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Dramatically increase your effectiveness as a presenterLike a well-choreographed dance, an effective presentation involves leading and following, building rapport and trust, sharing passions, and living in the moment. In
The Choreography of Presenting, global consultant and educator, Kendall Zoller reveals the common "dance steps" effective presenters employ to create optimum learning environments for their audiences. Following the 7 Essential Abilities of Effective Presenters Framework and emphasizing the importance of planning and flexibility, this thoroughly updated edition includes:
- A new chapter on how to use the crucial first 5 minutes of any presentation to establish credibility, build connections, and gauge group dynamics
- A new, timely chapter on designing and facilitating impactful and memorable virtual presentations
- A new chapter on the structure of presenting, from gathering intel to design with an inward look at yourself
- Planning tools to prepare presentations with the audience in mind, while also leaving room for spontaneity, improvisation, and necessary detours
- Personal reflections, case studies, practice prompts, and chapter summaries
Written in a welcoming and humorous style, this guide encapsulates the skills, knowledge, and abilities that effective presenters rely on to ignite their participants' passion for learning.
Sommario
Foreword
Chapter 1: Establish Credibility
Chapter 2: Build and Sustain Rapport
Chapter 3: Read the Group
Chapter 4: Balance Task, Process, and Group Development
Chapter 5: Listen to and Acknowledge Participants
Chapter 6: Respond Appropriately
Chapter 7: Recover With Grace
Chapter 8: Presentation Structure
Chapter 9: The First 5 Minutes
Chapter 10: Presenting Virtually
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Kendall Zoller, EdD, is a global consultant, an author, educator, and researcher. His work in communicative intelligence, presentation and facilitation skills, storytelling, leadership, coaching, and adaptive schools has taken him to 23 countries in person and 70 countries virtually, and hundreds of US and International Schools and districts globally. He is co-author of HeartSpace (2021), Voices Leading From the Ecotone (2019) and The Choreography of Presenting: The 7 Essential Abilities of Effective Presenters (2010). Kendall is president of Sierra Training Associates and graduate faculty at California State University, Dominguez Hills. With over 70 publications, he has authored over four dozen reviewed book chapters and journal articles on topics of communication, community, and leadership for educators and corporations. Kendall has a doctorate in Educational Leadership, and a Masters in Educational Management. He can be reached at kvzoller@sierra-training.com
