Effective Presentations step-by-step: A Complete Guide to Mastery in Communication Skills

This book will walk you step-by-step through all the stages of the process of creating a presentation. From A to Z. It covers all three main areas of this process: * Creating the content – where to start, how to structure your story, how to write texts for slides, how to introduce emotions into the presentation * Refining the slides – how to make your slide deck look aesthetic, neat and visually appealing, how to present data, how to reinforce your message with images * Delivering the speech – how to begin and how to end your speech, how to overcome stress, how to perfect your stage skills, how to master the art of rhetoric What’s inside? More than 150 pictures with examples of good slides and bad slides. Golden rules. Case studies. And a very practical approach to every aspect of giving a presentation. Making a presentation is a process. It’s much like cooking in that respect. To cook a tasty dinner, we need to get the necessary ingredients, take out the right pot or pan and then follow the recipe. The same is true when making a presentation. First, we bring together all the necessary ingredients, that is our content, and then we put them into a program for creating presentations – that’s our pan, and finally we get to work following a certain recipe. This is exactly what this book is all about. It is a recipe for creating a great presentation. A recipe that will guide you through the whole process step-by-step. Because creating a presentation is a craft and everyone can learn it. You can sometimes come across the somewhat ill-conceived phrase “the art of presentation”, but it does not take an artist to master this art. It will be enough if you just apply a few tried-and-tested techniques. Use this book as a guide: it will help you create a presentation that will make you proud. The tactics and tools shared in this book are backed by many years of the author’s experience in the presentation industry, and by the wisdom of many acclaimed artists, authors, scientists and practitioners. It is based on numerous articles, books, research findings and experiments, and you may remain assured that EFFECTIVE PRESENTATIONS STEP-BY-STEP is a collection of guidelines developed by the best experts in the field of presentation-making. “Piotr Garlej has aggregated some of the best thinking from experts in the field of presenting and combined them with his thoughts to create an invaluable primer for anyone interested in giving the best presentations of their lives.” Peter Coughter, author The Art of the Pitch, Professor Brandcenter at Virginia Commonwealth University “Effective Presentations Step by Step is a master course in preparing for and delivering a presentation by anyone on any topic to any group. The reader is skillfully guided through the creative process from first thought through delivery. As a communication trainer who believes in giving words not theories, I admire the way Piotr uses concrete examples, pictures, and roadmaps that even the newest speaker can understand and immediately implement. Anyone who is tasked with delivering a presentation – regardless of his or her experience level – should have this guide book at the ready every step of the way.” Dan O’Connor, Online Communication Skills Training Courses, danoconnortraining.com