How To Turn Your Story Into A Powerful Presentation

Author : Garr Reynolds
Publisher : Pearson Education
Page : 316 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2009-04-15
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780321601896

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Presentation Zen by Garr Reynolds Pdf

FOREWORD BY GUY KAWASAKI Presentation designer and internationally acclaimed communications expert Garr Reynolds, creator of the most popular Web site on presentation design and delivery on the Net — presentationzen.com — shares his experience in a provocative mix of illumination, inspiration, education, and guidance that will change the way you think about making presentations with PowerPoint or Keynote. Presentation Zen challenges the conventional wisdom of making "slide presentations" in today’s world and encourages you to think differently and more creatively about the preparation, design, and delivery of your presentations. Garr shares lessons and perspectives that draw upon practical advice from the fields of communication and business. Combining solid principles of design with the tenets of Zen simplicity, this book will help you along the path to simpler, more effective presentations.

Author : Carmel O' Reilly
Publisher : Carmel O' Reilly
Page : 27 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2023-02-16
Category : Education
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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How To Turn Your Story Into A Powerful Presentation by Carmel O' Reilly Pdf

Welcome to my book about how to turn your story into a powerful presentation throughout the chapters of your WorkLife Story. Here is a preview of what’s inside, along with the main ideas and the meaning behind these. WorkLife is our life at work, where we spend one third of our lives. It is also the impact our work has on our life outside of work, and the impact our life outside of work has on our work. All areas of our life in and out of work are so intrinsically linked, they cannot be separated, nor do I believe should they. I believe WorkLife needs to be considered holistically. Truly great stories and presentations live on in the hearts and minds of audiences the world over. That’s a fact. Everyone has an innate storytelling ability, that’s another fact. You just need to think about a time when you were with friends (or strangers!) in a bar or other social setting to know that you’re a natural born storyteller. Why is that? Because when you’re in a friendly setting, you can be yourself, and you’ll use really direct language (no jargon) to make sure what you say is engaging. These experiences show that we all have that innate sense of what makes a good story, but we tend to forget that a great presentation is simply a great story and we can also at times struggle to express our natural and true self. In this book I tell three stories: 1. Turning My Story into a Powerful Presentation: Carmel’s story of how by looking at what was important to her in her WorkLife, she was able to use this to prepare a pitch for something she wanted to achieve. 2. Hello My Name Is ... and I’m a Recovering Boring Person: Doris’s story of how she lightened up her presentations by adding a touch of funny. 3. Everything Is Riding on This... We’re Relying on You: Matt’s story of how he went from a man of few words to a man who was asked to deliver the keynote presentation pitch. I share the exercises that helped to work through these challenging situations to resolve the dilemmas. I present these exercises as the following assignments for you to work through: Five Steps to Finding Your Unique Story Assignment This assignment is to help you to find your story from what is important to you. Develop a Practice of Regular Self-Feedback Assignment This assignment is to help you to listen to yourself and to your story. Develop a Practice of Insightful and Effective Self-Questioning Assignment This assignment is to help you to think upon the questions that are important in storytelling and presentations. Twelve Techniques to Add Humour to Your Story in Presentation Assignment This assignment is to help you to bring the funny to your presentations. Five Steps to Prepare Your Talk Assignment This assignment is to help you to build your talk around an intriguing idea.

Author : Andrew Abela
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 219 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2008-08-20
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780470378359

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Advanced Presentations by Design by Andrew Abela Pdf

Advanced Presentations by Design overturns much of the conventional wisdom and practice for creating presentations. Based on over 200 research studies from the fields of communication, marketing, psychology, multimedia, and law, it provides fact-based answers to critical questions about presentation design, including how to adapt your presentation to different audience personality preferences, what role your data should play and how much of it you need, how to turn your data into a story, and how to design persuasive yet comprehensible visual layouts.

Author : Cole Nussbaumer Knaflic
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2015-10-09
Category : Mathematics
ISBN : 9781119002260

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Storytelling with Data by Cole Nussbaumer Knaflic Pdf

Don't simply show your data—tell a story with it! Storytelling with Data teaches you the fundamentals of data visualization and how to communicate effectively with data. You'll discover the power of storytelling and the way to make data a pivotal point in your story. The lessons in this illuminative text are grounded in theory, but made accessible through numerous real-world examples—ready for immediate application to your next graph or presentation. Storytelling is not an inherent skill, especially when it comes to data visualization, and the tools at our disposal don't make it any easier. This book demonstrates how to go beyond conventional tools to reach the root of your data, and how to use your data to create an engaging, informative, compelling story. Specifically, you'll learn how to: Understand the importance of context and audience Determine the appropriate type of graph for your situation Recognize and eliminate the clutter clouding your information Direct your audience's attention to the most important parts of your data Think like a designer and utilize concepts of design in data visualization Leverage the power of storytelling to help your message resonate with your audience Together, the lessons in this book will help you turn your data into high impact visual stories that stick with your audience. Rid your world of ineffective graphs, one exploding 3D pie chart at a time. There is a story in your data—Storytelling with Data will give you the skills and power to tell it!

