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Record Nr.

UNINA9910558494103321

Autore

Haunts Stephen

Titolo

Powerful presentations : selling your story on stage or in the boardroom / / Stephen Haunts

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Berkeley, California : , : Apress L. P., , [2022]

©2022

ISBN

1-5231-5108-0

1-4842-8138-1

Edizione

[[First edition].]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (120 pages)

Disciplina

658.452

Soggetti

Business presentations

Public speaking

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Includes index.

Nota di contenuto

Chapter 1 Why Public Speaking is an Important Skill -- Chapter 2 Writing Engaging Presentations -- Chapter 3 Writing a Synopsis to Draw in Your Audience -- Chapter 4 Preparing to Give a Talk -- Chapter 5 Delivering the Talk -- Appendix A - Frequently Asked Questions -- Appendix B - Presentation Creation Resources.

Sommario/riassunto

Unlock your potential and understand how you can have an audience hanging on to your every word. Entrepreneurs and business professionals often have to pitch their products and projects to an audience - whether at a conference stage, meetup group, to VC firms or even at the office to their peers and leaders. Through this book, you will learn how to plan, rehearse, and deliver the perfect presentation for your needs. You'll review different presentation styles, how to craft and structure a talk and how to make it engaging for the audience. If you've ever wondered how you can be chosen to speak at a conference, this book will show you how and go in depth on how to craft a winning talk synopsis and proposal to stand out over the competition. You'll also examine many other details that go into giving a presentation such as face and hand gesturing, pre-performance rituals like visualization techniques, time management , addressing technical difficulties, preparing for question-and-answer sessions, gathering feedback, the



differences between in person events and online talks/webinars and how to mold your presentation to the medium. Powerful Presentations will show you how to perfect your public speaking and presentation skills.