Events On-Demand
A curated collection of all our webinars
The Presentation Guild Events Library
The Presentation Guild Events On-Demand is our curated collection of recordings from our past webinars and events related to presentations. As events and webinars are held, they will be added to this library for members to re-watch and browse at their own pace.
Every year we plan and run webinars on a number of topics organized under different "umbrellas". These webinars cover things like Presentations & AI, Business Talks for presentation entrepreneurs, how to be a better speaker and presenter, book club chats and author chats.
Inspired by Design #33: Data Visualization - Chart junk
July 27, 2020
Inspired by Design #33: Chart junk is all the nonessential “noise” in a chart that gets between your audience and the data—and your job is to strip it away so the story is instantly clear.
Inspired by Design #32: Design Principles for Presentations - Hierarchy
June 29, 2020
Inspired by Design #32: Visual hierarchy tells your audience where to look first, second, and third—turning a slide from a flat list of items into a guided experience.
Inspired by Design #31: Data Visualization - Alternatives to Clustered Column Charts
May 21, 2020
Inspired by Design #31: Clustered column charts often turn into unreadable “data skylines,” and there are far clearer, more presentation-friendly charts you can use instead.
Author Chat | How Charts Lie with Alberto Cairo
May 21, 2020
Author chat with Alberto Cairo on his book How Charts Lie.
Author Chat | Data Story with Nancy Duarte
April 26, 2020
Author chat with Nancy Duarte on her book Data Story.
Inspired by Design #30: Principles for Presentations - Contrast
April 13, 2020
Inspired by Design #30 Strong contrast is one of the most powerful tools in presentation design—it tells your audience what to look at first and makes your message clearer, bolder, and easier to remember.
Author Chat | Presentation Zen with Garr Reynolds
April 10, 2020
Author Chat with Garr Reynolds on his book Presentation Zen.
Inspired by Design #29: Data Visualization - Alternatives for Pie Charts
February 24, 2020
Inspired by Design 29: Just because your data adds up to 100% doesn’t mean you need a pie chart—bar charts, doughnuts, waffles, treemaps, and line charts usually tell the story faster and more clearly.
Inspired by Design #28: Drawing with ink
February 10, 2020
Inspired by Design #28: PowerPoint’s ink tools let you sketch, highlight, and even animate hand-drawn elements, turning ordinary slides into custom, human, “drawn-by-you” visuals—without leaving PowerPoint.
Inspired by Design #27: Data Visualization - Making Manual Charts
December 30, 2019
Inspired by Design #28: Sometimes the best way to visualize data in PowerPoint is to skip the chart engine entirely and build “manual charts” with shapes for more control, clarity, and creativity.
Inspired by Design #26: Using Typography - Tips Part 2
November 14, 2019
Inspired by Design #26: Good typography in presentations is all about readability: from font size and number styles to bullets, symbols, and spacing, every tiny choice either helps your audience read—or makes them work too hard.
Author Chat | Why Most PowerPoint Presentations Suck with Rick Altman
September 16, 2019
Author chat with Rick Altman about his book, Why Most PowerPoint Presentations SUCK and How You Can Make Them Better.
Inspired by Design Webinars
A unique webinar series on presentation design and related topics, hosted by Julie Terberg, principal of Terberg Design LLC and Nolan Haims, of Nolan Haims Creative. This series encompasses design principles, improved data visualization, typography, working with vectors, creating grids, and using icons. Grab a cup of coffee and enjoy this amazing video series.