Presentation Thinking

By GhostRanch Communications

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Mikey and Molly have been beckoned by the gods to become legendary storytellers — a call impossible to refuse. Join our heroes as they dive deep down the rabbit hole, documenting their findings as they scour all industries and disciplines in search of outside insights, inside outlooks, and, well, anything and everything there is to know about the making (and delivery) of better presentations. This is Presentation Thinking™ Episodes every Thursday morning (USA) Brought to you by GhostRanch Communications, a presentation design agency Visit GhostRanch.com to punch up your pitch today!

Episode Date
#113. TJ Schaid on becoming a trauma surgeon and presenter
Mar 21, 2024
#112. Get Comfortable with Grief: Marisa Renee Lee on speaking publicly about the personal
Mar 14, 2024
#111. Marcus Andrews on crafting a new category through Narrative Design
Mar 07, 2024
#110. Yeehaw! Mikey’s Road to the TED Talk continues in Austin
Feb 29, 2024
#109. Women Talk Design’s CEO Danielle Barnes wants you to present yourself
Feb 22, 2024
#108. Harvey Lee on leveraging personal experiences for professional growth
Feb 15, 2024
#107. How New Belgium Brewery raised the craft brew bar and created new categories
Feb 08, 2024
#106. Lessons in web design (and more) with Hype Legal Co-founder Micah Kohne
Feb 01, 2024
#105. TED Talkin': Yara Shahidi wants you to prioritize curiosity
Jan 25, 2024
#104. Presentation Book Club: April Dunford’s “Sales Pitch” wants you to put your “Differentiated Value” forward
Jan 18, 2024
#103. The Good Story Checklist (Best & Worst Films of 2023)
Jan 11, 2024
#102. TED Talkin’: How Diana Nyad never gave up on her epic swim story
Jan 04, 2024
#101. Shark Tankin’: Takeaways from 3 investor pitches that landed big deals
Dec 28, 2023
#100. One hundred episodes. Countless lessons in storytelling, presentations and podcasting.
Dec 21, 2023
#99. 6 Tips & Tricks to Survive (and Thrive) SKO 2024 (with Ashima Bhatt)
Dec 15, 2023
#98. Designer takeaways from the annual PowerPoint Party, Presentation Summit
Dec 12, 2023
#97. VP of Marketing Garrett Denney on broadcast media, presentation soft skills and SKOs
Dec 05, 2023
#96. Thankful Thinking
Nov 23, 2023
#95. Building strategic & successful webinars with Kaarin Howard
Nov 16, 2023
#94. TED Talkin’: Eat, Pray, Love & PRESENT
Nov 09, 2023
#93. Supporting startup stories at 1871 with Jenna Blaszczykiewicz
Nov 02, 2023
#92. Day-in-the-life: On-site presentation design with Tamara Jarvi
Oct 26, 2023
#91. Rebranding and lessons in shifting a story
Oct 19, 2023
#90. Breaking down the best of TechCrunch Startup Battlefield 2023
Oct 12, 2023
#89. TED Talkin’: Ancient cave signs & the dawn of visual communication
Oct 06, 2023
#88. TED Talkin’: The power of Brené Brown’s “Power of vulnerability”
Sep 28, 2023
#87. All About Apple: How Apple’s presentations create an iconic story
Sep 21, 2023
#86. TED Talkin’: Catherine Molloy & (Sub)Conscious Communication
Sep 14, 2023
#85. Road to the TED Talk: Mikey’s “Bump, Set, Spike” Keynote Debut
Sep 07, 2023
#84. Book Club: The Referable Speaker
Aug 31, 2023
#83. The 5 Deadly Sins of Presenting Creative Work (Presentation Book Club)
Aug 24, 2023
#82. Kerry Feuerman on the value of a great presenter
Aug 17, 2023
#81. TED Talkin: How David Christian fits “Big History” into a short presentation.
