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Life Is a Series of Presentations: 8 Ways to Punch Up Your People Skills at Work, at Home, Anytime, Anywhere [Abridged, Audiobook] [Audio CD]

Tony Jeary (Author), Kim Dower (Author), J.E. Fishman (Author)
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December 30, 2003

Presentation Mastery Is The Key to Professional and Personal Success.

As presentation coach to America's top CEOs, Tony Jeary is known as Mr. Presentation™. In his work with more than 500 world-class organizations in 35 countries, he has found a common denominator in every situation: Your success in life depends upon how you approach the millions of opportunities before you. In this insightful and compelling audiobook, Jeary reveals the eight simple secrets that you can put to work immediately to achieve dramatic results!

Unless you're a hermit living on a mountaintop, your life largely consists of interactions with the people around you. Jeary's eight essential practices allow you to master any interaction, whether it involves a roomful of colleagues, a small group, or just one person. You will learn:

• The big question presenters consistently forget to ask themselves
• The 10 personality types you must be able to recognize and handle
• The firepower of your own Presentation Arsenal
• The magic behind the mnemonic I P R E S E N T

Engaging, informative, and loaded with useful anecdotes, this audiobook will teach you skills that change the way you approach every situation. You will gain confidence, respect, and credibility while being more time-efficient and, of course, more influential. This will have an immediate impact on you, both professionally and personally. Because your life is a series of presentations.


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Communication coach Tony Jeary estimates that we make one hundred presentations every day. He tells readers, "Whether you are talking to a soccer coach or potential client, the way you present your thoughts and ideas to people have a profound effect on the shape of your life." Jeary paves the road to friendly persuasion with theory and practice in Life is a Series of Presentations.

Drawing upon established research in the psychology of influence and neuro-linguistic programming, he guides readers to define their "presentation universe" by using a "3 Dimension" (what-why-how) outline. Although Jeary introduces eight general practices of successful presenters, he shines in describing the practical nuances of presentations including how to: do homework to understand an audience, cut tensions that interfere with rapport, give an audience breathing space, handle hecklers, wrestle stage fright to the ground, and build a presentation arsenal of anecdotes.

A call to self-awareness adds depth to his strategies. For example, one insightful chapter lists eight inhibitors (such as perfectionism, desire to please, aloofness, and good student syndrome) that sabotage presentations. Another section focuses on the anatomy of how to say "thank-you"--and what it communicates about a speaker’s self regard. At times, the chapters suffer from too many theories backing up Jeary’s smart suggestions. But this is an insightful book on how to change someone’s mind. --Barbara Mackoff --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

From Publishers Weekly

The title might be a bit of an overstatement, but the basic idea is solid: executive coach Jeary (with the help of media coach Dower and former Doubleday editor Fishman) convincingly points out that presidential elections, careers, fortunes and even lives can hang in the balance between a good presentation and a bad one. This remarkably thorough book extends the art of presentation beyond mere delivery skills to the work of anticipating (and preparing for) the mind of an audience, predicting typical personalities in a crowd (not just hecklers, but also "snipers," "cheerleaders," "vacationers" and "convicts"), and promoting audience involvement. (Jeary himself, aka the trademarked Mr. Presentation, carries a stack of one-dollar bills that he peels off and hands to audience members when they contribute to his talks.) Cognizant that public speaking ranks alongside death and flying as common fears, Jeary stresses rigorous practice and preparation in order to eliminate problems and banish nervousness. Another useful chapter draws upon the work of Dr. Robert Cialdini to outline the six "most successful techniques for influencing people": reciprocation, commitment and consistency, social proof, liking, authority and scarcity. Jeary's book also manages to avoid the stodginess of most Toastmaster guides and public speaking manuals, making this volume a helpful and readable guide to presenting in public.
Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Details

  • Audio CD
  • Publisher: Simon & Schuster Audio; Abridged edition (December 30, 2003)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0743535901
  • ISBN-13: 978-0743535908
  • Product Dimensions: 5.9 x 5 x 1 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 7 ounces
  • Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (15 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,348,371 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Good information but ..., November 14, 2004
The author uses the book to sell us that everything we do is a presentation. He is right of course, but I like his more simple, to the point 136 Effective Presenation Tips and Inspire Any Audience. A lot of the same information in a more useable format.
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6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars If you only read one book this year, read this one, March 30, 2004
I heard Tony Jeary speak in person in Eatontown NJ on 3/25/04 and bought his book at the seminar. The insights into making presentations to groups of any size that he provides in this book are incredible and very relevant to anyone who wishes to communicate more effectively. Through the school of hard knocks, he has truly mastered the art and science of making quality presentations.

This book reveals his common sense secrets. If you are serious about planning meetings and presentations that get real results (not snores or rolling eyeballs), this is the book for you. I am planning a new presentation using his 3D outline and find it extremely helpful and useful. His writing style is both engaging and informative. An absolute must read.

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6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Relevant and practical advise, March 23, 2004
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As Tony Jeary points out in this point we can make a profound impact on others, or not, based on the way we present ourselves to them. The book is enlightening in that it really does increase your awareness of dozens of opportunities we face each day to present our ideas, opinions, and thoughts.

The book is based on his research and provides very practical (not just theoritical) ways to better communicate a message and make sure this message reaches people with the desired effect. Of particular value has been the ideas and techniques he writes about for dealing with the anxiety many feel prior to making a presentation.

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