| Description |
xii, 211 pages ; 22 cm |
| Contents |
Machine derived contents note: Table of Contents -- Dedication and Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Chapter 1: Afraid? You Are Not Alone! -- Chapter 2: How To Stand Up and Speak as Well As You Think -- Chapter 3: How to Present Up the Management Chain -- Chapter 4: How to Be a Luncheon Speaker -- Chapter 5: How to Handle Audience Pressure -- Chapter 6: How to Orchestrate the Successful Business Lunch -- Chapter 7: How to Sell Your Ideas -- Chapter 8: How to Speak on the Spot -- Chapter 9: How to Move a Group to Action Using a Demonstration -- Chapter 10: How to Brief the Boss -- Chapter 11: How to Deliver Bad News -- Chapter 12: How to Run a Meeting So Well Your Participants Will Applaud -- Chapter 13: How to Disagree With Your Boss Without Getting Fired -- Chapter 14: How to Persuade Through a Talk -- Chapter 15: How to Emcee an Event, Introduce Speakers and Present Awards -- Chapter 16: How to Deliver a Talk to Inspire -- List of figures (Note: there are no captions for any figures.) -- Fig. 1-1 Drawing of man standing at table -- Fig. 1-2 Photo of Arthur Daley, Sr. -- Fig. 1-3 Chart: What are you afraid of? -- Fig. 2-1 Pie Chart (powerpoint) -- Fig. 2-2 Five silhouettes - "Don't lose 55 percent impact" -- Fig. 2-3 Chart - "Don't Lose 38 percent impact." -- Fig. 3-1 Drawing of man gesturing behind audience -- Fig. 4-1 Drawing of man standing at luncheon table -- Fig. 5-1 Drawing of woman standing before hostile audience -- Fig. 6-1 Partial of jpg drawing showing man and woman seated at table -- Fig. 7-1 Drawing of man standing in boardroom -- Fig. 8-1Drawing of man standing to side of a small meeting table -- Fig. 9-1 Drawing of a man gesturing to an audience -- Fig. 10-1 Partial of drawing of two men talking; TV camera in jpg should be edited out. -- Fig. 11-1 Drawing of small group looking serious around a table -- Fig. 12-1Drawing of man standing behind a zig-zag meeting table -- Fig. 13-1 Drawing of a woman taking notes by boss's desk -- Fig. 14-1 Drawing of people looking at table full of papers -- Fig. 15-1 Drawing of man speaking at a podium -- Fig. 16-1 Photo of breaking the sound barrier |
| Summary |
This book is about people - people like you who have to speak in front of critical listeners as part of their business lives. Since you can not avoid these situations if you want to advance your career, you may as well get good at them. This book introduces you to a number of situations common to everyday business, then details the skills you need to communicate without fear and make the best impression - whether you are speaking to an audience of 1 or 1000 |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Business presentations.
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Public speaking.
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| Author |
Daley-Caravella, Laura.
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| LC no. |
2003006032 |
| ISBN |
007140564X paperback |
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