Perfect Your Presentations

by Steve Shipside

Develop your personal skills by understanding how to create a good presentation, with strategies to ensure success. Includes solutions to key issues from how to organise your ideas properly to communicating clearly and dealing with your audience, 5-minute fixes and high-impact techniques, plus a simple self-assessment exercise to help monitor progress Follow as a complete course, or dip in and out of topics of particular interest Pocket-sized - take it wherever life takes you

First published August 31, 2006

Reviews

[L.S. · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book is very useful as a summary of how your presentation would have to take place. If making a presentation looks to you something as “tell them what you’ll say to them, tell them and tell them what you told them” (the old catch phrase) then you will learn from this book. I read it especially for power point presentation tips but I learnt some new things and refreshen my memory with some old ones.

This book has five parts: the preparation, the content, the presenter, the props, and the crowd.

1. It is very important to begin with a bang. Not only the introduction is necessary but also the way you finish and close your presentation as something you capture your audience’s attention. Focus on why you do a presentation and evaluate what are the benefits for your self (converts, kudos, etc) and other parties involved. Make very clear specific goals for your presentation and be aware of who do you want to impress. If you know who will be your public in advance, ask yourself why will you be there. Adapt to the audience. Do not plan to talk about more than three or four key points in one presentation. And do not forget to inform the listeners what are the benefits to them, what advantages will they have after you speak.

2. Keep the content short, well organized and direct. Avoid elaborated phrases and technical language. Instead of making abuse of sophisticated speech, use simple language for a great effect. The structure of he presentation should look like this: the bang – introduction – main points – summary – closing in high style. Make a sketch of your presentation and use color-codes for highlights, so you can be a guide for the public through your presentation. Use as may as possible examples, illustrations and brief real-life examples. When you finish do not forget to make a short summary, to add an idea or a quote, to give thanks and make a final punch line. Always conclude with a call to action.


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[Mohamed Alsaid · Rating 4 out of 5]

it is good for who wants to increase their knowledge and practice. it is friendly and full of all points I need to do.
this book make me know to make a good impact presentations and full of practical techniuqes.
I forget to reasses my skills after read it.

[Tes]

it's good book