Talking to the Top: Executive's Guide to Career-making Presentations - Hardcover

Anthony, Ray

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0131244701 ISBN 13: 9780131244702

Publisher: NYIF, 1995

Synopsis

Talking to the Top shows you how to come across as a strong, confident, and competent leader who projects credibility and charisma. You'll find proven advice for presenting information, ideas, and concepts in a professional, innovative way that stirs the hearts and minds of your audience.
You'll also discover:
How to make a successful talk to top management: Ten characteristics of the ideal executive presentation... and tested techniques for making your presentation shine.
How to get to know your audience: Techniques for winning over doubters, skeptics, and resistors... how to tune into an organization's culture and goals... and guidelines for conducting an audience analysis.
How to learn what makes upper management "tick": The most common strategic questions executives grapple with... the different executive types and how to understand them... and the 14 common traits of a successful executive.
How to make a winning impression: Proven ways to beat speaking anxiety... tips for making your audience believe in you and your message... three valuable secrets to capturing your audience... and how to dress for presentation success.
How to use visuals effectively: Ten tips for designing appealing visuals ... seven real-life ways to use multimedia as a powerful communications tool how to use creativity, passion, and technology to increase your credibility. How to develop your leadership aura: Nine leadership characteristics of great presenters how to avoid making the boardroom into a bored room... techniques for using humor to win over executives... and much more. You'll also find step by step advice from over 200 executives on what it takes to make a dynamic toptalk, as well as dozens of charts, checklists, and models that illustrate and plan these proven presentation strategies.

About this title

Synopsis

Managers have to be able to express themselves concisely and engagingly in order to survive and thrive. And yet, based on a survey of over 200 senior managers, few executives have what it takes to get their ideas across. This book gives ambitious middle managers the tools they need to enhance their speaking and presentation ability, enabling them to make powerful impressions with their ideas. It includes foolproof strategies for improving design and delivery of presentations, determining exactly what your audience wants and needs, and selling tough audiences on new ideas, proposals and projects. Managers looking to move into the fast track and into the corner office should find this guide invaluable.

Edition details

• Publisher: NYIF
• Publication date: 1995
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0131244701
• ISBN 13: 9780131244702
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 256