Presentation Training A-Z (Paperback)

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Product Description

Presentation Training A-Z is a compilation of insights from TJ WalkerÂ’s 20 years of training experience. This book addresses all aspects of public speaking, from learning how to develop a strong opening to creating a powerful closing and even understanding how to execute it. Presentation Training A-Z is a fundamental read for people looking to improve their speaking skills.

What youÂ’ll learn:
- How to speak without using notes
- The 7 essential elements of every successful speech
- Tips on becoming more persuasive while reducing nervousness and tension
- Proven PowerPoint enhancement techniques
- Memorable examples from key speaking figures
- Strategies to handle questions and answers like a professional

About the Author

President, Media Training Worldwide Preeminent media training expert and presentation authority

Speaker. TJ Walker is a leading keynote speaker for trade associations and corporate conventions on how to present to the media and live audiences.

Trainer. TJ conducts more than 100 small group (1-20 people) media and presentation training workshops per year. He began training more than 20 years ago.

Author. TJ is the author of "Media Training A-Z," "Presentation Training A-Z" and more than 100 other books, videos, DVDs, CDs, software programs and other learning tools.

Newsmaker. TJ has hosted more than 2,000 talk radio and TV shows and has been featured numerous times on the following networks: ABC-TV, Fox News Channel, MSNBC, Court TV, Bloomberg TV, Comedy Central, National Public Radio, ABC Radio, NBC Radio, CBS Radio, and Westwood One. He has been a regular commentator for the Voice of America heard worldwide and was a columnist for Investor Relations Magazine.

Internet. Each week, more than 50,000 people (including executives from a majority of all publicly traded US corporations) read TJÂ’s Presentation Tips newsletters. He also writes a daily "TJÂ’s Insights" column on media and presentation training issues.

The Web. TJ has three leading presentation training web sites. Mediatrainingworldwide.com is the leading media training site listed on Google, Yahoo, and MSN.

Education. TJ was a Merit Scholar at Duke University where he graduated magna cum laude. He has lectured or trained at Yale University, Columbia University and Princeton University.

Customers. TJÂ’s customers include Microsoft, Bank of America, Charles Schwab, Unilever, Allstate, Miss Universe Organization, EMC, The Hartford, Dun and Bradstreet, US Trust and hundreds more.

Product Details

• Paperback: 235 pages
• Publisher: Media Training Worldwide; First Edition edition (January 1, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1932642390
• ISBN-13: 978-1932642391
• Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 5.4 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 10.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #971,265 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

Customer Reviews

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent follow-up, February 24, 2005

By	Lisa Heller "Political/Community Activist" (New York, NY) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

After reading Walker's excellent Media Training A-Z, I decided to see if he had any other interview or presentation resource materials. I was happy to find Presentation Training written in the same easy-to-follow style, packed with tips. There is relatively little overlap between the 2 books, though they do complement each other. I also liked the up-to-the-minute topical references that make the book feel extremely current and relevant. Another very handy reference.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Saying goodby to presentation panic, May 30, 2005

By	Roger Landry MD (Falmouth, Mass) - See all my reviews

T.J. Walker's Presentation Training A-Z takes the mystery...and the terror...out of making presentations. More importantly, it made my realize I'm not the hot shot speaker I thought I was. With a straightforward, practical style, T.J. offers pearls of wisdom and experience on how to move from good to GREAT with your presentations. Now, whenever I have one coming up, I hit the sections that address the weaknesses from my last presentation and fine tune performance. Response to my presentations has become much more enthusiastic and requests for speaking have picked up so much that I'm now charging more. Thanks to T.J.,I have reason to be comfortable in front of an audience and no one has to know my dog-eared copy of Presentation Training A-Z is in my briefcase.
Roger Landry MD

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Presestation Training A-Z, May 20, 2005

By	Avid Reader "Avid Reader" (Bombay, India) - See all my reviews

In a world that is over-crowded with Information, Mr TJ Walker's simple yet lucid style of preseneting a fairly complex subject comes as a refresher! Goes well beyond the plethora of 'how to ' books, thus creating a new bench-mark.
His ability to convince the reader, that this, is an opportunity to combine 'Substance and Style', goes down rather well, with effective examples. The Author's ablity to enable the reader 'experience' his examples and test the methodology of this art and science of story telling makes it compelling and extremely readable.
A must read for pro's who want to 'make it' in life!and pass the 'Water-cooler' test that he so clearly enunciates!