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Slides by Sander

Presentation Expert & Microsoft PowerPoint MVP

I am a presentation expert with over nine years of experience in corporate communications. I have built an audience of more than 480,000 subscribers on YouTube, where I have published over 450 tutorials on PowerPoint, design, and professional presentations. Over the course of my career, I have designed more than 10,000 slides for businesses and professionals. Through my website, I offer templates, training programs, and educational content that help people create clear, high impact presentations.

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To be a Great Presenter, you have to get 3 things right...

To be a great presenter, you have to get 3 things right… Story, Slides, & Delivery. If you miss one, your presentation won’t have the impact that it deserves. And yes, I’m also talking about your weekly meetings. It might surprise you, but even for me, opening PowerPoint is never the first thing I do. Let me break this down. Every great presentation starts with the story. This is your pre-work where you think hard about your message. When I talk about story, I don’t mean the “once upon a...

2 months ago • 1 min read

Hi Reader, You've seen it before... "PowerPoint is Dead" & someone who generates a "Finished presentation in seconds". It looks impressive for about three seconds, until you notice it looks like everyone else's. Generic layouts. Off-brand colors. Nothing that resembles your template or your standards. That's the trap with one-shot AI slides. Speed, but no control. I work differently. I use the Claude add-in DAILY inside PowerPoint as a design assistant that follows my system, my slide master,...

4 months ago • 2 min read

Slides by Sander 13 February 2026 The "Backend" secret 99% of PowerPoint users ignore. Hey Reader, Here is the brutal truth about how most people use PowerPoint: They start with the design first. You add an image here. You drag a text box there. Maybe you drop in a little icon to polish things up. It feels productive for about five minutes. But before you know it, you lose control. Your entire deck becomes a mess of misaligned boxes and inconsistent fonts. If we looked at your presentation...

8 months ago • 3 min read

Slides by Sander 23 January 2026 Celebrating 3 years of Slides by Sander Hey Reader, Welcome if you’re new here, and welcome back if you’ve been around for a while. This week, I celebrated the 3 year anniversary of my Youtube channel. What started as SlideSkills, over the years grew into Slides by Sander. Some of you have been around since the very beginning and others might have only found me this week. Anyhow, I want to thank you for being here and for believing in me. In December 2025, I...

8 months ago • 3 min read

Slides by Sander 16 January 2026 Level up your PowerPoint skills in 2026 Hey Reader, Welcome if you’re new here, and welcome back if you’ve been around for a while. Behind the scenes, I’ve been cleaning things up.Clarifying the offer. Tightening the structure. Making it easier to understand what exists, who it’s for, and how it actually helps you work better with PowerPoint. In the following weeks, I'll be sharing more of this. In this email, I’m already introducing one new product and...

9 months ago • 3 min read

Slides by Sander 9 January 2026 Speed up your PowerPoint workflow Hey Reader, If PowerPoint felt heavier than it should this week, you’re not alone. Most professionals don’t struggle because they lack talent or effort.They struggle because they’re constantly fixing slides instead of building momentum. Each week, I share ideas, tools, and examples to help you work with more clarity, consistency, and control. Here’s what stood out this week. Recent Blog Posts Shortcuts from a Microsoft...

9 months ago • 2 min read