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July 7, 2025
Jon Peltier is a master of leveraging the power of Excel to produce and simplify complex solutions in engineering, finance, and marketing. Jon holds a Doctor of Science degree from MIT in Metallurgy; his background includes Manufacturing, Statistics, Total Quality, and Six Sigma; and he knows more about Excel charts than practically anyone. In this conversation, Jon discusses his Peltier Tech Charts add-in for Excel.
July 2, 2025
Andrew Pach is a freelancer, an instructor, and a volleyball player. He embodies a playful but robust approach to life and online teaching. With almost five thousand completed projects for clients (yikes!), he claims to have found part of the secret sauce…but there are so many more ingredients! His favorite quote is, “Pixel perfection is my jam, so is PowerPoint!” In this conversation, Andrew talks about his PowerPoint learning courses.
July 1, 2025
This edition of Indezine’s PowerPoint and Presenting News dives into the engine room of presentation success—from the pivotal role of PowerPoint's file format to understated techniques like hidden slide titles. It celebrates PowerPoint’s workplace ubiquity, explores visual composition strategies that enhance meaning, and showcases how agentic AI and interactive features are reshaping engagement. Other highlights include quirky design tips like ‘text with bites,’ free gear-themed graphic kits, and a curated mix of templates for professional and creative use. This issue blends technical insights with storytelling to inspire both seasoned presenters and fresh-eyed creatives.
Stay updated with the latest tutorials, tips, and news on PowerPoint and presentation techniques.
June 25, 2025
Just like in photography or painting, composition in slide design is key to making content engaging, clear, and memorable. Composition is the spatial relationship between all the elements on a slide. Whether it’s text, images, colors, or font choices, the way elements are arranged determines their look, feel, and meaning. Here is a real-world example where composition helped transform a presentation meant to convince a committee of the merits of rebuilding a hospital cafeteria.
June 24, 2025
These days, video isn’t just an optional marketing extra—it’s a core part of how businesses communicate. Whether you’re introducing a new product, onboarding team members, or breaking down a complex service, video helps you say more, say it clearly, and actually get people to listen.
Learn how to create polished business videos using simple tools like PowerPoint and Clipify.
June 19, 2025
Kudos to Microsoft for finally adding an interactive feature to PowerPoint through the Zoom feature. Zoom lets presenters jump around their presentation, rather than lock them into a rigid, linear slide show. Prezi has built quite a following with their interactive presentations. And Shufflrr’s broadcast mode allows presenters to present content from all over their slide library, not just from PowerPoint.
Read more with AlexAnndra Ontra.
June 17, 2025
The June 17, 2025 Indezine PowerPoint & Presenting News newsletter serves presentation professionals with a curated blend of PowerPoint updates and practical tips, step by step tutorials, fresh template downloads, a featured expert interview on storytelling, an inspiring weekly quote, and a well being article focused on resilience and support strategies.
Stay updated with the latest tutorials, tips, and news on PowerPoint and presentation techniques.
June 13, 2025
PowerPoint 365 for Mac gives you several different “views” to work with—think of them like camera angles in a movie. Some are your all-time favorites, and then there are the unsung heroes—views that hang out quietly in the background, waiting for their big break. One of those under-the-radar features is Reading view. It’s like the understudy who knows the whole script but rarely gets called on stage. Give it a chance—it might surprise you with how smooth and useful it really is!
Learn about the Reading View in PowerPoint 365 for Mac.
June 12, 2025
Stephy Hogan is a designer, speaker, and accessibility advocate who turns frustrating digital experiences into inclusive, user-centered solutions. With 20+ years of experience and a background in both chemistry and design, she blends creativity with empathy to craft accessible, impactful presentations and digital products. Founder of the Presentation Guild, she’s known for making PowerPoint powerful, fun, and inclusive—and for championing design that truly works for everyone. In this conversation, Stephy discusses her recently launched S.C.H.I.T. Deck.
June 9, 2025
In his nearly two decades as the host of the CBS Late Night show, Mr. Letterman has made his nightly reading of his Top Ten list a social ritual of American culture. While he uses his list for comic effect, you can use the same approach to create a structure for your presentations. In the fast and furious business world where presentations are often hastily cobbled together with a disparate collection of begged, borrowed, or stolen slides and delivered by a presenter who is the only one in the room who can understand what on Earth one slide has to do with another, the numbering technique can be emergency CPR.
Learn more with Jerry Weissman.
June 3, 2025
The Indezine PowerPoint and Presenting News newsletter dated June 3, 2025, offers a curated selection of resources and insights for presentation professionals and enthusiasts. Highlights include an exploration of PowerPoint's origin story, a conversation with communication coach TJ Walker on storytelling in presentations, and a feature on the importance of supporting HR professionals. Additionally, the newsletter showcases new PowerPoint templates.
Stay updated with the latest tutorials, tips, and news on PowerPoint and presentation techniques.
May 29, 2025
TJ Walker is arguably the most popular online communication skills coach in the world, with over 12 million student enrolments across all major learning platforms. He is the top-rated communication instructor on GoSkills, where his courses in public speaking, media training, and personal development have helped professionals worldwide. A pioneer in online education since 1998, Walker offers over 250 courses, delivers live weekly coaching, and provides 24/7 support via his AI-powered video clone. In this conversation, TJ discusses his new Storytelling for Speaking and Presentations course on GoSkills.
May 22, 2025
Turning a presentation into a video might sound like something only marketers or video editors do. But whether you're a teacher prepping for remote lessons, a business professional creating a pitch, or simply someone wanting to share their work in a more dynamic format—knowing how to export your presentation as a video is surprisingly useful.
May 20, 2025
The Indezine newsletter dated May 20, 2025, offers PowerPoint users a range of resources: an article on audience recall, customizable organic shapes, a tutorial on inserting slides using Copilot in PowerPoint 365, interviews with David Tang of FlevyPro and Morten Bruun of FlashDocs, and a selection of themed PowerPoint templates. What’s the point of memorable slides if your message is not remembered? The presenter and slides must work together as a team, delivering a consistent message. That’s how it works—audiences remember the whole package: the presenter, the slides, and the message.
Stay updated with the latest tutorials, tips, and news on PowerPoint and presentation techniques.
May 19, 2025
If you have ever flown on a commercial aircraft, you will have heard the safety advice about putting on your own oxygen mask before helping others. It is excellent advice, but not a lesson always learned and deployed for those working tirelessly in Employee Relations and HR. Where is their oxygen mask? These professionals navigate complex emotional terrain daily; they manage conflicts, guide difficult conversations, and support those in crisis. In many ways, they function as the organization’s emotional shock absorbers, but too often, they are left without the benefit of the service they provide to others.
May 15, 2025
The title “Do audiences recall your slides?” might sound like aiming low. Why? Because great presentations are remembered for their speakers and messages, not just their slides. What’s the point of memorable slides if your message is not remembered? The presenter and slides must work together as a team, delivering a consistent message. That’s how it works—audiences remember the whole package: the presenter, the slides, and the message.
Learn more about creating memorable presentation experiences.
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