Author : Cole Nussbaumer Knaflic
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 388 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2022-09-14
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781394160310

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Storytelling with You by Cole Nussbaumer Knaflic Pdf

Be heard. Change minds. Get people to act. (Inspire them to clap.) Whether presenting in a meeting, delivering a keynote on stage, or simply talking with your colleagues about your latest project, you play a critical role in how information is shared. You determine whether people engage, understand, and take action. In storytelling with you, best-selling author and world-renowned speaker Cole Nussbaumer Knaflic prepares you to develop your story and deliver it with prowess. She unlocks the secrets that have propelled her from self-described introvert to sought-after presenter, distilling lessons learned into this immensely powerful and practical guide. The journey starts by building the foundation for effective communication: gaining an understanding of your audience and message. You’ll then learn to transform your ideas into compelling stories and illustrative content. Once the materials are set, you’ll turn your attention inward and explore strategies to hone your delivery and communicate with confidence, preparing you for exceptional meetings and knockout presentations. Give your hard work a voice and amplify your impact by communicating in a way that makes people want to listen and respond—storytelling with you will help you do it.

Author : Mark Standley
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 72 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Computer-assisted instruction
ISBN : PSU:000068134938

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Digital Storytelling with PowerPoint by Mark Standley Pdf

Author : Joel Schwartzberg
Publisher : Berrett-Koehler Publishers
Page : 129 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2017-10-16
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781523094127

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Get to the Point! by Joel Schwartzberg Pdf

Whether you want to improve your impact in speeches, staff meetings, pitches, emails, PowerPoint presentations, or any other communication setting, this book provides a novel approach that teaches you how to go from simply sharing a thought to making a difference. --

Author : Carmel O' Reilly
Publisher : Carmel O' Reilly
Page : 40 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2023-02-21
Category : Education
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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6 Tips to Help You Craft Great Opening Lines by Carmel O' Reilly Pdf

INTRODUCTION Many Stories Grow From a Single Sentence. The opening line to your story can be simple, eloquent, informative, contradictory, startling, thrilling, funny, curious, suspenseful … But it should propose a contract to your audience: If you keep listening, I’ll tell you a certain kind of story. In these lessons, you will take time to think about an intriguing way to begin your: Success Story Failure Story Passion Story You will learn to craft the beginning, the middle and the end of each story. You will learn The Art of Insightful Self-Questions and Effective Self-Feedback. You will learn to embrace and fine-tune your powers of Self-Awareness and Observation (superpowers in my book) through the Art of Journalling and Thinking. You will learn how to use the Three B’s of Creativity to reflect on the story you want to tell. You will learn how to use speaking techniques to test how your story sounds and to help you deliver the words with the greatest impact. You will learn to build a range of stories that are unique to you that you can then tap into to tell the right story at the right time. You will learn to develop the practice of building a wonderful repertoire of great lines that you can use at the beginning, middle and ending of your story. Through Aisling’s story (the protagonist in the story/case study in this lesson), you will learn how to use The 6 Tips to Help You Develop Great Opening Lines That Hook Your Audience the Moment You Begin Your Story. You will also use the #6TIPS as a tool to both structure and test your story.

Author : Janine Kurnoff,Lee Lazarus
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 291 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2021-02-17
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781119704690

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Everyday Business Storytelling by Janine Kurnoff,Lee Lazarus Pdf

A practical, easy-to-use guide to transform business communications into memorable narratives that drive conversations—and your career—forward In Everyday Business Storytelling: Create, Simplify, and Adapt A Visual Narrative for Any Audience, visual communication and storytelling experts Janine Kurnoff and Lee Lazarus leverage decades of experience helping executives at the world's top brands—including Colgage-Palmolive, Nestlé, T-Mobile, Medtronic and Meta—bring clarity and meaning to their business communications. Whether you're building a presentation, crafting a high-stakes email, or need to influence the conversation in your next meeting with an executive, or have to communicate with data, Everyday Business Storytelling offers an insightful exploration of how to develop compelling business narratives that meet diverse audience needs. You'll discover how to use a simple, repeatable framework to transform your ideas, data, and insights into an authentic, persuasive story. Within this professional development book, you'll also find clever data visualization and visual display techniques to help humanize your stories and build an audience connection, leading to improved presentation skills and better data literacy. Whether you're looking to enhance your executive presence, align teams, become an expert at converting data analysis into data insights, or want to communicate change and influence audiences, Everyday Business Storytelling is for you. Everyday Business Storytelling is an indispensable guide to making your communications stick in the minds of your audience and drive change. It enables you to display confidence and communicate with clarity regardless of how complex your message is. If you're a busy, talented businessperson looking for tactics to improve your executive presentations, one-pagers, emails, or virtual meetings, this communication book is for you.

