Lend me your ears : all you need to know about making speeches and presentations
The room darkens and grows hushed, all eyes to the front as the screen comes to life. Eagerly the audience starts to thumb the pages of their handouts, following along breathlessly as the slides go by one after the other ... We're not sure what the expected outcome was when PowerPoint first eme...
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| Main Author | |
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| Format | Electronic eBook |
| Language | English |
| Published |
Oxford ; New York :
Oxford University Press,
2005.
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| Series | Ebook Central Academic Complete Collection
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| Subjects | |
| Online Access | Full text |
| ISBN | 9780198041207 0198041209 9781621984740 1621984745 1280846216 9781280846212 9781429438094 1429438096 9786610846214 6610846219 0195300750 9780195300741 0195300742 9780195300758 |
| Physical Description | 1 online resource (376 pages) : illustrations |
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Table of Contents:
- Introduction: audiences are always right
- Part I: The language of public speaking. The battle for audience attention: keeping listeners awake and engaged ; Speaking in private and speaking in public: conversation and public speaking ; The sight and sound of words: differences between writing and speaking ; Part I exercises
- Part II: Visual aids and verbal crutches. Reading from slides and talking with chalk: visuals ancient and modern ; Showing what you mean: visuals for viewers ; Part II exercises
- Part III: Winning with words. The persuasive power of words: the use of rhetorical techniques ; Painting pictures with words: the use of imagery and anecdotes ; Part III exercises
- Part IV: Putting principles into practice. Translating messages to increase impact: political speeches and business presentations ; Putting it all together: structure and preparation ; Unaccustomed as you may be: making social and duty speeches ; Part IV exercises
- Part V: Body language and speech ; Physical facts and fiction: body language, movement and tension ; The power of speech: restoring confidence in the spoken word.