Aug 10, 2023
#80. Tips on Presenting LIVE (from Story Camp)
Aug 03, 2023
#79. TED Talkin’: Amy Cuddy’s “Power Poses” and the impact of body language
Jul 27, 2023
#78. UX Designer Daijah Reese on storytelling through user journeys
Jul 20, 2023
#77. Presentation Coach Andrea Pacini on presenting, confidently.
Jul 13, 2023
#76. Problems, Solutions and Slides—Oh My!
Jul 06, 2023
#75. Storytelling Through A Movie Score
Jun 29, 2023
#74. PIXAR’s “22 Rules of Storytelling” and How To Use Them
Jun 22, 2023
#73. What’s in a workshop? The making of “Presentation Design for the NON Designer”
Jun 15, 2023
#72. What makes Steve Jobs’ Stanford Commencement Speech so powerful?
Jun 08, 2023
#71. Bringing a presentation party to life - Rick Altman on Presentation Summit
Jun 01, 2023
#70. Steve Earl on the Work BEFORE your Presentation Starting Line
May 25, 2023
#69. Shark Tankin': What presenters can learn from high stakes pitches
May 18, 2023
#68. How Brand Collabs are the ultimate Storytelling Hack
May 11, 2023
#67. TED Talkin’: How to avoid death by PowerPoint
May 04, 2023
#66. 40 Reasons Mikey Loves Being a Presentation Designer (and why you might consider a career here, too!)
Apr 27, 2023
#65. Rain Bennett on Finding your Story Hub (and Spokes!)
Apr 20, 2023
#64. The (Creative) Presentation Process with Chris Lynch
Apr 13, 2023
#63. Teleprompter Jill Richardson tells all
Apr 06, 2023
#62. TED Talkin’: How Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie leverages personal stories to create a powerful impact
Mar 30, 2023
#61. Mikey’s first keynote speaker experience
Mar 23, 2023
#60. Leading with empathy - with CMO Jen Jones
Mar 16, 2023
#59. The tale of Superhero Product Marketing Leader, Esther Yoon
Mar 09, 2023
#58. The intersection of improv and storytelling with Jonathan Pitts
Mar 02, 2023
#57. Rukma Sen: On finding stories, public speaking & becoming a Google Product Marketing Manager
Feb 23, 2023
#56. What sticks out in a sea of Super Bowl ads? (with Creative Director Jeff Thomas)
Feb 16, 2023
#55. Presentation Forecast for 2023
Feb 09, 2023
#54. Boris Hristov on directing the largest presentation skills event on earth
Feb 02, 2023
#53. Expert presentation advice - LIVE from Palm Springs
Jan 26, 2023
#52. TED Talkin': How Tony Fadell replaces habituation with innovation
Jan 19, 2023
#51. Find your Red Thread with Tamsen Webster
Jan 12, 2023
#50. The Beastie Boys Story - A masterclass in presenting
Jan 05, 2023
#49. Looking back on 2022 - The making of Presentation Thinking
Dec 29, 2022
#48. Presenting at your Alma Mater: How to engage & inspire
Dec 22, 2022
#47. Strategic Color in Presentations—with Color Commentator Lindsay Hadley
Dec 15, 2022
#46. TED Talkin’: A Simon Sinek presentation study
Dec 08, 2022
#45. Telling stories of everyday life in the Dominican Republic [English & Spanish]
Dec 01, 2022
#45. Telling stories of everyday life in the Dominican Republic [w/ ENGLISH translation]
Dec 01, 2022
#44. Finding Neverland - Molly’s STORY Conference experience
Nov 24, 2022
#43. What can presenters learn from a NYT illustrator?
