Published by Pearson (August 11, 2015) © 2016
Kate AtkinArm yourself with everything you need to quickly become an expert presenter.
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 everyday performance
- Face your fears – Increase your confidence and confront the 10 most common presenting challenges
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- 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