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Power Presenter, The: Techniques, Style, and Strategy to Be Suasive, 2nd edition
Published by Pearson (December 8, 2020) © 2021
- Jerry Weissman
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In The Power Presenter, Second Edition, top presentation consultant Jerry Weissman teaches proven techniques, styles, and strategies that executive teams from 1,000+ companies have used to attract investors, sell products, propose partnerships, and seek approval for high-stakes projects. Students will follow a seven-step plan for crafting compelling stories, learn how to conquer a fear of public speaking and present naturally with force and conviction, speak with body language, get audiences to empathize, integrate visuals with your delivery, and much more. This guide is packed with proven techniques, practical tools, and case studies of famous power presenters—including many added for this edition. Learn to engage any audience from start to finish and deliver winning presentations when it counts most.Â
- Master both the verbal and non-verbal elements of high-powered presentationÂ
- Now updated with new case studies illustrating today's most powerful presentation techniquesÂ
- By Jerry Weissman, the world's leading high-stakes presentation consultant for 30+ yearsÂ
Includes many new case studies illustrating proven techniques Weissman has honed through 30+ years of coaching high-stakes presentations.
Foreword to the Second Edition    xvii
Preface: Show Me the Money    xxi
Introduction: The Deer in the Headlights    xxvii
Fight-or-Flight    xxvii
Adrenaline Rush Remedies    xxviii
The Mental Method    xxix
Book Conventions    xxx
Chapter One: Actions Speak Louder Than Words    1
Audience Advocacy    1
The Power of the Visual    3
Chapter Two: Creating Empathy with Your Audience    11
Empathy    11
The Science of Empathy    12
The Effectiveness Matrix    15
Chapter Three: The Butterflies in Your Stomach    23
Fight-or-Flight: Internal Dynamics    23
Fight-or-Flight: External Dynamics    26
Presenter Behavior/Audience Perception    29
The Yikes! Moment    30
Chapter Four: The Quest for Content    31
Slides    32
Script    33
Teleprompter (Also Known as Autocue)Â Â Â Â 34
Comfort Monitors    35
Advanced Technology    36
Five Simple Steps to Develop Your Story    37
Chapter Five: The Mental Method    45
Concentration    45
The Mind–Body Connection    46
The Mental Method    49
Delivering Your Message    59
Chapter Six: The Learning Process    61
Change    61
The Four Stages of Learning    62
Comfort Zone Paradox    63
Repetition over Time    65
The Yikes! Moment    68
The Suasive Master Skills Cycle    69
Chapter Seven: Speak with Your Body Language    71
The Historic Kennedy–Nixon Debate    71
External Factors/Audience Perception    76
Visual Dynamics    77
Vocal Dynamics    92
Putting It All Together    96
Chapter Eight: Control Your Cadence: The Phrase    99
Cadence    99
Complete the Arc    100
Rising/Falling Inflection    102
Complete the Arc in Action    107
Chapter Nine: Control Your Cadence: The Pause    111
Unwords    112
Ten Benefits of the Pause    120
Speak Only to Eyes    120
Phrase & Pause    122
Cadence Summary    124
Chapter Ten: Tools of the Trade    127
Position    127
The Presentation Checklist    130
Putting It All Together    133
Chapter Eleven: SlideSynchronization    135
Design/Delivery Balance    135
The Suasive Meta Design Concepts    138
Seven Steps of SlideSync Delivery    141
SlideSync Delivery in Action    148
Chapter Twelve: SlideSync Narrative    149
Describe    149
Narrative Continuity    154
Three Simple Steps of Continuity    155
Putting It All Together    156
Chapter Thirteen: Masters of the Game    157
The Great Communicator    157
Sir Winston Churchill    160
President John F. Kennedy    161
Reverend Martin Luther King, Jr.    162
Reverend Billy Graham    163
The Great Communicator Redux    165
The Great Orators: Conversation and Empathy    167
Coda: Ending with the Beginning    169
Endnotes    173
Appendix A: Video Links    187
Acknowledgments    193
About the Author    195
Index    197
Preface: Show Me the Money    xxi
Introduction: The Deer in the Headlights    xxvii
Fight-or-Flight    xxvii
Adrenaline Rush Remedies    xxviii
