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Record Nr.

UNISA996339134603316

Autore

Siddons Suzy

Titolo

The complete presentation skills handbook : how to understand and reach your audience for maximum impact and success / / Suzy Siddons

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; Philadelphia, PA, : Kogan Page, 2008

London, England : , : Kogan Page, , 2008

ISBN

1-281-22889-3

9786611228897

0-7494-5368-0

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (vi, 223 pages) : illustrations

Collana

Gale eBooks

Disciplina

658.452

808.5/1

Soggetti

Public speaking

Business presentations

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Includes index.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Acknowledgements; Introduction; Why Give a PresentationAt All?; Setting Expectations; Researching Your Audience; Audience Behaviours; How People Remember,What They Forget; Selecting Your Subject andOrganizing YourInformation; Writing the Script; Visuals; Staging the Presentation; Voice and PerformanceSkills; Nerves and BodyLanguage; Using Microphones andAutocues; Rehearsals; Equipment and Visuals; The Question-and-AnswerSession; Delivering thePresentation; Technical Presentationsand Demonstrations; Controlling the Audience; Handling the Media; Training People to GivePresentations

The Role of the Master ofCeremoniesFollowing Up thePresentation; Alternatives toPresentations; Handling Disasters; Appendix: Templates,Checklists and Reminders; Index;

Sommario/riassunto

The Complete Presentation Skills Handbook will ensure you are prepared for and confident about giving presentations this book is an authoritative and straightforward guide to giving the right presentation to your audience Making sure your presentation fits your audience means you can render your presentations short and effective, saving



you and your audience both time and money