The Effective Presentation: Talk Your Way To Success

Designed to respond to the growing needs of professionals and those in the academia, this book is a comprehensive, step-by-step guide to making effective presentations. Written in a clear, accessible style, the author provides a friendly approach to a process that is often a nerve-wracking task for many. The author discusses how to plan presentations across disciplines, their delivery and aesthetics, and helpful tips throughout. With a multi-level focus, it also includes sections on:
―choosing the right content and then sequencing it logically for maximum impact
―duration of the presentation, ideal size of the audience and their level of understanding and knowledge base
―presentation delivery, styles of communication, writing tips and the use of PowerPoint and video conferencing
―audience interaction
―strategies to avoid common pitfalls

Asha Kaul is Professor in Communications at the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad (IIMA). She obtained her doctorate in stylistics from the Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur in 1990. 

She was felicitated with the “Best Professor – Communications” award by the Golden AIM Awards in June, 2020. She has won the A. P. Chowdappa Memorial Award for Excellence in Communication in the Academic Sector and was also awarded the prize for being one of the best-selling authors of Prentice Hall of India for her book on Business Communication.  

Presently Asha Kaul serves as an Independent Director on the Boards of HPCL-Mittal Energy Limited and HPCL-Mittal Pipelines Limited and is also a Member of the High-Level Committee for Centre of Excellence nominations by the Education Department, Government of Gujarat. Asha Kaul is also the President nominee to the Executive Council of Central University of Gujarat.