Best Practices For Persuasive Presentations - April 2024

slide:ology: The Art and Science of Creating Great Presentations

No matter where you are on the organizational ladder, the odds are high that you've delivered a high-stakes presentation to your peers, your boss, your customers, or the general public. Presentation software is one of the few tools that requires professionals to think visually on an almost daily basis. But unlike verbal skills, effective visual expression is not easy, natural, or actively taught in schools or business training programs. slide:ology fills that void. Written by Nancy Duarte, President and CEO of Duarte Design, the firm that created the presentation for Al Gore's Oscar-winning fi... [Read More]

• ASIN: 0596522347
• UPC: 636920522348
• ASIN: 0596522347
• ISBN: 0596522347
• Brand: O Reilly Media
• Manufacturer: O'Reilly Media

Talk Like TED: The 9 Public-Speaking Secrets of the World's Top Minds

Ideas are the currency of the twenty-first century. In order to succeed, you need to be able to sell your ideas persuasively. This ability is the single greatest skill that will help you accomplish your dreams. Many people have a fear of public speaking or are insecure about their ability to give a successful presentation. Now public speaking coach and bestselling author Carmine Gallo explores what makes a great presentation by examining the widely acclaimed TED Talks, which have redefined the elements of a successful presentation and become the gold standard for public speaking. TED ? which s... [Read More]

• ASIN: B00F1RE1MK
• ASIN: B00F1RE1MK
• Manufacturer: St. Martin's Press

The Case for Faith: A Journalist Investigates the Toughest Objections to Christianity (Case for ... Series)

Was God telling the truth when he said, “You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your heart”?In his #1 bestseller The Case for Christ, Lee Strobel examined the claims of Christ, reaching the hard-won verdict that Jesus is God’s unique son. In The Case for Faith, Strobel turns his skills to the most persistent emotional objections to belief―the eight “heart barriers” to faith. This Gold Medallion-winning book is for those who may be feeling attracted to Jesus but who are faced with difficult questions standing squarely in their path. For Christians, it will deepen the... [Read More]

• ASIN: 0310339294
• UPC: 025986339296
• ASIN: 0310339294
• ISBN: 0310339294
• Brand: HarperCollins Christian Pub.
• Manufacturer: Zondervan

Good Charts: The HBR Guide to Making Smarter, More Persuasive Data Visualizations

Dataviz—the new language of businessA good visualization can communicate the nature and potential impact of information and ideas more powerfully than any other form of communication.For a long time “dataviz” was left to specialists—data scientists and professional designers. No longer. A new generation of tools and massive amounts of available data make it easy for anyone to create visualizations that communicate ideas far more effectively than generic spreadsheet charts ever could.What’s more, building good charts is quickly becoming a need-to-have skill for managers. If you’re not ... [Read More]

• ASIN: 1633690709
• ASIN: 1633690709
• ISBN: 1633690709
• Brand: Harvard Business School Press
• Manufacturer: Harvard Business Review Press

Let the Story Do the Work: The Art of Storytelling for Business Success

People forget facts, but they never forget a good story. Unfortunately it’s never that simple, though. Because for most, there’s nothing easy about crafting a memorable story, let alone linking it to professional goals. But material for stories and anecdotes that can be used for your professional success surround you! Let the Story Do the Work shows you how to mine your experience for simple narratives that will achieve your goals. You can learn to:• Capture attention• Engage your audience• Change minds• Inspire action• Pitch persuasively• And more!When you find the perfect hoo... [Read More]

• ASIN: B01MUAPVK0
• ASIN: B01MUAPVK0
• Manufacturer: AMACOM

Getting More: How You Can Negotiate to Succeed in Work and Life

This new model of human interaction has been chosen by Google to train the entire company worldwide (30,000 employees), is the #1 book for your career chosen by The Wall Street Journal’s website, and is labeled “phenomenal” by Lawyers’ Weekly and “brilliant” by Liza Oz of the Oprah network.   Based on more than 20 years of research and practice among 30,000 people in 45 countries, Getting More concludes that finding and valuing the other party’s emotions and perceptions creates far more value than the conventional wisdom of power and logic. It is intended to provide better agree... [Read More]

