Kate Atkin

Presentation Workout, The

The 10 Tried-And-Tested Steps That Will Build Your Presenting And Pitching

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Produktbeschreibung

The Business Gym - Exercise your full potential!

The tried and tested way to build and develop your influencing skills.

Backcover
Arm yourself with everything you need to quickly become an expert presenter using our step-by-step guide to presentations.

The Presentation Workout has been specially designed to help you perfect the art of presenting in any situation. Packed full of practical advice and easy-to-follow techniques, our 10-step improvement plan will show you how to enhance your skills and ensure you deliver a polished performance every time.

· Test yourself – establish your strengths and weakness with our pre-workout assessment

· Follow the 10 Steps – discover the skills that every presenter needs to succeed

· Take action – learn how to build your new knowledge into your every-day performance

· Face your fears – increase your confidence and confront the 10 most common presenting challenges

What’s stopping you? Start your presentation workout today and begin exercising your full potential.

PART 1 10 steps to present with style

Step 1 What is the purpose of your presentation?

Step 2 Understand your audience and connect with them

Step 3 Structure your presentation and craft your words

Step 4 Get the opening right

Step 5 Getting your audience involved

Step 6 Use of visual aids, body language and dress codes

Step 7 Improving the clarity of your presentation

Step 8 Handling questions

Step 9 How to deliver your presentation with confidence

Step 10 Closing powerfully and reviewing your presentation

Part 2 10 presenting skills in action

Skill 1 Presenting to sell a product

Skill 2 Presenting a concept or idea

Skill 3 Presenting to motivate and inspire

Skill 4 Presenting change

Skill 5 Presenting a team brief

Skill 6 Presenting a new project

Skill 7 Presenting at a meeting

Skill 8 Presenting on a conference call or webinar

Skill 9 Presenting data (e.g. financial, technical or survey results)

Skill 10 Presenting in 5 minutes

Part 3 10 common presenting challenges

Challenge 1 How do I prepare with no time to prepare?

Challenge 2 How do I fit it all in, with little time available?

Challenge 3 How do I get people to listen and engage?

Challenge 4 How do I get people to take action?

Challenge 5 How do I manage interruptions?

Challenge 6 How do I manage difficult people?

Challenge 7 How do I deal with questions?

Challenge 8 How do I handle nerves?

Challenge 9 How do I remember what I want to say?

Challenge 10 How do I make a boring subject interesting?

Putting it into action: the mentor toolkit

How to work with a manager, mentor or colleague to put your new skills into action

Self-assessment questionnaire

Bibliography and further reading

Index

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Pearson Education Limited
• Seitenzahl: 224
• Erscheinungstermin: 30. Juli 2015
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 138mm x 215mm x 16mm
• Gewicht: 278g
• ISBN-13: 9781292076690
• ISBN-10: 1292076690
• Artikelnr.: 42587736

Autorenporträt

Kate Atkin is an inspirational speaker, facilitator and author on Presentation Skills. Recognised as the Most Outstanding Trainer in JCI UK, Kate is also a World Debating Champion, number one Speech Evaluator in the UK and Ireland (2007) with Toastmasters International and European runner up in the JCI public speaking competition. Kate holds a Master of Applied Positive Psychology degree and is a regular speaker on the mindset needed to generate flourishing and confidence. She works with companies and individuals who wish to bring about positive change.

Inhaltsangabe

About the author
Author's acknowledgements
Publisher's acknowledgements
Introduction
Self-assessment questionnaire
 
PART 1   10 steps to present with style
Step 1    What is the purpose of your presentation?
Step 2    Understand your audience and connect with them
Step 3    Structure your presentation and craft your words
Step 4    Get the opening right
Step 5    Get your audience involved
Step 6    Use of visual aids, body language and dress codes
Step 7    Improve the clarity of your presentation
Step 8    How to handle questions
Step 9    How to deliver your presentation with confidence
Step 10 Close powerfully and review your presentation
 
Part 2    10 presenting skills in action
Skill 1    Presenting to sell a product
Skill 2    Presenting a concept or idea
Skill 3    Presenting to motivate and inspire
Skill 4    Presenting change
Skill 5    Presenting a team brief
Skill 6    Presenting a new project
Skill 7    Presenting at a meeting
Skill 8    Presenting on a conference call or webinar
Skill 9    Presenting data
Skill 10 Presenting in 5 minutes
 
Part 3    10 common presenting challenges
Challenge 1   How do I prepare with no time to prepare?
Challenge 2   How do I fit it all in, with little time available?
Challenge 3   How do I get people to listen and engage?
Challenge 4   How do I get people to take action?
Challenge 5   How do I manage interruptions?
Challenge 6   How do I manage difficult people?
Challenge 7   How do I deal with questions?
Challenge 8   How do I handle nerves?
Challenge 9   How do I remember what I want to say?
Challenge 10    How do I make a boring subject interesting?
 
Putting it into action: the mentor toolkit
How to work with a manager, mentor or colleague to put your new skills into
action
Self-assessment questionnaire
Bibliography and further reading
Index