Present for Success: A Powerful Approach to Building Confidence, Developing Impact and Transforming Your Presentations

by Lester, Alison

• ISBN13: 9789812616746
• ISBN10: 9812616748
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2010-03-01
• Publisher: Marshall Cavendish Corp

Summary

Most people dislike presenting, and they allow this feeling to limit their success. Are you one of them? In an age of intense competition and savvy consumers, it makes no sense to hold back and let others have the limelight. Developing your presentation skills and overcoming your limitations will open doors and create opportunities you can't afford to miss.

Table of Contents

Introduction
Assess Yourself
Nerves	p. 1
Managing stage fright so it doesn't manage you	p. 2
The physiology of fear	p. 2
The power adrenalin	p. 3
Changing fear to fun, mentally and physically	p. 6
Star Tips for managing presentation nerves	p. 13
Developing Your Content, Developing Your Structure	p. 15
The first step	p. 6
Getting your ideas to flow	p. 16
Plugging into the World Wide Web	p. 19
Who's listening?	p. 19
Putting it all together	p. 21
The many ways to give life to your structure	p. 22
The keys to being memorable	p. 24
Star Tips for developing and organising your content	p. 27
Tools for Delivery-your Words	p. 29
Managing audience attention	p. 30
Keep it simple, with impact	p. 30
Jargon as a foreign language	p. 36
What you don't say can be just as important	p. 36
A picture paints a thousand words	p. 36
How else do we remember?	p. 45
Star Tips for using the words that will work best for you	p. 47
Tools for Delivery-your Voice	p. 49
Yours presentation toolbox	p. 50
Imitate your way to success	p. 50
Expanding your comfort zone	p. 51
But my material is so dry!	p. 53
Speed	p. 55
Star Tips for making the most of your voice	p. 59
Tools for Delivery-your Face	p. 61
Face facts	p. 62
Smile, and the world smiles with you	p. 63
Closing and opening you face	p. 64
High brow, low brow	p. 67
The eyes have it	p. 68
Eye contact	p. 70
Mouthing your way to success	p. 72
Star tips for adding meaning and impact with your face	p. 73
Tools for Delivery-your Body	p. 75
Do you speak body language?	p. 76
Putting the body puzzle together	p. 76
How many words are there in your body language vocabulary?	p. 82
The complete message	p. 84
Star Tips for making effective physical choices	p. 85
Visual Aids that Help Rather than Hurt	p. 87
What's the point?	p. 88
The slippery nature of slides	p. 88
Slides to open with, slides to close with	p. 90
Trends in presentation slides	p. 95
Slide do's and don'ts	p. 95
The good, the bad, and the ugly	p. 96
Handouts	p. 98
Remote control	p. 104
Laser pointers	p. 105
Flipcharts and whiteboards	p. 106
Fun and games	p. 108
Visual aids for you	p. 110
Star Tips for making sure your visual aids work for you	p. 114
Technical Presentation Challenges	p. 117
How technical presentations ate different àand the same	p. 118
Charts and graphs	p. 118
Slides vs. take-home documents	p. 121
Star Tips for enhancing the clarity of your technical presentations	p. 123
Managing the Environment	p. 125
Arranging the furniture	p. 126
Arranging you mind	p. 126
Time killers	p. 132
Musical accompaniment	p. 132
Let the walls speak for you	p. 133
Meet and greet	p. 134
Some like it hot à and others don't	p. 135
Bang, bang! You're dead	p. 135
It's never too late to make changes	p. 136
Time management	p. 137
Star Tips for creating the right speaking environment	p. 139
Troubleshooting	p. 141
It depends on how you see it	p. 142
What to do if	p. 142
Handling difficult questions	p. 145
Managing your thoughts	p. 150
Avoid ending on a sour note	p. 152
Star Tips for managing unexpected or unwelcome events	p. 153
Index
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