Bulletproof Presentations: No One Will Ever Shoot Holes in Your Ideas Again!
- 4h 41m
- G. Michael Campbell
- Career Press, Inc.
- 2002
The ability to communicate effectively is considered the number-one factor for advancement and promotion for professionals.
Clearly, making an effective presentation, whether to your peers, your boss, the customer, the general public, or the media, may play a major role in your career advancement. Delivering a polished presentation, like any other skill, can be learned if you have a guide to follow. This book is the perfect guide.
Bulletproof Presentations shows you how to speak effectively in any situation. It leads you through a step-by-step program that will transform even the shakiest speaker into a cool, confident presenter. By focusing on practical, easy-to-follow guidelines, coupled with detailed and varied blueprints, this book will allow you to apply the techniques immediately. You'll also find out how to:
- Select the right theme for your presentation.
- Establish rapport immediately.
- Analyze your audience and motivate beyond your highest expectations.
- Use humor effectively.
- Overcome stagefright and make it work for you, not against you.
- Choose and use just the right visual aids, and more.
You'll also get the information you need to use your particular voice and body language for maximum effect; to create visuals that will hit the message home; to organize team presentations where everyone participates; and to prepare a presentation that works on TV or video.
No matter how simple or complex your communications task, this book will give you the ammunition you need to make your presentations and your ideas bulletproof!
About the Author
G. Michael Campbell is a managing director with Holland & Davis, LLC, in Houston, Texas. He is a nationally recognized expert on performance consulting and shared services. He has been a featured speaker at numerous national conferences and has published several articles in a variety of national and international publications. As an outstanding speaker himself, Mike is sought by business groups looking for concrete results in an entertaining format. He has consulted senior management groups on strategic and organizational issues, prepared management teams for organizational change and business development, and assisted major companies in training hundreds of employees in communication skills.
In this Book
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Establishing Your Purpose
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Deciding on Your Overriding Theme
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Analyzing Your Audience
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Analyzing the Situation
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How People Listen
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Establishing Rapport in the Introduction
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Using Humor in a Business Presentation
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Building the Body and Choosing a Strategy
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Developing Stories for Your Presentation
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Storyboarding Your Presentation
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Motivating During the Conclusion
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Handling Stage Fright
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What If I Have to Read the Presentation
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Delivery: Using Your Voice and Body Language
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Choosing the Right Visual Aids
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Designing Visual Aids for Your Presentation
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Creating "Cool" Visuals using Software Packages
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Organizing Team Presentations
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Coming Across on Television or Video
