Category: Business/Investing Publisher: Greenleaf Book Group Press
ISBN-10: 1929774885
Type: Non-Fiction
Pages: 176
Copyright: May 1, 2009
ISBN-13: 9781929774883
In a direct, conversational, and often humorous style, Walker offers novice presenters and savvy speakers specific advice and concrete techniques that will make every presentation memorable and foolproof.
If you are like more people, you probably hate public speaking. You're likely afraid that you'll be boring, unconvincing, unmemorable, or even ridiculous. Yet in your work you probably have to give presentations almost every day--whether it's a report at a staff meeting, a sales pitch, or a keynote address.
Speaking guru TJ Walker has the solution: the secret to giving foolproof presentations it to focus on what your audience really wants. All you have to do is follow Walker's audience-centric approach to preparing, rehearsing, testing, and delivering presentations by applying the advice he gives as he answers the most common questions people have about presenting such as:
How long should my presentation be?
When and how should I use technology?
When should I take questions?
What do I do if I mkae a mistake?
What should I do with my hands?
What do I say first?
Based on thousands of presentation workshops and personal coaching sessions with politicians, CEOs, and average business people. TJ Walker's Secret to Foolproof Presentations will absolutely make you a better presenter.
Professional Reviews
Newsday.com
Hate making presentations? Lots of people do. Here in the age of PowerPoint wizardry and short-attention spans, just standing up and sharing is almost never enough. The best cure for podium angst I've come across: "TJ Walker's Secret to Foolproof Presentations." Written by a veteran media trainer, this short book is "The Elements of Style" for the get-up-and-show-it crowd. They'll be riveted and won't let you leave.
Moneywatch.bnet.com
I usually read two or three books a week. I have a stack of 'to read' books next to my chair, in my bedroom, and in the bathroom. Most of the books I read are just okay. I'll skim them and maybe pick up a good idea or two. But once in awhile a book will come along that I will read every word of every page because it is that good. T J Walker has written one of those books. I don't care who you are or what you do, you will benefit from reading TJ Walker's Secret to Foolproof
