2020 Presentation Guild State of the Industry and Salary Survey

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* 1. What is your job title?

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* 2. What is your main area of concentration?

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.

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.

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* 5. How many employees are employed by your MAIN employer?

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?

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? *

*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.

	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	Paid leave Employer provides all or part of this benefit	Paid leave My client(s) provide all or part of this benefit	Paid leave I get this benefit via my spouse / partner	Paid leave I buy this benefit independently	Paid leave I do not receive this benefit
Medical benefits	Medical benefits Employer provides all or part of this benefit	Medical benefits My client(s) provide all or part of this benefit	Medical benefits I get this benefit via my spouse / partner	Medical benefits I buy this benefit independently	Medical benefits I do not receive this benefit
Retirement (pension, 401k, etc.)	Retirement (pension, 401k, etc.) Employer provides all or part of this benefit	Retirement (pension, 401k, etc.) My client(s) provide all or part of this benefit	Retirement (pension, 401k, etc.) I get this benefit via my spouse / partner	Retirement (pension, 401k, etc.) I buy this benefit independently	Retirement (pension, 401k, etc.) I do not receive this benefit
Professional development / Continuing education	Professional development / Continuing education Employer provides all or part of this benefit	Professional development / Continuing education My client(s) provide all or part of this benefit	Professional development / Continuing education I get this benefit via my spouse / partner	Professional development / Continuing education I buy this benefit independently	Professional development / Continuing education I do not receive this benefit
Work / Life (time off, childcare, family leave)	Work / Life (time off, childcare, family leave) Employer provides all or part of this benefit	Work / Life (time off, childcare, family leave) My client(s) provide all or part of this benefit	Work / Life (time off, childcare, family leave) I get this benefit via my spouse / partner	Work / Life (time off, childcare, family leave) I buy this benefit independently	Work / Life (time off, childcare, family leave) I do not receive this benefit
Health & Wellness	Health & Wellness Employer provides all or part of this benefit	Health & Wellness My client(s) provide all or part of this benefit	Health & Wellness I get this benefit via my spouse / partner	Health & Wellness I buy this benefit independently	Health & Wellness I do not receive this benefit
Life & disability insurance	Life & disability insurance Employer provides all or part of this benefit	Life & disability insurance My client(s) provide all or part of this benefit	Life & disability insurance I get this benefit via my spouse / partner	Life & disability insurance I buy this benefit independently	Life & disability insurance I do not receive this benefit
Telework (work from home/work remotely)	Telework (work from home/work remotely) Employer provides all or part of this benefit	Telework (work from home/work remotely) My client(s) provide all or part of this benefit	Telework (work from home/work remotely) I get this benefit via my spouse / partner	Telework (work from home/work remotely) I buy this benefit independently	Telework (work from home/work remotely) I do not receive this benefit
Profit sharing / Stocks	Profit sharing / Stocks Employer provides all or part of this benefit	Profit sharing / Stocks My client(s) provide all or part of this benefit	Profit sharing / Stocks I get this benefit via my spouse / partner	Profit sharing / Stocks I buy this benefit independently	Profit sharing / Stocks I do not receive this benefit
Expense account	Expense account Employer provides all or part of this benefit	Expense account My client(s) provide all or part of this benefit	Expense account I get this benefit via my spouse / partner	Expense account I buy this benefit independently	Expense account I do not receive this benefit
Liability insurance	Liability insurance Employer provides all or part of this benefit	Liability insurance My client(s) provide all or part of this benefit	Liability insurance I get this benefit via my spouse / partner	Liability insurance I buy this benefit independently	Liability insurance I do not receive this benefit
Travel stipend	Travel stipend Employer provides all or part of this benefit	Travel stipend My client(s) provide all or part of this benefit	Travel stipend I get this benefit via my spouse / partner	Travel stipend I buy this benefit independently	Travel stipend I do not receive this benefit
Other benefit (describe below)	Other benefit (describe below) Employer provides all or part of this benefit	Other benefit (describe below) My client(s) provide all or part of this benefit	Other benefit (describe below) I get this benefit via my spouse / partner	Other benefit (describe below) I buy this benefit independently	Other benefit (describe below) 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.

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.

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%.

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.)

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.)

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* 13. What percentage of your work hours is spent on presentations?

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* 14. How many years’ experience do you have working with presentations? (Please answer with a whole number.)

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* 15. Where do you live / work?

