Why Bad Presentations Happen to Good Causes

by Andy Goodman

Would you like to deliver more engaging, informative, and persuasive presentations? Do you supervise colleagues who must give presentations on a regular basis? If you have wasted enough time with bad presentations – on either side of the podium – this book is for you.

Based on unprecedented research across the public interest sector, and incorporating the advice of twenty highly regarded public speaking experts, Why Bad Presentations Happen to Good Causes, can help you avoid the most commonly made mistakes (“The Fatal Five”), structure your information in ways that help audiences absorb it, use PowerPoint more effectively, and deliver your talks with greater confidence.

Genres: Communication, Nonfiction, Business

93 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2006

Reviews

[Antoinette Perez · Rating 4 out of 5]

Written in the context of presentations to raise funds and awareness for nonprofits, this attractively designed book(let?) covers the fundamentals of presentations beautifully and simply. Early sections explore the areas of opportunity for presenters and writing a great presentation, and then goes into the tuners and bolts of presentations and follow-up. Everything applies, whether you work in the nonprofit world or not.

The type is so small it's sometimes challenging to read, and it would be great for the author to explore elements of great interaction, but the book doesn't go quite that deep. I'd definitely recommend this as a brief, solid "best practices" collection for newer presenters. I have a keynote coming up and will use the writing model as my approach to see how it plays out in the real world.

[Tim · Rating 3 out of 5]

A brief guide to making PowerPoint presentations that don't suck. There's some good advice here: tell stories, keep it simple, use compelling visuals, and be sure to use the slides as a complement to what you say, rather than repeating your words.

[Ala'a · Rating 4 out of 5]

my copy have another name
" Why Bad Ads Happen to Good Causes "
whatever

its amazing guide to understand what people are doing when they look to your ad
the principles are great
and the examples are very understandable

[Sarah · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good advice and I like the checklists to go but needs an update. Every recommended resource is copyright 2005 or older...