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Product Identifiers

PublisherMcgraw-Hill Education

ISBN-100071739947

ISBN-139780071739948

eBay Product ID (ePID)102793382

Product Key Features

Number of Pages352 Pages

Publication NamePresent Your Way to the Top

LanguageEnglish

SubjectTraining, Communication Studies, Business Communication / Meetings & Presentations, Public Speaking

Publication Year2010

TypeTextbook

AuthorDavid Dempsey

Subject AreaLanguage Arts & Disciplines, Business & Economics

FormatHardcover

Dimensions

Item Height1.1 in

Item Weight22.4 Oz

Item Length9.3 in

Item Width6.3 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceTrade

LCCN2009-052622

Dewey Edition22

IllustratedYes

Dewey Decimal658.452

Table Of ContentAcknowledgments INTRODUCTION PART I. MASTER THE MENTAL 1 CHANNEL YOUR STAGE FRIGHT 2 VISUALIZE SPEAKING SUCCESS 3 PARK YOUR EGO AT THE DOOR PART II. PREPARE TO PRESENT 4 BUILD A SPEECH FOUNDATION 5 USE PRESENTATION BUILDING BLOCKS 6 ANALYZE YOUR AUDIENCE BEFORE YOU SPEAK 7 USE THESE TOOLS TO KNOW YOUR AUDIENCE 8 ADOPT FROM THE BEST SPEAKERS PART III. BUILD WITH A BLUEPRINT 9 STATE YOUR PURPOSE 10 ORGANIZE FOR COHERENCE 11 OPEN WITH A HOOK 12 REVISE, REVISE, REVISE 13 HARNESS THE POWER OF STORIES 14 MAKE 'EM LAUGH 15 QUOTE FOR CREDIBILITY 16 CLOSE WITH A BANG PART IV. PRACTICE FOR PERFECTION 17 POLISH WITH PRACTICE 18 MASTER YOUR NOTES 19 MINIMIZE MEMORIZATION 20 ELIMINATE DISTRACTIONS 21 CRITIQUE WITH A CAMERA 22 PROJECT VOCAL POWER 23 CAPITALIZE ON POTENT PAUSES 24 STAND TALL 25 GESTURE WITH CONVICTION PART V. FOCUS ON THE DETAILS 26 PLAN CAREFULLY 27 PREPARE YOUR INTRODUCTION 28 CHECK YOUR CHECKLIST PART VI. DAZZLE WITH DELIVERY 29 FOCUS ON YOUR AUDIENCE 30 ACT CONFIDENT 31 PERSUADE WITH PASSION 32 LOOK 'EM IN THE EYE 33 ADHERE TO THE TIME ALLOTTED 34 TAKE COMMAND OF "Q&A" PART VII. TALK WITH TOOLS 35 MASTER THE MICROPHONE 36 CAPITALIZE ON VISUAL AIDS 37 KNOW THE VISUAL-AID RULES 38 CREATE MULTIMEDIA MAGIC PART VIII. CONFRONT SPECIAL CHALLENGES 39 SPEAK SPONTANEOUSLY 40 OVERCOME THE OBSTACLES CONCLUSION Notes Bibliography Recommended Resources Index About the Author

SynopsisPresent Your Way to the Top reveals strategies for drafting and delivering dynamic presentations that engage, persuade, and motivate audiences and help the presenter get noticed by senior management.

LC Classification NumberHF5718.22.D46 2010