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Slide Slam 2025: The World Championship PowerPoint Karaoke – Qualifying Round #1
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.
Will there be moments of struggle? Inevitably.
Will there be laughter? Absolutely.
Hosts: Nathan de Groot and Minna Taylor
Contestants:
MAJA JACOBS – Public Speaking and Storytelling expert, former Slide Slam qualifying contestant
ANDRÉ BESSELING – Seasoned improv teacher and performer who loves surprises and never used a PowerPoint before
ERIC VAN DER KOOIJ – Urbanist, concept developer, lover of cities, comics and calvin-ball
PIETER VAN DIJK – Creative weirdo, sustainability consultant and deadline junky
THOMAS BOSMAN – Coder by day, comedian by night, lifelong expert at making stuff up
Jury members:
IZZY SAYERS – Event host and facilitator, former Slide Slam contestant
ADIS SOPHIE FRÉMONT – Facilitator, Life Design Coach, Sales trainer and former Slide Slam contestant
Slide Slam: The World Championship of PowerPoint Karaoke is co-created by Minna Taylor and Nathan de Groot.
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