City / Town

State / Province

Country

Postal Code

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* 16. Gender

Man

Woman

Non-binary

Prefer not to answer

Prefer to describe (please write in)

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* 17. What was your annual income (salary) in 2019? Please include both amount and currency.

2019 annual income (salary)

Currency (USD, AUD, Euro, etc.)

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* 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.)

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* 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

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* 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.)

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* 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?

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)

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* 23. This question asks about your presentation-related training.

	Yes	No
I learned about presentations in K-12 (primary / secondary) school.	I learned about presentations in K-12 (primary / secondary) school. Yes	I learned about presentations in K-12 (primary / secondary) school. No
I learned about presentations in a college course.	I learned about presentations in a college course. Yes	I learned about presentations in a college course. No
I seek out presentation-related training on my own.	I seek out presentation-related training on my own. Yes	I seek out presentation-related training on my own. No
My employer requires / encourages me to participate in presentation-related training.	My employer requires / encourages me to participate in presentation-related training. Yes	My employer requires / encourages me to participate in presentation-related training. No
I have a formal education in graphic design.	I have a formal education in graphic design. Yes	I have a formal education in graphic design. No
I have a formal education in multiple media design or production.	I have a formal education in multiple media design or production. Yes	I have a formal education in multiple media design or production. No

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* 24. To what extent do you use each presentation software?

	Frequently	Sometimes	Rarely	Never
PowerPoint	PowerPoint Frequently	PowerPoint Sometimes	PowerPoint Rarely	PowerPoint Never
Keynote	Keynote Frequently	Keynote Sometimes	Keynote Rarely	Keynote Never
Prezi	Prezi Frequently	Prezi Sometimes	Prezi Rarely	Prezi Never
Google Slides	Google Slides Frequently	Google Slides Sometimes	Google Slides Rarely	Google Slides Never
Canva	Canva Frequently	Canva Sometimes	Canva Rarely	Canva Never
Beautiful.ai	Beautiful.ai Frequently	Beautiful.ai Sometimes	Beautiful.ai Rarely	Beautiful.ai Never
Sway	Sway Frequently	Sway Sometimes	Sway Rarely	Sway Never
Powtoon	Powtoon Frequently	Powtoon Sometimes	Powtoon Rarely	Powtoon Never
Haiku Deck	Haiku Deck Frequently	Haiku Deck Sometimes	Haiku Deck Rarely	Haiku Deck Never
Slide Dog	Slide Dog Frequently	Slide Dog Sometimes	Slide Dog Rarely	Slide Dog Never
Slide Bean	Slide Bean Frequently	Slide Bean Sometimes	Slide Bean Rarely	Slide Bean Never
Clear Slide (Slide Rocket)	Clear Slide (Slide Rocket) Frequently	Clear Slide (Slide Rocket) Sometimes	Clear Slide (Slide Rocket) Rarely	Clear Slide (Slide Rocket) Never
Ludus	Ludus Frequently	Ludus Sometimes	Ludus Rarely	Ludus Never
Pitch	Pitch Frequently	Pitch Sometimes	Pitch Rarely	Pitch Never
Other	Other Frequently	Other Sometimes	Other Rarely	Other Never

Other (please specify)

