Presentation Secrets

Do What You Never Thought Possible with Your Presentations

AvAlexei Kapterev

Häftad, Engelska, 2011

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Beskrivning

Plan, create, and deliver amazing presentations! Alexei Kapterev's online presentation on presentations has seen more than one million views, all with no advertising or promotion. Building on this hit, he now brings us Presentation Secrets outlining his successful tactics for planning, producing, and presenting memorable and unique presentations. The author shares his insight, wisdom, and advice with impressive clarity and detail, covering the three main components required to a presentation: storyline design, slide design, and delivery. Presentation Secrets lets you get to work immediately, fully prepared, armed with confidence, and ready to inspire. Teaches everything that goes into a successful and memorable presentationHelps create a storyline, from planning the beginning, middle, and end, to establishing key points, to making a presentation scalableDiscusses how to design a slide template that meets your goals, ensure consistency, and find focal pointsDissects the delivery of a presentation, including how to create "a character", integrate mistakes, listening to yourself, talking to the audience, and avoiding monotonyIncludes non-presentation metaphor to drive home your understanding of storytelling, improvisation, and deliveryAlso featuring real-world examples of presentations from the worlds of business, science, and politics, such as Steve Jobs, Hans Rosling, and Al Gore, this unique book delivers tried and tested secrets and inside tips for making a sensational presentation!

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2011-09-30
Mått:203 x 226 x 19 mm
Vikt:748 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Secrets
Antal sidor:304
Förlag:John Wiley & Sons Inc
ISBN:9781118034965

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Mer om författaren

Alexei Kapterev is the author of "Death by PowerPoint," the world's most popular presentation on presentations, with over a million views to date. He runs a consulting practice in addition to working with Mercator, Russia's leading business graphics company. He also teaches visual communication at the Graduate School of Business Administration, Moscow State University.

Recensioner i media

"A very likable book. It's lavishly illustrated with colour images explaining the art of giving speeches and presentations." (The Speech Writers Guild, January 2012)

Innehållsförteckning

Read This First xiii Chapter 1 3 What Is Presentation? 1What Are Presentations? 2Story 4Slides 7Delivery 13The Three Principles of Presenting 14Summary 22Part I 3 Story 23Chapter 2 3 The Story’s Focus 25Not All Stories Are Created Equal 26Focusing on One Idea 26Setting the Goal 27The Customer Isn’t Always Right 35Gathering the Material 39Inventing the Truth 47Can You Sell Without Lying? 47Summary 48Chapter 3 3 The Story’s Contrast 51Problems and Solutions 52Hero and Villain 63Summary 73Chapter 4 3 The Story’s Unity 75Making Your Story Unified 76Case Study: The Story of Tomato Sauce 80The Problem of Balance 82Case Study: A Company Introduction 99Summary 101Part I I 3 Slides 103Chapter 5 3 The Slides’ Focus 105Producing Your Slides 106Zen and Vajrayana 107Designing Zen Slides 113Summary 131Chapter 6 3 The Slides’ Contrast 133Energizing Lifeless Diagrams 134Using Comparisons 136Data Visualization 144Lies, Damned Lies, and Statistics 155A Word on Animation 159Where to Go Next?—Visualization Resources 161Summary 162Chapter 7 3 The Slides’ Unity 163Avoiding Ugly Slides 164Slide Design for Non-Designers 165Working with Pictures 188United World in a Slide Deck 191Summary 195Part I I I 3 Delivery 197Chapter 8 3 Focus in Delivery 199What Should You Focus on During Delivery? 200Clarity 202Pace 205Voice 207Engaging with Your Audience 208Making Eye Contact 212Addressing Any Questions 218Using Humor (or Not?) 218Summary 220Chapter 9 3 Contrast in Delivery 221The Opposite of Monotony 222Being Perfect Versus Being Passionate 223Don’t Avoid Confrontation 226Learning from Other People 232Summary 241Chapter 10 3 Unity in Delivery 243Going with the Flow 244The Pros and Cons of Improvisation 247Relaxing Control 251Summary 263Chapter 11 3 Where to Go Next 265Presentation Checklist 266Taking Further Steps 269General Presentation Resources 269Storytelling Resources 270Slide Resources 273Delivery Resources 275Presentations Transform 277Index 279