• ASIN: 0307716902
• ASIN: 0307716902
• ISBN: 0307716902
• Brand: Three Rivers Press NY
• Manufacturer: Currency

Evangelism in a Skeptical World: How to Make the Unbelievable News about Jesus More Believable

Most Christians already know that they should be telling their friends about Jesus. But they have been poorly equipped with methods that are no longer effective in today's post-Christian world. As a result, many people become frustrated, blame themselves, and simply give up. Evangelism in a Skeptical World is a textbook on evangelism that is ideal for the church or the classroom to equip Christians with the principles and skills they need to tell the unbelievable news about Jesus to friends in a skeptical world.Many of the older principles and methods of evangelism in the twentieth century no ... [Read More]

• ASIN: 0310534674
• UPC: 025986534677
• ASIN: 0310534674
• ISBN: 0310534674
• Brand: HarperCollins Christian Pub.
• Manufacturer: Zondervan Academic

The Life Science Executive's Fundraising Manifesto: Best Practices for Identifying Capital in the Biotech and Medtech Arenas

A primary objective for life science executives is raising capital. Very often, however, a lack of marketing and sales skills impedes their efforts. Focusing regionally, rather than globally, only compounds the challenge. "The Life Science Executive's Fundraising Manifesto" helps scientists understand the fundamental skills needed to brand and market their companies. It discusses how to use a consistent message to achieve compelling results from a fundraising campaign, and it teaches you how to aggregate a list of potential global investors that are a fit for your company's products and servic... [Read More]

• ASIN: 0990325105
• ASIN: 0990325105
• ISBN: 0990325105
• Manufacturer: Life Science Nation

Keeping Up with Emerging Technologies: Best Practices for Information Professionals

The ever-increasing acceleration of technological change demands that today's information professionals and educators not only be constantly acquiring new knowledge and skills, but also that they cultivate the ability to make sound judgments on which technologies to embrace. If you are grappling with information overload and wondering how you can keep up, this guide is for you. • Helps information specialists create a strategy for keeping up with new technologies and for making informed judgments on which technologies to test and integrate into library services• Provides ideas for designin... [Read More]

• ASIN: 1440854408
• ASIN: 1440854408
• ISBN: 1440854408
• Manufacturer: Libraries Unlimited

Love Walked among Us: Learning to Love Like Jesus

• ASIN: B00HYFDLAK
• ASIN: B00HYFDLAK
• Manufacturer: NavPress

Presentations: Techniques and Secrets for Persuasive Storytelling and Electrifying Presentations Present Like TED (Easy To Read, Straight To The Point, Zero Fluff)

Book DescriptionYour Stimulating Guide to Presentation! Free bonus inside! (Right After Conclusion) - Get limited time offer, Get your BONUS right NOW!Deliver an excellent presentation that tells a persuasive storyWith Presentations: Techniques and Secrets for Persuasive Storytelling and Electrifying Presentations, you'll learn how to deliver a mind-blowing presentation and reflect the talent of the best TED presenters that you have ever encountered. This is a book that is full of techniques and secrets to propel you forward, and which also explain why you can be an excellent presenter, no mat... [Read More]

• ASIN: B01DIGGZ88
• ASIN: B01DIGGZ88

Great on the Job: What to Say, How to Say It. The Secrets of Getting Ahead.

