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1 online resource (xv, 288 pages) : color illustrations Plan, create, and deliver amazing presentations! Alexei Kapterev's online presentation on presentations has seen more than one million views, all with no advertising or promotion. Building on this hit, he now brings us Presentation Secrets outlining his successful tactics for planning, producing, and presenting memorable and unique presentations. The author shares his insight, wisdom, and advice with impressive clarity and detail, covering the three main components required to a presentation: storyline design, slide design, and delivery. Presentation Secrets lets you get to work immediately, f. pt. 1. Story -- pt. 2. Slides -- pt. 3. Delivery. ch. 1 What Is Presentation? -- What Are Presentations? -- Story -- Slides -- Delivery -- The Three Principles of Presenting -- Summary -- pt. I STORY -- ch. 2 The Story's Focus -- Not All Stories Are Created Equal -- Focusing on One Idea -- Setting the Goal -- The Customer Isn't Always Right -- Gathering the Material -- Inventing the Truth -- Can You Sell Without Lying? -- Summary -- ch. 3 The Story's Contrast -- Problems and Solutions -- Hero and Villain -- Summary -- ch. 4 The Story's Unity -- Making Your Story Unified -- Case Study: The Story of Tomato Sauce -- The Problem of Balance -- Case Study: A Company Introduction -- Summary -- pt. II SLIDES -- ch. 5 The Slides' Focus -- Producing Your Slides -- Zen and Vajrayana -- Designing Zen Slides -- Summary -- ch. 6 The Slides' Contrast -- Energizing Lifeless Diagrams -- Using Comparisons -- Data Visualization -- Lies, Damned Lies, and Statistics -- A Word on Animation -- Where to Go Next? -- Visualization Resources -- Summary -- ch. 7 The Slides' Unity -- Avoiding Ugly Slides -- Slide Design for Non-Designers -- Working with Pictures -- United World in a Slide Deck -- Summary -- pt. III DELIVERY -- ch. 8 Focus in Delivery -- What Should You Focus on During Delivery? -- Clarity -- Pace -- Voice -- Engaging with Your Audience -- Making Eye Contact -- Addressing Any Questions -- Using Humor (or Not?) -- Summary -- ch. 9 Contrast in Delivery -- The Opposite of Monotony -- Being Perfect Versus Being Passionate -- Don't Avoid Confrontation -- Learning from Other People -- Summary -- ch. 10 Unity in Delivery -- Going with the Flow -- The Pros and Cons of Improvisation -- Relaxing Control -- Summary -- ch. 11 Where to Go Next -- Presentation Checklist -- Taking Further Steps -- General Presentation Resources -- Storytelling Resources -- Slide Resources -- Delivery Resources -- Presentations Transform. Alexei Kapterev. Includes bibliographical references and index. Business presentations Public speaking Business presentations Public speaking BUSINESS & ECONOMICS Business Communication Meetings & Presentations Business presentations Public speaking Business presentations Public speaking HF5718.22 .K37 2011eb 658.452 Kapterev, Alexei. Indianapolis, IN : John Wiley, ©2011 (OCoLC)756483454 9781118170458 1118170458 9781118170472 1118170474 9781118170465 1118170466 9781621984436 1621984435 9781118983973 1118983971 CL0500000131 Safari Books Online E1944D07-DD04-44E5-9C74-A887D621371C OverDrive, Inc. http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/book/10.1002/9781118983973 http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/book/10.1002/9781118983973 N$T 111102 20171116094546.0 ocn759396219 eng