Blank Page to First Draft in 15 Minutes: The most effective shortcut to preparing a speech or presentation (How to) [Paperback]

Phillip Khan-Panni (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: August 1, 2001 | Series: How to

This guide contains techniques, checklists, and effective planning for speech writing and presentation preparation. It provides guidance on structure and equips the reader for impromptu speaking engagements or question and answer sessions.

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About the Author

Phillip Khan-Panni is an acclaimed speaker, trainer and toastmaster. He runs his own communications consultancy and is a founding director of the Professional Speakers Association and a member of the Chartered Institute of Marketing. He is the author of 2-4-6-8 How Do You Communicate? publishing in June 2001 for How To Books in the Communicators series. Phillip lives in Bromley, Kent.

Product Details

• Paperback: 140 pages
• Publisher: Communicators (August 1, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1857037308
• ISBN-13: 978-1857037302
• Product Dimensions: 7.9 x 5.1 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,142,976 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Even better than his first book!, December 31, 2001

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Evelyn M. Ryan (Dublin, Ireland) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Blank Page to First Draft in 15 Minutes: The most effective shortcut to preparing a speech or presentation (How to) (Paperback)

When I read Phillip Khan-Panni's first book, "2-4-6-8, How Do you Communicate?" I thought it was terrific. But when I read "Blank Page to First Draft in 15 Minutes" I thought it was even better. It is full of valuable information from beginning to end. It has everything I would ever want to know about preparing a speech or presentation.

Phillip's style is easy to read. He makes powerful, important points, then illustrates them with narratives that take the reader into the subject and makes it even easier to understand and recall.

This book not only gives you a simple-to-master template, it explains the underlying principles of effective presentations. As the author himself says, his purpose is to help you fashion your thoughts into messages that others will want to hear. At the end of the book he provides a complete checklist that you can consult when you have only a few moments to remind yourself of the essential steps -- at times when you have to make a speech or presentation with little or no notice.

For anyone who has to address audiences, large or small, this book is a must read. Whether you are a new member of Toastmasters International or the CEO of a large corporation, this book really ought to be on your shelf of essential reference works.

What's more, it makes a superb gift for colleagues and clients!