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SLIDE SLAM: WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP OF POWERPOINT KARAOKE QUALIFYING ROUND 5 • JANUARY 27

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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
PERLE LAOUENAN – Change-Maker, Curious Connector, PowerPoint Aficionado (but let’s be real, I’d choose Google Slides any day!)
SIMON VAN LEEUWEN – Therapist with a love for addictions, ex-lover of leggins, ADHD to the max
TIM PATRICK – A master of presentations, puns and disappointment
STEVE MORGAN – Host of the character-based interview series Real Power Talk and half of the self-help improv show Tru2U
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/

Join for updates: https://www.linkedin.com/company/wcpk/