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Presentations in Action: 80 Memorable Presentation Lessons from the Masters, Video Enhanced Edition
By: Jerry Weissman
Publisher: FT Press
Pub. Date: May 05, 2011
Print ISBN-10: 0-13-248962-7
Print ISBN-13: 978-0-13-248962-1
Web ISBN-10: 0-13-256331-2
Web ISBN-13: 978-0-13-256331-4
Pages in Print Edition: 224
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Want to make outstanding presentations? See how others have done it! Legendary presentations coach Jerry Weissman shares powerful examples from the media, sports, politics, science, art, music, literature, the military, and beyond. Weissman’s examples reveal universal truths about effective communication--and help you supercharge everything from content and graphics to delivery!
The ebook version of the printed book contains videos of the author demonstrating his field-tested techniques.
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Table of Contents
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1 TokenChapter 1. A Lesson from Professor Marvel, a.k.a. The Wizard of Oz: How to Customize Your Presentation
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1 TokenChapter 5. Presentation Advice from Abraham Lincoln: Clarity, Ownership, and Add Value
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1 TokenChapter 6. It Ain’t What You Say, It’s How You Say It: Lessons in Structure from Jeffrey Toobin and Andrew Weil, M.D.
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1 TokenChapter 8. Presentation Advice from Mike Nichols: How to Find Value in Your Story
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1 TokenChapter 9. Show versus Tell in Hollywood: The Wrong and the Right Way to Tell a Story
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1 TokenChapter 10. Slogan Power: Why the U.S. Army’s “Be All That You Can Be” Succeeded
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1 TokenChapter 12. The Elevator Pitch in One Sentence: How to Describe Your Business Succinctly
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1 TokenChapter 16. Presentation Advice from the iPhone: Substance and Style in Your Story
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1 TokenChapter 18. Presentation Advice from Novelists I: Begin with the End in Mind, Then Write, Rewrite, and Rewrite
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1 TokenChapter 23. Ronald Reagan Meets Lenny Skutnik: The Catalyst of Human Interest Stories
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1 TokenChapter 24. Human Interest Stories: A Double Advantage: Two Ways to Use Anecdotes
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1 TokenChapter 25. The Presentation-as-Document Syndrome: Never the Twain Shall Meet
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1 TokenChapter 27. You Can’t Use a Sentence As a Prompt!: Less Verbiage Is More Useful
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1 TokenChapter 28. Baiting the Salesperson: Selling Is about In-Person Communication
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1 TokenChapter 29. PowerPoint and Human Perception: Scientific Support for Graphics Design
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1 TokenChapter 30. PowerPoint Template: Combined Picture and Text: The Best Positions for Pictures and Text
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1 TokenChapter 32. “I Can Read It Myself!”: Three Simple Steps to Avoid Reading Slides Verbatim
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1 TokenChapter 33. A Case for Case I: Initial Caps or All Caps: Text Design in Presentations
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1 TokenChapter 40. The Art of Conversation: Eye Contact and Interaction Start at Infancy
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1 TokenChapter 41. Presentation Advice from Edward R. Murrow: The “Person-to-Person” Role Model
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1 TokenChapter 43. Presentation Advice from Pianist Murray Perahia: Concentration Creates Control
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1 TokenChapter 44. Presentation Advice from Actress Tovah Feldshuh: Concentration Creates Communication
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1 TokenChapter 45. Presentation Advice from Michael Phelps and Dara Torres: How to Control Stress under Pressure
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1 TokenChapter 47. Presentation Advice from Soprano Kiri Te Kanawa: The Importance of Breathing
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1 TokenChapter 50. Liddy Dole and Person-to-Person: From Law School to the Republican National Convention
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1 TokenChapter 53. Presentation Advice from Musicians and Athletes: The Value of Effortlessness
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1 TokenChapter 54. Presentation Advice from Vin Scully: From Reagan to Barber to Scully
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1 TokenChapter 55. “Ya’ Either Got It or Ya’ Ain’t”: The Fear of Public Speaking Is Universal
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1 TokenChapter 56. How to Eliminate the Fig Leaf: A Presentation Lesson from the Military
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1 TokenChapter 61. You Are What You Eat: Ten Tips about Food and Drink in Presentations
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1 TokenChapter 63. A Lesson in Listening from Barack Obama: How to Handle Multiple Questions
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1 TokenChapter 65. What Keeps You Up at Night?: How to Handle the Most Frequently Asked Questions
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1 TokenChapter 66. Spin versus Topspin: The Political World versus the Business World
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1 TokenChapter 67. When Did You Stop Beating Your Wife?: How to Handle False Assumption Questions
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1 TokenChapter 68. Madoff and Cramer Plead Guilty: How to Respond When Guilty as Charged
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1 TokenChapter 69. Tell Me the Time, Not How to Build a Clock: Keep Your Answers Short
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1 TokenChapter 70. Presentation Advice from Jerry Rice: Grasp the Question before You Answer
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1 TokenChapter 75. Presentation Graphics Meet Linguistics: Symmetry in Graphics Design
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1 TokenChapter 76. One Presentation, Multiple Audiences: 12 Presenters, 12 Stories, 1 Set of Slides
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1 TokenChapter 77. The Art and Science of Oprah Winfrey: The Secrets of Oprah Winfrey’s Appeal
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