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HBR Guide To Persuasive Presentations (2012)

by Nancy Duarte(Favorite Author)

4.16 of 5 Votes: 3

ISBN

1422187101 (ISBN13: 9781422187104)

languge

English

genre

Nonfiction

publisher

Harvard Business Review Press

review 1: Great little book! Concise, to the point, and full of actionable advise for how to give a great presentation: from the earliest stages of planning through to on stage advice and everything in between. I would happily hand this to anyone getting started in public speaking as a fantastic place to begin.If, on the other hand, you've read Resonate or Garr Reynold's books—you probably don't need to rush out and grab this one. The information is very solid, but you'll have heard a lot of it before.
review 2: This handy reference guide looks and feels like one of those field guides you might put in a backpack and take into the wilds. In this case, it’s the wilds of public speaking, and this is a useful book to have. It’s arranged in over 50 very short chapters... more on specific issues presenters might face, such as segmenting the audience, defining your idea, losing the jargon, creating a solid structure, adding emotional texture, making the most of slide software, choosing the right type of slide, avoiding visual clichés, rehearsing your material, getting the most out of Q ‘n A and on and on. All the advice is good, vintage Duarte, and delivered in bite-sized bits that will fit an executive’s busy schedule. More for browsing than reading, this reference guide should be on every public speaker’s bookshelf. If you’re looking for more of Nancy’s thinking, her recent book Resonate lays out her method, and it’s brilliant. Read that one to learn the craft, and keep this guide handy to refresh your memory when you’re getting ready to deliver an important speech. less

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