J. Douglas J.
Private tutor in Exton, PA
Education
Miami University | Oxford, OH 1969-1971. English, History West Chester State College (now West Chester University) 1977. B.S. Earth & Space Science. I am a U.S. based Presentation Design Specialist, and have over 20 years experience coaching people to be public speaking experts. I have worked with hundreds of different industries over my career, so I'm likely to have some familiarity with the challenges of communicating in yours. Many PowerPoint Graphic Artists will take your ugly, confusing and unpresentable slides and turn them into beautiful, confusing and undeliverable slides. I use my graphic arts talent in support of my vast presentation delivery experience to create stunning slides with a presenter-centric approach. Each slide I design is configured to make delivery so easy that the presenter comes across as a subject matter star; the result is maximum audience engagement and retention.
Experience
* Been creating and editing Computer-Based Presentations since working for Commodore Business Machines at the dawn of the personal computer age. * Published two books on presentation design and delivery since 2006 * Wrote, produced feature length DVD on presentation design, "Conquering Death by PowerPoint" * Created and delivered 2-day instructor-led class on "Advanced Presentation Design" - year-after-year repeat clients include Chrysler (8-years), Alstom Power (8 years), Heinz (4 years), 3M (3 years), Goodyear (3 years) Sony Pictures (2-years). * Developed a reputation as the PowerPoint Go-To Guy for several large new-vehicle launch production companies in the automotive industry for over 10 years. * Reviewed, edited & redone over 100,000 client slides since founding PublicSpeakingSkills.com * Responsible for graphical design, content and maintenance of company's 250-page website My experience with computer-based presentations began 1981. I created a program in BASIC to display words and graphics (some with motion) in support of the launch of Commodore's Vic 20 and later Commodore 64. This was seven years before the first Windows iteration of PowerPoint was released and I've been creating and editing CBPs ever since. My personal portfolio if filled with B&A examples from over 200 companies, tho I estimate that the slides I've edited is in the tens of thousands. In 2006 I produced and presented in the feature-length DVD "Killer Presentation Skills", which was the Number 1 video on the subject on Amazon for several months. The trailer to video, now in its more inclusive Second Edition, has been viewed over 2,000,000 times, keeping it the Number 1 YouTube slot for almost 10 years. I have also published a 220-pg book of the same name which I use as the textbook for the main course my firm teaches. In addition, I wrote, produced and presented in a 60-minute DVD, "Conquering Death by PowerPoint", and a full-length book "And Your Point Is?". I have personally trained thousands of corporate and military personnel since 1997 for my firm PublicSpeakingSkills.com.
Availability
Weekdays after 11AM
Can Meet
Up to 45 minutes away for no additional charge
Hobbies
Flying (single-engine private license) Sport motorcycles Kayaking White-water rafting Bicycling Reading (100+ books/yr) Climate Science
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