Presentations That Persuade and Motivate

  • 1h 43m
  • Harvard Business School Publishing
  • Harvard Business Press
  • 2004

Making compelling presentations—to clients, employees, peers, and supervisors—has become an integral part of a successful manager’s job. Presentations That Persuade and Motivate provides the tools to hone and sharpen your presentations and deliver results. Learn to:

  • Customize your message
  • Read and react to your audience’s body language
  • Tackle the tough questions
  • Deliver memorable closings audiences will act on

In this Book

  • Presentations That Persuade and Motivate
  • Introduction
  • The Three Toughest Presentations
  • The Key to Making Better Presentations—Audience Analysis
  • Build a Presentation That Motivates
  • How to Structure a Persuasive Speech
  • Coping with Stage Fright—How to Turn Terror into Dynamic Speaking
  • Are Your Presentations Inspiring?—One of the Great Speeches of History Offers Some Surprising Lessons
  • Five Winning Ways to Begin a Presentation
  • Six Ways to Grab Your Audience Right from the Start
  • Are You Listening to Me? Here’s How to Get Your Audience to Tune in
  • You Are the Best Visual—Use Your Own Physical Presence to Drive Home Your Presentation’s Point
  • Handling Q&A—The Five Kinds of Listening
  • Impromptu Speaking—The Secret Is to Prepare for Spontaneity
  • Six Ways to Overcome Your Fear of Public Speaking
  • Presentations 101—Don’t Make These Common Mistakes
  • Presentations That Appeal to All Your Listeners—The Three Learning Styles and Levels
  • How to Make Even Weak Speeches Great—The Key Is Using Your Physical Presence to Create Trust
  • The Ten Commandments of Presentations
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