Presentations Glossary

Ryan Orcutt

    Ryan Orcutt joined Duarte in 2004 as a graduate of Chico State’s School of Communication Design and now contributes as Associate Creative Director. His 12-year tenure has allowed him to help some of the world’s most influential speakers craft, visualize and deliver some of today’s most compelling and persuasive visual stories. Ryan’s skill lies in his ability to combine his natural abilities as a visual thinker, storyteller and designer. If you dropped in at Duarte headquarters, you’d most likely find him leading a client workshop, drawing a storyboard or bar tending the Friday afternoon happy hour.

Here’s a list of links on Indezine.com where he has been featured:

Presentation Summit 2016: Conversation with Ryan Orcutt
September 1, 2016

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Tagged as: Duarte Design, Presentations, Ryan Orcutt

Mike Parkinson

      Mike Parkinson (Microsoft MVP, CPP APMP Fellow) is an internationally recognized visual communication and presentation expert and a multi-published, award-winning author. He regularly contributes articles and conducts educational seminars to companies like Microsoft, Motorola, Dell, Xerox, and Lockheed Martin as well as at learning institutions, government agencies, and conferences around the world. Mike owns a design education company, Billion Dollar Graphics, a creative services firm, 24 Hour Company, and authored a successful visual communication book, Do-It-Yourself Billion Dollar Graphics.

Here’s a list of links on Indezine.com where he has been featured:

Presentation Summit 2026: Conversation with Mike Parkinson
August 24, 2026

Presentation Summit 2025: Conversation with Mike Parkinson
September 15, 2025

Presentation Summit 2024: Conversation with Mike Parkinson
September 9, 2024

Presentation Summit 2023: Conversation with Mike Parkinson
July 26, 2023

Make Professional PowerPoint Graphics Fast Using Build-a-Graphic
May 22, 2023

Presentation Summit 2022: Conversation with Mike Parkinson (Build-a-Graphic)
August 24, 2022

Presentation Summit 2022: Conversation with Mike Parkinson
July 5, 2022

Presentation Summit 2021: Conversation with Mike Parkinson
August 2, 2021

Presentation Summit 2020: Conversation with Mike Parkinson
June 3, 2020

Presentation Summit 2019: Conversation with Mike Parkinson
June 17, 2019

Build-a-Graphic: Conversation with Mike Parkinson
May 13, 2019

A Trainer’s Guide to PowerPoint: Conversation with Mike Parkinson
February 18, 2019

Build-a-Graphic: Conversation with Mike Parkinson
October 17, 2018

Presentation Summit 2017: Conversation with Mike Parkinson
August 10, 2017

Presentation Summit 2016: Conversation with Mike Parkinson
August 26, 2016

Presentation Summit 2015: Conversation with Mike Parkinson
September 18, 2015

Mike Parkinson at the Presentation Summit 2014
October 15, 2014

Using Charts in PowerPoint: Conversation with Mike Parkinson
October 31, 2011

The Powerful Presentation Graphics Guarantee
February 2, 2011

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Tagged as: Mike Parkinson, Personality, Presentations

Emma Bannister

  Emma Bannister has seen the shift in the culture of presentations over the years: endless bullet points don’t engage audiences. But does slapping stock images on slides change anything? Or is there a new way? With over two decades of Visual Design experience, and ten years as founder and CEO at Presentation Studio, Emma is a presentation skills coach and blogger. Passionate that powerful presentations consist of more than just visual design – she teaches a new way of thinking – Visual Thinking^TM.

Here is a list of her features on Indezine:

Presentation Studio, Australia: Conversation with Emma Bannister
April 18, 2019

Visual Thinking: Conversation with Emma Bannister
February 21, 2018

VisualStory Training from Presentation Studio: Conversation with Emma Bannister
February 8, 2018

Presentation Summit 2016: Conversation with Emma Bannister
August 23, 2016

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Tagged as: Australia, Emma Bannister, PowerPoint, Presentation Studio, Presentations

Troy Chollar

   Troy Chollar is President and co-founder of TLC Creative Services, Inc., a graphic design studio team that specializes in presentation design and visual communication projects. He is very active in the PowerPoint and presentation community through his blog and a presentation industry podcast. He is a Microsoft MVP for PowerPoint, annually awarded since 2004, and has only missed one Presentation Summit since the inaugural event.

Here’s a list of links on Indezine.com where he has been featured:

Advance Two PowerPoint Presentations With a Single Click
January 25, 2018

Presentation Summit 2016: Conversation with Troy Chollar
August 29, 2016

Outstanding Presentations Workshop 2013: Conversation with Ellen Finkelstein
September 2, 2013

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Tagged as: MVP, PowerPoint, TLC Design, Troy Chollar

Sandra Johnson

    Sandra Johnson has owned her presentation design business since 2001. As a certified Woman-owned Business Enterprise, she works with individuals and corporations across the globe to ensure that they PowerPoint. Responsibly. Sandra first earned the Microsoft PowerPoint MVP Award in 2008 and is currently among around 40 people around the globe with that distinction.

Here is a list of her features on Indezine:

Presentation Summit 2020: Conversation with Sandy Johnson
August 7, 2020

Presentation Guild Survey: Conversation with Sandra Johnson
May 5, 2016

Presentation Summit 2015: Conversation with Sandra Johnson
September 2, 2015

PowerPoint Holiday Cards: Conversation with Sandy Johnson
December 15, 2012

Outstanding Presentations Workshop 2012: Conversation with Ellen Finkelstein
September 13, 2012

Presentation Wiz: Conversation with Sandra Johnson
July 16, 2007

Reflection Effect in PowerPoint
May 4, 2007

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Tagged as: PowerPoint, Sandra Johnson