Why did we change our name?
Read our answer below or watch our answer above...
Our debut of the Presentation Summit in 2010 does not signal our intention to change our content; it reflects a metamorphosis that has already taken place.
We remember back to 2003, the first season of PowerPoint Live. We had one track all about using PowerPoint, one track about designing slides in PowerPoint, and a track about whatever else people wanted to learn...about PowerPoint. That first year, we really were all about the software.
Not anymore. Since that first year, we have worked earnestly to offer a much more rounded learning experience for the presentation professional.
Our seminars focus on crafting strong messages, telling impactful stories that resonate with emotion, designing presentation content that focuses on the audience’s needs, and designing slides that invite the audience in and help the presenter engage. And yes, our seminars focus on software technique.
In 2009, our mobile presenting track taught all of the patrons how to work with Twitter and Facebook. In 2008, the spotlight was on eLearning. We don’t really know just yet what the hot commodity will be in 2010, but we can assure you that we will be in a position to harness it and to inform you as to why it is pertinent and vital to the community of presentation professionals.
It might be true for years to come that a vast majority of our patrons use PowerPoint, but that is not all they use and that is not all they need to know.
This is evolution, not revolution. We have been evolving and growing since we began in 2003 and we expect that to continue for many, many years. We hope you’ll have the chance to participate in that growth.