Our mission is to rid the world of poor presentations and the poor decisions that come from them.
Richmond, VA
Joined May 2018
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Check out my interview with Geetesh Bajaj from @BlogIndezine about my session at the Presentation Summit on 9/14: "Power Prompts: Elevating AI from chatbot to collaborator." We discuss takeaways from my session, how I'm using AI today, and the Expert Trap. blog.indezine.com/2026/09/pr…
Bucket list item checked! My author copies of “Presentation Pitfalls” are here! And it's now #1 on Amazon in Business Communication!
Buy it here: amazon.com/Presentation.../d…
It’s finally here: The Presentation Pitfalls trailer! Oh, and the actual book drops tomorrow (9/3). That’s pretty cool, too. johnpolkandassociates.us18.l…
Join our virtual launch party for our book, Presentation Pitfalls, on 9/3 at 3 PM ET.
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We're 8 days away from launch! Join us for our virtual book launch party on 9/3 at 3 PM ET. There will be prizes! linkedin.com/events/presenta…
Check out the Praise for Presentation Pitfalls linkedin.com/pulse/praise-pr… via @LinkedIn
Our favorite: "John and Justin make people look like they've got their s#!t together!"
Check out my latest article: In celebration of Presentation Pitfalls hitting #1 on Amazon's Best Sellers in Business Communication list, here's an excerpt! linkedin.com/pulse/celebrati… via @LinkedIn
Our book, Presentation Pitfalls, has hit #2 in Business Communication on Amazon! If you create presentations for work or pleasure, it’s time to preorder. Amazon’s pre-order guarantee means you’ll pay the lowest price between now and our September 3rd launch.
Check out my discussion with Thomas Hager, creator of the SPICE PowerPoint add-in: bit.ly/41cIfmm. We talk about the four biggest challenges presenters face and some of SPICE's cool features.
Thanks to Andrew Lippman for having me on his Business Ninjas podcast in an episode titled “Bridging the Gap Between Data, Logic, & Storytelling.” We talked about virtual presentation best practices, and (of course) our book, Presentation Pitfalls. bit.ly/4m8zceh
Here's an excerpt: bit.ly/46usKdi
Thanks to Scott Geller for inviting me on his podcast. Love the episode title: How to Present the Boring Finance Stuff! Listen here: lnkd.in/eHShX2pC
Check out my latest article:
Perfektenschlag! A Wellbeing Grand Slam linkedin.com/pulse/perfekten… via @LinkedIn
Resolve to fix your slides at Fix-A-Slide Friday on 1/12 at noon ET. Send us your slides to improve or learn new tricks as we fix someone else’s slides. Register here: linkedin.com/events/fix-a-sl….
Check out my contribution to "Data & Analytics for Instructional Designers" starting on p. 185: "Communicating Your Analysis: Engage to Influence, Influence to Drive Action."
Thanks for the opportunity, @MMTorrance
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Check out my latest article: What a Barf-Bag Haiku Can Teach Us about Creativity linkedin.com/pulse/what-barf… via @LinkedIn
Meet Titivillus. He's a demon who works for Satan to introduce errors into the works of scribes.
Read my article to learn how to avoid the #typos, grammar mistakes, and format inconsistencies that hurt your credibility.
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