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Part IV: The Truth About Developing Effective Presentations
by Lonnie Pacelli
The Truth About Getting Your Point Across: ...And Nothing but the Truth
Title Page
Copyright Page
Praise for The Truth About Getting Your Point Across
Preface
Acknowledgments
About the Author
Contents
Part I: The Truth About You and Your Recipient
Truth 1. Great Communicators Can Be Made
Truth 2. Seek to Understand Your Recipient
Truth 3. Communication Styles Aren't One-Size-Fits-All
Truth 4. If You Think It Doesn't Make Sense, It Probably Doesn't
Truth 5. Help Others Help Themselves
Part II: The Truth About Setting Direction
Truth 6. Don't Make Creating a Direction Statement Harder Than It Needs to Be
Truth 7. Don't Be a Cave Dweller
Truth 8. About-Faces Are OKāJust Don't Get Dizzy
Truth 9. Direction Statements Need to Be Lived to Be Effective
Truth 10. When Others Understand Your Direction, They Can Help You Get There Faster
Part III: The Truth About Running Meetings
Truth 11. Too Many Attendees Spoil the Meeting
Truth 12. Watch the Pontificator!
Truth 13. Drive a Tight Agenda; Don't Let It Drive You
Truth 14. One Less Meeting Gets You Home in Time for Dinner
Truth 15. Let Decided Decisions Stay Decided
Truth 16. Action Items Get Done When Action Items Are Managed
Part IV: The Truth About Developing Effective Presentations
Truth 17. Give Them a Reason to Listen to You
Truth 18. Entertaining an Audience Breeds Effective Learning
Truth 19. Pictures and Graphics Are Great, But They Can Get Really Annoying
Truth 20. Relax: The Audience Is Rooting for You
Truth 21. Develop Content Once; Use It a Thousand Times
Part V: The Truth About Writing Status Reports
Truth 22. Focused Status Reports Get Read; Random Ones Don't
Truth 23. Communicate Status in Less Than a Minute
Truth 24. Know Who, When, and How
Truth 25. No One Reads Yesterday's News
Truth 26. Status Reports Aren't Code for Cover Your Butt
Part VI: The Truth About Brainstorming
Truth 27. There's a Right Time and Place for Brainstorming
Truth 28. There Truly Is No Such Thing As a Stupid Idea
Truth 29. Brainstorming Isn't Code for a Waste of Time
Truth 30. Biased Facilitators Torpedo Brainstorming Sessions
Part VII: The Truth About Problem Solving
Truth 31. Every Solution Needs a Problem
Truth 32. Choices and Consequences Make the Solution
Truth 33. Dig Hard for That Third Alternative
Truth 34. A Solution Is Only as Good as Its Implementation
Truth 35. Bad Decisions That Don't Get Fixed Grow into Disasters
Part VIII: The Truth About Interviewing
Truth 36. You Can't Over-Prepare for an Interview
Truth 37. Critical Thinking Drills Influence Hiring Decisions
Truth 38. Lie About Your Credentials, Kill Your Career
Truth 39. Babbling Is for Babies, Not Interviews
Truth 40. Impress First, and Then Talk Compensation
Part IX: The Truth About Giving Feedback
Truth 41. Late Feedback Is Just As Bad As No Feedback at All
Truth 42. Environment Matters
Truth 43. Focus on the Behavior, Not the Person
Truth 44. Sometimes It's Best Not to Offer Your Feedback
Truth 45. Be Open to Feedback, and Then Decide How to Use It
Part X: The Truth About Being a Good Listener
Truth 46. Listening Means Letting Them Talk
Truth 47. Don't Hang Out a Therapist Shingle Unless You're a Therapist
Truth 48. Keep Stressful Meetings from Spontaneously Combusting
Part XI: The Truth About Informal Communications
Truth 49. Informal Doesn't Mean Ineffective
Truth 50. Beware the Drop-In
Truth 51. Focus on the Big Grapes on the Grapevine
Truth 52. Be Accessible, Not Open-Door
Part XII: The Truth About Influencing Those Who Don't Work for You
Truth 53. Seven Attributes to Avoid if You Want People to Follow You
Truth 54. Credibility Humps Get Smoothed Through Learning
Truth 55. Being Partial Breeds Distrust
Part XIII: The Truth About Communicating Globally
Truth 56. It's Not All About the Ivory Tower
Truth 57. You Have to Talk to Them, Even if It's After Hours
Truth 58. Face-to-Face Paves the Communication Highway
Truth 59. Just Because They Can Speak Your Native Tongue Doesn't Mean They Understand Everything You Say
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