The Mental Method    xxix
Book Conventions    xxx
Chapter One: Actions Speak Louder Than Words    1
Audience Advocacy    1
The Power of the Visual    3
Chapter Two: Creating Empathy with Your Audience    11
Empathy    11
The Science of Empathy    12
The Effectiveness Matrix    15
Chapter Three: The Butterflies in Your Stomach    23
Fight-or-Flight: Internal Dynamics    23
Fight-or-Flight: External Dynamics    26
Presenter Behavior/Audience Perception    29
The Yikes! Moment    30
Chapter Four: The Quest for Content    31
Slides    32
Script    33
Teleprompter (Also Known as Autocue)Â Â Â Â 34
Comfort Monitors    35
Advanced Technology    36
Five Simple Steps to Develop Your Story    37
Chapter Five: The Mental Method    45
Concentration    45
The Mind–Body Connection    46
The Mental Method    49
Delivering Your Message    59
Chapter Six: The Learning Process    61
Change    61
The Four Stages of Learning    62
Comfort Zone Paradox    63
Repetition over Time    65
The Yikes! Moment    68
The Suasive Master Skills Cycle    69
Chapter Seven: Speak with Your Body Language    71
The Historic Kennedy–Nixon Debate    71
External Factors/Audience Perception    76
Visual Dynamics    77
Vocal Dynamics    92
Putting It All Together    96
Chapter Eight: Control Your Cadence: The Phrase    99
Cadence    99
Complete the Arc    100
Rising/Falling Inflection    102
Complete the Arc in Action    107
Chapter Nine: Control Your Cadence: The Pause    111
Unwords    112
Ten Benefits of the Pause    120
Speak Only to Eyes    120
Phrase & Pause    122
Cadence Summary    124
Chapter Ten: Tools of the Trade    127
Position    127
The Presentation Checklist    130
Putting It All Together    133
Chapter Eleven: SlideSynchronization    135
Design/Delivery Balance    135
The Suasive Meta Design Concepts    138
Seven Steps of SlideSync Delivery    141
SlideSync Delivery in Action    148
Chapter Twelve: SlideSync Narrative    149
Describe    149
Narrative Continuity    154
Three Simple Steps of Continuity    155
Putting It All Together    156
Chapter Thirteen: Masters of the Game    157
The Great Communicator    157
Sir Winston Churchill    160
President John F. Kennedy    161
Reverend Martin Luther King, Jr.    162
Reverend Billy Graham    163
The Great Communicator Redux    165
The Great Orators: Conversation and Empathy    167
Coda: Ending with the Beginning    169
Endnotes    173
Appendix A: Video Links    187
Acknowledgments    193
About the Author    195
Index    197
Jerry Weissman is the founder and president of Suasive, Inc., formerly Power Presentations, Ltd. Weissman began his career as a staff producer-director of public affairs and news programs at CBS TV in New York, where he learned the skills to master the building blocks of every presentation: a clear, compelling story, well-designed graphics, natural delivery, and the art of Q&A. In 1988, Weissman brought these skills to Silicon Valley. In short order, he established himself as the coach for Silicon Valley CEOs developing their IPO roadshows by teaching them to tell their business stories through the eyes of their investors. In doing so, he helped their companies raise hundreds of billions of dollars. After amassing an elite client list of IPOs, he soon widened his focus to coaching public and privately held companies to develop and deliver all types of business presentations. Today his methodology has helped thousands of companies on every continent deliver high-stakes presentations with clarity, confidence, and maximum persuasion.
In addition to this book, Weissman is the author of four other books on presentations and public speaking: Presenting to Win: The Art of Telling Your Story and Designing Your Slides; In the Line of Fire: How to Handle Tough Questions; Presentations in Action; and Winning Strategies for Power Presentations, all Pearson publications.
In addition to this book, Weissman is the author of four other books on presentations and public speaking: Presenting to Win: The Art of Telling Your Story and Designing Your Slides; In the Line of Fire: How to Handle Tough Questions; Presentations in Action; and Winning Strategies for Power Presentations, all Pearson publications.
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