on iTunes. Thanks! http://apple.co/1ROGCUq New Episodes 1st and 3rd Tuesday Every Month
2024-03-0559 min
The CreativePro PodcastInDesignSecrets Podcast 315 In the news InDesign 19.1 (second attempt) released! Fingers crossed Upcoming online-only events: The Presentation Design Conference, March 6-8 The InDesign + Long Documents Summit, April 5 CreativePro Week 2024, July 8–12, Washington, DC and online CreativePro Magazine February 2024 lead story: Presentation Design January 2024 lead story: AI in AI ;-) Interview with Nolan Haims, presentation designer extraordinaire Secrets of the "Panel With The Longest Name" Obscure Feature of the Week: Apply to Parent Page Only Links mentioned in this podcast What's new in InDesign 19.1 BUT don't use ID 2024 (19.x) with Hebrew, Arabic, or RTL text (bug reports on facebook) and (bug reports in userv...
2024-01-3141 min
Presentation JunkiesEpisode 9: The Presentation Junkies Meet The Presentation PodcastWhat happens when two of the hottest presentation podcasts team up for one big joint episode? No holds barred presentation MAGIC.
That's right, we teamed up with the good folks over at The Presentation Podcast, a long running podcast hosted by 3 of the most knowledgable presentation designers out there, Troy Chollar, Nolan Haims and Sandy Johnson, and created one big mega episode that will run concurrently on both podcasts.
In this episode, we talk about everything from Mac vs. PC, to the future of presentations, to the pros and cons of animation, and much more. This is one episode you do...
2021-07-061h 00
The Presentation Boss Podcast90. The Best of Guests: Highlights from 2020 ConversationsTime to reflect on episode ninety of The Presentation Boss. One of the proudest products of 2020 for Kate and Thomas was the quality of this podcast. And that was hugely driven by the fantastic guests who agreed to be on the show. Regardless where they were in the world, we managed to reach out, get connected and record. Each of them is an expert in their field, and most we’ve both followed for years.What an amazing opportunity to have these conversations where they’ve generously given their time and shared their priceless advice. Seventeen guests overall, and in t...
2021-01-1234 min
The World of PresentationsNolan Haims on Building Digestible Data VisualizationsWith more than 20 years of experience in the field of visual communications, Nolan Haims helps organizations and individuals show up differently and tell better stories with fewer words.
As principal of Nolan Haims Creative, Nolan leads a team of visual design professionals dedicated to all types of visual communications including presentation, data visualization, traditional print, and identity design.
He talks about the common pitfalls and mistakes you need to avoid if you want to create data visualizations, charts, and graphs that can be read in an instant.
Nolan is joining Present to Succeed 2021...
2020-11-2554 min
The Presentation Boss Podcast67. 'The Presentation Podcast' Crossover with Troy Chollar, Sandra Johnson and Nolan HaimsFive presentation designers and co-hosts are in your ears for episode sixty-seven of The Presentation Boss Podcast. We’ve got a collaboration episode today, where Kate and Thomas joined up with the three co-hosts from The Presentation Podcast. Yes, the similarity in names is half coincidence, and half telling that we are all about relatively similar things. We get to know each other a little better during this (slightly over one) hour, have some laughs and geek out over some presentation nitty-gritty too!Troy Chollar, Sandra (Sandy) Johnson and Nolan Haims are each PowerPoint MVP’s and each run thei...
2020-08-041h 11The Presentation Boss Podcast64. Nolan Haims with Data Visualisation and PresentationHello there, it’s episode sixty-four of The Presentation Boss Podcast. Way back when Thomas started listening to podcasts about presentations, he came across one called ‘The Presentation Podcast’ (Yes, the similarity of the name is noted). It has since become his most listened to podcast. Nolan Haims is one of the co-hosts of that show and is a master in presentations, data-visualisation and PowerPoint design.More recently, Kate has jumped on board the Nolan Haims fan-train and were both excited to have a conversation with him about this topic. There’s a load of valuable conversation about charts and grap...
2020-07-1448 min
Let’s Hear It“Make Your Content Like a Twinkie” - Talking Presentation Design with One of the Greats – Nolan HaimsFor those folks who are fortunate enough to be able to work in these challenging times, much of their time is spent staring at a screen in “meetings.” Many of these “meetings” involve what we can charitably call “presentations.” The chilling fact is that far too many folks are forced to endure presentations that look as if they were designed by sadistic engineers in a bunker in Seattle. The poor souls subjected to these onslaughts of bullet points, charts, and statistics almost invariably come away from those experiences neither smarter nor more inspired, just older and a bit sadder.
If mos...
2020-04-1548 min
The Presentation PodcastConversation with Mike Parkinson and Tom HowellEpisode 42 - This episode enjoy an amazing conversation with Tom Howell of Synapsis Creative, Mike Parkinson of Billion Dollar Graphics, Nolan Haims of Nolan Haims Creative and Troy Chollar of TLC Creative Services. Recorded at the 2017 Presentation Summit, our conversation covers a range of topics from design projects to studio policies to if our University degree applies to our career! Full Episode Show Notes http://thepresentationpodcast.com/podcast/42 Show Suggestions? Questions for your Hosts? Email us at: info@thepresentationpodcast.com Listen and review on iTunes. Th...
2017-11-2056 min