Persuasive Presentations for Business [Paperback]

Robert Bly (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: June 4, 2008

Give Presentations That Pay Off

Robert Bly, presenter extraordinaire and world-renowned wordsmith, reveals the success secrets for winning a room and closing a deal in any forum-seminars, podcasts, webinars, interviews and meetings. Revealing presentation tricks, successful secrets and surefire techniques for organizing and delivering a superior presentation, Bly teaches you how rid yourself of fear and nerves, and turn your stiff speech into a comfortable conversation between you and your colleagues or clients-leaving them nodding in agreement and ready to take action.

Learn:

• The No.1 secret of successful persuasive speaking
• The most common audience “hot buttons”
• How to work engaging content into your presentation
• The “3 T's” speaking formula
• The truth about presentation tools-what works and what doesn't
• The 3 points to hit in the first five minutes of any presentation
• Involvement and interactivity techniques to revive any audience and keep them in your corner
• The 7 worst speaker habits and how to eliminate them
• How to tailor your content, pace and delivery to your audience ensuring stellar evaluations and ideal results

Editorial Reviews

About the Author

Robert W. Bly is a highly successful copywriter and consultant with more than 25 years of experience. He has given presentations to the National Speakers Association, U.S. Army, American Society for Training and Development and others. A prolific writer and bestselling author, he has written more than 70 books. First column, bottom:

Product Details

• Paperback: 240 pages
• Publisher: Entrepreneur Press; 1 edition (June 4, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1599181770
• ISBN-13: 978-1599181776
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 7.5 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 15.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,010,343 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Robert W. Bly (River Vale, NJ) is a professional writer, speaker and marketing consultant with over 3 decades of experience in business-to-business, high-tech, and direct response marketing. He became a self-made multi-millionaire while still in his 30s. Bob is the author of seventy-seven published books including Careers for Writers (McGraw-Hill/VGM), Secrets of a Freelance Writer (Henry Holt), The Copywriter's Handbook (Henry Holt), The Elements of Technical Writing (Alyn & Bacon) and The Elements of Business Writing (Alyn & Bacon). McGraw-Hill calls Bob Bly "America's top copywriter," and he was named 2007 Copywriter of the Year by American Writers and Artists, Inc. Bob writes regular columns for Target Marketing, a monthly trade publication covering the direct marketing industry; Early to Rise, a daily e-newsletter on business success; and The Writer, a premier monthly magazine providing information and inspiration for writers. The Direct Response Letter, Bob Bly's free e-newsletter, has over 60,000 subscribers.

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Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Bly's Public Speaking Book Impresses Veteran NSA Speaker, September 25, 2008

By 

Peter Fogel "Mr.Right!" (Sunrise, Florida) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Persuasive Presentations for Business (Paperback)

I have been in front of audiences for close to thirty years,
either as a stand-up comic or motivational speaker for corporations.
I thought I knew it all... that is, until I read Bly's book.
Concise with real techniques (that were even new to me) now any business speaker has a powerful guide to call on that will enable them to captivate any business meeting audience.

If you are in sales, want to dominate your market or exude expert status in your industry -- then this is a "must have" book for any serious business orator (me included.)
Peter Fogel Member of National Speakers Association www.reinventyourselfnow.com

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Bly Strikes Again!, October 17, 2008

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Mark Amtower "Mark Amtower, consultant, autho... (Highland, MD) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Persuasive Presentations for Business (Paperback)

Bob Bly's books have a remarkable consistency: they are uniformly use-able. Bob organizes his work in such a way that anyone and everyone should be able to learn from them. These are "rubber meets road" books at their best.

Bob's book on Presentations is no exception. He walks you through what works, what doesn't work, and he uses great examples along the way.

I have several of Bob's books in my library and each of them is well-used, tabbed with post-its, and usually has a couple of 3x5 cards in them with notes.

Add this book to you library today. Read it, Use it. Prosper from it.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Must-have - for your next presentation, September 28, 2008

By 

Michael Brown (Media, PA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Persuasive Presentations for Business (Paperback)

I've been involved with thousands of presentations - and found useful advice in this book...

Whether you're looking for tips on planning, writing or delivering your next presentation, Bob's action-oriented style delivers on it's core promise "Give Presentations That Pay-Off"

Throughout this easy-to-read book, you'll find specific examples of how to make your next presentation - your best!!! I was personally inspired by the guidance in "Seven Tips for Better Speeches", "Stories to Get Your Point Across" and "Engaging Your Audience"

Bottom line - I have not read a better book on this topic.