The A to Z of Presentations

Bookboon, 2012. — 49 p. — ISBN: 978-87-403-0054-3.
Whether you are giving a presentation to an important client, trying to win business from a valued customer, selling an idea to your board of senior executives, or making a farewell speech to a retiring colleague, this “A to Z…” will help you come across as someone who is knowledgeable, skilled, and enthusiastic. Take a look!
Preface.
This book will give everything you need to become a professional presenter. Whether you are giving a presentation to an important client, trying to win business from a valued customer, selling an idea to your board of senior executives, or making a farewell speech to a retiring colleague, this “A to Z…” will help you come across as someone who is knowledgeable, skilled, and enthusiastic. Ex-President Ford of the United States of America once said that being able to talk in front of an audience was the most important skill he wished he’d learnt and would have gone back to college if he could have mastered it. You don’t have to. The answers are all in this book.Content.
Accents.
Aikido, intellectual.
Alert Stance, an.
Analogy.
Anaphora.
Appearance in Presentation.
Articulation.
Attention Spans.
Audience Types.
Audience, winning an.
Audiences, difficult.
Breathing.
Colours on a Chart.
Commanding Walk, a.
Commentating.
Confidence.
Controlled Hands.
Conviction Graph, the.
Core Statement, the.
Creative Pause, the.
Cue Cards.
Difficult Audiences.
Difficult Questions.
Definitely Definitions I.
Definitely Definitions II.
Donkeys’ Tails Quiz I.
Donkeys’ Tails Quiz II.
Emphasis.
Endings.
Enthusiasm.
Enunciation.
Eye Warmth.
Fears, the ten worst human.
First Impressions Last.
Flipcharts.
Fill in the Blank Quiz I.
Fill in the Blank Quiz II.
Gestures, meaningful.
Hand Positions.
Inflection.
Information, gathering.
Jokes.
Lead Them.
Leading an Audience.
Lists and Checklists.
Mantras.
Middles of Presentations.
Mnemonics in Presentations.
Multiple Choice Quiz.
Narratives.
Natural Smiles.
Nerves.
Numbers.
The Numbers Game.
Openers, formal presentation.
Openers, impact.
Opening Techniques.
Overheads.
Pace, speaking.
Pauses.
Persuasion, the P’s of.
Persuasive Words, the most.
Phrasing.
Pitch.
Planting.
Presentation Style.
Presentation Techniques.
Presentation, a definition of.
Presentation, preparing a.
Presentations, business.
Presentations, effective.
Prior Knowledge.
Questions, difficult.
Rapport, losing.
Resonance, voice.
Seating Styles.
Show Don’t Just Tell.
Signposting.
Tone.
True or False? Quiz I.
True or False? Quiz II.
Under Starter’s Orders.
Visuals.
Voice, using the.
Volume.
Wall Push, the.
Word Lists.
Writing and Speaking.
Presentation Skills: Answers To Quiz Questions 02.