Includes memorable ways to start and finish your speech with a flourish Straightforward advice on making your speeches sparkle With the right preparation even the most nervous speaker can deliver a winning presentation. Public Speaking &amp; Presentations For Dummies shows you how, from drafting your content to honing your tone for a perfect delivery. More confident speakers can find expert advice on getting visual aids right, impromptu speaking, dazzling in roundtables, and much more. Discover how to <ul>
<li>Organise your speech</li> <li>Conquer your fears</li> <li>Research content effectively</li> <li>Get your body language right</li> <li>Use humour properly</li> <li>Speak to a foreign audience</li> </ul>

Public Speaking and Presentations for Dummies

Kushner, Malcolm

Yeung, Rob

Literature & Fiction

For Dummies

An ingenious new approach to management and personal success explains how a sense of humor can alleviate tension, create rapport, motivate employees, and gain attention in ordinary business situations

The Light Touch: How to Use Humor for Business Success

Business & Money

Business Culture

Simon&Schuster

Humor is a powerful management tool, although few business people how how to use it. Malcolm Kushner, a prominent consultant to corporations on the use of humor, presents his easy-to-apply formulas that help command respect and attention, build morale, and create a more productive work environment.

Light Touch: How to Use Humor for Business Success

Fireside

Public Speaking for Dummies

“Malcolm translates his uncommon knowledge into powerful, easy-to-use techniques for making presentations that work.” - Joe Di Nucci, Vice President, Silicon Graphics Computer SystemsWhether you're dealing with one person or one thousand, the ability to present your ideas and concepts with impact is essential. Would you like to convince your boss that you deserve a promotion? Or persuade your dream date to go out with you? The key to getting what you want is to maintain confidence and present your ideas with conviction and credibility. Filled with expert tips, hints, suggestions, and real-world examples, Public Speaking For Dummies® helps you avoid presentation pitfalls by giving you the tools and techniques you need to deliver a speech or presentation with style, energy, and enthusiasm!Inside, you'll discover how to:•Research and organize a speech clearly and concisely•Grab the attention of your audience and keep it until you're done•Project confidence with your voice and body language•Use humor in a speech'even if you can't tell a joke•Minimize stage fright by turning nervous energy to your advantage•Increase your credibility •Put your best foot forward with an awesome introduction•Attract a crowd simply by the title you give your speechRead by the author.

HarperAudio

Inside, find helpful advice on how to:Give polished presentations with confidence and credibility.Prepare your presentation, from research and organization to connecting with your audience.Add power with body lanuage, eye contact, and movement.Use humor to score points and diffuse controversy.

Public Speaking For Dummies?

Tried-and-true tips for dazzling your audience Conquer your public speaking jitters and deliver a dynamite speech Anxious about public speaking? Have no fear! Use this friendly guide as your personal arsenal of tools to overcome stage fright and build a rapport with your audience. From researching your topic and preparing the room to crafting a riveting address, these savvy tips will help you deliver a masterful presentation. The Dummies Way * Explanations in plain English * "Get in, get out" information * Icons and other navigational aids * Tear-out cheat sheet * Top ten lists * A dash of humor and fun Discover how to: * Speak with confidence * Create spectacular visual aids * Add power with body language * Address international and virtual audiences * Answer questions the right way

Job Hunting & Careers

Whether you’re dealing with one person or one thousand, the ability to transmit ideas in a coherent and compelling fashion is one of the most important skills you can ever develop. Want to impress your colleagues? Convince your clients? Prove your point? The key to success is what you say. To get what you want in life, you have to present yourself forcefully, credibly, and convincingly. 
If you need to land that big consulting job or launch a new initiative at the office, knowing how to present your case is half the battle. Luckily, Presentations For Dummies shows you the way. It gives you all the tools and tips you need to make your presentations flawless and effective, including proven advice on: <ul>
<li>Relating to your audience</li> <li>Overcoming stage fright</li> <li>Adding flare with personal stories</li> <li>Using humor to loosen up the crowd</li> <li>Making your point with visual aids</li> </ul>
From getting prepared to dealing with unexpected problems while you’re the focus of attention, this handy guide covers everything you need to make all your presentations flawless. You’ll learn how to create fantastic, effective visual aids that make your point with passion, and a whole lot more: <ul>
<li>Gathering sources and compiling data</li> <li>Organizing your ideas</li> <li>Improving your timing for maximum impact</li> <li>Using your pre-presentation nerves as an asset</li> <li>Choosing the perfect word in every instance</li> <li>Crafting an introduction, conclusion, and transitions</li> <li>Using PowerPoint to make your point</li> <li>Understanding what body language says about you</li> <li>Simple tricks for every situation</li> </ul>
Written by consultant, humorist, and professional speaker Malcolm Kushner, Presentations For Dummies tells you everything you need to know — and do — to get it right from the start. But be careful, this powerful resource could make your presentations so good that you might have to give more of them.

Presentations for Dummies

Skills

Written specifically for salespeople, this creativity book explains how to develop great ideas quickly. Organized into "bite-sized" segments and packed with idea-provoking cartoons, this field-guide to smarter sales explains how readers can solve their toughest sales problems, grab and hold a customer's attention, locate hidden opportunities that others miss, and more.

High Octane Selling: Boost Your Creative Power to Close More Sales

Anthony, Ray

Management & Leadership

Amacom Books

Combining the famous wit, warmth and wisdom of one of America's most beloved presidents, this compilation offers the best quips, jokes and anecdotes from Ronald Reagan's presidency. Available now. 2 cassettes.

President Ronald W. Reagan: Well...There You Go Again! Humor That Shaped America

Mitgang, N. R.

Politics & Social Sciences

Dh Audio

The world's first complete book of wine humor. Hundreds of funny quotes, definitions, anecdotes and news items about mankind's favorite beverage. Plus wine cartoons from The New Yorker. 
The perfect gift for anyone interested in wine. And that's no joke!

Vintage Humor for Wine Lovers

Cookbooks, Food & Wine

Beverages & Wine

Malcolm Kushner & Assoc

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Books by Kushner, Malcolm

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Public Speaking and Presentations for Dummies

The Light Touch: How to Use Humor for Business Success

Light Touch: How to Use Humor for Business Success

Public Speaking for Dummies

Public Speaking For Dummies?

Public Speaking for Dummies

Presentations for Dummies

High Octane Selling: Boost Your Creative Power to Close More Sales

President Ronald W. Reagan: Well...There You Go Again! Humor That Shaped America

Vintage Humor for Wine Lovers