Effective Presentation Skills A Practical Guide to Better Speaking Steve Mandel A Fifty-Minute™ Series BookEffective Presentation Skills A Practical Guide to Better Speaking Steve Mandel CREDITS: Senior Editor: Debbie Woodbury Copy Editor: Charlotte Bosarge Production Manager: Judy Petry ‘Text Design: Amy Shayne Layout: Kay Green Cover: Amy Shayne & 5th Street Design Artwork: Ralph Mapson ‘Biber hos, 0 Couae Technolan,«dvison of Thonn Leanne Thonsan Leaning a Wadenaet Wed bein und Tees ALL RIGHTS RESERVED, No pr of his work maybe repre anseribed or wed in ny form o¢ by any meas raph, lectrone, ‘mcchania, nls photocopying. rsorine taping, We dsb, or ifornton siorgs snd rreval systems witht he pie itn penmission of th publhe, For more iforition contact Course Tectnslogy Boston, MA 02210 (rfid ws onthe Web at wnscorset.com or pemision o use mati rom this text produc, submit rogues elie at wawthonsonrghs.com ‘Trademarks Crisp Learning isa trademark of Course Technology. Some ofthe product names and company ames wed in ths Book have ben wed for deuteation purposes oly and may be adeno vegsteedtaderatAs of et respective manufac nd sll. Disclaimer Curse Teno reserves the rit evs tis poblieation and make hangs famine to ine ns cone witout nie ISBN 1-56052-526-6 Prins inthe Unitod Stites of AmericLearning Objectives for Effective Presentation Skills The learning objectives for Effective Presentation Skills are listed below. They have been developed to guide you, the reader, to the core issues covered in this book. The Objectives of this book are: Q 1) To explain how to build credil ity and confidence as a speaker 2 2) To show how to use presentation technology to your advantage 3) To provide techniques for preparing and delivering a presentation well