Imagine your audience not only understanding and remembering what you speak about, but also acting upon your message and telling other people about it (and you!)

Do you want to be a great leader?

We all do, and today's leaders must connect with their audiences in substantive ways that goes far beyond the "dumping of data". TJ Walker says "the most common trait among true leaders is the ability to communicate well, especially through the spoken word."

If you want to excell in your career, or simply overcome your fear of speaking in public "Presentation Training A-Z" is the book for you.

What You'll Learn:

• How to speak without using notes
• The 7 essential elements to every successful speech
• Tips on becoming more persuasive while reducing nervousness and tension
• Proven PowerPoint enhancement techniques
• Memorable examples from key speaking figures
• Strategies to handle questions and answers like a professional

Listen to TJ Walker speak about his book.

Product Information:

Pages: 235
ISBN: 1-932642-39-0
Binding: Paperback
Size: 5.5" x 8.5"

1-800-755-7220

What's Inside:

Introduction:
- Why Give A Speech
- The Common Leadership Trait
- The Four Corners
- It’s Not About You
- The “X” Fun Factor
- Test, Test, Test

Chapter 1: Speech Writing 101
- Nothing Is Worse Than A Well-Written Speech
- Spell It Out
- The Speaker’s Enemy – Abstraction
- More Magical Than Please or Thank You
- Don’t Think On Your Feet, Think On Your Seat
- Never, Ever, Ever, Ever Apologize
- A Few Notes On Notes
- Notes To Your Demise
- Words Are Not What’s Most Important

Chapter 2: The Art Of Presenting
- Break Out The Tux And Gown
- Do Clothes Make The Person
- What Do I Do With My Hands?
- Posture Is Paramount
- Do You Need Training Wheels?
- Reading Ain’t So Easy
- You Are What You Drink
- Protect Your Voice
- I Hate My Voice
- Know Your Microphone

Chapter 3: Building A Foundation
- The Water Cooler Message
- Engage With The Heart And Head
- Benefits, Benefits, Benefits
- Data Dump Avoidance
- Get Some Action
- Tell Your Story
- Don’t Be Greedy, One Handful Per Customer
- End With A Bang!
- Shorter Is Not Always Sweeter
- Give Your Presentation – Don’t Talk About Your Presentation
- Flow Schmo
- In The Moment
- Avoid The Weasel Words
- Consistency Isn’t So Foolish

Chapter 4: Once Upon A Time
- What Is The Message?
- Have A Resolution, Happy Or Otherwise
- It Was A Dark And Stormy Night
- Introduce One Person – The Star Of Your Show
- “And She Said To Me, ‘. . .’ ”
- What Is Your Problem?
- It’s Ok To Wear Your Emotions On Your Sleeve
- The Passion Premium
- So, You Want To Be A Comedian

Chapter 5: PowerPoint
- PowerPoint Is The Greatest Invention Ever Created For Speakers
- PowerPoint Is NOT A TelePrompTer
- Three Presentations Is One
- You Aren’t Steven Spielberg
- Don’t Betray Your Audience
- One Thing At A Time
- Whiteout Is Not Just For Typos
- You Are The Star Of The Show
- PowerPoint Is Your Desert
- The Foreign Language PowerPoint Solution
- Do Not “Build”
- One Idea Per Slide
- Ugly Slides Make Ugly Presentations
- Free Your Hands
- Visuals Are Everything In A Visual Medium
- Where Were You When The Lights Went Out?

