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• ISBN: 0071408053
• ISBN: 9780071408059
• Physical Description: ix, 239 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
• Publisher: New York : McGraw-Hill, [2003]
• Copyright: ©2003

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Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 235-238).

Formatted Contents Note:

1. Wobbling in a wired world : Communication, not just information ; Clueless and going in circles ; Platitudes without a platform ; Platforms without platitudes ; Right audience, wrong talk ; Right message, wrong medium ; Expectations in the e-era ; Platform pluses and minuses ; How this book can help ; Six steps to success -- 2. Rapport with your audience--The "Like" link -- 3. Platform presence--your dynamic delivery : Nervousness ; Posture and gestures that highlight ; Vocal variety: pace, pitch, pausing, punch, pattern, and passion ; Movement and energy translated to purpose ; Poise, pomp, and circumstance -- 4. Creating your content, organizing your information, polishing your points : Your purpose ; Your audience analysis ; Your topic research ; Your structure: moving beyond first, second, third ... ; Openings that entice ; Summaries that sizzle ; The finishing touches ; The edit -- 5. Practicing your presentation : Reading from a Script ; Speaking from Notes or an Outline ; Memorizing your speech ; Learning--but not memorizing or reading--your material -- 6. Presenting technical information to nontechnical audiences -- 7. Persuasion--everybody's in sales -- 8. Giving a good story a fighting chance -- 9. Visuals that support, not sabotage : General guidelines ; Design guidelines for multimedia ; multimedia slides ; Transparencies ; Flipcharts or whiteboards ; Video ; Handouts, brochures, data sheets, and other leave-behinds ; Objects for demonstration -- 10. Q & A with authority: thinking on your feet under heat : Circling the target: general guidelines ; Tackling the ten tough types -- 11. Interactivity as part of your style: stir, simmer, sizzle, snap, and stifle : Interactivity to suit your style ; Sustaining the momentum and staying on track -- 12. Site preparation: the right room with the right toys -- 13. Panache despite problems : Dying on the platform--when a story or humor flops ; Forgetting/Becoming flustered ; Equipment failures ; Stumbling, tripping ; Distractions ; Side conversations ; Latecomers ; Hecklers int he cheap seats -- 14. Emceeing--tying it all together : Understanding your role and identifying your tasks ; Introducing others ; Introducing yourself -- 15. Audio- and video-conferencing--when you're "live but not in person" -- 16. Evaluating results--turning success or failure into fire in the belly.

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Business presentations.
Public speaking.
Public speaking.
Speech.
Commerce.
Expression orale.
Parole.
Discours.
Communication.
Business presentations.
Public speaking.

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Handbooks and manuals.
Handbooks and manuals.