Overview

Presentation Now means that in three hours you'll be ready with a plan for a nerve-free, interesting and persuasive presentation. Get ready – Put a plan together in three hours or less, so you can relax knowing you have everything in hand. Get set – Discover tactics and tips that will make sure you deliver an engaging presentation calmly, confidently and capably. Go – Try practical exercises that will boost your natural speaking ability and enhance your credibility

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Author:   Andrew Lightheart ,  Meg Lightheart
Publisher:   Pearson Education Limited
Imprint:   Pearson Business
Dimensions:   Width: 14.00cm , Height: 1.00cm , Length: 21.50cm
Weight:   0.311kg
ISBN:  

9781292081458

ISBN 10:   1292081457
Pages:   200
Publication Date:   02 December 2015
Audience:   General/trade ,  Professional and scholarly ,  General ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Available To Order  
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Table of Contents

Introduction - Why you're right to be nervous and overwhelmed- The problem with presentations Part One: Plan - Three hours to a good enough presentation Step 1 - Get traction on planning - 30 mins Step 2 - Lay the groundwork for a flexible, robust plan - 20 mins Step 3 - Put together a flexible, do-able plan (with recipes to use as sane starting points for your particular situation) - 60 mins Step 4 - Plan notes so you won't lose your train of thought - 15 mins Step 5 - Verify the timings by practicing (a bit) - 30 mins Step 6 - Plan slides/visual aids that support your outcomes - 15 mins Step 7 - Lower your nerves by doing a sanity check - 10 mins Part Two: Speak 1. Calm - develop relaxation skills and emotional resilience 2. Steady - signal credibility with your voice and body language 3. Conversation - taking the drama out of your mental model and develop a credible speaking style 4. Story - become a more interesting presenter by sharing your experiences 5 - Listen - deal with the dreaded Q&A confidently Part Three: Extras Extra: Just-in-time Coaching Extra: Global group Extra: Conference call Extra: What to do if your presentation is tomorrow! Epilogue: Next steps

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Andrew Lightheart is an internationally recognised complex-topic presentation coach. He has coached getting on for 5,000 presentations by speakers hailing from more than 22 different countries. For ten years, he has specialised in working with technically-minded presenters like IT people, lawyers, academics, scientists, accountants and consultants. Andrew's clients include HSBC (in UK, Hong Kong and China), Glaxo SmithKline, Siemens, Philips and SoftwareOne.

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