Chapter 6: Speaking Legends
- Learn The Easy Way – From Other People’s Mistakes
- Focus Group Your Way To Speaking Success
- Build Your Speaking Library
- There Are No Little Speeches, Only Little Speakers
- Speak For As Long As You Are Interesting
- Learn From Friend And Foe Alike
- Paul Harvey . . . . . . . Good Day!
- The Reagan Rhetorical Legacy
- The Dean Scream
- The Evolution Of Bush, The Speaker

Chapter 7: Question And Answer
- The Question Of Questions
- Ask Questions, Don’t Write Questions
- Bad Speech – Great Q & A Session

Chapter 8: I’m Dying Up Here!
- Coping With Extreme Fear
- You Can Get A Second Chance To Make a Great Impression
- Screwing Up While Nobody Notices

Chapter 9: Other Problems
- How Do You Keep From Going Stale?
- When, Not If, You Bomb
- Beware The Over-Reaction Into One Size Fits All
- Wake ‘Em Up After Lunch
- Mic Failure Woes
- Shout It Out

Sample Chapter (on MP3)

Why Give A Speech

Sample Chapter (text)

Posture Is Paramount

When you get up to speak before a live audience, or if you are already standing and moving toward the front of the room to speak, all eyes are on you—and your posture. Your audience is instantly forming opinions about you, your confidence, your enthusiasm, and how interesting you will be. A great deal of this is based on how you are standing.

Many of us are nervous or shy when we have just been introduced, so without realizing it, we shrink ourselves by looking down, curling our shoulders down, and compressing our bodies. At a subconscious level, we are thinking, “If I make myself small enough, nobody will notice if I screw up.”

This is the exact opposite of what you want to do. Instead, you want to stand as tall as possible, without appearing to
be stiff. It may be helpful to think of it as though you were trying to get the top of your head to touch an imaginary ceiling that is three inches above you, while I’m not suggesting you get on your tiptoes or that you grimace trying to contort your body upward. Think of yourself as actually growing another couple of inches as you are walking up to speak (this will help your confidence too). By holding yourself high, it is nearly impossible for your chest to cave inward in the manner that self-conscious people often do, which will prevent you from appearing to be slouching, leaning, or slumping in a sloppy fashion. Also, if you are holding yourself as high as possible, your stomach muscles will be working to lengthen your body, and you will benefit from a mild slimming effect.

However, one word of caution, if you try to hold yourself high and you stop moving your neck, head, body, or arms in a natural way, you will create an entirely counterproductive effect: you will seem like the Wizard of Oz’s “Tin Man” (only dorkier).

So, before and during your presentation, hold yourself high, but remain fluid and natural.

 

About TJ Walker

TJ Walker, president of Media Training Worldwide, is one of the leading authorities on media and presentation training in the world. With more than 20 years of media training experience, Walker has trained thousands of CEOs, authors, and experts, including leading government officials in the United States, European Prime Ministers, and African diplomats.

A leading corporate trainer, Walker has personally trained top executives at Unilever, Bank of America, Hess, Allstate Insurance, Charles Schwab, Akzo Nobel, US Trust, Dun and Bradstreet, The Hartford, and EMC. He is also the official media trainer of the Miss Universe Organization.

Walker is the most widely published and produced media trainer in the globe, with more than 50 books, training videos, CDs, and software programs to his credit. He has also been a media columnist for Investor Relations Magazine. Additionally, Walker is known around the globe for his many years as a political commentator for the Voice of America Radio Network. More than 65,000 readers subscribe to Walker’s weekly Media Training Tips Newsletter, including a majority of the Fortune 500 corporations in American.

Media Training Worldwide is known as an industry leader in the media and presentation training fields. The firm produces more media and presentation training programs, in more formats, than any other firm. It is the number one media training firm listed in Yahoo! out of 30 million sites listing media training.

Walker is a frequent news commentator and has appeared often on MSNBC, Fox News Channel, Court TV, and Bloomberg TV. He has also been a syndicated TV and talk show host, appearing or hosting on more than 2000 TV and radio shows. Walker has also hosted talk radio shows on seven different networks. Walker has been featured in the New York Times, NBC News, ABC News, CBS radio and most major radio news outlets.

Walker was a merit scholar at Duke University where he graduated magna cum laude. He has lectured or conducted trainings at Yale University, Columbia University and Princeton University.

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