Mastering presentations : be the undisputed expert when you deliver presentations (even if you feel like you're going to throw up) / Doug Staneart.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Staneart, Doug, 1971-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Business presentations.

Public speaking.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xv, 155 p. ) ill.

Edition:

1st edition

Place of Publication:

Hoboken, N.J. : Wiley, c2013.

Language Note:

English

System Details:

text file

Summary:

A simple four-step process for delivering winning presentations, this book explains how entrepreneurs and small business owners can use guest speaking opportunities to generate rapport with audiences in order to foster business relationships with these audiences.

A simple four-step process for delivering winning presentations Mastering Presentations explains how entrepreneurs and small business owners can use guest speaking opportunities to generate rapport with audiences in order to foster business relationships with these audiences. The book provides a simple four-step process for giving presentations that helps eliminate the butterflies and increase self-confidence. It offers tips such as the 10 speaking venues that can generate more clients and credibility, an easy way to improve your memory that will help you present more confidently, a simple, but powerful process to design your presentation in 15-minutes (or less), and more. Explains how and why speaking to groups is a quick and easy way to generate positive, word-of-mouth advertising for your company Lists PowerPoint mistakes that will kill your chances of success and how to avoid them Offers tips on how to lead fearless question and answer sessions The energy and enthusiasm of a great presentation is contagious, and public speaking is a great way to channel this energy and generate a loyal following. Praise for Mastering Presentations "Doug is the absolute expert on using presentations to grow your business. If you want to be the 'go to' expert in your industry, read Mastering Presentations ." -David Riklan, Founder, SelfGrowth.com "There is no greater skill to develop than the ability to deliver powerful presentations. Doug's book will help." -Patricia Fripp, Executive Speech Coach "The ability to present confidently, powerfully, and persuasively can help you become a more effective leader and a much more successful and profitable salesperson. Sit at the feet of a master as Doug Staneart, one of the premier authorities in this field, walks you step-by-step through his proven system of presentation excellence. Buy this book, absorb its content, and begin to apply what you learn. You'll be glad you did. P.S. Sales Managers: you'll most likely want to make it required study by everyone on your team." -Bob Burg, coauthor of The Go-Giver and author of Endless Referrals Speaking engagements offer entrepreneurs and small business owners amazing opportunities for establishing rapport and fostering business relationships. Mastering Presentations provides a simple, four-step process that helps increase self-confidence and eliminate the butterflies. You'll learn: An easy way to improve your memory to help you present more confidently Which speaking venues generate more clients and credibility How to avoid PowerPoint pitfalls The energy and enthusiasm that a presenter generates during a speech is contagious. Mastering Presentations will teach you how to channel this energy and generate a loyal following.

Contents:

The presenter who speaks with poise and confidence is always seen as the expert

A simple way to design presentations in 15 minutes or less

Add tremendous impact to your presentations and become the "go-to" expert

Putting your dynamic presentation together and deliver it without any notes

PowerPoint mistakes that will kill your chances of doing well and how to avoid them

Speaking venues that can generate more clients and credibility

How to make millions of dollars using presentation skills on YouTube and podcasting websites

If you want big contracts, get really good at short list presentations

Fearless question and answer sessions

Seven deadly sins that will turn off audiences.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781118494165

1118494164

9781283851541

1283851547

9781118494288

1118494288

OCLC:

841170777