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    Be the best bad presenter ever : break the rules, make mistakes, and win them over / Karen Hough.

    By: Hough, KarenMaterial type: TextTextPublisher: San Francisco : Berrett-Koehler Publishers, [2014]Description: viii, 145 pages : illustrations ; 22 cmContent type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9781626560475; 1626560471Subject(s): Business presentations | Public speaking | Business communication | BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Business Communication -- Meetings & Presentations | LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES -- Public Speaking | Business communication | Business presentations | Public speaking | Expression orale | Discours | Communication | Développement d'aptitudes | AutoformationDDC classification: 658.4/52 LOC classification: HF5718.22 | .H68 2014Other classification: BUS007010 | LAN026000
    Contents:
    So who said you're a "bad" presenter? -- One: The baddest way to prepare: start breaking the rules before you even hit the stage. Break these rules. #1: Your purpose is to give a good presentation -- #2: Give informational presentations -- #3: Practice in front of a mirror -- #4: Picture the audience in their underwear -- Two: You are the presentation: so be your baddest you. Break these rules. #5: Open with an introduction and close with questions -- #6: You either have confidence or you don't -- #7: What you say is most important -- #8 and #9: Scan the back wall to simulate eye contact and stand behind the podium -- #10: Explain each topic -- #11: Have all your bullets on PowerPoint slides -- Three: Oops! Staying bad, no matter what happens. Break these rules. #12: If something goes wrong, act like nothing happened -- #13: Ignore your nerves, and they will go away -- #14: Control your emotions at all times -- Now get out there.
    Summary: "One reason public speaking is such a nightmare for so many people is that they think they have to be "perfect." They drive themselves crazy trying to conform to all sorts of handed-down rules that tie them up in knots and put their audiences to sleep. Karen Hough says you can throw out those rules, relax, be yourself, make "mistakes," and connect with your audience much more effectively than the guy with the impeccable PowerPoint slides. Hough has used her unique presentation approach to take the anxiety out of one of the greatest fears in business. Her book debunks over a dozen myths about presentations to make them more fun and natural for everybody. It's authenticity and passion that win people over, not polish. But you can't be authentic if you're following someone else's rules. Hough shows how you can embrace your own style and communicate your message without worrying constantly about antiquated dos and don'ts. Follow Karen's "bad advice" and you'll be surprised to learn you're actually a naturally skilled presenter"-- Provided by publisher.Summary: "Everything you think you know about presentations is turned on its head in this funny, wise, and immensely useful book. We can't learn to become good presenters if we're terrified of being bad. So, revel in your imperfections and learn what's really important about presenting: being yourself"-- Provided by publisher.
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    "One reason public speaking is such a nightmare for so many people is that they think they have to be "perfect." They drive themselves crazy trying to conform to all sorts of handed-down rules that tie them up in knots and put their audiences to sleep. Karen Hough says you can throw out those rules, relax, be yourself, make "mistakes," and connect with your audience much more effectively than the guy with the impeccable PowerPoint slides. Hough has used her unique presentation approach to take the anxiety out of one of the greatest fears in business. Her book debunks over a dozen myths about presentations to make them more fun and natural for everybody. It's authenticity and passion that win people over, not polish. But you can't be authentic if you're following someone else's rules. Hough shows how you can embrace your own style and communicate your message without worrying constantly about antiquated dos and don'ts. Follow Karen's "bad advice" and you'll be surprised to learn you're actually a naturally skilled presenter"-- Provided by publisher.

    "Everything you think you know about presentations is turned on its head in this funny, wise, and immensely useful book. We can't learn to become good presenters if we're terrified of being bad. So, revel in your imperfections and learn what's really important about presenting: being yourself"-- Provided by publisher.

    So who said you're a "bad" presenter? -- One: The baddest way to prepare: start breaking the rules before you even hit the stage. Break these rules. #1: Your purpose is to give a good presentation -- #2: Give informational presentations -- #3: Practice in front of a mirror -- #4: Picture the audience in their underwear -- Two: You are the presentation: so be your baddest you. Break these rules. #5: Open with an introduction and close with questions -- #6: You either have confidence or you don't -- #7: What you say is most important -- #8 and #9: Scan the back wall to simulate eye contact and stand behind the podium -- #10: Explain each topic -- #11: Have all your bullets on PowerPoint slides -- Three: Oops! Staying bad, no matter what happens. Break these rules. #12: If something goes wrong, act like nothing happened -- #13: Ignore your nerves, and they will go away -- #14: Control your emotions at all times -- Now get out there.

    Includes bibliographical references and index.

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