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2020 Presentation Guild State of the Industry and Salary Survey
An asterisk (*) indicates a required response.
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1.
What is your job title?
(Required.)
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2.
What is your
main
area of concentration?
(Required.)
Administration / Management
Design / Write / Create Presentations
Development / Programming
Coaching / Education / Training
Multimedia / Graphic Effects
Presenter / Presenting / Speaking
Research / Analysis
Clerical
Software Development
Other (please specify)
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3.
Choose the one that best describes your employment.
(Required.)
I am an employee of a Business/Company/Organization that is NOT a presentation agency
I work as an Independent Freelancer (no employees)
I am both an employee of a Business/Company/Organization AND a Freelancer
I own a (non-presentation) business and have 1 or more employees or subcontractors
I own a presentation agency and have 1 or more employees or subcontractors
I am employed by a presentation agency
Other (please specify)
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4.
Has the COVID pandemic affected your employment status? If so, how? For example, are you working more, less, in a different place, on different projects, etc.
(Required.)
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5.
How many employees are employed by your
MAIN
employer?
(Required.)
1 - 5
6 - 10
11 - 100
101 - 1000
1001+
I don't know
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6.
What industry describes the work of your
MAIN
employer?
(Required.)
Advertising / Marketing
Education
Energy & Utilities
Finance
Government
Graphic Design
Healthcare
Manufacturing
Non-profit
Presentation Design & Production
Professional Services / Consulting
Technology
Transportation
Other (please specify)
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7.
Wherever you do presentation work, if you are employed part-time or full-time (30+ hours/week), what benefits are offered to you from that organization? *
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NOTE:
It does not matter if you are taking advantage of these benefits, we want to know if you are offered benefits
. If you are a full-time freelancer and you have to secure your own benefits, please check, “I buy it independently.” If none of these scenarios describe you, please check “Other” and describe how you are offered benefits in the box below.
(Required.)
Employer provides all or part of this benefit
My client(s) provide all or part of this benefit
I get this benefit via my spouse / partner
I buy this benefit independently
I do not receive this benefit
Paid leave
Employer provides all or part of this benefit
My client(s) provide all or part of this benefit
I get this benefit via my spouse / partner
I buy this benefit independently
I do not receive this benefit
Medical benefits
Employer provides all or part of this benefit
My client(s) provide all or part of this benefit
I get this benefit via my spouse / partner
I buy this benefit independently
I do not receive this benefit
Retirement (pension, 401k, etc.)
Employer provides all or part of this benefit
My client(s) provide all or part of this benefit
I get this benefit via my spouse / partner
I buy this benefit independently
I do not receive this benefit
Professional development / Continuing education
Employer provides all or part of this benefit
My client(s) provide all or part of this benefit
I get this benefit via my spouse / partner
I buy this benefit independently
I do not receive this benefit
Work / Life (time off, childcare, family leave)
Employer provides all or part of this benefit
My client(s) provide all or part of this benefit
I get this benefit via my spouse / partner
I buy this benefit independently
I do not receive this benefit
Health & Wellness
Employer provides all or part of this benefit
My client(s) provide all or part of this benefit
I get this benefit via my spouse / partner
I buy this benefit independently
I do not receive this benefit
Life & disability insurance
Employer provides all or part of this benefit
My client(s) provide all or part of this benefit
I get this benefit via my spouse / partner
I buy this benefit independently
I do not receive this benefit
Telework (work from home/work remotely)
Employer provides all or part of this benefit
My client(s) provide all or part of this benefit
I get this benefit via my spouse / partner
I buy this benefit independently
I do not receive this benefit
Profit sharing / Stocks
Employer provides all or part of this benefit
My client(s) provide all or part of this benefit
I get this benefit via my spouse / partner
I buy this benefit independently
I do not receive this benefit
Expense account
Employer provides all or part of this benefit
My client(s) provide all or part of this benefit
I get this benefit via my spouse / partner
I buy this benefit independently
I do not receive this benefit
Liability insurance
Employer provides all or part of this benefit
My client(s) provide all or part of this benefit
I get this benefit via my spouse / partner
I buy this benefit independently
I do not receive this benefit
Travel stipend
Employer provides all or part of this benefit
My client(s) provide all or part of this benefit
I get this benefit via my spouse / partner
I buy this benefit independently
I do not receive this benefit
Other benefit (describe below)
Employer provides all or part of this benefit
My client(s) provide all or part of this benefit
I get this benefit via my spouse / partner
I buy this benefit independently
I do not receive this benefit
Other (please specify)
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8.
What percentage of your time would you estimate you spend in the following environments when you work on presentation-related work? Estimate the percentage for each to total 100%. Note: Please answer this question about your time
before
COVID social distancing measures were put in place.
(Required.)
Business / Company / Organization Office
Home Office
Airplane / Hotel / Train
Coffee shop / Restaurant / Library / Public places
Other
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9.
What percentage of your time would you estimate you spend in the following environments when you work on presentation-related work? Estimate the percentage for each to total 100%. Note: Please answer this question about your time
during the time
COVID social distancing measures were in place.
(Required.)
Business / Company / Organization Office
Home Office
Airplane / Hotel / Train
Coffee shop / Restaurant / Library / Public places
Other
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10.
About how much of your work comes from each of these sources? Estimate the percentage for each to total 100%.
(Required.)
At a meet-up / networking event
At an industry conference
Existing client(s)
Job board
My boss or others in my company assign it to me
My website / blog / podcast, etc.
Recruitment service
Through Facebook
Through Instagram
Through LinkedIn
Through Twitter
Referral / Word of mouth
Other
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11.
If you get work by referral or word of mouth, how does that usually take place? (Check all that apply.)
(Required.)
