How to Present: The Ultimate Guide to Presenting Your Ideas and Influencing People Using Techniques That Actually Work

  • 3h 40m
  • Michelle Bowden
  • John Wiley & Sons (US)
  • 2013

Do you get nervous when presenting at work?

Do you want to showcase your knowledge, influence people and accelerate your career?

Would you like to learn the secrets of successful speaking, communicating and presenting?

How to Present reveals how you can be a confident, clear and influential presenter every time. Presentation skills expert Michelle Bowden shares her internationally proven 13-step system to exceptional presenting, starting with analysis (plan what you would like to achieve), then design (put your presentation together) and delivery (communicate your message for results).

Whether you're presenting or speaking to one person or thousands, this is the essential guide to becoming an outstanding presenter.

How to Present will help you:

  • maximise your impact in meetings, conferences and conversations
  • manage your nerves so you feel calm and confident
  • engage your audience and master the art of persuasion
  • deliver your message clearly and with authority
  • command attention and achieve your goals!

There is no other book on the market like this that will take you step-by-step through the process of successful presenting.

About the Author

Michelle Bowden is a Master of Influence and she is one of only 35 female Certified Speaking Professionals in Australia. This is the highest designation for speakers in the world.

Michelle has been nominated for the past five years for the Educator Award for Excellence and she is a prolific author and consultant to a blue chip list of International clients. She’s the author of STOP! Your PowerPoint is Killing me! And Don’t Picture me Naked – how to present your ideas and influence people using techniques that actually work.

Michelle is the Director of a very busy National Training Company and has delivered Presentation skills training to employees across all levels of business for much of the past two decades. She’s also well known for her executive coaching to help CEOs and senior executives from Fortune 500 companies pitch their ideas at board level.

Michelle is renowned for achieving results through learning and laughter. She has a ‘hot pink’, passionate, entertaining, and highly interactive approach to her presentations that ensures behavioural change every time.

In this Book

  • How To Present—The Ultimate Guide To Presenting Your Ideas And Influencing People Using Techniques That Actually Work
  • Foreword
  • Thank you!
  • Welcome to this book!
  • Influential presenting at a glance
  • What do you want to achieve from your presentation?
  • Structure your message
  • Design your presentation
  • Script your presentation in 13 steps
  • Watch your language!
  • The art of storytelling
  • Warm up your mind
  • Warm up your body and voice
  • Connect with your audience
  • Speak with confidence
  • Body language
  • Engage and entertain!
  • Dealing with difficult people
  • Using visual aids
  • Setting up the room
  • Get some positive feedback
  • Summary of How to Present tips
  • And now it’s up to you
  • Resources
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