Present Your Way to the Top
Published on 16. April 2010
Book
Hardback
352 pages
978-0-07-173994-8 (ISBN)
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Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Publishing group
McGraw-Hill Education - Europe
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
0 Illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 236 mm
Width: 160 mm
Thickness: 29 mm
Weight
635 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-07-173994-8 (9780071739948)
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About the Author
David J. Dempsey, JD, is the President & CEO of Neon Zebra, LLC, an executive presentation skills coaching and consulting company that works with senior leaders at global and Fortune 500 businesses. David is a veteran of the courtroom, a business executive, a university professor, an acclaimed author, an award-winning speaker, and a sought-after presentation skills consultant to C-Level executives worldwide. He has written two critically acclaimed executive presentation skills books, Better to BEST: How to Speak for Extraordinary Results . . . Every Time! (Miranda Publishing 2006) and Legally Speaking: 40 Powerful Presentation Principles Lawyers Need to Know (Kaplan Publishing 2009). Many prominent CEOs have endorsed Better to BEST as the go-to resource for business executives. His straightforward blend of expert advice and hands-on teaching techniques will help you wow your audience every time!.
David J. Dempsey, JD, is the President & CEO of Neon Zebra, LLC, an executive presentation skills coaching and consulting company that works with senior leaders at global and Fortune 500 businesses. David is a veteran of the courtroom, a business executive, a university professor, an acclaimed author, an award-winning speaker, and a sought-after presentation skills consultant to C-Level executives worldwide. He has written two critically acclaimed executive presentation skills books, Better to BEST: How to Speak for Extraordinary Results . . . Every Time! (Miranda Publishing 2006) and Legally Speaking: 40 Powerful Presentation Principles Lawyers Need to Know (Kaplan Publishing 2009). Many prominent CEOs have endorsed Better to BEST as the go-to resource for business executives. His straightforward blend of expert advice and hands-on teaching techniques will help you wow your audience every time!.
Content
Acknowledgments
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
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