Painless presentations: the proven, stress-free way to successful public speaking

Chapter 1 The Seven Aspects of Speaking 1    Aspect 1   The Speaker 4     Aspect 2   The Message 5     Aspect 3   The Audience 9     Aspect 4   The Channel 16     Aspect 5   The Feedback 18     Aspect 6   The Noise 20     Aspect 7   The Setting 37     Chapter 2 Gathering Information and Materials 51     Librarians 54     Catalogs 54     Periodicals 55     Newspapers 55     Reference Works 56     The Internet 56     What Visual Aids Will You Use during Your Presentation?     Will You Use Any Visual Aids? 59     Where Will You Stand during Your Presentation? 59     Presentation Preparation as a Process 60     Information Overload 61     Using Videos and Music during Your Presentation 63     Chapter 3 The Structure of a Presentation 65     The Introduction 67     The Body 69     The Conclusion 71     Monroe   s Motivated Sequence   Special Format for Sales Presentations 72     The Dozen Deadly Dangers   Reasons for Poor Presentations 75     Chapter 4 Use of Visual Aids 79     Validity of the Data 82     Use of Visual Aids 83     Types of Visual Aids 87     More about Using Visual Aids 102     The Most Important Visual Aid 103     Chapter 5 Learning Styles 107     Visual or Spatial 110     Auditory or Aural 111     Verbal or Linguistic 113     Physical or Kinesthetic 114     Logical or Mathematical 115     Social or Interpersonal 116     Solitary or Intrapersonal 117     Mixed Learning Styles 118     Presentation Environment 118     Myers-Briggs 121     Chapter 6 Nonverbal Messages 123     Gestures   Let Your Body Speak 125     Performance Orientation versus Conversational Mode 130     Types of Gestures 136     Locations of Gestures 138     How to Gesture Effectively 142     Body Movement 147     Chapter 7 How to Handle Questions 161     Question-and-Answer Period 163     The Five-Step Process for Answering Regular (Nondifficult) Questions 163     Dealing with Difficult or Hostile Questions 166     Chapter 8 The Effective Speech 173     More on Preparation and Presentation 176     Your Call to Action 184     Index 187