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by Diane DiResta (Author)
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"Need to deliver your message with Power, Punch, and Pizzazz? This book delivers what it promises. You'll be a near expert by the end of the first chapter! One of the best books we've seen on the subject." -- Adult Ed Today

"Need to deliver your message with Power, Punch, and Pizzazz? This book delivers what it promises. You'll be a near expert by the end of the first chapter! One of the best books we've seen on the subject." -- Adult Ed Today<br /><br />If you speak, you need this book. If you don't speak, you need it even more. Buy this book today! --Mark Victor Hansen, co-creator of the New York Times best-selling series, Chicken Soup for the Soul

If you speak, you need this book. If you don't speak, you need it even more. Buy this book today! -- Mark Victor Hansen, co-creator of the New York Times best-selling series, Chicken Soup for the Soul

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Life is a presentation. The ability to present one's ideas quickly and efficiently is a significant resource in today's business world.

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Product Details

  • Paperback: 300 pages
  • Publisher: Chandler House Press; 1 edition (October 15, 1998)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 1886284253
  • ISBN-13: 978-1886284258
  • Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 7.4 x 0.6 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (21 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.com Sales Rank: #156,861 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)


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49 of 53 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Scared of Presentations? This is the one book you need, August 28, 2004
By QuinnCreative "-Q" (Glendale, AZ, USA) - See all my reviews
  
When I saw the hyped-up title, "Knockout Presentations: How to Deliver Your Message with Power, Punch and Pizzaz," I winced. But I needed to find a book to teach from that really covered a lot of ground, and DiResta carries through on the promise. If you hate hype, you'll love the book. It delivers what the title promises.
If you want to buy just one book to give you real help from preparing the presentation, through conquering fear, breathing techniques, using your hands, creating useful and easy-to-manage props and checking the room before you present, this is the one book that will give you all that help and more.
To make it even more useful, it's jammed with tips and hints to help you succeed. It is never preachy or pedantic.
After each major section, there are checklists to go over to make sure you focus on the most important parts of the previous material.
Still more good news: The table of contents and the index are clear and to the point--you can find what you need and concentrate on just what you need help with.
Like a website, there are icons for exercises and case studies. Like the best of print books, there are fill-in boxes for those who prefer a workbook to just reading, and margins big enough to take notes in.
I use this book to teach, but it's an ideal book for self-study, too.
Need to lose your fear of public speaking? Need to give better presentations? Buy, read, re-read, follow this book and you will be on your way to success. --Q
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22 of 23 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars So You Want To Give A GREAT Presentation? Buy This!, April 5, 2003
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If you've spent way too much time and effort putting together a presentation, felt uncomfortable presenting, and came away disappointed, buy this book now. It'll make you and you presentations better almost immediately.

It gives great advice, from projecting your voice to developing a truly persuasive presentation to making the most of your visual aids. It gives actionable tips and techniques to help with each of these items, so you can improve immediately.

Best of all, the book is a great reference tool. It's very easy to go back and find the section on Developing a Persuasive Presentation or Knowing Your Audience (or whatever), in just a minute. From there, you can follow the simple steps and make a big difference in the presentation.

Just got done developing 2 presentations to our CEO, and this book saved me a TON of planning time, and helped me to really get the point across. He was sold!

So, don't hesitate. If you spend way to much time and anxiety worrying about your presentations , this is worth every penny!

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50 of 58 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars this book had no power, punch or pizazazz, April 10, 2005
Must have had friends writing previous reviews, because unless you are under the age of 16, this book is quite simplistic. If you've spent anytime on the job with some situational awareness, you will have received the utter basics this book imparts. I wanted to return the book immediately for it should have been listed in the children's book section. It never gets any better-- with any rich information or insight--just obvious trite pabulum laced throughout. This book is insipid and mind-numbingly simplistic. DO NOT BUY if you want to learn how to make a knockout presentation!
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I've known Diane DiResta's work for many years. She is the "Queen of Presentations". Her book provides a no-nonsense approach to the art of clear, precise and meaningful... Read more
Published on June 25, 2006 by Henri J. Blits

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Published on March 19, 2006 by J. O. Stanworth

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Published on January 26, 2006 by Phillip C. V. Souza

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Clarity Brought to Fundamentals
I have read hundreds and hundreds of books on how to give presentations. Diresta adds to the genre through sheer force of simple clarity. Read more
Published on June 8, 2005 by TJ Walker

5.0 out of 5 stars Knockout's a knockout with my clients
Having been in the communication skill business the past 15 years myself, I am glad to have such a good and user-friendly reference as this book to recommend to my clients - from... Read more
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5.0 out of 5 stars A Knockout!
As a fellow Professional Speaker, I have to admit that I know Diane, and have seen her excellent presenting style first-hand. Read more
Published on March 29, 2005 by A.lan Stevens

5.0 out of 5 stars Comprehensive and balanced book on public speaking
The other reviewers here are right: this is an excellent book, well-written and concise, with coverage of just about every topic relevant to giving presentations... Read more
Published on December 26, 2004 by D. D. Dupont

5.0 out of 5 stars The best book on Presentation Skills
Diane's book is terrific--easy to read and implement ideas and tips.
I find myself going back many times and use it as a resource! Read more
Published on June 5, 2003 by Andrea Nierenberg

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This book will help you put your seminars over the top. It helped address a major flaw in my seminars. I highly recommend this book for anyone serious about seminars.
Published on March 25, 2003 by William Hayes

5.0 out of 5 stars Appeals to anyone who will ever speak in public
Knockout Presentations is a how-to book that gives the reader practical advice on becoming an effective public speaker. Read more
Published on September 27, 2001 by ccbb66

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