This month, Mike Parkinson spoke about AI with GhostRanch Communications on their Presentation Thinking™ podcast. GhostRanch is a presentation design agency that helps B2B marketers better support their companies. On their podcast, they discuss the presentation industry, resources, and tips and interview pros to undercover what makes up successful business presentations.

Below is an overview of the Mike’s interview and a link to the podcast.

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This is an episode for: designers of all kinds, data viz nerds and anyone curious how to work with AI, rather than against it.

If you are interested in presentation design, you might already know Mike Parkinson—founder of Billion Dollar Graphics, speaker, trainer and self-described “visualization and graphics geek”.

Mike joins Mikey to chat about how he got into such a niche business, his “M&M” approach, visual storytelling through data and, of course, how AI is shaping the design landscape.

In Mike’s realization that AI isn’t going anywhere and his feeling that designers should embrace that fact, he’s developed 3 truths around this:

1. Designers or creatives who embrace AI will thrive
2. AI might always be part of the process—but it won’t be the product
3. As designers, we want to be able to learn to use the right tool the right way. Use your tools accordingly!

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