Presentations in Action - Jerry Weissman [66]
presidential speechwriting, 14
previews of presentation, sending, 60–61
prompts, headline style, 59
public speaking, overcoming fear of, 95–100, 116–117
Publius Syrus, 31
Q
Q&A sessions 136–137
accountability in, 136–137
admitting mistakes, 142–143
false assumption questions, 140–141
multiple questions, 133–134
preparation for, 149–150
refusal to answer questions, 151–152
short answers, 144–145
silent reactions, 135
speed of responses during, 131–132
spinning the message, avoiding, 147–148
spinning versus Topspin, 138–139
understanding questions before answering, 146
questions, asking, customizing presentations, 6
R
reading slides, 69–70
Reagan, Nancy, 50, 140
Reagan, Ronald, 50–51, 115
redirection, 99
Reeves, Rosser, 29
refusal to answer questions, 151–152
rehearsing 30–31 See practicing presentations
Reid, Chip, 141
rewriting, 40–41
Reynolds, Garr, 85
Rice, Jerry, 146
Riddle, Nelson, 102
right versus left, 164–167
Robbins, Jerome, 116
Roberts, John G., 149
Romer, Christina, 118
Rove, Karl, 48–49
Rubino, Mike, 94
S
Safire, William, 32
sales, as in-person communication, 60–61
sans serif fonts, serif fonts versus, 73–74
Saxe, John Godfrey, 155
Scully, Vin, 115
sentence style, headline style versus, 59, 71–72
serif fonts, sans serif fonts versus, 73–74
The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People (Covey), 41
Seward, William, 14
shading, slides, 67–68
Shakespeare, William, 144
short answers, 144–145
Show Me! What Brain Research Says about Visuals in PowerPoint (Kosslyn and Lane), 62
silent reactions when listening, 135
Simon, Carly, 116
simplicity of presentations, 36–37
Sinatra, Frank, 101–102
sitting versus standing, 111–112, 162
Skelton, Red, 135
Skutnik, Lenny, 50
Slide Sorter view, 42–43
slides 84–85
complex slides, usefulness of, 84–85
describing during presentation, 156–157
pausing while viewing, 63, 78–79, 168–169
picture/text combinations, 64–66
as presentation previews, 60–61
reading, 69–70
slide:ology (Duarte), 85
slogans, 24–25, 28–29, 44–45
smiling, 163
“So What?” Syndrome, 10–11
Sondheim, Stephen, 116
Sorensen, Ted, 14
Sotomayor, Sonia, 149
spaced learning, 40–41
speaking cadence, 101–102
speaking speed, 109
speaking style 118–119 See delivery style
speed of Q&A responses, 131–132
speed of speech, 109
spinning the message 147–148
avoiding, 147–148
Topspin versus, 138–139
stage fright, 950
“Stand at Parade Rest” position, 119
standing versus sitting, 111–112, 162
Stewart, Jon, 12, 28, 135, 142–143, 151, 161–162
storyboarding, 42–43
storytelling 55–58
graphics versus, 55–58, 158–159
human interest stories, 50–52
in presentations, 22–23, 36–37
structure of presentations, 16–17
structured relaxation, 100
Summers, Larry, 118
superior angle, 111
supporting data, customizing presentations, 6
sympathy, 160
synchronizing graphics and linguistics, 156–157, 168–169
T
talking fast, 109
Tatum, Art, 113
Te Kanawa, Kiri, 103–104
Teachout, Terry, 113, 116
teleology, 41
television appearances, tips for, 126
terminology, positive phrases in presentations, 38–39
Terzioglu, Kaan, 159
text 80–81
animating, 80–81
clarity of, 67–68
combining with pictures, 64–66
inital caps versus all-caps, 71–72
serif versus sans serif fonts, 73–74
Thurmond, Strom, 122
Time (magazine), 8
time required for preparation, 18–19
Titian, 111–112
Title Plus statements, 156–157
Toobin, Jeffrey, 16–17
Topspin, spinning the message versus, 138–139
Torres, Dara, 99–100
Trujillo, Jason, 31
Tufte, Edward, 57
Twain, Mark, 18–19, 168
U
U.S. Army, 24–25
U.S. Navy, 75
understanding questions before answering, 146
Unique Selling Proposition (USP), 29
unwords, 120–121
V
value, adding, 15
Van Sant, Gus, 22
Vasey, Matt, 156–157
verbal gaffes, 122–123
Verbalization, 30–31, 42–43, 113–114, 123, 149–150
Vicky Cristina Barcelona (film), 22
Vieau, Dave, 94
The Visual Display of Quantitative Information (Tufte), 57
visualization, 100
W
Wag the Dog (film), 138
Wall Street Journal, 93
Wallace, Mike, 1
Warhol, Andy, 19
“The Way