Presentations in Action - Jerry Weissman [65]
length of, 27
Irena’s Vow (Broadway play), 97
Irving, John, 40–41
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job interviews, tips for, 126
Jobs, Steve, 38–39
jokes, avoiding, 12–13
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Kagan, Elena, 149–152
Kaine, Tim, 147
“Keeping Your Foot Away from Your Mouth” (Zaslow), 123
Kennedy, John F., 14, 28, 105
Kennell, John H., 89
Kern, Jerome, 101
Kimmel, Jimmy, 161
King, Larry, 161
Kipling, Rudyard, 56, 97
Klaus, Marshall H., 89
Klaus, Phyllis H., 89
Kosslyn, Stephen, 62–63, 66
Kounios, John, 32
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Lane, Robert, 62
LaSalle, Mick, 22
Laurel, Stan, 135
left versus right, 164–167
length of presentations, 18–19, 26–27
Leno, Jay, 161
Letterman, David, 17, 120, 161
Lincoln, Abraham, 14
linguistics, synchronizing graphics with, 156–157, 168–169
listening 133–134
to multiple questions, 133–134
silent reactions and, 135
speed of Q&A responses, 131–132
understanding questions before answering, 146
localization, customizing presentations, 6
Lott, Trent, 122
Loven, Jennifer, 141
Lublin, Joann, 136
Luce, Clare Boothe, 28
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Mad Money (television program), 143
Madoff, Bernie, 142–143
Maher, Bill, 161
Mattis, James N., 84
McChrystal, Stanley A., 84, 122
McMaster, H. R., 84
McMillan, Don, 69
Mental Method of Presenting, 96
Microsoft, 44–45
Mies van der Rohe, Ludwig, 27
military, PowerPoint usage, 84–85
Milk (film), 22
“Miss Otis Regrets” (Porter), 151
mistakes 142–143
admitting when questioned, 142–143
during speaking, 122–123
Morgan, Frank, 5
Moschitta, John Jr., 109
Muller, James E., 46–47
multiple drafts of presentations, 40–41
multiple presenters to multiple audiences with single presentation, 158–159
multiple questions, listening to, 133–134
“Murder Boards” (preparation for Q&A sessions), 149–150
Murrow, Edward R., 91–92
Mutual of Omaha, 32
mutual references, customizing presentations, 6
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“naming things” process, 20–21
Navy (U.S.), 75
nervousness, overcoming, 99–100, 116–117
New York Times, 80
Newton, Isaac, 32
Nichols, Mike, 20–21
Noonan, Peggy, 9, 28–29
Numerical Flow Structure, 17
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Obama, Barack, 8–9, 26, 28–29, 48, 50, 118, 120–122, 133–134, 141, 149, 151
Olivier, Laurence, 116
The Oprah Winfrey Show (television program), 160
Orszag, Peter, 118
ownership, 15
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Paul, Rand, 147
pausing, 109
to breathe, 103–104
during presentations, 63, 78–79, 168–169
Peabody, Francis W., 46
Peacock, Bill, 24, 108
Penn, Sean, 22
Perahia, Murray, 95–96
perception of presentations, 62–63, 78–79, 164–167
person-to-person conversation, 93–94, 161
Bill Clinton, 106–107
Edward R. Murrow, 91–92
Elizabeth Dole, 108
Vin Scully, 115
persuasion, power of “you,” 8–9, 44–45
Phelps, Michael, 99–100
phrases, positive phrases in presentations, 38–39
The Physiology of Taste: Or, Meditations on Transcendental Gastronomy (Brillat-Savarin, 127
Pickford, Mary, 160
pictures, combining with text, 64–66
politicians, spinning the message, 147–148
Pollan, Michael, 127
Polonius, 144
Pope, Alexander, 123
Portelli, Bill, 36
Porter, Cole, 151
position (sitting versus standing), 111–112
positive phrases in presentations, 38–39
posture, 162
Powell, Colin, 140
practicing presentations, 30–31, 113–114, 123
preparation for presentations 20–21
“naming things” process, 20–21
time required, 18–19
preparation for Q&A sessions, 149–150
The Presentation Secrets of Steve Jobs: How to Be Insanely Great in Front of Any Audience (Gallo), 38
Presentation Zen: Simple Ideas on Presentation Design and Delivery (Reynolds), 85
Presentation-as-Document Syndrome, 55–58
presentations 155
contextual perception, 155
customizing, 5–7
delivery style 118–119 See delivery style
documents versus, 55–58, 158–159
flow of, 34–35
human perception and, 62–63, 78–79, 164–167
humor in, 12–13
integration of components, 170–171
key factors in, 160–163
length of, 18–19, 26–27
multiple drafts of, 40–41
pausing during, 63, 78–79, 168–169
practicing, 30–31, 113–114, 123
preparation for 20–21
“naming things” process, 20–21
time required, 18–19
sending previews of, 60–61
storytelling in, 22–23, 36–37
structure of,