Presentation Skills for Managers

by Rotondo, Jennifer; Rotondo, Mike

• ISBN13: 9780071379304
• ISBN10: 0071379304
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2001-11-08
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education

Summary

This reader-friendly series is must read for all levels of managers All managers, whether brand-new to their positions or well established in the corporate hierarchy, can use a little brushing-up now and then. The skills-based Briefcase Books Series is filled with ideas and strategies to help managers become more capable, efficient, effective, and valuable to their corporations. The ability to give a great presentation can be a tremendous career booster, while the opposite can keep a manager on a dead-end path.Presentation Skills for Managersis a practical, advice-filled book on how to create and make compelling and persuasive presentations. Besides reviewing material on preparing and delivering effective presentations, it includes new special coverage of the development and use of Powerpoint slides, something not found in most books on presentations.

Author Biography

Jennifer and Mike Rotondo Jr. (Powder Springs, GA) founded Creative Minds, Inc., which specializes in electronic media design for business.

Table of Contents

Preface	vii
What Makes a Great Presentation?	1	(12)
Content, Design, and Delivery	1	(2)
The Process	3	(2)
The Situation	5	(4)
Presentation Checklists	9	(3)
Manager's Checklist for Chapter 1	12	(1)
Preparing Your Content	13	(18)
Before you Start your Research	14	(2)
Starting Your Research	16	(1)
Managing Your Information	17	(6)
Converting Your Research into an Outline	23	(5)
Writing Your Script	28	(2)
Manager's Checklist for Chapter 2	30	(1)
Converting the Content into a Slide Presentation	31	(19)
From Outline to Bullets	31	(5)
Enhancing Your Bullets	36	(5)
Getting Rid of Bullets	41	(1)
How to Handle Quotes	42	(1)
Adding Questions to Your Presentation	42	(1)
Using Graphics	42	(4)
Presentation Handouts	46	(2)
Guidelines	48	(1)
Manager's Checklist for Chapter 3	48	(2)
The Three Keys to Setting up a Great Slide Presentation	50	(21)
Key 1--Layout	50	(4)
Key 2--Consistency	54	(9)
Key 3--Color	63	(5)
Get a Little Help	68	(1)
Manager's Checklist for Chapter 4	69	(2)
The Basics of Designing High-Impact Slide Presentations	71	(14)
Design for Your Audience, Your Image, and Your Objective	72	(1)
Designing for Your Audience	72	(2)
Designing for Your Image	74	(2)
Designing for Your Objective	76	(3)
Using Your Corporate Identity	79	(4)
Guidelines	83	(1)
Manager's Checklist for Chapter 5	84	(1)
Adding Pizzazz to Your Slide Presentation	85	(22)
Symbols	85	(8)
Clip Art	93	(3)
Photos	96	(1)
Charts	97	(2)
Sound	99	(4)
Video	103	(2)
Ready, Set, No...	105	(1)
Manager's Checklist for Chapter 6	106	(1)
The Presentation Environment and Logistics	107	(11)
Date and Time	107	(2)
Room Environment	109	(5)
Equipment	114	(1)
Questions for Presenters	115	(2)
Manager's Checklist for Chapter 7	117	(1)
Presenter's Guide to Facilitation	118	(12)
Start Right	118	(2)
Keep Participants Engaged in Your Presentation	120	(2)
Ways to Deal with Difficulties	122	(1)
Changing the Direction of the Presentation	123	(1)
Different Strokes for Different Folks	123	(2)
How to Handle Tough Situations	125	(3)
Going Beyond Your Presentation	128	(1)
Manager's Checklist for Chapter 8	128	(2)
Getting Ready and Delivering Your Presentation	130	(20)
Butterflies	130	(3)
Before You Begin	133	(4)
Setting Up	137	(1)
First Impressions	138	(3)
Delivery	141	(3)
Presentation Technicalities	144	(5)
Manager's Checklist for Chapter 9	149	(1)
Handling Questions and Other Delivery Issues	150	(16)
Question Time	150	(1)
Planning for the Questions	151	(9)
Dealing with Disasters	160	(3)
Timing is Everything	163	(1)
Close...and Open...and Close	163	(2)
Manager's Checklist for Chapter 10	165	(1)
Evaluate, Learn, and Improve	166	(13)
Did You Meet all of the Meeting Objectives?	169	(1)
Feedback is the Breakfast of Champions	170	(3)
Working with a Survey	173	(3)
Now What?	176	(1)
Manager's Checklist for Chapter 11	177	(2)
Appendix. PowerPoint Quick Reference	179	(6)
Index	185