Presentation Skills for Technical Professionals: Achieving Excellence

"This book gives you invaluable tips on how to make your presentation clear and accessible, how to interact with your audience and how to retain their interest while keeping your anxiety under control. Naomi Karten has used her vast experience -- both positive and negative -- on the front lines of public speaking to provide key advice (and many chuckles!) in this engrossing read for the technical professional. By following the advice contained this book, you can take the stress out of the exercise and start delivering presentations that will engage your audience and make your ideas and arguments memorable."--Provided by publisher.

About the Soft Skills for IT Professionals Series; Foreword; About the Author; Acknowledgements; Contents; INTRODUCTION: Please Join Me in Welcoming ... ; PART I: BECOMING A SKILLED PRESENTER; Chapter 1: Overview of the Basics; Chapter 2: Finding Your Voice; Chapter 3: Attributes of Good and Bad Presentations; Chapter 4: Presentation Anxiety and How to Tame It; PART II: DEVELOPING ENGAGING CONTENT; Chapter 5: Key Steps in Shaping Your Presentation; Chapter 6: Openings and Closings; Chapter 7: Interaction and the Adult Attention Span; Chapter 8: The Powerful Impact of Stories.

Chapter 21: Presenting to a Foreign AudienceChapter 22: Presenting at Conferences; Chapter 23: Presenting Webinars; Chapter 24: Presenting with Co-Presenters; FINAL THOUGHTS; Bibliography; ITG Resources.

Chapter 9: Using (Without Misusing) PowerPointPART III: PREPARING TO PRESENT; Chapter 10: Logistical Preparations; Chapter 11: Presenter Survival Kit; Chapter 12: The Vital Role of Practice; PART IV: PRESENTING WITH CONFIDENCE; Chapter 13: How to Make a Winning Impression; Chapter 14: How Not to Annoy Your Audience; Chapter 15: How to Handle Audience Questions; Chapter 16: How to Manage a Difficult Audience; Chapter 17: How to Conquer Nervousness; PART V: TIPS FOR SELECTED CONTEXTS; Chapter 18: Presenting to Management; Chapter 19: Presenting to Customers; Chapter 20: Presenting to Your Team.

This book gives you invaluable tips on how to make your presentation clear and accessible, how to interact with your audience and how to retain their interest while keeping your anxiety under control. Naomi Karten has used her vast experience -- both positive and negative -- on the front lines of public speaking to provide key advice (and many chuckles!) in this engrossing read for the technical professional.