Welcome to Slide Slam: The World Championship of PowerPoint Karaoke. Come witness the competitive art of improvised presentations, where seven seasoned presenters and one audience wildcard will attempt to persuasively present a PowerPoint deck they have never seen before.
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Slide Slam 2025: World Championship of PowerPoint Karaoke
Welcome to Slide Slam: World Championship of PowerPoint Karaoke. Come witness the competitive art of improvised presentations, where seven seasoned presenters and one audience wildcard will attempt to persuasively present a PowerPoint deck they have never seen before.
Will there be moments of struggle? Inevitably.
Will there be laughter? Absolutely.
Hosts: Nathan de Groot and Minna Taylor
Contestants:
JONATHAN MADURO – Former Slide Slam Qualifying Winner, World Champion Finalist, Son of a Preacher
TIM PATRICK – A master of presentations, puns and disappointment
PAULINE VOS – Software engineer, Public Speaker, Master in the art of Winging It
JORN GEUTJENS – Finance consultant – aka banker babysitter, thought PowerPoint Karaoke was actual Karaoke
ROD BEN ZEEV – A facilitator who connects people through great conversations, good food, and questionable PowerPoint skills
PHOEBE PERRY – A good girl and comedian based in Amsterdam
STEVE MORGAN – Host of the character-based interview series Real Power Talk and half of the self-help improv show Tru2U
TIM PATRICK – A master of presentations, puns and disappointment
PAULINE VOS – Software engineer, Public Speaker, Master in the art of Winging It
JORN GEUTJENS – Finance consultant – aka banker babysitter, thought PowerPoint Karaoke was actual Karaoke
ROD BEN ZEEV – A facilitator who connects people through great conversations, good food, and questionable PowerPoint skills
PHOEBE PERRY – A good girl and comedian based in Amsterdam
STEVE MORGAN – Host of the character-based interview series Real Power Talk and half of the self-help improv show Tru2U
WILDCARD CONTESTANT TBD
Jury members:
CHIARA ALESSANDRI – Slide Slam World Champion Contestant, Public Speaking Fanatic
ANDRE BESSELING – Improv Teacher, Former Slide Slam Qualifying Contestant
Slide Slam: World Championship of PowerPoint Karaoke is co-created by Minna Taylor and Nathan de Groot. For more information: https://slideslam.co/
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