Presentations That Pop

Dayna Proctor is a presentation strategist and visual communication expert with more than 12 years of experience helping entrepreneurs, corporate teams, and nonprofit leaders turn complex ideas into clear, compelling slides. She began her career as a graphic designer at a small branding agency, where she noticed that even the most sophisticated clients consistently struggled with their pitch decks. This observation led her to specialize in presentation design—a niche that combines her background in visual arts with a passion for storytelling.

Over the years, Dayna has worked with clients ranging from Fortune 500 companies to fast‑growing startups, creating decks for product launches, quarterly earnings calls, TED‑style talks, and investor pitches. Her approach emphasizes usability over ornamentation, always asking, “Can this slide be understood in three seconds?” She holds a BA in Communication Design from the University of Texas and is a certified Microsoft Office Specialist (MOS) in PowerPoint.

Dayna is also a frequent speaker at industry conferences like Presentation Summit and CreativePro Week, where she leads workshops on slide design, data storytelling, and color theory. She maintains a popular YouTube channel, *Design for Presenters*, where she demonstrates live slide makeovers and shares free templates. When she’s not fine‑tuning alignments or scouring stock photo sites for the perfect image, she can be found hiking in the Pacific Northwest with her rescue dog, Charlie, or experimenting with hand‑lettering.

*Presentations That Pop* is her first book, born out of the hundreds of coaching sessions and online courses she has led. Dayna believes that anyone—regardless of design background—can learn to create slides that inform, persuade, and inspire. She invites readers to share their before‑and‑after slide makeovers with her at hello@daynaproctor.com or on LinkedIn (linkedin.com/in/daynaproctor).