Book Review: Speak with Confidence! Powerful Presentations that Inform, Inspire, and Persuade

Joe Wynne is a versatile Project Manager experienced in delivering medium-scope projects in large organizations that improve workforce performance and business processes. He has a proven track record of delivering effective, technology-savvy solutions in a variety of industries and a unique combination of strengths in both process management and workforce management.

 

The Good News: There are many opportunities for a project manager to make presentations. The Bad News: Public speaking gives most people many opportunities to be ill.

I don't want to make you uncomfortable or anything, but this kind of formal communication can make or break you. They just happen to come at critical times when all eyes are on you and minds are weighing your abilities. (Again, not to make you uncomfortable or anything…)

Yet, despite the fear, certain individuals seem to have this speaking gig licked. When they are presenting, they just have this polished, professional air about them, while it's all you can do to keep from panicking.

What do they have that you haven't got? Whether it is a verbal report to a small group of stakeholders or a large all-hands meeting, confident speakers will have a large tool kit to prepare for and impress their audience. You need to get yourself such a toolkit--it makes the job so much easier. Dianna Booher has written Speak with Confidence! Powerful Presentations that Inform, Inspire, and Persuade, just the kit you are looking for.

There is no extra packaging--it's all tips, 497 of them. And the scope is amazing. She provides advice on stand-ups with slide software to video-conferencing and audio-conferencing, from technical presentations to persuasive presentations. All the …

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