The Truth about Confident Presenting

James S. O'Rourke Iv

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Confident, effective public speaking made easy, step-by-step.

Great presenters aren’t born that way. They become great by focusing on their message, the needs of the audience, patterns of organization and the details of presenting. Confident, effective public speaking is not easy, but it’s certainly doable. Everything you need is right here in ‘The Truth about Confident Presenting’.

Contents; Part I: Some Initial Truths; 1. Public Speaking Is Not Easy, but It’s Certainly Doable; 2. The Key to Success Is Preparation; 3. Rehearsal Is Essential; 4. Emulating Good Speakers Makes You Better; 5. Establish Goals for Your Presentation; 6. A Presentation Is a Learning Occasion; Part II: The Truth about Getting Ready to Speak; 7. Talk Is the Work; 8. Know What Your Audience Is Looking For; 9. There Is a Difference between Speaking and Writing; 10. Preparing a Presentation Is a Relatively Simple Process; 11. Begin by Analyzing Your Audience; 12. Know about Your Audience; Part III: The Truth about What Makes People Listen; 13. Understand What Makes People Listen; 14. Your Speaking Style Makes a Difference; 15. Answer the Questions Listeners Bring to Your Presentation; 16. Listening Matters; 17. Being an Active Listener Brings Real Benefits; 18. You Can Overcome the Barriers to Successful Communication; Part IV: The Truth about Developing Support for Your Presentation; 19. Develop Support for Your Presentation; 20. Understand the Power of Your Content; 21. The Kinds and Quality of Evidence Matter to Your Audience; 22. Structure Can Help Carry an Inexperienced Speaker; 23. Find Support for Your Presentation; 24. Use the Internet to Support Your Presentation; Part V: The Truth about Getting Up to Speak; 25. Select a Delivery Approach; 26. Your Introduction Forms Their First Impression; 27. Begin with a Purpose in Mind; 28. Keep Your Audience Interested; 29. Conclusions Are as Important as Introductions; 30. Have Confidence in Your Preparation; 31. Repeat the Process as Often as Possible; Part VI: The Truth about Managing Anxiety; 32. All Speakers Get Nervous; 33. Recognize Anxiety Before It Begins; 34. Deal with Nervous Behaviour; 35. Keep Your Nervousness to Yourself; Part VII: The Truth about Nonverbal Communication; 36. Most Information Is Transferred Nonverbally; 37. The Nonverbal Process Can Work for You; 38. Nonverbal Communication Has Specific Functions; 39. Nonverbal Communication Is Governed by Key Principles; 40. Nonverbal Communication Has an Effect on Your Audience; Part VIII: The Truth about Visual Aids; 41. Visual Aids Can Help Your Audience Understand Your Message; 42. Understand Visual Images Before You Use Them; 43. Choose the Right Visual; 44. Use PowerPoint Effectively; 45. Consider Speaking without Visuals; Part IX: The Truth about Handling an Audience; 46. Assess the Mood of Your Audience; 47. Answer the Audience’s Questions; 48. Handle Hostility with Confidence; Part X: The Truth about What Makes a Presentation Work; 49. Know as Much as Possible about the Location; 50. Use the Microphone to Your Advantage; 51. Know Your Limits;

Sujets

• Speech
• Employabilité, métiers et formations

Informations

• Publié par: Anthem Press
• Date de parution: 16 janvier 2019
• Nombre de lectures: 1
• EAN13: 9781783088843
• Langue: English

