I Can See You Naked: A Fearless Guide to Making Great Presentations

by Ron Hoff

The smart, witty, nationally bestselling guide to public speaking. “If you get nervous, just picture everyone in the audience naked.” We've all heard this piece of advice on public speaking before. But what about “Keep the ball alive!” or “Be a bit of Springsteen”? There’s more to being a great speaker than removing your audience’s clothes, and Ron Hoff’s I CAN SEE YOU NAKED goes beyond the basics to cleverly and insightfully demonstrate what an effective and engrossing presentation should look like. Hoff packs his book with funny and functional advice on how to overcome stage-fright and deliver the best possible speech for every occasion. I CAN SEE YOU NAKED will have you confidently facing a waiting audience—and, naked or not, they’ll be hanging on your every word.

Genres: Nonfiction, Business, Self Help, Communication, Leadership

258 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1988

Reviews

[JP]

Hoff opens by making a point that envisioning the audience in some state of undress is NOT the way to gain focus in a presentation. From there, he shares 62 brief chapters with ideas about how to connect with an audience professionally and confidently. What I liked most about this book were the multiple ways described to get "out of your box" and into the minds of the audience and their ever-present desire to have their needs met while also rooting for the presenter to succeed at connecting with them. This book is dated. The chapters on slide presentations show us how far we've come with Powerpoint and even more advanced technologies. There's even a section on etiquette about smoking during presentations.

[Ken]

If you have a problem speaking in public, this book will become a favorite of yours. A practical, easily read, humorous guide to enjoying public speaking.

[Shane Larsen]

This book is easy reading, but includes several good tips for effective-presentation skills. I recommend this to anybody who needs help speaking to groups or who speaks to large groups often.

[Mikematera]

Teaches you to give presentations rather than speeches (i.e., make your audience more interested in what you have to say).

[Nara]

Recommended book both for the beginner and the guru in public speaking

[Margot Note]

I LOVED this book! Fun and easy to read with lots of good advice.

[Angela]

While this book is a bit dated (published in 1988) it still has a LOT of great tips for giving your next presentation! I feel like I learned something, although I haven't given a lot of presentations -I am one of the many who have a fear of public speaking. He talks about the big rooms, and the one on one presentations. Worth a look!

[JoseJays]

Every possible tip for making a good presentation has been felt, thought through and laid out bare.
The pictures or cartoons for illustrating body postures are very funny and will stay in memory.
Short chapters make it an easy read.
Definitely a good book!!

[Nat]

An attention grabbing titled book that teaches you useful tips on avoiding public speaking and presentation fright.

Read it years ago but I still remember a tip to hold your finger tips together if you don't know where to put your hands.

[Melissa Thomas]

A pretty interesting book about giving presentations. Short chapters and funny at times.

[Jeff]

Still going but it looks good.

Always talk as if you have never done this (talking or topic) before ... or it gets sludgy