Dave Paradi

Dave Paradi has been recognized by the media and his clients as a presentation expert. He has authored nine books and four Kindle ebooks on effective PowerPoint presentations. Dave is one of one of less than ten people in North America currently recognized by Microsoft with the Most Valuable Professional Award for his contributions to the Excel and PowerPoint communities. His ideas have appeared in publications around the world. Participants in his workshops leave with practical steps they can take immediately to improve their presentations. Attendees say that they will never be able to look at another PowerPoint presentation the same way again because Dave redefined what an effective presentation should look like.

Dave helps professionals and executives create and deliver PowerPoint presentations their audience will understand. His background in research, marketing, copywriting and sales helps him to develop ways that presenters can get their message across effectively. His clients say that what he does is unique because he fills the void between presentation skills training and technical skills training. He helps professionals in sales, marketing, finance, accounting, analysis, operations, and technical roles address the key complaint of audiences - information overload that confuses the audience. He shares his GPS approach for planning a presentation and his HVF approach for creating effective PowerPoint slides. This equips presenters to deliver a clear message using persuasive visuals. These presentations lead to better understanding and action by decision-makers.

Since 1999, Dave has been speaking professionally to audiences in Canada and the United States. In addition to the books he has authored, Dave has also written over 100 articles and over 450 issues of his Presentation Insight e-newsletter. He produced over 100 slide makeover

and tutorial videos which have had over 250,000 views through his YouTube channel.