Current client refers me to someone else in their company (but in a different department)
Current client refers me to someone outside of their company
Current client takes me with them to a new department or company
Referral from a friend / contact who also works in a presentation-related field
Referral from a friend / contact who works in another industry
I don’t get referral or word of mouth work
Other (please specify)
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12.
Overall, about how many hours do you work in a typical week? Include hours from all jobs, full- and part-time. (Please respond with a whole number of hours, not a range or fraction.)
(Required.)
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13.
What percentage of your work hours is spent on presentations?
(Required.)
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14.
How many years’ experience do you have working with presentations? (Please answer with a whole number.)
(Required.)
15.
Where do you live / work?
City / Town
State / Province
Country
Postal Code
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16.
Gender
(Required.)
Man
Woman
Non-binary
Prefer not to answer
Prefer to describe (please write in)
17.
What was your annual income (salary) in 2019? Please include both amount and currency.
2019 annual income (salary)
Currency (USD, AUD, Euro, etc.)
18.
What do you project your annual income (salary) will be for 2020? Please include both amount and currency.
2020 projected income (salary)
Currency (USD, AUD, Euro, etc.)
19.
To what extent is the COVID pandemic responsible for the change in your salary from 2019 to 2020?
Responsible for 100% of the change
Responsible for a lot of the change
Responsible for some of the change
Not at all
20.
If you do presentation-related work and charge a client an hourly rate, how much do you charge per hour on average? (Please include both amount and currency.)
Hourly rate
Currency (USD, AUD, Euro, etc.)
21.
Has the COVID pandemic caused you to change your hourly rate? If so, how?
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22.
What is the highest level of education you have completed?
(Required.)
Some high school (or equivalent)
High school diploma (or equivalent)
Some college or technical school (or equivalent)
Associate degree (or equivalent)
Bachelor's degree (or equivalent)
Master's degree (or equivalent)
Doctoral degree (or equivalent)
23.
This question asks about your presentation-related training.
Yes
No
I learned about presentations in K-12 (primary / secondary) school.
Yes
No
I learned about presentations in a college course.
Yes
No
I seek out presentation-related training on my own.
Yes
No
My employer requires / encourages me to participate in presentation-related training.
Yes
No
I have a formal education in graphic design.
Yes
No
I have a formal education in multiple media design or production.
Yes
No
24.
To what extent do you use each presentation software?
Frequently
Sometimes
Rarely
Never
PowerPoint
Frequently
Sometimes
Rarely
Never
Keynote
Frequently
Sometimes
Rarely
Never
Prezi
Frequently
Sometimes
Rarely
Never
Google Slides
Frequently
Sometimes
Rarely
Never
Canva
Frequently
Sometimes
Rarely
Never
Beautiful.ai
Frequently
Sometimes
Rarely
Never
Sway
Frequently
Sometimes
Rarely
Never
Powtoon
Frequently
Sometimes
Rarely
Never
Haiku Deck
Frequently
Sometimes
Rarely
Never
Slide Dog
Frequently
Sometimes
Rarely
Never
Slide Bean
Frequently
Sometimes
Rarely
Never
Clear Slide (Slide Rocket)
Frequently
Sometimes
Rarely
Never
Ludus
Frequently
Sometimes
Rarely
Never
Pitch
Frequently
Sometimes
Rarely
Never
Other
Frequently
Sometimes
Rarely
Never
Other (please specify)
25.
Which of these tools do you use and for what purpose? Select all that apply.
File Storage
File Transfer
Collaboration
Virtual Presenting
Do Not Use
Office 365 / PowerPoint
File Storage
File Transfer
Collaboration
Virtual Presenting
Do Not Use
SharePoint
File Storage
File Transfer
Collaboration
Virtual Presenting
Do Not Use
OneDrive
File Storage
File Transfer
Collaboration
Virtual Presenting
Do Not Use
Google Drive / Google Slides
File Storage
File Transfer
Collaboration
Virtual Presenting
Do Not Use
Dropbox
File Storage
File Transfer
Collaboration
Virtual Presenting
Do Not Use
Box
File Storage
File Transfer
Collaboration
Virtual Presenting
Do Not Use
Google Meet
File Storage
File Transfer
Collaboration
Virtual Presenting
Do Not Use
Adobe Connect
File Storage
File Transfer
Collaboration
Virtual Presenting
Do Not Use
BlueJeans
File Storage
File Transfer
Collaboration
Virtual Presenting
Do Not Use
WebEx
File Storage
File Transfer
Collaboration
Virtual Presenting
Do Not Use
GoToMeeting
File Storage
File Transfer
Collaboration
Virtual Presenting
Do Not Use
Zoom
File Storage
File Transfer
Collaboration
Virtual Presenting
Do Not Use
Prezi / Prezi Video
File Storage
File Transfer
Collaboration
Virtual Presenting
Do Not Use
Microsoft Teams
File Storage
File Transfer
Collaboration
Virtual Presenting
Do Not Use
Zoho Meeting
File Storage
File Transfer
Collaboration
Virtual Presenting
Do Not Use
On24
File Storage
File Transfer
Collaboration
Virtual Presenting
Do Not Use
mmhmm
File Storage
File Transfer
Collaboration
Virtual Presenting
Do Not Use
BrainShark
File Storage
File Transfer
Collaboration
Virtual Presenting
Do Not Use
SlideShare
File Storage
File Transfer
Collaboration
Virtual Presenting
Do Not Use
Email
File Storage
File Transfer
Collaboration
Virtual Presenting
Do Not Use
Other
File Storage
File Transfer
Collaboration
Virtual Presenting
Do Not Use
Other (please specify)
26.
What is your age?
27.
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Name
Email Address
28.
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