Excellence in Business Communication, 10th Edition
Chapter 14. Designing and Delivering Oral and Online Presentations
"In short, there’s a lot of variables that can affect what makes for a good presentation.
Curtis Newbold presents an infographic on the topic.
According to Todd Smith (photo, left), "There are literally hundreds if not thousands of little things we can do to raise the bar in our professional and personal lives.
"Consider these three ways to show gratitude to co-workers who make your life easier.
"If you’ve got a presentation to give at work or school — or are perhaps getting ready to speak at a TEDx event?
"From the "I have a dream" speech to Steve Jobs' iPhone launch, many great talks have a common structure that helps their message resonate with listeners.
"Being a good listener is one of the most important skills you can master if you want to advance your career and build meaningful relationships.
"When I started, I assumed every company would have its own set of problems.
"Don’t panic, but if you want to engage your audience in a presentation, you have about 30 seconds to make it happen.
"A good presentation depends, at least partly, on good slide design.
"A position could be an opinion, an idea, or a plan.
"We all have to negotiate in life, whether it’s asking for a bigger raise, nailing down details of a contract or even getting your kids to do their homework.
"A popular school of thought, dramatized in the [the] TV drama Lie to Me, is that a careful study of facial expressions—especially eye movements—tells investigators if a perp is dissembling.
"What do you do when you feel bullied by the audience?
"You don't have to let anyone block your sunlight! To maintain the spotlight here are six tips: .
"Wharton's Peter Cappelli discusses IBM's decision to rethink its remote work policy for some employees.
Michele Knight reports at Dataversity.
Stephanie Vozza (photo, left) reports on the topic at FastCompany.
"Americans are notorious for using filler words.
According to Marcel Schwantes (photo, left), "Instead of asking the casual, basic stuff we're all tired of answering, hit 'em up with these great conversational questions, beginning with my number one most favorite question.
"When left unchecked, not only does rampant incivility make our days more tense, it also leads to a loss of focus, a loss of productivity, a deliberate slacking off among disgruntled employees, and even serious health problems.
"Content engineering or content marketing is essentially about designing the right kinds of content that might engage consumers.
"The truth is that projecting power as a speaker doesn’t mean getting louder.
Richard Felloni presents the winner of the 2017 Toastmaster's World Champion of Public Speaking.