101 ways to captivate a business audience

Summary: Captivating an audience doesn't come naturally to most business speakers. But you can learn to do it with a minimum of stress and plenty of charisma. This handy book is a smorgasbord of over one hundred audience-tested quotes, anecdotes, experiences, and insights that will add creative sizzle to your presentations and speeches. You'll discover how to: customize your message ... generate ideas fast ... organize your material ... energize your voice ... create existing visual aids ... control nervousness ... and look, act, and feel like a million dollars!

Item details

ISBN: 0814479200
ISBN: 9780814479209
ISBN: 0814400965
ISBN: 9780814400968
Physical Description: print
xvi, 157 pages ; 23 cm
Publisher: New York : American Management Assoc., ©1997.

Contents / Notes

Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references (page 149) and index.

Formatted Contents Note:

List of the 101 Ways -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- 1. Your Audience Speaks -- 2. Connect With Your Audience -- 3. Steak: Organization Made Easy -- 4. Add Sizzle Every Six Minutes -- 5. Control Nervousness: The Star Wars Theory -- 6. Style: Becoming a "10" -- 7. Master the Magic in Your Voice -- 8. Create Exciting Visual Aids -- 9. Bulletproof Your Presentation -- 10. Stupid Meetings? Try Some Steak, Sizzle, and Style -- 11. This Stuff Really Works -- Conclusion -- Camp Chat: Answers to the Most Frequently Asked Questions -- Quick Tips -- Recommended Resources -- Index.