"Made me consciously think about different aspects of presentations and furthermore gave me some very good ideas and 'little tricks' to keep the audience focussed."
MSc Management student

"Will it be useful? Oh yeah! This gave me a lot of tools to do a good presentation and also to analyse other people's presentations and then improve my way of performing."
MSc Management student

An invaluable tool for anyone with a presentation to do in a class, seminar or in the workplace.

Perfect Presentations! helps students and professionals gain the skills and confidence they need to give an effective presentation. This lively, concise and to-the-point guide offers practical advice and tips not only on how to plan and prepare, but also on how to deliver the perfect presentation.

Perfect Presentations! is ideal for everyone who becomes nervous at the prospect of doing a presentation. Levin and Topping show the importance of knowing your topic area, structuring your presentation well, and building up a rapport with your audience. They offer many suggestions and exercises to help gain and develop these presentation skills.

  • How to overcome your fears
  • How to use body language and eye contact
  • How to make your presentations audience friendly
  • How to use visual aids
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Perfect Presentations! helps students and professionals gain the skills and confidence they need to give an effective presentation. This lively, concise and to-the-point guide offers practical advice and tips not only on how to plan and prepare, but also on how to deliver the perfect presentation.
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Contents

List of Exercises

List of Contents

Speaking to an audience with confidence and clarity. READ THIS FIRST!

Introduction

Part One: Finding you voice

  • Training your body
  • Using body language and eye contact
  • Generating Energy

    Part Two: Preliminaries
    • What is your brief?
    • Know your audience
    • Clarify your goals and objectives
    • How will you be assessed?
    Observe other people's presentations

    Part Three: Preparing your materials
    Do your homework, think about your topic and decide your plan
    Make your message memorable
    Visual aids
    Handouts
    Prompts: index cards, script, notes, annotated printouts
    Team presentations

    Part Four: Thinking about your audience
    Making your presentation audience friendly
    Make friends with your audience
    Speak with authority
    Conquer your nerves

    Part Five: Rehearse! Rehearse! Rehearse!/
    The benefits of rehearsing
    Using your visual aids
    Working as a team

    Part Six: Last minute checks
    Check out the room
    Check out the equipment

    Part Seven: Giving your presentation
    Away you go...
    Question-and-answer sessions

    Part Eight: Giving your presentation
    How did it go... What have you learned?

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Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9780335219056
Publisert
2006-05-16
Utgiver
Vendor
Open University Press
Vekt
290 gr
Høyde
210 mm
Bredde
148 mm
Dybde
9 mm
Aldersnivå
U, 05
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
152

Biografisk notat

Dr Peter Levin is an educational developer at LSE. One of his roles is that of teamwork tutor for students working on group projects. Prior to taking up his present position he lectured in social policy at LSE. He is author of Making Social Policy (Open University Press, 1997).