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Praise for The Truth about Confident Presenting, 2/e
“As you are taken on a journey through each chapter you will not only improve your public communication skills, you will actually begin to enjoy speaking to groups small and large and have a positive impact on your audience.”
—Christine Removille, Managing Director Europe, Africa, LatinAmerica— Accenture Interactive
“Want to be a better presenter? Pick up James O’Rourke’s The Truth about Confident Presenting . He’ll take you step by step through the elements of great presentations and help you connect with your audience.”
—Catherine Mathis, Chief Communications Officer, McGraw-Hill Education
“This book balances facts and philosophy to deliver the most honest and practical approach to communication I have read. Even after 25 years of public speaking, I found a lot of new weapons to add to my arsenal.”
—Denise Karkos, Chief Marketing Officer, TD Ameritrade
“O’Rourke explains the critical link between the content of a speech and its effectiveness, illuminating the powerful connection between preparation and performance.”
—R. Jeep Bryant, Executive Vice President and Chief Communications Officer, The Bank of New York Mellon
“How engaging and enjoyable presentations would be if all speakers read The Truth about Confident Presenting ! Speakers of all levels can learn something from this tapas-style assortment of insights preparing them for informal meetings as well as formal presentations.”
—Zoe Chance, Assistant Professor of Marketing, Yale School of Management, USA
“O’Rourke’s little volume reads with a practical wisdom that new and experience speakers will enjoy reflecting on and putting into practice.”
—Elizabeth A. Powell, Associate Professor, Management Communication, Darden School of Business, and Kluge Professor, School of Nursing, University of Virginia, USA
“It is a rare volume on public speaking that draws in the reader with its astute scholarship, practical advice, and concise prose––let alone one written by a scholar who knows a thing or two about a good presentation. This is one such book.”
—Scot E. Hoffman, Director of Global Communications, Dodge & Cox, San Francisco, California
The Truth About Confident Presenting, 2/e
The Truth About Confident Presenting, 2/e
All You Need to Know to Make Winning Presentations, Fearlessly and Painlessly
James S. O’Rourke, IV
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Contents
Foreword
Introduction
Part I Some Initial Truths
Truth 1 Public speaking is not easy, but it’s certainly doable
Truth 2 The key to success is preparation
Truth 3 Rehearsal is essential
Truth 4 Emulating good speakers makes you better
Truth 5 Establish goals for your presentation
Truth 6 A presentation is a learning occasion
Part II The Truth About Getting Ready to Speak
Truth 7 Talk is the work
Truth 8 Know what your audience is looking for
Truth 9 There is a difference between speaking and writing
Truth 10 Preparing a presentation is a relatively simple process
Truth 11 Begin by analyzing your audience
Truth 12 Know your audience
Part III The Truth About What Makes People Listen
Truth 13 Understand what makes people listen
Truth 14 Your speaking style makes a difference
Truth 15 Anticipate the questions your audience brings to your presentation
Truth 16 Listening matters
Truth 17 Being an active listener brings real benefits
Truth 18 You can overcome the barriers to successful communication
Part IV The Truth About Developing Support for Your Presentation
Truth 19 Develop support for your presentation
Truth 20 Understand the power of your content
Truth 21 The kinds and quality of evidence matter to your audience
Truth 22 Structure can help carry an inexperienced speaker
Truth 23 Find support for your presentation
Truth 24 Use the Internet to support your presentation
Part V The Truth About Getting Up to Speak
Truth 25 Select a delivery approach
Truth 26 Your introduction forms their first impression
Truth 27 Begin with a purpose in mind
Truth 28 Keep your audience interested
Truth 29 Conclusions are as important as introductions
Truth 30 Have confidence in your preparation
Truth 31 Repeat the process as often as possible
Part VI The Truth About Managing Anxiety
Truth 32 All speakers get nervous
Truth 33 Recognize anxiety before it begins
Truth 34 Deal with nervous behaviors
Truth 35 Keep your nervousness to yourself
Part VII The Truth About Nonverbal Communication
Truth 36 Most information is transferred nonverbally
Truth 37 The nonverbal process can work for you
Truth 38 Nonverbal communication has specific functions
Truth 39 Nonverbal communication is governed by key principles
Truth 40 Nonverbal communication has an effect on your audience
Part VIII The Truth About Visual Aids
Truth 41 Visual aids can help your audience understand your message
Truth 42 Understand visual images before you use them
Truth 43 Choose the right visual.
Truth 44 Use PowerPoint effectively.
Truth 45 Consider speaking without visuals
Part IX The Truth About Handling an Audience
Truth 46 Assess the mood of your audience
Truth 47 Answer the audience’s questions
Truth 48 Handle hostility with confidence
Part X The Truth About What Makes a Presentation Work
Truth 49 Know as much as possible about the location
Truth 50 Use the microphone to your advantage
Truth 51 Know your limits
References
Acknowledgments
About the Author
Foreword
When Jim O’Rourke first asked me to write this forward I was honored; then I began to work on it and I was stymied. Why did we need one more book on public speaking? What more can possibly be said on the subject that’s not already been said? Yet, as I finished the book you are about to begin, I came to a 52nd truth about confident speaking: reading this brief book will improve your abilities here. Okay, reading and implementing what’s contained here will improve your abilities.
Professor O’Rourke has codified in plain, straightforward, practical lessons the keys to confident speaking. Do not let this book’s short chapters deceive you; his lessons may appear simple, but they are not easy. O’Rourke has packed a great deal of content into each chapter, honoring your time as a reader and getting to the point quickly. I never saw the first edition, but look forward to sharing this edition with my students, colleagues and clients.
In the decade since its first printing, some elements of confident speaking have gotten easier. Emulating good speakers ( Truth 4 ) has never been easier with the proliferation of TED talks and YouTube playlists in virtually every field of study. While, simultaneously, the existence of smart phones within reach of every member of your audience makes keeping your audience interested ( Truth 28 ) even harder to accomplish than ever before.
Yet all of the advances we’ve seen have not dimmed the need for this book. As we become more connected and more mobile, we continue to yearn all the more for leaders with whom we can connect, personally delivering messages we can embrace.
I believe each reader will draw different lessons from the 51 truths contained here; that’s expected. We each have a different set of strengths and needs when it comes to presenting. As you read, I’d advise keeping a quick tally of which truths serve as reminders of skills you already possess and need to reinforce and which ones represent skills you know are weak for you and need to be shored up. Early in your preparation for a talk, you may want to focus on the “confounding truths” which vex you but then, closer to a talk, a quick review of your personal “confirming truths” may be just the ticket to nail that next presentation.
For me, rehearsal ( Truth 3 ) remains a challenge and requires my focus while introductions ( Truth 27 ) and questions ( Truth 38 ) often show up as my favorite moments in a presentation. (My spouse said something to me about the importance of listening (Truths 13 through 18), but I recall exactly what was said.)
However you choose to use this book, I urge you to mine it for all its worth. Your employees, investors, colleagues and customers—all who hear you speak—will appreciate the investment you made in your confident presenting.
J. D. Schramm, Ed D.
MBA Class of 1978 Lecturer
Stanford University Graduate School of Busin