Presentations in Action - Jerry Weissman [64]
Colbert, Stephen, 161
color in graphics, 75, 77
combining pictures and text, 64–66
communication in sales, 60–61
complex slides, usefulness of, 84–85
concentration on audience reaction, 95–98
confidence when presenting, 113–114
connection with audience, 8–9, 24–25, 160–163
contemporization, customizing presentations, 6
contextual perception, 155
contrast colors in graphics, 75, 77
conversational style, 89–90, 93–94, 161
Bill Clinton, 106–107
Edward R. Murrow, 91–92
Elizabeth Dole, 108
Vin Scully, 115
Cooper, Anderson, 58
Corona, 78–79
Courage and Consequence: My Life as a Conservative in the Fight (Rove), 48
Couric, Katie, 58
Covey, Stephen, 17, 41, 162
Cramer, Jim, 142–143
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (film), 22
Curtis, Neil, 38
customizing presentations, 5–7
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The Daily Show (television program), 135, 142
Danticat, Edwidge, 42–43
Davis, Julie Hirschfeld, 149
delivery style 118–119
body language, 118–119
concentration on audience reaction, 95–98
confidence in, 113–114
eye contact, 89–90, 105
first impressions, 124–125
food and drink when speaking, 127
group dynamics, 106–107
nervousness, overcoming, 99–100, 116–117
pausing for breath, 103–104
person-to-person conversation, 91–94, 108, 115
position (sitting versus standing), 111–112
speaking cadence, 101–102
speed of speaking, 109
tips for, 126
unwords, 120–121
verbal gaffes, 122–123
DeNiro, Robert, 138
Dershowitz, Alan, 142
DiMaggio, Joe, 113
direct references, customizing presentations, 6
disconnect with audience, avoiding, 10–11
documents, presentations versus, 55–58, 158–159
Dodd, Christopher, 147
Dole, Elizabeth, 108
Douthat, Ross, 147
drafts of presentations, 40–41
drinks when speaking, 127
Duarte, Nancy, 85
Dukakis, Michael, 26
E
elephant poem example, 155
elevator pitches, 28–29
empathy, 160–163
Engel, Richard, 84
Epictetus, 132
Erasmus, 105
exaggeration, avoiding, 38–39
eye contact, 89–90, 105–107, 161
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Fallon, Jimmy, 161
false assumption questions, answering, 140–141
fast talking, 109
fear of public speaking, overcoming, 95–100, 116–117
Feldshuh, Tovah, 97
Ferguson, Craig, 161
Fields, Dorothy, 101
“Fig Leaf” position, 118–119
filler words, 120–121
Fincher, David, 22
first impressions, 124–125
first slide, customizing presentations, 7
flow of presentations, 34–35
Flow Structures of presentations, 16–17
Fontana, Olivier, 109, 164
fonts, serif versus sans serif, 73–74
food and drink when speaking, 127
The 48 Laws of Power (Greene), 31
free throw line example, 124–125
frequently asked questions, answering, 136–137
G
Gallo, Carmine, 38
Geithner, Timothy, 118
gestures, 119, 163
The Godfather, Part II (film), 49
Good Night, and Good Luck (film), 91
Goodman, Benny, 116
Gould, Glenn, 116
graphics 82–83
animation tips, 82–83
clarity of text, 67–68
color in, 75, 77
headlines versus sentences, 59
initial caps versus all-caps, 71–72
picture/text combinations, 64–66
serif versus sans serif fonts, 73–74
storytelling versus, 55–58, 158–159
synchronizing with linguistics, 156–157, 168–169
text animation, 80–81
Graphics Synchronization skills, 169
Greene, Robert, 31
Greenhouse, Linda, 151
group dynamics, 106–107
Gypsy (musical), 116
H
Halperin, Mark, 48
Hamlet (Shakespeare), 144
Hammes, Thomas X., 85
handedness, 164–167
Hardy, Oliver, 135
Hayward, Tony, 122
headline style, sentence style versus, 59, 71–72
Heifetz, Jascha, 113
Heilemann, John, 48
Hoffman, Dustin, 138
Horowitz, Vladimir, 95
“How NOT to Use PowerPoint” (McMillan), 69
human interest stories, 50–52
humor in presentations, 12–13
hyperbole, avoiding, 38–39
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“If” (Kipling), 97
inferior angle, 111
initial caps, all-caps versus, 71–72
integration 155
contextual perception and, 155
graphics with linguistics, 156–157
of presentation components, 170–171
intelligence of audience, assuming, 36–37
interpersonal communication 93–94 See person-to-person conversation
interviews, tips for, 126
intuitiveness of presentations, 36–37
iPhone, 36–37
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