Control your nerves, prepare a presentation that moves people, craft robust openings and endings, use visual aids to amplify your talk, rehearse to get the best results.
"And now," says the moderator, "I'd like to introduce . . ." When you hear your name, your heart flutters. Your hands turn clammy. Your throat is dry, and you stumble up to the podium gray as a bucket of ashes. Relax. THE AGILE MANAGER'S GUIDE TO GIVING GREAT PRESENTATIONS will give you the tools you need to stage a stunning presentation. Rather than fill you with dread, that chance to present or give a speech will fill you with a rare feeling of power.
This book will show you how to:
-Control your nerves -Prepare a presentation that educates or moves people -Craft robust openings and endings -Affect the audience deeply -Use visual aids to amplify your talk -Rehearse to get the best results -Handle question-and-answer sessions -Deal with difficult situations
Good presentation skills can do more for your career than an arm-load of degrees from prestigious universities. When you put the methods in this book to work, you'll be a few steps closer to becoming a master communicator-the kind of influential person who gets results.