Abrahamson, Alan, 85
Analogies, 33–35
Anatomy of presentation, 18–19 Animation, 46–47
Articles, 100–101
A study In Scarlet (Doyle), 12
Audience
background research about topic, 1–3
direct approach, 2
handouts/materials, 105–106
interaction with, 55–56
objective, 3–5
printed slides, 99–100
trouble-makers, 93
Audios, 52–53
Authenticity, 59–60
Blanking screen, 46
Blank screen, 82
Body language, 68–70
Borrowing stories, 32–33
Brainstorming, 9–11
Call back, 88
Communication rules, misrepresented, 60–61
Context, 37–41
Conversation, 68
Copyright, 51–52
Covey, Stephen R., 8, 34
Creative Visualization (Gawain), 84
Csikszentmihalyi, Mihaly, 16
Data, 37–41
Delivery of presentation
authenticity, 59–60
body language, 68–70
confidence, 61–63
conversation, 68
energy, vitality, enthusiasm, 70
filler words, 67
mindset, 63–64
misrepresented communication rules, 60–61
pace, 66
pause, 67
pitch and volume, 67–68
power of “you,” 68
speaker notes and reading, 64
timing, 65–66
Dialog, 29–30
Digital documents, 101–102
Distractions, 109
Doyle, Arthur Conan Sir, 12
Emotions, 26–28
Environment, 106–107
Equipment, 108–109
Facts, 26–28
Feedback, 111
from colleagues, 84
quality, 82–83
Filler words, 67
First Things First (Covey), 34
Flip charts, 53–54
Flow (Csikszentmihalyi), 16
Flowcharts, 49–50
Font style, 47
Gawain, Shakti, 84
Graphs, 49–50
Gray, John, 34
The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People (Covey), 8
Handouts, 55
Harvard Medical Magazine, 85
Hawthorne effect, 32
Hiding slides, 46
Humor, 73–75
Images, 48–49
grouping, 52–53
resources for, 51–52
Knight, Sue, 18
Konnikova, Maria, 11
Mastermind: How To Think Like Sherlock Holmes (Konnikova), 11
Men Are From Mars And Women Are From Venus (Gray), 34
Mental rehearsal, 84–86
Metaphors, 33–35
Mindset, 63–64
Mini speech, 28–29
Montefiore, Simon Sebag, 31
Multisensory language, 17–18
Neurolinguistic Programming at work (Knight), 18
No Limits (Phelps and Abrahamson), 85
Notes, 79–81
Opening and closing comments, 19–22
Paper handouts, 101–102
Phelps, Michael, 85
PowerPoint slides, 45–46
Presentation types, 102
Presentation Zen (Reynolds), 44
Printed slides, 99–100
Props, 54–55
Quality feedback, 82–83
Questions and Answers, 91–97
anticipating, 92–93
closing stages, 96–97
coping strategy, 91–92
responding, 95
trouble-makers, 93
Rehearsing, 77–79
Remote clickers, 82
Reports, 100–101
Reynolds, Garr, 44
Shapes, 49–50
grouping, 52
Slide decks, 43–45
Slide transitions, 46–47
Speaker, 22
Speaker notes and reading, 64
Speeches That Changed The World (Montefiore), 31
Storyboard, 14
Story format, 30–31
Structure and planning
anatomy of presentation, 18–19
brainstorming, 9–11
existing material, 14–15
general industry awareness, 13–14
Mind palace/Memory palace, 11–13
multisensory language, 17–18
opening and closing comments, 19–22
selecting best points, 15–17
speaker, 22
storyboard, 14
timeline, 8–9
Text color, 47
Timeline, 8–9
Timing, 65–66, 88–89, 109
Toolkit
AV support, 107–108
distractions, 109
environment, 106–107
equipment, 108–109
feedback, 111
getting in zone, 110
handouts or materials, 105–106
slides and notes, 103–104
timing, 109
Video recording, 83–84
Videos, 52–53
Vignettes, 28–29
Visual aids, 43
Whiteboards, 53–54