Nov 17, 2022
#42. Candid Canvas - A conversation with Designer Isabela Humphrey
Nov 10, 2022
#41. Making Numbers Count (Presentation Book Club)
Nov 03, 2022
#40. “Rebirth” - 7 Basic Plots (Presentation Book Club)
Oct 27, 2022
#39. Comedic Copywriter Lianna Patch on the intersection of copy, comedy & presenting with humor
Oct 20, 2022
#38. “The Tragedy” - 7 Basic Plots (Presentation Book Club)
Oct 13, 2022
#37. Todd Henry on how to connect creative dots and win over an audience
Oct 06, 2022
#36. “Comedy” - 7 Basic Plots (Presentation Book Club)
Sep 29, 2022
#35. “Voyage and Return” - 7 Basic Plots (Presentation Book Club)
Sep 22, 2022
#34. How humor can help us: Humor, Seriously (Presentation Book Club)
Sep 15, 2022
#33. “The Quest” - 7 Basic Plots (Presentation Book Club)
Sep 08, 2022
#32. What GhostRanch learned at StoryCamp (and where we think it can go)
Sep 01, 2022
#31. Pitch Perfect: The 8 Step Checklist for Flawless Presentation QA
Aug 25, 2022
#30. Richard Goring, BrightCarbon Co-Founder & Presentation Expert, wants to help you (and us) be better presenters.
Aug 18, 2022
#29. “Rags to Riches” - 7 Basic Plots (Presentation Book Club)
Aug 11, 2022
#28. "Overcoming the Monster" - 7 Basic Plots (Presentation Book Club)
Aug 04, 2022
#27. Stories from A Presentation Pioneer - Phil Charron of Think Company
Jul 28, 2022
#26. Your Story Is Your Strategy: What we’ve learned from Andy Raskin.
Jul 21, 2022
#25. "Editor Will" on Presentation Thinking, Podcasts & Story Pirates
Jul 14, 2022
#24. Nspire: Breathing Life into Pediatric Innovation
Jul 07, 2022
#23. Founder Series: Zuri Fertility’s pitch to help couples everywhere
Jun 30, 2022
#22. Founder Series: Inside InfernoGuard's Winning Pitch
Jun 16, 2022
#21. Georgia O’Keeffe’s Storytelling through art and life
Jun 09, 2022
#20. Finding our niche in the world of webinars
Jun 02, 2022
#19. Why do PIXAR movies make us cry? (Animator Matthew Luhn talks storytelling in business)
May 26, 2022
#18. Presentation Book Club: Made to Stick (Part 3)
May 19, 2022
#17. Presentation Book Club: Made to Stick (Part 2)
May 12, 2022
#16. What’s the shape of a great story? Nancy Duarte gives us the answers
May 05, 2022
#15. “Will you be sharing these slides?” Steve Sheets helps with the age-old Pitch Problem
Apr 28, 2022
#14. Presentation Book Club: Made to Stick (Part 1)
Apr 21, 2022
#13. On-site Event Presentation Design: Notes from the road
Apr 14, 2022
#12. Prez Olympics - How to prep for your presentation like an athlete
Apr 07, 2022
#11. TED Talkin': You Are Contagious—now what to do about it?
Mar 31, 2022
#10. Presentation Book Club: "The Tipping Point," revisited.
Mar 24, 2022
#9. Founder Series: Spirit Sox USA's Lisa Riggs
Mar 17, 2022
#8. The Artist's Way; A Presenter's Toolbox
Mar 10, 2022
#7. Presentation Skills in Non-Profit Places
Mar 03, 2022
#6. TED Talkin': Matt Abrahams tells us about "Speaking Up Without Freaking Out"
Feb 10, 2022
#5. We Break Down Canva's How I Built This Episode
Jan 20, 2022
#4. Mini Masterclass: Daniel Pink on Sales & Persuasion
Jan 13, 2022
#3. The André with a Thousand Faces
Dec 23, 2021
#2. Mini Masterclass: Judd Apatow's take on pitching comedy
Dec 02, 2021
#1. Down the Storytelling Rabbit Hole We Go
Nov 30, 2021