PowerPoint and Presenting News: January 20, 2026

January 20, 2026

PowerPoint and Presenting News

Tools, Tech, and Engagement

This issue explores how tools and perspective reshape your presentations. We begin with a look at PPTXtreme add-ins — powerful extensions that unlock new creative and productivity possibilities in PowerPoint. Then we take a step back to examine presentation advice inspired by the iPhone, reminding us that simplicity, focus, and user experience matter just as much as technical polish. Finally, our conversation with Lux Narayan of StreamAlive highlights how livestreaming and real-time engagement are redefining audience connection. Together, these stories show that whether you’re enhancing slides with add-ons, borrowing design wisdom from everyday tech, or expanding into live formats, great communication evolves with both innovation and intention.

pptXTREME Add-ins for PowerPoint

pptXTREME is a suite of professional PowerPoint add-ins that has been trusted for nearly two decades. Its user base spans a wide range of sectors—from management consultants and corporate professionals to educators, pharmaceutical teams, and creative specialists—all relying on its tools to streamline workflows and enhance presentation quality. In this feature, we will explore what this add-in delivers, we will look at some user personas and conclude whether this add-in can add value to your presentation workflows.

Explore pptXTREME’s PowerPoint add-ins that streamline design, boost productivity, and enhance presentation quality for designers and consultants

The Presentation Design Conference 2026

Join the 6th annual Presentation Design Conference online from February 17–20—an essential, hands-on event for anyone who creates, designs, or delivers presentations. Whether presentations are built for clients, teams, classrooms, or conferences, this event helps participants design slides that inform, inspire, and deliver results.

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Presentation Advice from the iPhone

The colossal success of the iPhone and its big brother, the iPad, are due in large part to their superior technical functionality. But equal credit must go to the high-concept design of Apple products—and even to Apple packaging—driven by Steve Jobs and his chief designer Jony Ive. While Ive left Apple after 27 years to start his own company LoveFrom, I was privileged to be in the audience for one of his last presentations in which he described his attention to detail on the look and feel of every product that bears the Apple logo.

Jerry Weissman shares simple, practical presentation lessons inspired by the iPhone’s design philosophy to create clearer, more engaging communication

Indian Genius: The Meteoric Rise of Indians in America

Quotes

Every new technology disrupts: by Kanwal Rekhi

"Every new technology (AI) disrupts. The Internet disrupted publishing, music, retail, but it also creates opportunities. It’s (AI is) a power tool. It should be used wisely. I keep hearing they will take over the world. I understand programming. I don’t believe that will happen."

StreamAlive: Conversation with Lux Narayan

Lux Narayan is a co-founder and the CEO at StreamAlive, the audience engagement platform that makes live sessions come alive, especially on PowerPoint in Zoom and Teams. A serial tech entrepreneur, he previously co-founded Unmetric, a company that was acquired by Cision. Explore Lux Narayan’s insights on transforming presentations into real conversations using StreamAlive’s frictionless audience engagement.

Read the conversation here

Indezine PowerPoint Templates

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Australia Flag 07

From the template category, Australia Flags and Maps.

Twirled Pattern

From the template category, Patterns.

Medicine and Medical PowerPoint Templates

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Eyes 05

From the template category, Eyes (General).

Eyes 06

From the template category, Eyes (General).

Legal and Law PowerPoint Templates

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Graduation Cap and Books 06

From the template category, Graduation Cap and Books.

Contract Law 01

From the template category, Contract Law.

FreePPT PowerPoint Templates

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Red Sun 01

From the template category, Nature.

Net 02

From the template category, General.

Christian PowerPoint Templates

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Purgatory Canto 4 B

From the template category, Gustave Dore - Divine Comedy - Purgatory.

Purgatory Canto 5 A

From the template category, Gustave Dore - Divine Comedy - Purgatory.

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