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Proven Techniques for Designing and Delivering a Powerful Presentation Every Time
Great presentations have the power to impact people, boost careers, and generate interest in both the speaker and the topic.
Presentation Skills for Managers, Second Edition equips you with the tools and confidence needs to create compelling, persuasive presentations. This fully revised edition of the popular guide shows you how to utilize both modern technology and time-tested methods to engage any audience.
Drawing from her unique background in both the business and acting worlds, author Kerri Garbis explains how to best engage audiences and present prepared content. You'll learn how to address groups of all sizes in any setting.
Presentation Skills for Managers, Second Edition provides brand new insights on:
. Planning and rehearsing your presentation
. Using storytelling to engage your audience
. Using acting techniques to deliver a memorable presentation
. Knowing what your audience needs and giving it to them
. Managing Q&A to deliver effective responses
The tips and techniques in this book will guide you in how to make your presentation one that always leaves a lasting and positive impression on your audience.
Briefcase Books, written
specifically for today's busy manager, feature eye-catching icons, checklists, and sidebars to guide managers step-by-step through everyday workplace situations. Look for these innovative design features to help you navigate through each page:
. Clear, concise definitions of presentation terms and jargon
. Tips for being smart when planning and delivering your presentation
. How-to hints of the pros for smooth, successful presentations
. Practical advice to avoid mistakes during the entire process
. Warning signs for where things could go wrong
. Actual examples of principles and practices described in the book
. Specific procedures and techniques for creating a great presentation
List of contents
Introduction
1. Rehearsal ProcessThe Talk Through
The Walk Through
Dress Rehearsal
The Rehearsal Process and You
Manager's Checklist for Chapter 12. The Essentials The Feet, the Hands, and the Face
Making eye contact work for you
Empowering your voice
Avoiding filler words
Manager's Checklist for Chapter 23. Fear and confidence Why am I Nervous?
Harnessing Your NervesHow to Fell More Calm and Appear More Confident
Know Your Symptoms
Manager's Checklist for Chapter 3
4. Audience AnalysisAudience Demographics
Audience Mindset
Expectations
Audience Analysis is Essential to Creating Your Presentation
Manager's Checklist for Chapter 45. Acting techniques that help you create content
Identifying Your Presentation Objectives
Using Presentation Strategies
Manager's Checklist for Chapter 56. The Blueprint for every Presentation
Introduction
Organizing Your Presentation Body
Conclusion
Manager's Checklist for Chapter 67. Storytelling for audience engagement How to Tell a Story
Incorporating Stories into Presentations
Storytelling is Fluid
Manager's Checklist for Chapter 78. Performance techniquesMake It All about You
Control Your Visuals
Get Away From the Furniture
Don't Match the Backdrop
Reading Your Audience
Manager's Checklist for Chapter 89. Stage Movement
Being Seen
Confident First Impressions and Final Moments
Using Your Stage
Seated Presentations
Manager's Checklist for Chapter 910. Actors' secrets for sharing the stage Preparing to Co-Present
Group Presentation Rehearsal
Co-Presenting with someone who wants to "Wing It"
Presenting on a Panel
Manager's Checklist for Chapter 1011. Q&A management
Planning for Audience Questions
Elements of a Good Answer
How to Not Answer a Question
Rehearsing Q&A
Manager's Checklist for Chapter 1112. What If...?What If... You Need to Acknowledge an Issue to the Crowd?What If... You're Presenting Someone Else's Content?What If... You Don't Care about or Aren't Connected to the Content?What If... You Have to Deliver the Same Information Over and Over Again?What If... You Get Shorted on Time?What If... You're Given Extra Time?What If... You Skip a Major Point?What If... You Forget a Prop?What If... You Totally Lose Your Audience?What If... You Have a Heckler or a Hijacker?What If... You Discover an Error in Your Visuals?What If... You Need to Cancel?What If... You Get surprising Feedback?Manager's Checklist for Chapter 12ConclusionIndex
