Record Nr.

UNINA9910449986003321

Autore

Mandel Steve

Titolo

Technical presentation skills [[electronic resource] /] / Steve Mandel

Pubbl/distr/stampa


Menlo Park, Calif., : Crisp Publications, c1994

ISBN

1-4175-2483-9

Edizione

[Rev. ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (110 p.)

Collana

Fifty-Minute series

Disciplina

Soggetti

Communication of technical information

Lectures and lecturing

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

"A practical guide for better speaking"--Cover.

Nota di contenuto

""TITLE""; ""COPYRIGHT""; ""PREFACE""; ""DEDICATION""; ""TO THE READER""; ""CONTENTS""; ""PART I ASSESSING YOUR SKILLS""; ""EVALUATE YOURSELF""; ""PRESENT PRESENTATION SKILLS SELF-EVALUATION""; ""SET SOME GOALS""; ""WHAT GOALS DO YOU WANT TO ACHIEVE?""; ""DEALING WITH ANXIETY""; ""TIPS FOR REDUCING ANXIETY""; ""1. ORGANIZE""; ""2. VISUALIZE""; ""3. PRACTICE""; ""4. BREATHE""; ""5. FOCUS ON RELAXING""; ""6. RELEASE TENSION""; ""7. MOVE""; ""8. EYE CONTACT WITH THE AUDIENCE""; ""SECTION REVIEWâ€?DEALING WITH ANXIETY CHECKLIST""; ""PART II PLANNING YOUR PRESENTATION""; ""PERSONAL APPEARANCE""

""Personal Appearance in a Presentation""""For Women""; ""For Men""; ""PLANNING YOUR PRESENTATION""; ""STEP 1â€?Develop Objectives""; ""Using the P-I Diagram:""; ""ANALYZING YOUR AUDIENCE""; ""AUDIENCE ANALYSIS WORKSHEET""; ""ORGANIZING YOUR PRESENTATION""; ""ORGANIZING YOUR THOUGHTS""; ""STEP #1â€?Brainstorm Main Ideas""; ""EXAMPLE""; ""STEP #2â€?State the Subpoints""; ""STEP #3â€?State the Benefits""; ""STEP #4â€?Develop Handouts""; ""BEFORE THE PRESENTATION""; ""DURING THE PRESENTATION""; ""AT THE END OF THE PRESENTATION""; ""STEP #5â€?Develop Visual Aids""

""STEP #6â€?Main Idea Preview/Review Sentence""""STEP #7â€?Develop the Introduction""; ""Introductions consist of two major functions:""; ""Technical Backgroundâ€?""; ""Anecdoteâ€?""; ""Humorâ€?""; ""Involving Questionâ€?""; ""Rhetorical Questionâ€?""; ""Shocking Statementâ€?"";

""Quotationâ€?""; ""STEP #8â€?Develop the Conclusion""; ""PLANNING AND ORGANIZING YOUR PRESENTATION REVIEW CHECKLIST""; ""PART III VISUAL AIDS""; ""DEVELOPING AND USING VISUAL AIDS""; ""PLANNING YOUR VISUAL AIDS""; ""Revelation vs Overlayâ€?""; ""INFORMATION CONTENT GUIDELINES FOR NUMBER CHARTS""

""INFORMATION CONTENT GUIDELINES FOR WORD CHARTS""""GRAPH AND CHART SELECTION""; ""USE THIS MATRIX TO PICK THE PROPER GRAPH""; ""TO REVIEW:""; ""Developing Titles for Your Visual Aids""; ""COLOR IN VISUAL AIDS""; ""USING VISUAL AIDS IN YOUR PRESENTATION""; ""Case Study""; ""Case Study""; ""DIRECTING YOUR AUDIENCEâ€?S FOCUS""; ""Placement of Equipment""; ""Where and How to Stand""; ""SECTION REVIEW: DEVELOPING AND USING VISUALS AIDS""; ""PART IV NEW TECHNOLOGY FOR PRESENTATIONS""; ""NEW TECHNOLOGY FOR PRESENTATIONS""; ""Hardware""; ""Software""; ""TELEPHONE AND VIDEOCONFERENCING""

""Recognize the Advantages and Disadvantages""""What are the disadvantages?""; ""What are the advantages?""; ""Get Ready, Get Set, Go!""; ""PART V PREPARING YOUR PRESENTATION""; ""HOW TO PRACTICE YOUR PRESENTATION""; ""CONTROLLING THE PRESENTATION ENVIRONMENT""; ""WHEN YOU CANâ€?T PRACTICE YOUR PRESENTATIONâ€?SUCCESSFUL IMPROMPTU SPEAKING""; ""SECTION REVIEWâ€?PREPARE FOR YOUR PRESENTATION""; ""PART VI DELIVERING THE PRESENTATION""; ""HOW TO DELIVER YOUR PRESENTATION""; ""DELIVERING THE PRESENTATION""; ""Deliver Your Presentation in the Following Sequence""; ""POSTURE""; ""MOVEMENT""

""SHOULDER ORIENTATION""