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| September 15, 2026 |
| PowerPoint and Presenting News |
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| Beyond Being Prepared |
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| Looking prepared is not the same as being prepared. That gap is what this issue explores. ScriptAssist closes it on camera, giving presenters a way to read their script while holding eye contact, so the audience sees confidence rather than effort. The executive presence article from Suasive argues that this kind
of perceived confidence is learnable and that it shapes career outcomes more than most people expect. Our pre-conference conversations with John Polk, Lori Chollar, and Troy Chollar ahead of Presentation Summit 2026 bring the same idea into the room, where how you stand, speak, and connect with an audience often decides whether the message lands. |
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| Exploring ScriptAssist |
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| ScriptAssist takes speaker notes already sitting in your PowerPoint file and builds a full presenting toolkit around them: a script you can read while looking at your camera, a review workflow that your legal, medical, or other teams can actually use, and an AI assist for when you’re staring at a blank slide. It comes from
SlideSource, a team that has spent decades preparing presentations for high-stakes settings, and it goes after a problem most presenters know well: staying on script without losing eye contact. |
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| ScriptAssist adds teleprompter, AI writing, and Word-based review tools to improve PowerPoint delivery and on camera confidence |
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| Star Wars Style Credits Animation |
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| The Star Wars Style Credits Animation presentation includes a sample slide in which the credits animate in the Star Wars style. You can download this presentation and change the text in the animated text boxes as required. |
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| Download Star Wars Style Credits Animation Slides |
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| Why Executive Presence Works and How to Get It |
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| Have you heard the term “executive presence” in business circles or online? You may have noticed some people can take command of a room just by walking in. These people often don’t seem to be even trying to get attention. They’re not flashy or dramatic, yet people are drawn to them. Some of these individuals aren’t even aware of how they attract the
attention they receive. |
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| Read more in this exclusive post from Suasive |
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We’re All Going to Experience Bloopers: by Lisa Braithwaite
"We’re all going to experience bloopers on stage. For most of us, millions of people around the world won’t be watching. But our ability to exhibit grace and resilience under pressure and a sense of humor, and to understand that we’re all human, will go far to entertain and satisfy our audience – and perhaps give our presentation that extra luster that people will remember long after it’s over."
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| Presentation Summit 2026: Conversations with Speakers Series |
| In this conversation, sponsors and organizers talk about their participation at the upcoming Presentation Summit 2025, being held virtually from September 13 to 16, 2026. |
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