Nail That Presentation!: Confident, Effective, Engaging Public Speaking

Imagine never worrying about what you are going to say or write in a presentation ever again. Imagine never worrying about how you will come across when you deliver a speech. Imagine never seeing bored faces in your audience when you speak. Imagine giving a presentation where you ooze confidence, where your audience are hooked on your every word, and where they are looking like they are enjoying the whole experience. Imagine you actually enjoying the whole experience too! Imagine the applause, your audience coming up to congratulate you, and you rising in their esteem as a leader. You can achieve all this and more! This short book will give you countless simple tips that will enhance your presentation skills. By doing so you will become a more competent speaker, a more confident speaker, and a more engaging speaker. Chris Green has gathered all his learning from over two decades of public speaking and filtered it into this self help book. His tips and insights help you to become a confident, natural, engaging speaker. What is more, you will suddenly realise that you have the skills and the ability to be better than the majority of the presenters out there! Why? Because, most of them have never bothered to educate themselves in the art of speaking in public, they fail to prepare and practise, and they do not think about their audience. If you want to engage with your audience, you need to understand them and speak to them. If you want to deliver a faultless, natural, confident presentation then you need to practise and prepare. Great speakers do not rely on their talents. If they did, why did Steve Jobs spend two days practising before his presentations? Why did Winston Churchill practise his speeches in the bath? We would not expect a marathon runner who turns up for a race without preparing him or herself to actually win. But, unfortunately, that is what a lot of presenters do. They are not confident with their script, they are not confident with their equipment; they don’t even know how long their presentation really lasts. To be a confident, competent, engaging presenter not only do you need to have engaging delivery skills. You also need the skills to write a presentation that grabs their attention, works on their senses, and inspires their emotions. Above all, it must be easy to follow and easy to understand your message. Many people tend to talk about “giving a presentation” and “writing a presentation” without realising that they are two sides of the same coin. All messages need a messenger, and all messengers need a message. By understanding that and working on both sides of the coin, you will climb the Presenters Pyramid with an ease that will suprise both your colleagues and yourself!