Your Perfect Presentation: Speak in Front of Any Audience Anytime Anywhere and Never Be Nervous Again

by Bill Hoogterp

Overcome Your Fear and Deliver Dynamic Presentations Your style is perfect for you. Public speaking coach to the C-suite Bill Hoogterp shows you proven tips, techniques, and exercises to amplify your effectiveness as a speaker and communicator. He explains how the brain processes information, what people respond to, and how to hold the audience in the palm of your hand. Great public speaking can be learned. Hoogterp's unique method turns fear into fun and shows you how to be your natural, authentic, unique self--and deliver your perfect presentation for any audience each and every time. "A smart guide." -- Parade magazine "Improving your ability to communicate will increase your potential to have impact on the world, no matter what you do. Bill Hoogterp and the Own the Room team will show you how―and they'll make it fun." -- Reid Hoffman, cofounder and chairman of LinkedIn and coauthor of The Start-Up of You "Bill Hoogterp is one of the best public speaking coaches in the world today. He helps you become the star." -- Joichi Ito, director of the MIT Media Lab "A must-have reference for anyone who wants to be a better leader in any business. . . the ticket to own whatever room you're in." -- from the foreword by Maggie Murphy, editor in chief of Parade magazine “Love Bill Hoogterp’s new book, Your Perfect Presentation , that helps readers learn to thrive in front of any audience.” -- Arianna Huffington

Genres: Nonfiction, Business, Self Help

288 pages, Paperback

First published February 24, 2014

Reviews

[Jake Butcher]

Well written and detailed. Gave me several new approaches to building and delivering a great presentation.

[Ryan Morton · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great book on public speaking.

I've read a number of books on the art & craft of public speaking and this is a good one. A number of key concepts stand out as quite different than other approaches. I particularly like the usage of selfie-videos and evaluation techniques to learn-by-doing in this book. If you read this book, please do those exercises, as that was one of the best aspect of this "training" book. If you just read it and pretend to "get it", you won't improve.

[Sonia Bellhouse · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book is helpful and has some good insights- I particularly liked the idea that the presentation is not about you, so leave your ego behind as you need to focus on your audience. What do they need to know? What will inspire them or enthuse them?

[Abdul Mackie · Rating 4 out of 5]

Looking forward to putting what I read into practice with upcoming workshops. Great reference to keep on hand.

[Jeff Bailey · Rating 5 out of 5]

It offers a variety of tips, from mundane to longer-term strategic advice, that will save you time when delivering information.

[Teena in Toronto · Rating 3 out of 5]

I conduct seminars as part of my job so I like reading books about presenting to learn tips to get better and/or ditch the bad habits I pick up.

This book is made up of four parts:

Part I - How the stage works

* It's all about you, when you are the audience
* From nervousness to fun
* Lower the filters
* Weak language: cut it down
* Strong language: build it up
* Demand feedback and love video

Part II - Making you the star

* Voice modulation: find your inner diva
* Harmonize your body language
* Answer the questions they haven't asked, in order
* The power of stories
* Yes, you are ... funny!
* Finding your own style
* Make it special

Part III - Making the audience the star

* Involve the audience: wave of the future
* Easy openings you can imagine
* Close with commitment
* Leveraging team presentations

Part IV

* One-on-one conversations: use active listening to get people to hang on your every word
* Map out meetings and conference calls
* Leveraging powerful panels
* Become a motivational and keynote speaker
* Deliver an elevator pitch: selling in three easy steps

I thought this was a helpful book. I liked the writing style ... it was laid out in an easy-to-understand manner. Rather than just providing the information, there are also "conversations" between the coach and learner(s). At the end of each chapter, there is a summary along with a practice exercise.

I thought his theory on why people get nervous when presenting was interesting ... you are focusing too much on yourself and how you assume the audience is perceiving you rather than on focusing on the audience. It's not about you ... the audience is there for your content (but you've got to know your stuff!).

Of our total communication, what gets the audience ..

7% - your words
38% - tone of your voice
55% - your body language

I'd recommend it if you are new to presenting and also if you are a seasoned presenter (there's always something to learn).

Blog review post: http://www.teenaintoronto.com/2014/03...

[Ariadna73 · Rating 5 out of 5]

I liked the advice, and laughed at the way the author selected for practicing: 1. Get your camera and film yourself doing the stuff, then evaluate your self, then delete the evidence. I cracked up every time :-). My takeaway is the opening strategy: start your presentation with a story, with the word "imagine" or with a question "how many of you....?" I think it is a really wise way of starting things.

[Mary Michael · Rating 5 out of 5]

I loved this book! There is a ton of powerful advice here on being a superstar presenter. It's written in a very fun, encouraging voice. A must read for anyone who presents or runs meetings!

[Kim · Rating 5 out of 5]

Loved this book and the useful tips and insights. After 20 years of studying the art of presenting I found this to be one of the best books ever.