The Presentations Kit: 10 Steps for Selling Your Ideas [Paperback]

Claudyne Wilder (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0471310891 | ISBN-13: 978-0471310891 | Publication Date: August 16, 1994 | Edition: Revised and Updated Edition

This superlative guide will help you focus on your unique qualities and strengths in order to use them in making effective and convincing presentations. The art of successful presentations is broken down into ten, logical and easy-to-follow steps, offering different formats designed for specific audiences and objectives. This updated revision includes substantial new material covering the vast range of software currently available to those seeking computer assistance. Explains the diverse software options and how to rate and select the best choice for your particular needs. Includes scores of fresh examples of presentation situations and how to handle them.

Product Details

• Paperback: 288 pages
• Publisher: Wiley; Revised and Updated Edition edition (August 16, 1994)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0471310891
• ISBN-13: 978-0471310891
• Product Dimensions: 9.9 x 7 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,244,417 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4.0 out of 5 stars Comprehensive Treatment of Public Speaking, October 5, 2009

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This review is from: The Presentations Kit: 10 Steps for Selling Your Ideas (Paperback)

The Presentations Kit is fairly comprehensive in that it covers the technical aspects of public speaking in a straightforward manner - everything from posture, voice, what to/not to eat and drink prior to, and environment, among other things. It also covers the art aspect - the intangibles that in my opinion really help a presenter nail a talk. Overall a great book but there are some areas that could have been improved upon. The design of the book was fairly plain, which if improvements were made in the overall visuals of the book would really help to solidify the author's message. In addition I would have liked to have seen more focus on the "art" aspect of presenting as this is where the magic occurs - presently only one chapter is dedicated to this. Finally, many of the technology aspects of the discussion, for example overhead projectors and transparencies, are fairly dated. A great book with sage advice and highly recommended for those wishing to improve their public speaking skills, but the improvements would put it over the top.