Your Perfect Presentation: Speak in Front of Any Audience Anytime Anywhere and Never Be Nervous Again

by Bill Hoogterp

Overview

—Sheryl Sandberg, COO of FACEBOOK

Overcome Your Fear and Deliver Dynamic Presentations

Your style is perfect for you. Public speaking coach to the C-suite Bill Hoogterp shows you proven tips, techniques, and exercises to amplify your effectiveness asa speaker and communicator. He explains how the brain processes information, what people respond to, and how to hold the audience in the palm of your hand.

Great public speaking can be learned. Hoogterp's unique method turns fear into fun and shows you how to be your natural, authentic, unique self—and deliver your perfect presentation for any audience each and every time.

"A smart guide." —Parade magazine

"Improving your ability to communicate will increase your potential to have impact on the world, no matter what you do. Bill Hoogterp and the Own the Room team will show you how—and they'll make it fun." — Reid Hoffman, cofounder and chairman of LinkedIn and coauthor of The Start-Up of You

"Bill Hoogterp is one of the best public speaking coaches in the world today. He helps you become the star." — Joichi Ito, director of the MIT Media Lab

"A must-have reference for anyone who wants to be a better leader in any business. . . the ticket to own whatever room you're in." — from the foreword by Maggie Murphy, editor in chief of Parade magazine

“Love Bill Hoogterp’s new book, Your Perfect Presentation, that helps readers learn to thrive in front of any audience.” — Arianna Huffington

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780071825009
Publisher:	McGraw Hill LLC
Publication date:	03/21/2014
Pages:	288
Sales rank:	1,054,795
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 8.90(h) x 0.70(d)

About the Author

Bill Hoogterp is one of the most sought after public speaking coaches in the world. He developed Own the Room, a proven methodology that helps business professionals learn to become effective speakers in a very short period of time.

Table of Contents

Foreword vii

Preface ix

Acknowledgments xiii

Part I How the Stage Works

1 Its All About You, When You Are the Audience 3

2 From Nervousness to Fun 19

3 Lower the Filters 33

4 Weak Language: Cut It Down 47

5 Strong Language: Build It Up 55

6 Demand Feedback and Love Video 67

Part II Making You the Star

7 Voice Modulation: Find Your Inner Diva 83

8 Harmonize Your Body Language 99

9 Answer Questions They Haven't Asked, in Order 111

10 The Power of Stories 125

11 Yes, You Are … Funny! 131

12 Finding Your Own Style 137

13 Make It Special 145

Part III Making the Audience the Star

14 Involve the Audience: Wave of the Future 157

15 Easy Openings You Can Imagine 169

16 Close with Commitment 179

17 Leveraging Team Presentations 187

Part IV The Whole World is a Stage

18 One-on-One Conversations: Use Active Listening to Get People to Hang on Your Every Word 199

19 Map Out Meetings and Conference Calls 211

20 Leveraging Powerful Panels 233

21 Become a Motivational and Keynote Speaker 241

22 Deliver an Elevator Pitch: Selling in Three Easy Steps 251

A Final Word 259

Index 263