Includes index.

What You're Not to Read -- Foolish Assumptions -- Presenting with Purpose -- Presentations: One Key to Doing Business -- Finding Out What You Need to Know -- Developing Your Presentation -- Delivering a Presentation -- Looking at PowerPoint Pointers -- Sizing Up Special Presentation Situations -- The Four Ws: Who, What, Where, and Why -- Determining What Your Presentation Needs to Do -- Analyzing Your Audience -- Relating to Your Audience -- Controlling Your Topic -- Pumping Up Your Research -- Two People Who Can Get You Started -- Gathering Primary Sources -- Checking Out Secondary Sources -- Ensnaring a Web of Resources -- Organizing Your Message -- Picking Material That Makes Your Point -- Picking a Pattern of Organization -- Outlining to Stay on Track -- Using Index Cards and Scripts -- Timing for Maximum Impact -- Organizing Your Presentation with PowerPoint -- Me, Worry? Controlling Anxiety -- Is It Stage Fright If There's No Stage? -- Changing Your Perceptions to Reduce Anxiety -- Managing Physical Symptoms of Anxiety -- Tapping Into Tricks That Target Stage Fright -- Rehearsing Your Presentation -- Avoiding Popular "Cures" That Don't Fight Fright -- Using Your Nervousness As an Asset -- Creating a Presentation: The Basics -- Building the Body with Stories, Statistics, and Other Good Stuff -- Using Stories to Make Your Point -- Doing It by the Numbers: Statistics and Other Numerical Data -- Gathering More Support: Quotations, Definitions, Analogies, and Examples -- Setting a Style: Choosing Your Words Carefully -- Honing Your Tone and Style -- Creating Catch Phrases -- Using Classic Rhetorical Tricks -- Editing Yourself Painlessly -- Using Humor Effectively -- The Secret of Not "Bombing" -- Simple Types of Nonjoke Humor That Anyone Can Use -- Poking Fun at Yourself -- Tying It All Together: Introductions, Transitions, and Conclusions -- Starting Out with Style -- The Top Five Introductions to Avoid -- Making Smooth Transitions -- That's It, Everybody: Concluding Your Presentation -- The Top Five Conclusions to Avoid -- Planning Powerful Visual Aids -- Understanding the Power of Visuals -- Checking Out Charts and Graphs -- Selecting Slides and Overheads -- Using a Flip Chart -- Determining Whether Handouts Will Help -- Preparing Great Props -- Giving Your Presentation with Ease -- Making Body Talk: What's Out, What's In, and What's International -- Using Proper Nonverbal Speech in Any Language -- Making Eye Contact -- Dressing to Impress -- Mastering Physical Positioning and Movement -- Understanding What Your Voice Says about You -- Remembering Tips for Successful Global Communications -- Appreciating Your Audience -- Reading Your Audience's Reaction -- Helping Your Audience Get Comfortable -- Taming a Tough Audience -- Energizing a Dull Audience -- Adopting Surefire Audience Involvement Techniques -- What Did You Say? Fielding Questions -- Reviewing the Basics of a Q&A Session -- Coming Up with a Perfect Answer Every Time -- Seizing Six Great Question-Handling Techniques -- Responding to Special Situations -- Handling Tough Questions -- Handling Hostile Questions -- Persuading a Silent Audience to Ask Questions -- Mastering the Power of PowerPoint -- Employing Stunningly Simple Design Techniques -- Detailing the Do's and Don'ts of Design -- Using Templates -- Transforming with Technical Tricks -- Considering Cool Tricks to Whip Your Audience Into a Frenzy -- Keeping the Flow Going -- Using Audio -- Using Video -- Adding Animation -- Mining Miscellaneous Impressive Stuff -- Avoiding Common Mistakes with PowerPoint -- Recognizing Mistakes When Prepping Your Presentation -- Avoiding Mistakes When Presenting -- Overpowering with PowerPoint: How Much Is Too Much? -- Checking Out Tips and Tricks for Common Presentations -- Succeeding in Sales and Other Motivational Presentations -- Giving a Sales Presentation -- Energizing with a Motivational Presentation -- Tackling Technical and Financial Presentations -- Presenting Technical Information -- Focusing On Financial Presentations -- Making Informational Briefings and Training Presentations -- Basic Rules for Informational Briefings -- Special Rules for Training Presentations -- Presenting a Business Plan to a Venture Capitalist or Your Boss -- Hints for Presenting a Business Plan to a Venture Capitalist -- Special Rules for Presenting a Business Plan to Bigwigs at Your Company -- Top Mistakes to Avoid During Business Plan Presentations -- Making Virtual Presentations: Phone, Video, Web, and E-Mail -- Identifying Which Virtual Presentation Is Right for You -- Preparing for a Virtual Presentation -- Practicing Do's and Don'ts -- Delivering a Virtual Presentation -- Using Tips and Tricks for Success -- Impressing with International Presentations -- Discovering Your Audience's Culture -- Crafting Your Message -- Following Basic Rules for Delivery -- Working with an Interpreter -- Dealing with Impromptu Presentations, Panels, and Roundtables -- Saying a Few Words: Impromptu Presentations -- Being on a Panel -- Participating in a Roundtable Discussion -- The Part of Tens -- Ten (or So) Comeback Lines to Use When Things Go Wrong -- Visual-Aid Problems -- Distracting Noises -- You Make a Mistake -- Ten (or So) Tips for Presentations at Public Meetings -- Sign Up to Speak -- Talk into the Microphone -- Identify Yourself and Your Position -- Start with Something Positive -- Present New Information -- Tell the Members What You Want -- Give a Clear Alternative -- Provide Handouts -- Don't Repeat Yourself -- Always Be Prepared -- Stay Cool and Calm -- Don't Be Rude -- Don't Be a Professional Complainer -- Ten (or So) Things to Check Before You Present -- How to Get There -- Room Layout -- Seating Arrangements -- Human Equipment -- Audiovisual Equipment -- Sound System -- Electricity -- Podium -- Lighting -- Restrooms -- Temperature and Ventilation.

Beat stage fright and give a flawless presentation

Tips and tactics for making your point with PowerPoint®

Want to impress your colleagues? Convince your clients? Prove your point? No matter what you’ re trying to say or to whom you’ re speaking, a great presentation is often the key to success. Luckily, this friendly guide shows you how to make every presentation you give powerful, believable, and convincing.

The Dummies Way Explanations in plain English " Get in, get out" information Icons and other navigational aids Tear-out cheat sheet Top ten lists A dash of humor and fun

Discover how to: Relate to any audience Communicate globally Add flare with personal stories Crack up your audience Employ powerful visual aids Field tough questions Recover when things go wrong