Get Inspiration! Make Unique Timelines Quickly
Get inspiration for tired timeline graphics. This quick video shows you unique ways to transform bullets into engaging timelines.
It’s Easy to Be Memorable with Visuals
In this video, Mike Parkinson takes a simple bulleted list and shows how various graphic styles can highlight the story behind the content. He used the Build-a-Graphic add-in along with PowerPoint to create this presentation. When packaging content for your…
How to Design Presentations with the Creative Pros
From March 12–14, 2025, learn to create winning presentations with creative professionals like Mike Parkinson. The CreativePro Presentation Design Conference is the essential how-to event for designers. Whether you need to create compelling slide decks, interactive experiences, or impactful presentations,…
How to Use Parallax Effects for Timelines
During the 2024 CreativePro Week, Mike Parkinson gave a “Three Minutes Max” presentation about the parallax effect in presentations. Using PowerPoint, he showed attendees how to easily level-up timeline graphics with this effect. See the GIF to the left for…
Six Keys to Avoiding a PowerPoint Disaster
What makes a presentation bad? What makes a presentation amazing? Presentations are a synergy between content and aesthetics. This post is primarily about presentation aesthetics. However, I’ll also address content-related issues. We’ll review six problems that can lead to bad…
Learn How to Win with Professional Proposal Graphics
Mike Parkinson shares his graphics secrets with proposal pros. Use his graphic techniques to showcase your team’s strengths. Grab the evaluator’s attention with graphics that quickly communicate your solution and benefits. Watch Mike’s latest webinar hosted by the APMP Chesapeake…
Presentation Thinking: 22 Years of the Summit
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Using Brain Science for Better Presentations
Use brain science to design more engaging and memorable presentations.
Develop Unique Graphics at the Summit
Mike, you deliver two sessions in this year’s Presentation Summit: Don’t Blow It, which is about avoiding PowerPoint disasters, and Agile Infographics
NEW WEBINAR—Avoid 6 Common Presentation Problems
PowerPoint Pro: New Solutions to 6 Common ProblemsSeptember 26, 20249 am (PT) • 12 pm (ET)Other timezones shown here._________________________________ The Training Magazine Network is hosting MIke Parkinson’s next free webinar on September 26. Almost all presentation decks could be better.…