Effective communication is essential for business success. From training new employees to building a rapport with potential clients, the ability to deliver information with the maximum impact is a skill that all business people need, yet many find difficult to master.
Whether you are an inexperienced speaker or feel your communication skills could be improved, this fully revised and updated book will give you the practical advice you are looking for. Addressing the common problems people face, Successful Presentation Skills includes tips on how to:
overcome nerves
be concise
understand body language
use visual aids effectively.
Successful Presentation Skills is an indispensable guide to communicating with confidence. It is ideal for personal use, but also adaptable to workshops and seminars.
Book Description
Successful Presentation Skills is an indispensable guide to communicating with confidence. It is ideal for personal use, but also adaptable to workshops and seminars.
16 of 18 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 starsHow to be a great presenter, 31 May 2001
By A Customer
I bought this book, I admit, after some hesitation - not ANOTHER "how to" book on presentations. But Andrew Bradbury is top rate in his approach to the subject. Why? He writes clearly, simply, and with obvious experience about presentations in the workplace, and elsewhere. Andrew stresses the need to understand your audience as the best way to effective presentations and I found the frequent practical examples and short case studies refreshingly relevant. Much of my own work focuses on communication, both inside the company and with our customers, and after going on several seminars I thought I knew most of the tricks of the trade. Bradbury also emphasises the inportance of preparation and rehearsal. I learned some extremely useful tips from Andrew Bradbury, and highly recommend the book.
15 of 17 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 starsAt last, a book that delivers what it promises, 16 Dec 2002
By A Customer
I am really a specialist and consultant, but I was more and more often getting called upon to make training presentations. After some initial difficulties I began to find that I was actually enjoying the training sessions, and much of my success has been down to this book. I ran across the book quite by chance, and after reading the book, I was so inspired I wanted to read it again to ensure that I didn't miss anything important. Using the guidelines in this book, I’ve been able to design programmes that really involve the participants (the students), and my supervisors really like the design of my programmes. Most importantly, the students/participants loved it so much that I’ve been told that we’re expecting twice as many delegates at the next run of the course. As one of the other instructors put it, if the aim of the programme was to share knowledge in a truly pleasurable fashion, the goal was achieved. Without the information in this book about the various things to think about when you are designing a presentation my programme would not have been the success that it was. I will always be grateful to the author – Andrew Bradbury – for a book that is simple and also inspiring. It has made a big difference to the way I design and deliver my presentations. And I owe it to you. Thank you.