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* 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	Office 365 / PowerPoint File Storage	Office 365 / PowerPoint File Transfer	Office 365 / PowerPoint Collaboration	Office 365 / PowerPoint Virtual Presenting	Office 365 / PowerPoint Do Not Use
SharePoint	SharePoint File Storage	SharePoint File Transfer	SharePoint Collaboration	SharePoint Virtual Presenting	SharePoint Do Not Use
OneDrive	OneDrive File Storage	OneDrive File Transfer	OneDrive Collaboration	OneDrive Virtual Presenting	OneDrive Do Not Use
Google Drive / Google Slides	Google Drive / Google Slides File Storage	Google Drive / Google Slides File Transfer	Google Drive / Google Slides Collaboration	Google Drive / Google Slides Virtual Presenting	Google Drive / Google Slides Do Not Use
Dropbox	Dropbox File Storage	Dropbox File Transfer	Dropbox Collaboration	Dropbox Virtual Presenting	Dropbox Do Not Use
Box	Box File Storage	Box File Transfer	Box Collaboration	Box Virtual Presenting	Box Do Not Use
Google Meet	Google Meet File Storage	Google Meet File Transfer	Google Meet Collaboration	Google Meet Virtual Presenting	Google Meet Do Not Use
Adobe Connect	Adobe Connect File Storage	Adobe Connect File Transfer	Adobe Connect Collaboration	Adobe Connect Virtual Presenting	Adobe Connect Do Not Use
BlueJeans	BlueJeans File Storage	BlueJeans File Transfer	BlueJeans Collaboration	BlueJeans Virtual Presenting	BlueJeans Do Not Use
WebEx	WebEx File Storage	WebEx File Transfer	WebEx Collaboration	WebEx Virtual Presenting	WebEx Do Not Use
GoToMeeting	GoToMeeting File Storage	GoToMeeting File Transfer	GoToMeeting Collaboration	GoToMeeting Virtual Presenting	GoToMeeting Do Not Use
Zoom	Zoom File Storage	Zoom File Transfer	Zoom Collaboration	Zoom Virtual Presenting	Zoom Do Not Use
Prezi / Prezi Video	Prezi / Prezi Video File Storage	Prezi / Prezi Video File Transfer	Prezi / Prezi Video Collaboration	Prezi / Prezi Video Virtual Presenting	Prezi / Prezi Video Do Not Use
Microsoft Teams	Microsoft Teams File Storage	Microsoft Teams File Transfer	Microsoft Teams Collaboration	Microsoft Teams Virtual Presenting	Microsoft Teams Do Not Use
Zoho Meeting	Zoho Meeting File Storage	Zoho Meeting File Transfer	Zoho Meeting Collaboration	Zoho Meeting Virtual Presenting	Zoho Meeting Do Not Use
On24	On24 File Storage	On24 File Transfer	On24 Collaboration	On24 Virtual Presenting	On24 Do Not Use
mmhmm	mmhmm File Storage	mmhmm File Transfer	mmhmm Collaboration	mmhmm Virtual Presenting	mmhmm Do Not Use
BrainShark	BrainShark File Storage	BrainShark File Transfer	BrainShark Collaboration	BrainShark Virtual Presenting	BrainShark Do Not Use
SlideShare	SlideShare File Storage	SlideShare File Transfer	SlideShare Collaboration	SlideShare Virtual Presenting	SlideShare Do Not Use
Email	Email File Storage	Email File Transfer	Email Collaboration	Email Virtual Presenting	Email Do Not Use
Other	Other File Storage	Other File Transfer	Other Collaboration	Other Virtual Presenting	Other Do Not Use

Other (please specify)

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* 26. What is your age?

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* 27. All responses to the Presentation Guild salary survey are anonymous.

As a participant in this survey, you are eligible to receive the final report at no charge. Please provide your name and email address if interested. Your answers will not be tied to your email.

Name

Email Address

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* 28. As a participant in this survey, you are eligible to win a free year of membership.

Please provide your name and email address if interested. Your answers will not be tied to your email.

Name

Email Address

2020 Presentation Guild State of the Industry and Salary Survey

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* 1. What is your job title?

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* 2. What is your main area of concentration?

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* 3. Choose the one that best describes your employment.

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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.

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* 5. How many employees are employed by your MAIN employer?

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* 6. What industry describes the work of your MAIN employer?

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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.

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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.

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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%.

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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.)

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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.)

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* 13. What percentage of your work hours is spent on presentations?

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* 14. How many years’ experience do you have working with presentations? (Please answer with a whole number.)

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* 15. Where do you live / work?

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* 16. Gender

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* 17. What was your annual income (salary) in 2019? Please include both amount and currency.

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* 18. What do you project your annual income (salary) will be for 2020? Please include both amount and currency.

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* 19. To what extent is the COVID pandemic responsible for the change in your salary from 2019 to 2020?

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* 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.)

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* 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?

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* 23. This question asks about your presentation-related training.

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* 24. To what extent do you use each presentation software?

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* 25. Which of these tools do you use and for what purpose? Select all that apply.

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* 26. What is your age?

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* 27. All responses to the Presentation Guild salary survey are anonymous. As a participant in this survey, you are eligible to receive the final report at no charge. Please provide your name and email address if interested. Your answers will not be tied to your email.

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* 28. As a participant in this survey, you are eligible to win a free year of membership. Please provide your name and email address if interested. Your answers will not be tied to your email.

* 27. All responses to the Presentation Guild salary survey are anonymous.

As a participant in this survey, you are eligible to receive the final report at no charge. Please provide your name and email address if interested. Your answers will not be tied to your email.

* 28. As a participant in this survey, you are eligible to win a free year of membership.

Please provide your name and email address if interested. Your answers will not be tied to your email.