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Present like a pro, the modern guide to getting your point across in meetings, speeches, and the media, Carl Hausman

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Includes bibliographical references and index

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non fiction

Present like a pro

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Carl Hausman

the modern guide to getting your point across in meetings, speeches, and the media

Highly accessible, full of memorable examples, and at times amusing, this book presents ten powerful techniques for getting your point across in all venuesincluding new media

Plan it like you're Patton : Determine your battle plan - map out exactly what you want to do and how you will do it -- Present it like it's a play : Harness the structural power of mini-acts, scenes, and climaxes -- Magnify you message with credibility, approachability, and listenability -- Maintain an arsenal of 10 techniques to deflect skepticism, hostility, and inattention -- Perfect and polish powerful opens and closes -- Be master of your domain : Make visual aids, handouts, and room layouts work for you -- Give your ideas a strong voice : Lower your pitch, raise your resonance, and amplify your vocal power -- Control stage fright and understand that what you can't control can work for you : Being nervous is good if you channel that energy the way many famous performers do -- Harness the energy of humor, but learn how to use it appropriately and gracefully -- Master the new media : Presenting effectively on skype, podcasts, video, and broadcast -- Ten templates for the types of presentations you'll commonly encounter -- The ten techniques in action : Classic demonstrations and explanations of the "Present Like a Pro" techniques in various presentation scenarios