Nolan Haims

Nolan Haims

About

Nolan Haims has decades of experience designing visual communications for the largest brands and organizations. He trains organizations to communicate more visually and create compelling stories with data. Nolan speaks at national conferences, writes extensively on visual storytelling, and is one of the co-hosts of the long-running Presentation Podcast. As one of only 15 Microsoft PowerPoint MVPs in the U.S., he regularly advises the PowerPoint development team on the industry standard software. He is the author of thebetterdeckdeck.com and runs his own design consultancy in Montclair, NJ.

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The Presentation Design Conference, A CreativePro Online Event, February 17–20. 2026
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The Presentation Design Conference 2026
February 17–20 • An Online Event

The essential how-to event for anyone who creates, designs, or delivers presentations.

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CreativePro Week 2025, June 2–6 in Phoenix, AZ and Online
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CreativePro Week 2025
June 2–6 • Now Available On Demand

Available for purchase through September 6. On-demand access ends June 6, 2026. CreativePro Week is the world’s best how-to conference to master the tools of…

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Presentation Design Conference 2025
March 12–14 • An Online Event

The essential how-to event for designers who need to create compelling slide decks, interactive experiences, and impactful presentations.

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Members-Only Video: Using the Built-in Recording Tools in PowerPoint

Learn how to record your PowerPoint presentation so it can be played back later with video narration using the Cameo feature

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How to Use Summary Zoom for Better Navigation in PowerPoint

Learn how to set up a navigation system to jump into sections of your PowerPoint presentation using the Summary Zoom feature.

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How to Highlight Text for Clarity When Designing a Presentation

Learn how to bring attention to important text for better clarity when designing a presentation through copy editing and re-arranging.

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How to Make a Document Grid in PowerPoint

Learn how to set up a document grid in PowerPoint for quicker and easier layout with the help of the BrightSlide add-on.

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How to Quickly Duplicate Items and Slides in PowerPoint

Learn how to quickly duplicate individual items and slides in PowerPoint to quickly make iterations of your designs.

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Bubble chart in PowerPoint animated with Morph
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Animating PowerPoint Charts and Tables

Techniques and hacks to bring your presentation data to life

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creating paragraph styles for text in PowerPoint
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Creating Paragraph Styles in PowerPoint

Learn how to create text styles in PowerPoint that can be applied, edited, and globally re-applied.

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Build Graphic for PowerPoint
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InReview: Build-a-Graphic

Great presentation graphics are just a click away with this PowerPoint add-in.

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from powerpoint to indesign
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From PowerPoint to InDesign

Learn your options for getting content out of presentations and into page layouts

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How to Stretch an Image Without Distortion in PowerPoint

Learn how to stretch an image to fill out a slide, right within your PowerPoint presentation.

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June 29–July 3, 2026

Nashville, TN (and online)

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