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Your Perfect Presentation: Speak in Front of Any Audience Anytime Anywhere and Never Be Nervous Again

ISBN10: 0071825002 | ISBN13: 9780071825009

Your Perfect Presentation: Speak in Front of Any Audience Anytime Anywhere and Never Be Nervous Again
ISBN10: 0071825002
ISBN13: 9780071825009
By Bill Hoogterp

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"Bill's Own the Room methodology has helped countless speakers play at a higher level." —Sheryl Sandberg, COO of FACEBOOK Overcome Your Fear and Deliver Dynamic Presentations Your style is perfect for you. Public speaking coach to the C-suite Bill Hoogterp shows you proven tips, techniques, and exercises to amplify your effectiveness asa speaker and communicator. He explains how the brain processes information, what people respond to, and how to hold the audience in the palm of your hand. Great public speaking can be learned. Hoogterp's unique method turns fear into fun and shows you how to be your natural, authentic, unique self--and deliver your perfect presentation for any audience each and every time. "A smart guide." --Parade magazine "Improving your ability to communicate will increase your potential to have impact on the world, no matter what you do. Bill Hoogterp and the Own the Room team will show you how—and they'll make it fun." -- Reid Hoffman, cofounder and chairman of LinkedIn and coauthor of The Start-Up of You "Bill Hoogterp is one of the best public speaking coaches in the world today. He helps you become the star." -- Joichi Ito, director of the MIT Media Lab "A must-have reference for anyone who wants to be a better leader in any business. . . the ticket to own whatever room you're in." -- from the foreword by Maggie Murphy, editor in chief of Parade magazine “Love Bill Hoogterp’s new book, Your Perfect Presentation, that helps readers learn to thrive in front of any audience.” -- Arianna Huffington

Foreword vii
Preface ix
Acknowledgments xiii
PART I
HOW THE STAGE WORKS
1 ★ It’s All About You, When You Are the Audience 3
2 ★ From Nervousness to Fun 19
3 ★ Lower the Filters 33
4 ★ Weak Language: Cut It Down 47
5 ★ Strong Language: Build It Up 55
6 ★ Demand Feedback and Love Video 67
PART II
MAKING YOU THE STAR
7 ★ Voice Modulation: Find Your Inner Diva 83
8 ★ Harmonize Your Body Language 99
9 ★ Answer Questions They Haven’t Asked, in Order 111
10 ★ The Power of Stories 125
11 ★ Yes, You Are . . . Funny! 131
12 ★ Finding Your Own Style 137
13 ★ Make It Special 145
PART III
MAKING THE AUDIENCE THE STAR
14 ★ Involve the Audience: Wave of the Future 157
15 ★ Easy Openings You Can Imagine 169
16 ★ Close with Commitment 179
17 ★ Leveraging Team Presentations 187
PART IV
THE WHOLE WORLD IS A STAGE
18 ★ One-on-One Conversations: Use Active Listeningto Get People to Hang on Your Every Word 199
19 ★ Map Out Meetings and Conference Calls 211
20 ★ Leveraging Powerful Panels 233
21 ★ Become a Motivational and Keynote Speaker 241
22 ★ Deliver an Elevator Pitch: Selling in Three Easy Steps 251
A Final Word 259
Index 263

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