Presentations Plus: David Peoples' Proven Techniques - Softcover

Peoples, David A.

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9780471177302: Presentations Plus: David Peoples' Proven Techniques

Softcover

ISBN 10: 047117730X ISBN 13: 9780471177302

Publisher: Wiley, 1997

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From the reviews of Presentations Plus --

"If you want some distilled wisdom on how to improve, read this book. The author shows how to develop and deliver an effective and exciting presentation, based on his own success on the battlefield of business. His methods are simple, practical, and proven; his approach is effective. Read the book and find out for yourself."
--Business Executive

"Who knows, reading [Presentations Plus] and applying its advice might just make you too valuable to keep in your present job at your present pay."
--Memphis Business Journal

"Crammed with pithy advice and tips"entertaining, readable...All very convincing, as it should be from someone of David Peoples' experience".
--British Business

"[David Peoples] dresses bare-bones theory with lively examples taken from his own experiences."
--Small Business Magazine

"Probably the best book on making oral presentations yet published."
--Management Accounting

Now, the best selling presentations how-to book ever written is better than ever! Containing a wealth of new material, this Second Edition includes all new chapters on team presentations, presentations as a marketing tool, hi-tech vs. low-tech visuals, and a "follow the bouncing ball" presentation planning guide. There are also more illustrations and checklists than in the first edition.

Whether you're pitching your services to a new account, presenting a formal report to top management, speaking before your professional association or even your town council, Presentations Plus, Second Edition is packed with all the strategies, guidelines, and principles you'll ever need to present, persuade, and win.

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From the Back Cover:

In the first edition of this book, David Peoples made the bold claim that he would show readers how to "walk the road to glory". Four years and fifty thousand copies later, Presentations Plus has become the most successful business presentations how-to book ever written, and at last report, traffic on the road to glory was bumper-to-bumper. Now, incredible as it may seem, this new edition is even better than the first! In addition to the "battlefield-tested" techniques for becoming a great presenter and persuader found in the first, this edition includes all new chapters on the do's and don'ts of team presentations, presentations as marketing tools, using hi-tech vs. low-tech visuals, and a "follow the bouncing ball" presentation planning guide. All new illustrations and checklists are also included. Based on David Peoples' 30 years as an IBM marketer, manager, and sales trainer, Presentations Plus, Second Edition shows you how to get ahead by getting on your feet, get those butterflies flying in formation, handle troublemakers, avoid the "Seven Deadly Sins", get attention and keep interest, finish five minutes early, design the opening and the close, use the presenter's secret weapon, use a cheat sheet, create humor, and more. And for quick brush up, there's a chapter titled "60 Tips in 60 Minutes" that offers tips for just about every presentation problem you're likely to face. Loaded with dozens of real-life examples and the distilled expertise of the man dubbed the international expert's expert on presentations, Presentations Plus, Second Edition is your ultimate guide to presenting, persuading, and winning.

About the Author:

DAVID A. PEOPLES is an internationally celebrated speaker, presenter, and sales trainer for major corporations and professional associations. He was IBM's first consulting instructor, where, over the past 30 years, he has trained more than 8,000 IBM salespeople. Dave's other clients include General Electric, Alliance Capital, Genuine Parts, Merrill Lynch, Siemens. The American Institute of CPAs, and the American Red Cross.

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