New episode release at The PowerPoint Blog! This episode, the conversation is about visual design and the application of visual thinking and communication in management and leadership. It involves using visual aids, metaphors, and storytelling to convey a vision and engage an audience effectively. As Todd Churches explains, leadership is about having a ..read more

In this podcast episode, Troy, Nolan, Sandy, and guest Stephy Hogan delve into the intricacies of where familiar Adobe tools are in PowerPoint. Stephy's new book, "The Reluctant Designer's Field Guide to PowerPoint" is now available, and is an amazing resource for both Adobe designers working in PowerPoint, and PowerPoint designers moving to Adobe Creative ..read more

The TLC Creative team hopes for a everyone that celebrates the U.S. Thanksgiving holiday to have a wonderful time with family, friends and a full meal! Christie on the TLC Creative presentation design team created this great holiday animation video – in PowerPoint of course! It is only 2 slides; slide 1 is the ..read more

With the U.S. Thanksgiving next week, we at TLC Creative hope everyone has a wonderful time with family. Mike on the TLC Creative presentation design team developed this Thanksgiving themed PowerPoint template, which is free to download and use. 16x9 aspect ratio Microsoft standard fonts PowerPoint standard layouts + a no-text theme layout Preset color ..read more

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Techsmith’s Snagit app is a must-have at TLC Creative. Literally everyone from the design team, to IT manager, to Project Coordinator and Accounting department – everyone has Snagit installed on their computer and uses it daily (note: TLC Creative maintains an Enterprise license for Snagit. It is a great value – and no sponsorship to ..read more

PowerPoint has a wonderful eye dropper tool to update a shape fill, outline, shadow, etc. to any color on the slide. Outside PowerPoint, the TLC Creative team has a small Windows app installed on every computer - Instant Eyedropper. Instant Eyedropper is a FREE color detection tool. Instant Eyedropper is an installed app, and Windows ..read more

The 2024 Presentation Summit conference has concluded, with separate in-person and virtual editions. This year marks the end, or as it was labelled, "The Last Hurrah" of the in-person conference, with only a virtual conference scheduled for next year. Both events were fantastic to attend. And after some reflection, here are 5 of my favorite ..read more

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The 2024 Presentation Summit, held at the picturesque Zachary Dunes Resort in Central California, brought together a vibrant community of PowerPoint presentation professionals - including 13 (of the 39) Microsoft awarded the title "MVP for Microsoft PowerPoint". This episode captures the essence of the Presentation Summit conference and showcases the camaraderie, expertise, and innovative insights ..read more