Presentations That Get Results: 14 Reasons Yours May Not

by Marian K. Woodall

"A must read for business professionals and anyone who wants to learn to communicate more effectively, motivate their people, and sell their ideas and themselves in any situation." -Dr. Robert J Kriegel, Professional speaker and author of "If It Ain't Broke...BREAK IT"Are your presentations and speeches getting the results you need? Confidently say YES with cutting edge content, style and visuals. Change comes everywhere and change in presenting is here today. Today it's not what you want to say that matters, it's what the audience needs to hear. Today your goal is not to deliver a message but get a result. Today, presentations succeed with three key qualities—a concise, takeaway message plus audience focus and audience involvement.Today you will find• tools for instant assessment of that audience• tips for stimulating openers• strategies for turning listeners into participants• hints for making visuals help rather than compete.About The AuthorMarian K. Woodall, The Speechdoctor, is owner and president of Professional Business Communications, a presentations management firm in Bend, Oregon, USA. She has over forty years of experience in the communications field, twenty-four of them as a college professor, and twenty-five as a corporate trainer, speech coach, professional speaker, and consultant.Currently, Marian is a speech coach whose clients range from prominent CEO's, politicians, sales and marketing executives, attorneys, professional athletes. Marian honed her own speaking skills—and gained a world of wonderful stories and examples—in many years as a professional speaker to national groups as diverse as The Institute for Management Consultants, The Leadership Academy of the Missouri Department of Education, A Women's Educational and Leadership Forum (in 40 states), The Nevada Society of Association Executives, Clemson University's Conference on Professional Development for Women. Her client list is a who’s who of the corporate world.Marian's books include "How to Talk So Men Will Listen," "Thinking On Your Feet," "14 Reasons Corporate Speeches Don't Get the Job Done," and "Speaking To a Group." E-books and audio cassette packages are also available for "Thinking On Your Feet" and 'How To Talk So Men Will Listen." Among these titles, Marian can also count editions and foreign language translations totaling 10 books in seven countries.Check Marian's web site at www.speechdoctor.com. Contact her for your personal coaching at mkwoodall@bendcable.com.

200 pages, Kindle Edition

First published September 1, 1997

Reviews

[Kayte · Rating 4 out of 5]

I enjoyed the examples she used throughout the book to illustrate her points. She used both negative and positive examples that helped the reader understand better.