Author : Rob Biesenbach
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2018-02
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0991081420

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Unleash the Power of Storytelling by Rob Biesenbach Pdf

Author : Nancy Duarte
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2013-07-02
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781118008935

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Resonate by Nancy Duarte Pdf

Reveals the underlying story form of all great presentations that will not only create impact, but will move people to action Presentations are meant to inform, inspire, and persuade audiences. So why then do so many audiences leave feeling like they've wasted their time? All too often, presentations don't resonate with the audience and move them to transformative action. Just as the author's first book helped presenters become visual communicators, Resonate helps you make a strong connection with your audience and lead them to purposeful action. The author's approach is simple: building a presentation today is a bit like writing a documentary. Using this approach, you'll convey your content with passion, persuasion, and impact. Author has a proven track record, including having created the slides in Al Gore's Oscar-winning An Inconvenient Truth Focuses on content development methodologies that are not only fundamental but will move people to action Upends the usual paradigm by making the audience the hero and the presenter the mentor Shows how to use story techniques of conflict and resolution Presentations don't have to be boring ordeals. You can make them fun, exciting, and full of meaning. Leave your audiences energized and ready to take action with Resonate.

Author : Nancy Duarte
Publisher : Harvard Business Press
Page : 258 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781422187104

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HBR Guide to Persuasive Presentations by Nancy Duarte Pdf

Terrified of speaking in front of a group> Or simply looking to polish your skills? No matter where you are on the spectrum, this guide will give you the confidence and the tools you need to get results. Learn how to wIn over tough crows, organize a coherent narrative, create powerful messages and visuals, connect with and engage your audience, show people why your ideas matter to them, and strike the right tone, in any situation.

Author : Martin Sykes,A. Nicklas Malik,Mark D. West
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 276 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2012-12-17
Category : Computers
ISBN : 9781118423998

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Stories that Move Mountains by Martin Sykes,A. Nicklas Malik,Mark D. West Pdf

Learn how to use stories and visuals to make top–notch presentations It′s called CAST (Content, Audience, Story, & Tell) and it′s been a quiet success, until now. Developed over a twelve year period as a presentation method to help Enterprise Architects, it was adopted by Microsoft Enterprise Architecture teams and filtered from IT managers to Sales, and beyond to major organizations around the world. Now, thanks to this unique book from an expert author team that includes two Microsoft presentation experts, you can learn how to use this amazing process to create and make high–impact presentations in your own organization. The book helps you build complete visual stories, step by step, by using the CAST method to first create a Story Map and from there, a compelling presentation. It includes sample Story Maps, templates, practical success stories, and more. You′ll discover how to go beyond PowerPoint slides to create presentations that influence your peers and effect change. Explains the secrets of making presentations and effecting change using CAST to create Story Maps and from there, high–impact and visual presentations that tell a story Covers how to apply a range of techniques and what the results look like, using screenshots of presentations, one page hand outs, and basic delivery with whiteboards Coauthored by Microsoft experts and a visual design guru who have years of experience training professionals in these methods Includes sample Story Maps, templates, practical success stories, and more Learn how to sell your ideas and trigger change in your company with Stories That Move Mountains: Storytelling and Visual Design for Persuasive Presentations.

Author : Jerry Weissman
Publisher : FT Press
Page : 581 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2013-08-19
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780133739756

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Produce Powerful Presentations (Collection) by Jerry Weissman Pdf

In Presentation in Action , Weissman does just that: he teaches how to make spectacularly successful presentations by showing exactly how great presenters have done it. Weissman dives into his library of outstanding presentations, sharing examples from current events, politics, science, art, music, literature, cinema, media, sports, and even the military. His compelling examples don’t just demonstrate what’s universal about effective human communication: they also reveal powerful ways to solve the specific challenges presenters encounter most often. This book’s five sections focus on each element of the outstanding contemporary presentation: Content: Mastering the art of telling your story; Graphics: Designing PowerPoint slides that work brilliantly; Delivery skills: How to make actions speak louder than words; Q+A: How to handle tough questions; Integration: How to put it all together. In this fully updated Second Edition of Presenting to Win , the world's #1 presentation consultant shows how to connect with even the toughest, most high-level audiences...and move them to action! Jerry Weissman shows presenters of all kinds how to dump those PowerPoint templates once and for all -- and tell compelling stories that focus on what's in it for the audience. Drawing on dozens of real case studies, Weissman shows how to identify your primary goals and messages before you even open PowerPoint; stay focused on what your listeners really care about; and capture your audience in the first crucial 90 seconds. Weissman covers all the practical mechanics of effective presentation: finding your flow...communicating visually...writing better slide text...making your numbers... using graphics...practicing aloud...customizing for different audiences...presenting online...and much more.

Author : David Chrisinger
Publisher : JHU Press
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2021-07-06
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781421440804

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Stories Are What Save Us by David Chrisinger Pdf

A foreword by former soldier and memoirist Brian Turner, author of My Life as a Foreign Country, and an afterword by military wife and memoirist Angela Ricketts, author of No Man's War: Irreverent Confessions of an Infantry Wife, bookend the volume.