Richard Hall is Chairman of RH&A and Showcase Presentations Limited. He has written several books for Pearson, including Brilliant Business Creativity, Brilliant Marketing and The Secrets of Success at Work. His background is in marketing and advertising and he now specialises in executive mentoring, team building and strategic consulting.

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• About the author Author's acknowledgments Introduction  Part 1: CHANGES IN EXPECTATIONS1         Changes, technology, the media and you2         This is your career we’re talking about3          Really understanding your audiencePart 2: KNOWING YOURSELF HELPS YOU IMPROVE4       Fear - how to understand and control it                                   5     The five levels of mastering presenting     Part 3: THE PRESENTER'S TOOLKIT                                                       6      The context of the presentation 7       How to write a brilliant story                                                                      8       How to give your story colour                                                                  9       How to illustrate your presentation                                                         10     Giving a brilliant performance                                                                              Part 4: HOW TECHNOLOGY AND TECHNIQUE IMPACTS ON PRESENTATIONS 11     Technology is here to make us more powerful 12    Technique: learning from the best – the X FactorPart 5: HOW TO BE COME BRILLIANT - PULLING IT ALL TOGETHER13    Moving from good to brilliant                                                                &nb