Echo Swinford

About

A Microsoft PowerPoint MVP since 2000, Echo Swinford began her PowerPoint career in 1997. She holds a master’s degree in new media from Indiana University and is the owner of Echosvoice, a PowerPoint consulting firm specializing in custom template development, presentation creation, makeovers and cleanup, and training for large and small corporate clients.

Echo has written and co-written five PowerPoint books, developed a number of video publications, and has a string of tech editing credits to her name. With co-author Julie Terberg, she recently released the definitive guide to PowerPoint template development: Building PowerPoint Templates v2.

Echo is President Emerita of the Presentation Guild, a not-for-profit trade association for the presentation industry which she founded in 2015. Visit Echo’s Web site at www.echosvoice.com.

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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

Available for purchase through May 20, 2026. On-demand access ends February 20, 2027. The essential how-to event for anyone who creates, designs, or delivers presentations.

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The Design + AI Summit, A CreativePro Online Event, November 13–14, 2025

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The Design + AI Summit 2025

November 13–14 • An Online Event

Available for purchase through February 12, 2026. On-demand access ends November 14, 2026. Artificial Intelligence is creating a once-in-a-generation revolution for designers, writers, and artists….

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