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Presenting to Win: The Art of Telling Your Story
- By Jerry Weissman
- Published Jan 30, 2006 by FT Press.
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This updated version of the best-selling presentation skills text includes two new chapters on Virtual Presentations and Effective use of PowerPoint slides. Focuses on techniques to grab the audience early and tell stories effectively.
Q: "What presentation skills will your students need most in their careers?" PowerPoints and Virtual Meetings- Two new chapters on how to have effective Virtual Meetings and Power Point presentations! Focuses on how to introduce Power Points after grabbing the audience and how to move past templates. Plus, this text shows how to use new media to enhance basic presentation skills. Q: "How do you teach students to relate to audiences?" Audience based- Weissman devotes an entire chapter to grabbing the audience, plus integrates throughout specific examples of how to keep them interested. Getting the audience involved and keeping their attention is the most effective way to deliver an effective presentation. Q: "How much emphasis do you place on the use of special effects in presentations?" Graphics- A presentation is not complete without graphics and special effects. Weissman emphasizes using a minimal amount of special effects, but using them in a way that maximizes effect. Q: "What can your students learn from real presenters?" Real-life- Weissman outlines real cases and stories from some of the top presenters that he's worked with as a Communications Consultant. He's helped hundreds of CEOs with career-making speeches and presentations. Q: "What is the most important time in any presentation?" 90 seconds- The first 90 seconds of any presentation are the most important, and Weissman devotes an entire chapter to getting the audience hooked at the very beginning- even without the help of PowerPoints.
Description
- Copyright 2006
- Edition: 1st
- Book
- ISBN-10: 0-13-187510-8
- ISBN-13: 978-0-13-187510-4
In Presenting to Win: Persuading Your Audience Every Time, the world's #1 presentation consultant shows how to connect with even the toughest, most high-level audiences--and move them to action. Jerry Weissman shows presenters of all kinds how to dump those PowerPoint templates once and for all--and learn to tell compelling stories that focus on what's in it for their listeners. Drawing on dozens of practical examples and real case studies, Weissman shows presenters how to identify their real goals and messages before they even open PowerPoint; how to stay focused on what their listeners really care about; and how to capture their audiences in the first crucial 90 seconds. From bullets and graphics to the effective, sparing use of special effects, Weissman covers all the practical mechanics of effective presentation--and walks readers through every step of building a Power Presentation, from brainstorming through delivery. Unlike the techniques in other presentation books, this book's easy, step-by-step approach has been proven with billions of dollars on the line, in hundreds of IPO road shows before the world's most jaded investors.
Foreword to the Paperback Edition xxiii
Preface: What’s Past Is Prologue xxvii
Introduction: The Wizard of Aaaahs xxix
Chapter One: You and Your Audience 3
Chapter Two: The Power of the WIIFY 15
Chapter Three: Getting Creative: The Expansive Art of Brainstorming 27
Chapter Four: Finding Your Flow 51
Chapter Five: Capturing Your AudienceImmediately 83
Chapter Six: Communicating Visually 109
Chapter Seven: Making the Text Talk 123
Chapter Eight: Making the Numbers Sing 143
Chapter Nine: Using Graphics to Help Your Story Flow 157
Chapter Ten: Bringing Your Story to Life 189
Chapter Eleven: Customizing Your Presentation 215
Chapter Twelve: Pitching in the Majors 231
Chapter Thirteen: Animating Your Graphics 237
Chapter Fourteen: The Virtual Presentation 257
Appendix A: Tools of the Trade 273
Appendix B: Presentation Checklists 277
Acknowledgments 283
Index 287
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The Art of Presenting to Win: You and Your Audience
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Table of Contents
Foreword to the Paperback Edition xxiii
Preface: What’s Past Is Prologue xxvii
Introduction: The Wizard of Aaaahs xxix
Chapter One: You and Your Audience 3
Chapter Two: The Power of the WIIFY 15
Chapter Three: Getting Creative: The Expansive Art of Brainstorming 27
Chapter Four: Finding Your Flow 51
Chapter Five: Capturing Your AudienceImmediately 83
Chapter Six: Communicating Visually 109
Chapter Seven: Making the Text Talk 123
Chapter Eight: Making the Numbers Sing 143
Chapter Nine: Using Graphics to Help Your Story Flow 157
Chapter Ten: Bringing Your Story to Life 189
Chapter Eleven: Customizing Your Presentation 215
Chapter Twelve: Pitching in the Majors 231
Chapter Thirteen: Animating Your Graphics 237
Chapter Fourteen: The Virtual Presentation 257
Appendix A: Tools of the Trade 273
Appendix B: Presentation Checklists 277
Acknowledgments 283
Index 287
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