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The Power Presenter

Techniques, Style, and Strategy from America's Top Speaking Coach

by Jerry Weissman

The Power Presenter
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
Pub. Date: 2009
ISBN: 9780470376485
No. pages: 272

Category: Career & Self-Development
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In this summary you will learn

  • Why the visual and vocal components of a presentation are crucial
  • How to prepare your presentation
  • How to establish empathy with the audience and avoid feeling nervous
  • How to work with graphics

Why you should read The Power Presenter

Many people would rather try to flush a snarling bobcat down the toilet than give a speech. Indeed, individuals often rate public speaking as a primary fear. Delivering a speech summons the same jacked-up “fight or flight” response that animals depend upon to survive predator attacks. Your breathing rate shoots through the roof. You cannot think clearly. You are suddenly in severe physical crisis. Unfortunately, when you give a speech, you cannot fight your way out of trouble or run away from it. Instead, you must somehow stand there calmly, and speak in a coherent, compelling fashion. Premier speaking coach Jerry Weissman shows how to quell those stressful feelings. In this clearly written book – which features an attractive design that makes his examples particularly easy to follow – he provides a comprehensive set of public speaking techniques to help you win over any audience. getAbstract is glad to speak up for this book and its fascinating case histories about famous speakers, including an insightful analysis of the fateful 1960 U.S. presidential debate between John F. Kennedy and Richard M. Nixon. History might have been different if Nixon had read Weissman’s book before he went on TV. If you hope to rise in sales or business, not to mention politics, you must be able to give a great presentation – this book will show you how.

About the Author

Jerry Weissman has coached hundreds of IPO presentations. Fortune magazine named his book Presenting to Win as one of eight “must-read” titles.

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