Great ideas deserve great presentations -- and this book shows readers exactly how to deliver! Business growth is becoming increasingly dependent on partnerships, joint ventures, and other strategic alliances. Consequently, the ability of professionals to articulate their ideas well to others has become increasingly essential. How to Prepare, Stage, and Deliver Winning Presentations, now in a thoroughly updated edition, gives readers a proven and practical approach to increase their knowledge, capabilities, confidence, and success. The book provides proven, practical advice on communicating essential information when it matters most. Readers will learn how to: * Make their case using persuasive supporting materials that illuminate and inspire * Win over audiences with sound strategy, organization, and persuasive evidence * Use visual aids using current technologies such as computer graphics, LCD projectors, and Web-interactive methods * Create a positive impression through voice, language, and nonverbal impressions This is an essential book for all professionals seeking to influence decision makers, win contracts, and enhance their careers.
Bio for Tom Leech, author, consultant, keynote speaker
Tom Leech wears several hats. He heads his own communication consulting firm, based in San Diego, California. He is author of several books about business, nature and travel:
- How to Prepare, Stage & Deliver Winning Presentations, 3rd Edition 2004 (AMACOM), named by Presentations Magazine as one of six "Top of the Class" books for the year;
- Say it like Shakespeare: The Bard's Timeless Tips for Successful Communication (McGraw-Hill), available on Kindle as an e-book;
- Outdoors San Diego: Hiking, Biking & Camping, with Jack Farnan (Premier), based on his many columns as Outdoors Editor for San Diego Magazine's Online Edition;
- On the Road in '68: A year of turmoil, a journey of friendship (Presentations Press), based on his 6-months around-the-world adventure trip during this tumultuous year.
For nearly three decades, he has helped organizations nationwide enhance communications success and capabilities via executive and team coaching, training seminars, and conference programs and keynotes. He is a long-time free-lance writer and columnist with over 200 articles in national and local publications, among them in-flight magazines of Frontier, Air Tran and American Airlines, Executive Update, The Toastmaster, Presentations, Opportunity World, Sales & Marketing Excellence, Manage, Master Salesman, Business Journals, San Diego Magazine and Mission Valley News.
He's a native of the Hoosier State -- Indiana, and a graduate of Purdue University. His spare time activities include hiking, travel, ball-room dancing, reading good books and walking the dogs (occasionally).
Information about his various pursuits can be found at at www.winning-presentations.com, presentationspress.com and outdoorssandiego.com.
