Winning Strategies for Power Presentations: Jerry Weissman Delivers Lessons from the World's Best Presenters
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| Rating | : | 4.11 (640 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0133121070 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 272 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-10-25 |
| Language | : | English |
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JERRY WEISSMAN, the world’s #1 corporate presentations consultant, is known for his executive coaching sessions. Weissman is the president of Power Presentations, Ltd., and the author of the bestsellers Presenting to Win, Presentations in Action, The Power Presenter, and In the Line of Fire: How to Handle Tough QuestionsWhen It Counts. Weissman’s private
Craft and deliver outstanding presentations, speeches, demos, and more! Learn how, from the world's #1 presentation coach, Jerry Weissman -- and the experiences of dozens of the world's legendary persuaders! This book distills 75 best practices and techniques Weissman has developed through more than 20 years coaching executives on their highest-stakes presentations. Weissman illuminates every technique with a compelling case study, drawing on the positive and negative experiences of communicators ranging from Ronald Reagan to Barack Obama, Jon Stewart to venture capitalist John Doerr, Stephen King to Mark Twain
75 great lessons in effective presentation from a master Full Disclosure: I've been through the author's 3 day introductory course and am a huge fan of his insight and lessons.Winning Strategies for Power Presentations tackles a problem endemic to our current times: short attention spans. In fact, Chapter 575 great lessons in effective presentation from a master Jeff Full Disclosure: I've been through the author's 3 day introductory course and am a huge fan of his insight and lessons.Winning Strategies for Power Presentations tackles a problem endemic to our current times: short attention spans. In fact, Chapter 54 is about the difficulty of presenting to a crowd lost in their Crackberries. Ironically, it's the only topic where Jerry admits trying a lot of techniques and not finding one he likes.Wel. is about the difficulty of presenting to a crowd lost in their Crackberries. Ironically, it's the only topic where Jerry admits trying a lot of techniques and not finding one he likes.Wel. "Do it for your audience." according to Edwin C. Pauzer. In 75 chapters that read like three- to four-page essays, author Jerry Weissman manages to cover the gamut of the presentation from structure, voice and body language (even what to do with your hands), handling questions, how to answer them, producing PowerPoint slides, and many more topics and nuances of making a presentation.I was particularly intrigued with his chapters on PowerPoint slide creation and integration. PowerPoint was sup. "Another important work from Weissman with immediately actionable plans for improving your presentations" according to Joel Avrunin. I discovered Jerry Weissman about two years ago, and my speaking skills and career have benefitted ever since. His approach to discussing presenting is both philosophical and practical, covering both the theories behind his ideas and their practical application. Some reviewers look at his books and say the messages he conveys are "obvious". If his lessons were so obvious, then why I am constantly finding myself the victim of awful prese
I will refer back to the ideas in this book constantly in the years ahead. Editor at Large, Fortune Magazine; author, Inside Apple “Jerry can change a monotone, mind-numbing presenter into a fascinating, attention-getting, and enthralling speaker. His teachings are like a dose of Red Bull for the listener. For the first time, Weissman also offers indispensable advice on a wide spectrum of “special” presentation factors, from developing a richer speaking voice to delivering scripted speeches, and from leading stimulating panel discussions to demonstrating new products successfully. Having known and worked with Jerr