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Presentation Skills For Managers, Second Edition


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Proven Techniques for Designing and Delivering a Powerful Presentation Every Time Great presentations have the power to impact people, boost careers, and generate interest in both the speaker and the topic. Presentation Skills for Managers, Second Edition equips you with the tools and confidence needs to create compelling, persuasive presentations. This fully revised edition of the popular guide shows you how to utilize both modern technology and time-tested methods to engage any audience. Drawing from her unique background in both the business and acting worlds, author Kerri Garbis explains how to best engage audiences and present prepared content. You’ll learn how to address groups of all sizes in any setting. Presentation Skills for Managers, Second Edition provides brand new insights on: • Planning and rehearsing your presentation • Using storytelling to engage your audience • Using acting techniques to deliver a memorable presentation • Knowing what your audience needs and giving it to them • Managing Q&A to deliver effective responses The tips and techniques in this book will guide you in how to make your presentation one that always leaves a lasting and positive impression on your audience. Briefcase Books, written specifically for today's busy manager, feature eye-catching icons, checklists, and sidebars to guide managers step-by-step through everyday workplace situations. Look for these innovative design features to help you navigate through each page: • Clear, concise definitions of presentation terms and jargon • Tips for being smart when planning and delivering your presentation • How-to hints of the pros for smooth, successful presentations • Practical advice to avoid mistakes during the entire process • Warning signs for where things could go wrong • Actual examples of principles and practices described in the book • Specific procedures and techniques for creating a great presentation  

Table of Contents:
Introduction 1. Rehearsal Process The Talk Through The Walk Through Dress Rehearsal The Rehearsal Process and You Manager’s Checklist for Chapter 1 2. The Essentials The Feet, the Hands, and the Face Making eye contact work for you Empowering your voice Avoiding filler words Manager’s Checklist for Chapter 2 3. Fear and confidence Why am I Nervous? Harnessing Your Nerves How to Fell More Calm and Appear More Confident Know Your Symptoms Manager’s Checklist for Chapter 3 4. Audience Analysis Audience Demographics Audience Mindset Expectations Audience Analysis is Essential to Creating Your Presentation Manager’s Checklist for Chapter 4 5. Acting techniques that help you create content Identifying Your Presentation Objectives Using Presentation Strategies Manager’s Checklist for Chapter 5 6. The Blueprint for every Presentation Introduction Organizing Your Presentation Body Conclusion Manager’s Checklist for Chapter 6 7. Storytelling for audience engagement How to Tell a Story Incorporating Stories into Presentations Storytelling is Fluid Manager’s Checklist for Chapter 7 8. Performance techniques Make It All about You Control Your Visuals Get Away From the Furniture Don’t Match the Backdrop Reading Your Audience Manager’s Checklist for Chapter 8 9. Stage Movement Being Seen Confident First Impressions and Final Moments Using Your Stage Seated Presentations Manager’s Checklist for Chapter 9 10. Actors’ secrets for sharing the stage Preparing to Co-Present Group Presentation Rehearsal Co-Presenting with someone who wants to “Wing It” Presenting on a Panel  Manager’s Checklist for Chapter 10 11. Q&A management Planning for Audience Questions Elements of a Good Answer How to Not Answer a Question Rehearsing Q&A Manager’s Checklist for Chapter 11 12. What If...? What If... You Need to Acknowledge an Issue to the Crowd? What If... You're Presenting Someone Else's Content? What If... You Don't Care about or Aren't Connected to the Content? What If... You Have to Deliver the Same Information Over and Over Again? What If... You Get Shorted on Time? What If... You're Given Extra Time? What If... You Skip a Major Point? What If... You Forget a Prop? What If... You Totally Lose Your Audience? What If... You Have a Heckler or a Hijacker? What If... You Discover an Error in Your Visuals? What If... You Need to Cancel? What If... You Get surprising Feedback? Manager's Checklist for Chapter 12 Conclusion Index

About the Author :
Learn and practice invaluable presentation techniques with this fully rewritten go-to guide McGraw-Hill’s successful Briefcase Books Series is filled with strategies and advice to help you become a more capable, efficient, and effective manager and a valuable member of any organization. Featuring eye-catching icons, checklists, and sidebars to guide you step-by-step through everyday workplace situations, these books are a go-to resource to help you brush up on your practical skills, and to learn new ones. Presentation Skills for Managers, 2nd edition, is a fully rewritten edition of this essential skill-builder, specifically crafted for today's busy manager looking to create compelling, persuasive presentations, utilizing both modern technology and time-tested methods to engage any audience. Using her unique background in both the business and acting worlds, author Kerri Garbis will provide you with brand new insights on: Effective performance Storytelling for audience engagement Acting techniques that help you create content Audience analysis criteria Overcoming common presentation obstacles


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9781259643965
  • Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
  • Publisher Imprint: Mcgraw-Hill Education
  • Height: 224 mm
  • No of Pages: 160
  • Spine Width: 10 mm
  • Width: 150 mm
  • ISBN-10: 1259643964
  • Publisher Date: 16 Sep 2016
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: N
  • Weight: 225 gr


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