Table of Contents
Expanded. Contents vii
Introduction xv
How to Use This Book xvii
Chapter 1 Plan It Like You're Patton: Determine Your Battle Plan-Map Out Exactly What You Want to Do and How You Will Do It 1
Chapter 2 Present It Like It's a Play: Harness the Structural Power of Mini-Acts, Scenes, and Climaxes 17
Chapter 3 Magnify Your Message with Credibility, Approachability, and Listenability 27
Chapter 4 Maintain an Arsenal of 10 Techniques to Deflect Skepticism, Hostility, and Inattention 37
Chapter 5 Perfect and Polish Powerful Opens and Closes 45
Chapter 6 Be Master of Your Domain: Make Visual Aids, Handouts, and Room Layouts Work for You 53
Chapter 7 Give Your Ideas a Strong Voice: Lower Your Pitch, Raise Your Resonance, and Amplify Your Vocal Power 61
Chapter 8 Control Stage Fright and Understand That What You Can't Control Can Work for You: Being Nervous Is Good If You Channel That Energy the Way Many Famous Performers Do 71
Chapter 9 Harness the Energy of Humor, But Learn How to Use It Appropriately and Gracefully 79
Chapter 10 Master the New Media: Presenting Effectively on Skype, Podcasts, Video, and Broadcast 89
Chapter 11 Ten Templates for the Types of Presentations You'll Commonly Encounter 113
Chapter 12 The Ten Techniques in Action: Classic Demonstrations and Explanations of the "Present Like a Pro" Techniques in Various Presentation Scenarios 121
Afterword 149
Appendix A Presenter's Guide to Using and Understanding Statistics 151
Notes 159
Further Reading 163
Index 165
