Presentations Glossary

Robert Lane

    Robert Lane is a presentation design consultant specializing in visually interactive communication techniques. He has authored several books including Relational Presentation: A Visually Interactive Approach and Selling Visually with PowerPoint.

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

Visual Language Online Workshop: Conversation with Robert Lane
June 3, 2013

The Power of Hiding Slides
March 1, 2011

Combining Colors in PowerPoint
February 28, 2011

Dump that Text! Transform PowerPoint Slides into a Visual Feast
November 27, 2009

Selling with PowerPoint: Taking Control of That Critical First Meeting
June 16, 2009

Winning at Trial with a Dynamic PowerPoint Presentation
July 1, 2009

Speaking Visually: Eight Roles Pictures Play in Presentation
April 15, 2009

PowerPoint Rebellion: Experimentation with Interactivity
March 10, 2009

Show Me! What Brain Research Says About Visuals in PowerPoint
February 16, 2009

Relational Presentations (Book Excerpt)
May 11, 2007

Visual Effects: Relational Presentation Page
September 24, 2005

Relational Presentations: The Alternative to Traditional PowerPoint
September 4, 2005

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Tagged as: Personality, PowerPoint, Presentations, Robert Lane

Taylor Croonquist

  Taylor Croonquist is the co-founder of Nuts & Bolts Speed Training, a website delivering actionable PowerPoint training and speed strategies, helping professionals cut their build time in a third. Prior to Nuts & Bolts, Taylor lived and worked in China for 10 years in finance and consulting. When he’s not busy crafting PowerPoint training, you can find him traveling and scuba diving.

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

Nuts & Bolts Speed Training: Conversation with Taylor Croonquist and Camille Holden
February 5, 2020

Presentation Summit 2017: Conversation with Taylor Croonquist
August 25, 2017

Presentation Summit 2016: Conversation with Taylor Croonquist
September 22, 2016

Outstanding Presentations 2015: Conversation with Taylor Croonquist
September 21, 2015

PowerPoint on Cruise Control: Conversation with Taylor Croonquist
December 15, 2015

Presentation Summit 2015: Conversation with Taylor Croonquist
September 11, 2015

Create a Waterfall Chart in PowerPoint 2013 – Part 1
November 19, 2014

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Tagged as: Personality, Taylor Croonquist, Training

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 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