Business Communication Today, 15th Ed.
Chapter 17. Enhancing Presentations with Slides and Other Visuals
"Whether you are a manager explaining new programs to your employees, a chief financial officer giving a financial update to the media, or a vice president speaking in front of your board of directors, following these 10 suggestions will help you achieve presentation success: .
"What's surprising is how few of us rehearse the way we will move on stage during presentations.
Kim Lachance Shandrow speaks with Simon Sinek, one of the most popular TED presenters.
"Some studies say you've only got 15 seconds to grab an audience's attention, while others say it's closer to a minute," writes Richard Feloni of BusinessInsider.
“The obligation to be understood is from the one who speaks or writes, not from the one who hears or reads.
"Over the years SOAP has helped clients to create and deliver thousands of presentations in a lot of countries and in more markets and areas than we can count.
The editors at SOAP (State of the Art Presentations) report on the topic.
"When we speak, we have about 60 seconds to capture our audience's attention, establish credibility, orient them to our topic, and motivate them to listen, says Darlene Price, president of Well Said, Inc.
Fergal Glynn posts his list.
"Giving a presentation is very similar to public speaking.
"There are so many interesting facts and numbers in the world of presentations, this infographic could be 5 times the size.
According to Richard Feloni, "Once you finish your written speech or PowerPoint slides, you're only halfway done preparing a great presentation.
According to Richard Felloni of BusinessInsider.
"If you're not entirely comfortable speaking in public, then giving a PowerPoint in front of your colleagues or clients can be a great source of anxiety," writes Richard Feloni in a piece featured at BusinessInsider.
"We’ve been compiling a list of top presentation resources that will help you become a master presenter.
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According to Kent Anderson, "I’m a fan of PowerPoint.
"As a performance coach I’ve been privileged to work with a varied selection of fascinating people.
Here is a Dave Paradi SlideShare presentation "based on ideas in his Present It So They Get It.
"Many people will listen to what I just said and say, “It’s time to kill the presentation.
"Happens to everyone.
Raj Kharmih presents an infographic and short introduction on the topic.
"I wrote this about four years ago, originally as an ebook.