Synopses & Reviews
This concise, practical book is written for you if you need to give professional presentations. - If giving a presentation makes you nervous, how can you relax?
- How can you enhance your credibility before, during, and after your presentation?
- How can you design slides to highlight key data and hold your audience's interest?
- How can you improve your nonverbal image (gestures, voice, stance, and so forth?
- How can you make sure your audience remembers the main points of your presentation?
- How can you become a more persuasive presenter?
Like all the books in the Prentice Hall Guides to Advanced Business Communications series, this book is . . . - Brief: summarizes key ideas only
- Practical: offers clear, straightforward tools you can use
- Reader-friendly: provides easy-to-skim format
Synopsis
How do you help prepare for presentations.
Many people avoid giving presentations or simply suffer through them. Munter/Russell helps people understand how to prepare and practice in order to make presentations far less troubling. It answers specific questions in regards to personal presentation style in addition to providing general guidelines for presentations.This book is divided into two sections: strategy and implementation.
Table of Contents
Part I: Presentation Strategy
CHAPTER 1
ANALYZE THE AUDIENCE
Who are they?
What do they know and expect?
What do they feel?
What will persuade them?
CHAPTER 2
IDENTIFY YOUR INTENT
Consider your general purpose
Write your presentation objective
Use your objective to stay focused
CHAPTER 3
MAKE THE MOST OF THE MESSAGE
Make your message memorable
Consider the medium
Part II: Presentation Implementation
CHAPTER 4
STRUCTURE THE CONTENT
Collect, focus, and order information
Decide what to say
Prepare for Q&A
CHAPTER 5
DESIGN THE VISUALS
Choose your equipment
Begin with your message titles
Think visually as you design
Use readable and simple layouts
Ensure consistency and correctness
CHAPTER 6
REFINE YOUR NONVERBAL DELIVERY
Analyze your nonverbal style
Practice your nonverbal delivery
Manage your nervous symptoms