• ASIN: B004M18MAS
• ASIN: B004M18MAS
• Manufacturer: St. Martin's Griffin

Speak to Win: How to Present with Power in Any Situation

The ability to speak with confidence and deliver winning presentations can accelerate your career, earn people's great respect, and enable you to achieve your greatest-even most impossible-seeming goals. But what many people don't realize is that anyone can learn to be a great speaker, just as easily as they can learn to drive a car or ride a bike! As one of the world's premier speakers and personal success experts, Brian Tracy is the ideal instructor. In Speak to Win, Tracy reveals time-tested tricks of the trade that readers can use to present powerfully and speak persuasively, whether in an... [Read More]

• ASIN: B00144NLBG
• ASIN: B00144NLBG
• Manufacturer: AMACOM

TJ Walker's Secret to Foolproof Presentations

• ASIN: B01FNXG3Q8
• ASIN: B01FNXG3Q8
• Manufacturer: AkashKaria.com

Marketing In The #Fakenews Era: New Rules For A New Reality Of Tribalism, Activism, And Loss of Trust

Managing and protecting a company’s brand is one of the most importantjobs of the chief marketing officer, the chief executive officer, and the board. It used tobe that marketers’ greatest challenge was convincing a consumer to try their productand stick with it―beer, apps, cars, what have you. But the challenges facing brandshave gotten far more complex, and the stakes have grown higher when marketingin the #FakeNews Era. Leaders must now address a highly polarized marketplace,in which consumers are energized by their tribal affiliations to take action for or againstbrands based on thei... [Read More]

• ASIN: 1599329263
• ASIN: 1599329263
• ISBN: 1599329263
• Manufacturer: Advantage Media Group

U.S. GAAP Financial Statements - Best Practices in Presentation and Disclosure, AICPA

U.S. GAAP Financial Statements - Best Practices in Presentation and Disclosure,

• UPC: 358830402

IFRS Financial Statements -- Best Practices in Presentation and Disclosure 2012-2013

IFRS Financial Statements -- Best Practices in Presentation and Disclosure

• UPC: 523850790

Paid To Speak: Best Practices For Building A Successful Speaking Business - eBook

Covering every aspect of launching, building, and maintaining a successful speaking career, Paid to Speak is a must-read for professional speakerswhether keynote speaker, motivator, coach, trainer, facilitator, or consultantas well as those aspiring to a

• UPC: 814481010

Pro JavaScript RIA Techniques : Best Practices, Performance, and Presentation

Showing Web developers how to build JavaScript RIAs (Rich Internet Applications) with compelling user interfaces and great performance, this guide offers the best practices and optimization techniques so developers can optimize performance without sacrificing a

• UPC: 10851342

Client Encounters of the Technical Kind: How to Win, Support and Challenge Customers ... Methodically, with Icon9's Tools & Best Practices for Field E

There's more to technical work than technology, as anyone in contact with clients will know, and this book helps 'Customer-Facing Engineers' with the challenge. Based on work with leading high-tech companies, it gives a clear

• UPC: 53649341

Fireproof Construction; An Authoritative Presentation of the Fire Prevention Problem, Giving the Historical Development of the Art of Safe Building, and the Best Modern Practice in Fireproof and Fire-Resisting Construction, by F. W. Fitzpatrick... and Theo

Fireproof Construction

• UPC: 674055409

Fireproof Construction : An Authoritative Presentation of the Fire Prevention Problem, Giving the Historical Development of the Art of Safe Building, and the Best Modern Practice in Fireproof and Fire-Resisting Construction, by F. W. Fitzpatrick... and Theo

Fireproof Construction: An Authoritative Presentation of the Fire Prevention Problem, Giving the Historical Development of the Art of Safe

• UPC: 924500362

Fireproof Construction : An Authoritative Presentation of the Fire Prevention Problem, Giving the Historical Development of the Art of Safe Building, and the Best Modern Practice in Fireproof and Fire-Resisting Construction, by F. W. Fitzpatrick... and Theo

Fireproof Construction: An Authoritative Presentation of the Fire Prevention Problem, Giving the Historical Development of the Art of Safe

• UPC: 406172889

The Handbook of Communication Training : A Best Practices Framework for Assessing and Developing Competence

9781138736528

• UPC: 327512010

Accounting Trends and Techniques: U.S. GAAP Financial Statements--Best Practices in Presentation and Disclosure

Updated for new accounting and auditing guidance issued, this valuable tool provides hundreds of high quality disclosure examples from carefully selected U.S. companies of different sizes, across industries such as banking, credit and insurance, communication

• UPC: 726547320