I Can See You Naked: A New Revised Edition of the National Bestsellers on Making Fearless Presentations

by Ron Hoff, Barrie Maguire (Illustrator)

A complete guide to public speaking describes the qualities of a good presenter and discusses openings, nervousness, boredom, audiences, and question handling

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

326 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1988

Reviews

[JP · Rating 3 out of 5]

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 · Rating 5 out of 5]

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 · Rating 3 out of 5]

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 · Rating 5 out of 5]

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

[Nara · Rating 4 out of 5]

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

[Margot Note · Rating 5 out of 5]

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

[Angela · Rating 3 out of 5]

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 · Rating 5 out of 5]

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 · Rating 5 out of 5]

Still going but it looks good.

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