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Knockout Presentations : How to Deliver Your Message with Power, Punch, and Pizzazz / Diane DiResta.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- DiResta, Diane, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Business presentations.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (221 pages)
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Place of Publication:
- New York, NY : Morgan James Publishing, [2019]
- Summary:
- Called the Bible of Public speaking, Knockout Presentations is a "seminar in a book" that reduces fear and gives speakers the steps to craft and deliver a talk that will make them a knockout on the platform! It's the next best thing to having Diane DiResta there to teach in person. DiResta provides all the fundamentals without the fluff. Speakers learn what confidence looks like, sounds like, and how to speak the language of confidence, reduce preparation time, craft a compelling talk, size up an audience, overcome fear, and master questions and answers. The Dos and Don'ts at the end of each chapter help speakers review and remember the principles even after putting them into practice. Speaking is the new competitive advantage and Knockout Presentations gives speakers tools and techniques, templates, and resources to improve their skills.
- Contents:
- Intro
- Title
- Copyright
- Dedication
- Contents
- Foreword
- Preface
- Acknowledgements
- Round 1: Getting Started
- 1. Secrets of Platform Effectiveness
- Public Speaking: Dispelling the Top Ten Myths
- The Most Common Mistakes Speakers Make
- Present or Perish! Why You Must Have Presentation Skills
- Round 2: Stage Presence
- 2. Sizzle or Steak?
- Sizzle or Steak: An Ongoing Debate
- Everything is Communication
- Acts of Sabotage
- Checklist for Visual Delivery Skills
- Checklist for Vocal Delivery Skills
- Checklist for Verbal Delivery Skills
- 3. Fear Fixes: Conquering Nervousness
- Mental, Physical, Behavioral, and Chemical Remedies for Nervousness
- Special Situations
- Checklist for Managing Nervousness
- 4. Listening: the Other Side of Speaking
- The Four Steps of Listening
- What Is your LQ? (Listening Quotient?)
- The Benefits of Listening
- Myths about Listening
- Barriers to Listening
- Three Levels of Listening
- Listening and You, the Presenter
- When Not to Listen
- Becoming a Better Listener
- Tips to Help Your Audience Listen to You
- Checklist for Listening
- Round 3: Structure &
- Organization
- 5. Research and Analyze Your Audience
- Types of Audiences: Generalist vs. Specialist
- Special Audiences
- Speaking Overseas
- Developing a Listener Profile
- Today's Audience Culture
- But I Don't Have Time
- Physical Styles
- Learning Styles
- Before the Presentation
- Checklist for Analyzing Your Audience
- 6. Building Your Presentation
- Create a Clear Focus
- How to Research Material for Your Presentation
- Speaking is Not Writing
- Structuring Your Presentation
- Transitions: Road Signs Along the Way
- Developing the Details
- It Ain't Over 'til It's Over
- Checklist for Structuring Your Presentations
- 7. Listener-Centered Communication: Principles of Persuasion.
- Tune into Your Listeners
- Six Simple Steps to Sell Listeners on Your Ideas
- The Elements of Persuasion
- The Language of Persuasion
- Persuading Listeners by Outlining the Benefits
- The HIRBEC Model and Persuasion
- Checklist for Persuasive Presentations
- Round 4: Staging the Presentations
- 8. Seeing Is Believing: Visual Aids
- Developing Effective Visual Aids
- Tips for Using Color, Graphics, Text
- Choosing the Right Visual Aids
- Creating Visual Aids
- Tips for Using Visual Aids Effectively
- Some Final Thoughts on Visual Aids
- Checklist for Visual Aids
- 9. Setting the Stage
- Room Set-Up
- Lecterns and Microphones
- Visual Aids, Notecards, and Manuscripts
- Creating a Positive Atmosphere
- The First Thirty Minutes
- The BASH Approach to Setting the Stage
- Checklist for Setting the Stage
- 10. Q&
- A, Difficult People, and Deadly Disasters
- Five-Step Process for Handling Questions and Answers
- Signs of Resistance
- Managing Difficult People
- Disaster Recovery
- Checklist for Handling Q&
- A, Difficult People, and Disasters
- Congratulations
- Appendix of Resources
- Professional Associations
- Training Materials
- Phobia Treatment
- Evaluate Your Presentation
- Recommended Reading
- Working with Speaker Bureaus and Lecture Agents
- Audio Conferencing
- Videoconferencing
- Webinars
- Other Resources
- About the Author.
- Notes:
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 9781683508809
- 1683508807
- OCLC:
- 1041500881
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