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    Presentations (HBR 20-Minute Manager Series)
    Presentations (HBR 20-Minute Manager Series)
    Presentations (HBR 20-Minute Manager Series)
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    Presentations (HBR 20-Minute Manager Series)

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    Feeling stressed about your upcoming presentation? Whether you're nervous about how you'll organize your thoughts or how you'll articulate them on the big day, Presentations provides the quick guidelines and expert tips you need to:

    • Craft your message
    • Prepare and rehearse effectively
    • Engage your audience
    • Manage Q&A sessions

    Don't have much time? Get up to speed fast on the most essential business skills with HBR's 20-Minute Manager series. Whether you need a crash course or a brief refresher, each book in the series is a concise, practical primer that will help you brush up on a key management topic. Advice you can quickly read and apply, for ambitious professionals and aspiring executives--from the most trusted source in business. Also available as an ebook.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherHarvard Business Review Press
    Release dateFeb 18, 2014
    ISBN9781625270870
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    Harvard Business Review es sin lugar a dudas la referencia más influyente en el sector editorial en temas de gestión y desarrollo de personas y de organizaciones. En sus publicaciones participan investigadores de reconocimiento y prestigio internacional, lo que hace que su catálogo incluya una gran cantidad de obras que se han convertido en best-sellers traducidos a múltiples idiomas.

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      a good book for how one can present. I recommend it for everyone before giving a presentation.

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    Presentations (HBR 20-Minute Manager Series) - Harvard Business Review

    Presentations

    Get up to speed fast on essential business skills. Whether you’re looking for a crash course or a brief refresher, you’ll find just what you need in HBR’s 20-Minute Manager series—foundational reading for ambitious professionals and aspiring executives. Each book is a concise, practical primer, so you’ll have time to brush up on a variety of key management topics.

    Advice you can quickly read and apply, from the most trusted source in business.

    Titles include:

    Creating Business Plans

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    Finance Basics

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    Managing Projects

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    Managing Time

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    Managing Up

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    Presentations

    Sharpen your message

    Persuade your audience

    Gauge your impact

    HARVARD BUSINESS REVIEW PRESS

    Boston, Massachusetts

    Copyright 2014 Harvard Business School Publishing Corporation

    All rights reserved

    Printed in the United States of America

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    Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

    Presentations.

             pages cm

       ISBN 978-1-62527-086-3 (alk. paper)

    1. Business presentations.

       HF5718.22 P74 2014

       658.4'52—dc23

    2013024774

    ISBN: 978-1-62527-087-0 (ebook)

    Preview

    It takes more than personality and PowerPoint to give an effective presentation. But you can learn how, whether you’re presenting for the first time or you just need a refresher. This book walks you through the basic steps:

    • Articulating a clear message.

    • Tailoring it to your audience.

    • Organizing your content.

    • Gathering relevant, persuasive data.

    • Choosing the right tools and visual aids.

    • Rehearsing and getting feedback.

    • Delivering your talk with clarity and confidence.

    • Fielding questions and following up.

    • Making improvements for next time.

    Contents

    The Key to Presenting

    Why Give a Presentation?

    Define Your Goal

    Your broad objective

    Your desired outcomes

    Your measurement of success

    Know Your Audience

    Craft Your Message

    Step 1: Define your core message

    Step 2: Identify relevant arguments and data

    Step 3: Organize the content

    Identify Your Resources

    What’s your venue like?

    How much time will you have?

    What equipment will you use?

    Plan the Visuals

    Choosing the appropriate media

    Creating effective visuals

    Practice

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