“So much great energy to kickoff the conference!!!”

“Love, love, love the message! Great start to an amazing few days!”

“Mind blown! Thank you! Wow!”

“Utterly amazing!!!!”

“Great start to the ATD conference.”

“Engaging and interactive. Excited to apply what I learned from the session!”

“Great content! Very very helpful. Love the handouts.”

“High energy, useful, easy to apply.”

“Highly valuable, practical, step-by-step guidance. The documents handed out were terrific, too.”

“Very compelling presentation. Would recommend to anyone!”

“Absolutely fantastic, it was the best thing I went to in the whole conference. Mike also provided high value resources to take away.”

“Mike was high energy and engaging. Clearly enjoys sharing his considerable knowledge. Four hour class saved me untold hours of scouring the Internet to try to figure it all out.”

“Mike’s enthusiasm is contagious. I was entertained and learning at the same time.”

“I just wanted to follow up to let you know that there was an incredible difference in the students’ graphics from pink team (pre-Mike) to red team (post-Mike)!!! The reviewers – all seasoned industry experts – were positively amazed at the maturity and compellingness of the graphics!”

“The best facilitator I’ve had the pleasure of experiencing!”

“Mike is an excellent speaker and he clearly knows the material. But more importantly than that, he really engages the students. He’s friendly, unassuming, and self-deprecating, but also controls the class well. He deals well with snipers and those asking difficult/snarky questions without being insulted or put-off. With those that can’t keep up, Mike takes the time to try to get them to stay with the class, but also works to make sure that they do not feel humiliated and disengage. He’s very careful not to be critical even to those who are difficult. He truly is trying to give everyone in the class an opportunity to learn and take something away from the class. I’m almost 50 years old and have been to many, many classes (college, professional trainings, etc.), he truly is one of the finest.”

“Just wanted to tell you that I was blown away by your webinar and have forwarded the link to our team with the recommendation that everyone watch it.”

“Definitely the highlight of the week. One of the best presentations I’ve ever seen!”

“My favorite keynote of the week!”

“Off the charts Keynote! I didn’t want it to end.”

“Always a rockstar presenter, thank you for the new perspective on simplicity.”

“I’m already using the skills you’ve taught us to impress those around me. Keep up the good work!”

“Great session last week!! You killed it, this was my very first session and my very first time at [this conference]. What a great way to begin such an experience. Your session was very inspiring.”

“Amazing and insightful!!”

“I attended the “Make Powerful Infographics, Fast” session last year and loved it! It was my favorite session by far. I’m excited to learn (and practice) more.”

“I used things I learned in your class just Monday and got approval on a major project from a GVP.”

“Attended Mike’s webinar from Training Magazine Network. Just wanted to say thank you. I learned a lot…actually it was a total game changer! It is rare I leave those webinars inspired. So thank you for the resources and an impactful hour!”

“I can’t wait to put all that Mike showed us into practice. I could have learned from him for a full day session. Fantastic!”

“Simply put, the support/services from Mike and his team can be directly attributed to my personal success of winning >1B$ worth of work in <18mos within my particular market supporting the US Government. Those successes resulted in my previous company (~2B/yr in revenue) bringing Mike into train value proposition/solution development and visual conveyance techniques as a proven best practice applied across all business development and capture initiatives.”

“If I weren’t wearing flip-flops my socks would ALREADY be blown off!”

“I just wanted to write to say thank you so much for delivering your “No Money, No Design Skills, No Problem” webinar today with Training Magazine Network. I have worked with PPT for over 20 years, and never realized how quickly and successfully someone could create designs that look amazing using PPT’s basic shapes and functions. I learned so much from your webinar today.”

“It was a great keynote! I particularly enjoyed how *memorable* his key message was “Train the elephant, not the rider” and how his visuals burned that image into my brain. A clear testament to using visuals and a simple message.”

The curriculum varies from session to session based upon the needs of those requesting training. The following is an overview of our process and all topics (topics are addressed based upon need and the length of the session):

Part 1: Review your current needs, processes, and goals. A questionnaire, phone interview, or question and answer session provides the necessary feedback to the tailor the training.

Part 2: Tailor the training to provide specific best practices, tips, tricks, and secrets that will get you your desired results. The following is a list of optional topics:

a) Graphics 101 (a basic understanding of visual communication):

• Why graphics matter
• How to estimate level of effort, support, and schedule projects
• Styles
• Vector vs. raster
• Color theory
• Fonts
• Icons and symbols
• Resolution and dimensions
• Templates
• Legibility
• Legends
• Telling a story
• Animations (when applicable)
• Copyright and rights-of-use law
• Critique

b) Getting Graphics Right the First Time (save time and money by getting graphics correct on the first version):

• Six Strategies:
  • Designers and teams
  • Storyboards
  • Leverage existing graphics
  • Evolve the concept (exercise)
  • Templates (exercise)
  • Customer focus

c) Conceptualization (how best to translate words and ideas into winning proposal graphics):

• The Lifecycle of a Winning Graphic (overview and introduction)
• Step 1: Know the P.A.Q.S.
  • The Primary Objective
  • The Audience
  • The Questions
  • The Subject Matter
  • P.A.Q.S. Questionnaire
  • Interactive Testing and Application
• Step 2: Conceptualize
  • Four Methods
  • Design Techniques
  • Affecting Emotions
  • Interactive Testing and Application
• Step 3: Render (business pictionary game used for groups only)
  • Problem Solving: Three Traps and Eight Rules
  • Interactive Testing and Application
• Conclusion and Summary of Lessons Learned
• Putting It All Together: Interactive Application

d) How to better use graphics software to get what you want (tips, tricks, techniques, and software secrets shared):

• Adobe Photoshop
• Adobe Illustrator
• Microsoft PowerPoint

Part 3: Real-world application. We will evaluate, conceptualize, or render graphics for your day-to-day needs. Mike will also answer any outstanding questions and help solve any reoccurring challenges.

Pricing is available upon request. Simply contact us to get more information.