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Work Smarter, Not Harder! Our Favorite PowerPoint and Google Slides Software Add-Ins

Work Smarter, Not Harder! Our Favorite PowerPoint and Google Slides Software Add-Ins

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...
Podcasts, Conferences, and LinkedIn (Oh My!)

Podcasts, Conferences, and LinkedIn (Oh My!)

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...
Excerpt: “Conclusion”

Excerpt: “Conclusion”

by Justin Hunsaker | Oct 1, 2025 | Presentation Coaching, Presentation Design, Presentation Tips, Presentation Training

The final chapter, “Conclusion,” brings together the book’s core lessons, showing how storytelling, visuals, clarity, and confident delivery work in harmony to create impactful presentations. We compare this to learning to ride a bike, where you must master each skill...
Don’t Buy Our Book … Yet! 👀

Don’t Buy Our Book … Yet! 👀

by Justin Hunsaker | Sep 1, 2025 | Presentation Design, Presentation Templates, Presentation Tips

Order it on Labor Day as we start our Launch Week push. If you absolutely can’t wait (we don’t blame you), go ahead and order on Amazon. Send us a screenshot of your receipt, and we’ll send you the book content that was the hardest to cut. As a bonus, we’ll enter you...
Special Edition: Attributions, Permissions, and Sourcing, Oh My!

Special Edition: Attributions, Permissions, and Sourcing, Oh My!

by Justin Hunsaker | Aug 25, 2025 | Presentation Design, Presentation Templates, Presentation Tips

When one of our early readers, Emily Troiano, SHRM-SCP, marked a quotation we attributed to Henry Ford: “If I had asked people what they wanted, they would have said faster horses.” She asked a simple question that made my heart race: Did he really say this? A quick...
Special Edition: Attributions, Permissions, and Sourcing, Oh My!

Praise for Presentation Pitfalls

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...
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