
How to Develop Your Presentation Skills
Inspire and Inform with Clarity and Confidence
Theo Theobald(Author)
Kogan Page Ltd (Publisher)
6th Edition
Published on 3. January 2026
Book
Hardback
184 pages
978-1-3986-2262-3 (ISBN)
Description
Provides step-by-step advice to prepare effectively and nail that presentation. This quick and easy guide provides a practical toolkit for developing a winning presentation and improving your confidence.
Complete with case studies and expert input to help you avoid disaster, Develop Your Presentation Skills includes content to help you to deliver a presentation 'stripped bare' and to use new media to engage with your audience.
This fully updated 6th edition now features even more practical exercises, useful templates and top tips to help you find your voice and use it with style; to inform, to persuade, to impress. From unpicking the original brief and understanding just what the audience wants, to facing your performance demons and constructing compelling content, you will keep your audience rapt with attention.
The Creating Success series of books...
Unlock vital skills, power up your performance and get ahead with the bestselling Creating Success series. Written by experts for new and aspiring managers and leaders, this million-selling collection of accessible and empowering guides will get you up to speed in no time. Packed with clever thinking, smart advice and the kind of winning techniques that really get results, you'll make fast progress, quickly reach your goals and create lasting success in your career.
Complete with case studies and expert input to help you avoid disaster, Develop Your Presentation Skills includes content to help you to deliver a presentation 'stripped bare' and to use new media to engage with your audience.
This fully updated 6th edition now features even more practical exercises, useful templates and top tips to help you find your voice and use it with style; to inform, to persuade, to impress. From unpicking the original brief and understanding just what the audience wants, to facing your performance demons and constructing compelling content, you will keep your audience rapt with attention.
The Creating Success series of books...
Unlock vital skills, power up your performance and get ahead with the bestselling Creating Success series. Written by experts for new and aspiring managers and leaders, this million-selling collection of accessible and empowering guides will get you up to speed in no time. Packed with clever thinking, smart advice and the kind of winning techniques that really get results, you'll make fast progress, quickly reach your goals and create lasting success in your career.
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Series
Edition
6th Revised edition
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Edition type
Revised edition
Product notice
Cloth over boards
Dimensions
Height: 222 mm
Width: 145 mm
Thickness: 14 mm
Weight
370 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-3986-2262-3 (9781398622623)
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Person
Theo Theobald has spent most of his adult life in front of an audience, as Management Trainer, Stand-Up Comic and most recently Funeral Celebrant, writing and conducting countless services. A media career including a senior role with the BBC, was followed by 20 years as a freelancer. He is based in Worcestershire, UK.
Content
Chapter - 00: Introduction;
Chapter - 01: What's your motivation?;
Chapter - 02: Where do you begin?;
Chapter - 03: What on earth are you going to say?;
Chapter - 04: It's time to write... now!;
Chapter - 05: The power of storytelling;
Chapter - 06: Using humour;
Chapter - 07: Working from home;
Chapter - 08: Rehearsal;
Chapter - 09: Finding your voice;
Chapter - 10: Openings;
Chapter - 11: Endings;
Chapter - 12: Handling your nerves;
Chapter - 13: Handling your audience;
Chapter - 14: Question and answer sessions;
Chapter - 15: Getting ready - some practical aspects;
Chapter - 16: As the moment approaches;
Chapter - 17: Stripped bare;
Chapter - 18: Advanced interactivity;
Chapter - 19: Progress report;
Chapter - 20: Confidence under pressure;
Chapter - 21: What next?;
Chapter - 01: What's your motivation?;
Chapter - 02: Where do you begin?;
Chapter - 03: What on earth are you going to say?;
Chapter - 04: It's time to write... now!;
Chapter - 05: The power of storytelling;
Chapter - 06: Using humour;
Chapter - 07: Working from home;
Chapter - 08: Rehearsal;
Chapter - 09: Finding your voice;
Chapter - 10: Openings;
Chapter - 11: Endings;
Chapter - 12: Handling your nerves;
Chapter - 13: Handling your audience;
Chapter - 14: Question and answer sessions;
Chapter - 15: Getting ready - some practical aspects;
Chapter - 16: As the moment approaches;
Chapter - 17: Stripped bare;
Chapter - 18: Advanced interactivity;
Chapter - 19: Progress report;
Chapter - 20: Confidence under pressure;
Chapter - 21: What next?;