The Presentation Summit

Be honest…how do you feel when someone puts you on the spot in a meeting?

Most of us are completely fine when we've had time to prepare. The gap is the unexpected moment. The "what do you think?" with no warning. The question at the end of a presentation you weren't ready for.

Ilene Bergelson is running a session at Presentation Summit 2026 called "Impromptu Confidence" and it's entirely focused on building the skill most of us have never practiced on purpose.

September 13–16, 2026 | Fully virtual | www.presentationsummit.com

When we were building the keynote lineup for Presentation Summit 2026, we kept coming back to one question:

Who has actually performed under pressure at the highest level — and can tell us what that really felt like?

Kaitlan Collins does it live in front of millions every night. Josie Baff did it when an Olympic gold medal was on the line. Emil Ernebro has stood in front of audiences across the world, roughly 100 times a year, for years.

Different fields. Same challenge. Same thread running through all of it.

Performance When It Counts.

That's what September is about.

September 13–16, 2026 | Fully virtual | www.presentationsummit.com

I was getting a plate of cheese off of the buffet at my very first Presentation Summit when another attendee struck up a conversation with me. Then she said something that gave me chills. “Oh! It’s your first time!” I thought… um is this person psychic? HOW could she know that. That’s when she pointed out I had one star on my badge. This year, I’ll have 13 stars.

Most professionals attend a conference once, collect some ideas, and move on. A lot of Presentation Summit attendees have been coming back for 5, 10, even 15 years. That's not nostalgia. That's ROI.

The Summit is where working professionals who take communication seriously come to sharpen skills that directly affect their output, their influence, and their careers. The sessions are excellent. The community of people around them is, if anything, even better.

If you've never been — September is a good year to start.

September 13–16 | www.presentationsummit.com

Be honest: have you tried Microsoft Copilot for presentations and felt like it was both almost impressive AND kind of frustrating at the same time?

You're not alone.

Chantal Bossé is dedicating her entire Presentation Summit 2026 session to an honest look at exactly this — where Copilot earns its place in your workflow, and where it currently wastes your time.

No sales pitch in either direction. Just someone who has tested it thoroughly and wants to share what she actually found.

September 13–16, 2026 | Fully virtual | www.presentationsummit.com