by John Polk | May 12, 2026 | Presentation Design, Presentation Templates, Presentation Tips
Image Source: Copilot Create (you know we would never create something this cheesy, and our text would have parallel construction) In our book, Presentation Pitfalls, we purposefully minimized our references to software to focus on the timeless presentation strategies...
by John Polk | Feb 10, 2026 | Presentation Coaching, Presentation Design, Presentation Tips
I was happy to be a guest on the January 20th episode of The Presentation Podcast, https://thepresentationpodcast.com/2026/e238/. We talked about three traps from our book, Presentation Pitfalls: The Frankenstein Trap, The Black Hole Trap, and The Virtual Fatigue...
by John Polk | Oct 2, 2025 | Presentation Templates, Presentation Tips
In “The Expert Trap” chapter, we discuss the power of frameworks to organize information. The simplest frameworks categorize content into groups, assign each group a title, and list the related elements within each group. We call these frameworks “n-boxers,” like in...
by John Polk | Aug 20, 2025 | Presentation Coaching, Presentation Design, Presentation Templates, Presentation Tips
We’re proud of our book and know it can improve your presentations and supercharge your career. But don’t take our word for it. Check out the endorsements below from leaders in industry and academia. Thanks, Matt Abrahams, John Chen, CSP®, Sharon McGinty, Randy...
by John Polk | Aug 13, 2025 | Presentation Coaching, Presentation Training
Presentation Pitfalls: 10 Traps Business Professionals Fall Into and How to Avoid Them hits shelves on September 3, 2025. Thanks to those who’ve pre-ordered a copy for making it #1 on Amazon’s Best Sellers in Business Communication list. Bulk order Presentation...
