Innovative presentations for dummies / by Ray Anthony and Barbara Boyd.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Anthony, Ray, author.

Boyd, Barbara, author.

Series:

--For dummies.

For Dummies

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Computer graphics.

Image analysis--Data processing.

Image analysis.

Image processing--Digital techniques.

Image processing.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (387 p.)

Place of Publication:

Hoboken, New Jersey : John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2014.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Be the speaker they follow with breakthrough innovative presentations Innovative Presentations For Dummies is a practical guide to engaging your audience with superior, creative, and ultra-compelling presentations. Using clear language and a concise style, this book goes way beyond PowerPoint to enable you to reimagine, reinvent, and remake your presentations. Learn how to stimulate, capture, and hold your audience in the palm of your hand with sound, sight, and touch, and get up to speed on the latest presentation design methods that make you a speaker who gets audiences commi

Contents:

Contents at a Glance; Table of Contents; Introduction; About This Book; Foolish Assumptions; Icons Used in This Book; Beyond the Book; Where to Go from Here; Part I: Getting Started with Innovative Presentations; Chapter 1: Winning Traits of Innovative Presentations; Understanding the Different Types of Business Presentations; Finding Common Characteristics of Consistently Winning Presentations; Combining the Message, Messenger, and Medium; Chapter 2: Communicating Innovatively; Changing with the Times; Describing the Innovative Presentation; Chapter 3: Coming Across as a Consummate Presenter

Being the Messenger and MessageProjecting Your Desired Image; Incorporating Innovative Competencies; Part II: The Secrets of Presentation Success; Chapter 4: Analyzing and Focusing on Your Audience; Doing Your Research; Understanding Your Audience; Getting to Know the Four Personality Types; Presenting to a Mixed Group of Personality Types; Chapter 5: Planning Your Winning Strategy; Planning for Success; Crafting a Winning Strategy; Chapter 6: Creating Compelling Content; Getting Your Content Up to Par; Adding Variety and Impact; Chapter 7: Honing Your Platform Skills

Using Your Voice to Command AttentionCaptivating Audiences with Your Eyes; Finding the Right Posture; Making the Right Facial Expressions; Gesturing Creatively; Chapter 8: Choosing Resources and Rehearsing Your Presentation; Considering the (Re)source; Practicing Makes Perfect; Part III: Giving a Great Presentation; Chapter 9: Captivating Your Audience; Touching on the Laws of Communication Impact; Starting with the Law of Primacy; Starting Off on the Right Foot; Building Your Introduction; Chapter 10: Keeping Your Audience on the Edge of Their Seats

Standing and Shouting Out: The Law of Emphasis and IntensityInvolving Your Audience: The Law of Exercise and Engagement; Hitting Their Hot Buttons: The Law of Interest; Facing the Consequences: The Law of Effect; Chapter 11: Ending on a High Note; Concluding Effectively: The Law of Recency; Impacting Your Audience Right to the End; Giving a Tactical Conclusion; Engineering Your Conclusion with Building Blocks; Chapter 12: Reminding Your Audience of Your Message; Driving Your Message Home; Chapter 13: Dealing with Questions, Resistance, and Audience Hostility; Taking Advantage of Questions

Dealing with Distractions, Problem People, and ResistancePart IV: Mixing Creativity and Technology; Chapter 14: Reinventing How You Create and Use Multimedia Visuals; Appealing to Your Audience's Sensory Perception; Choosing Visuals Wisely; Highlighting and Emphasizing Points; Adding Variety and Interest; Chapter 15: Using Presentation Board Systems, Flip Charts, and Props; Stepping Up to the Presentation Board; Presenting at a Poster Session; Considering Your Display Options; Propping Up Your Audience's Interest; Flipping over Flip Charts

Chapter 16: Winning Proposals and Presentation Handouts

Notes:

"Making Everything Easier!"--Cover.

Includes index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-118-85661-9

1-118-85671-6