Speaking up surviving executive presentations /

• Main Author: Gilbert, Frederick (Business coach)
• Format: Electronic
• Language: English
• Published: San Francisco : Berrett-Koehler Publishers, 2013.
• Edition: First edition.
• Series: BK business book.
• Subjects: Business presentations.; Public speaking.; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Meetings & Presentations. > Business Communication; Electronic books.
• Online Access: View fulltext via EzAccess

Presenting to senior decision makers can be a terrifying ""through the looking glass"" moment. The stakes are high-one presentation can make or break a career-but the rules are utterly unclear. This book is an indispensable resource for anyone who wants to thrive, not just surviv...

Table of Contents:

• Clueless
• Life at the top
• The seven deadly challenges
• Time cut
• Disengaged executives
• Food fights
• The importance of reading the room
• Improv : don't just stick to the script
• Controlling side talk (and your temper)
• Listen up!
• Content + facilitation + listening + improv = success
• Public speaking : unplugged
• Delivery style
• I really did give a damn!
• Looking over the pickle barrel : parents and mentors
• Career challenges
• Career advice
• Legacy.