Rock Your Presentation

Rock Your Presentation
Author: Nigel Barlow
Publisher: Piatkus
Total Pages: 199
Release: 2016-04-28
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 0349408890

This book will protect your audiences from the following disorders: · Death by PowerPoint · Tedium · Compulsive fidgeting · Losing-the-Will-to-Live Syndrome Nearly all of us have to pitch or present our ideas, whether in a formal setting like a theatre, at a company conference, in a classroom or even selling a concept one-to-one to our boss. In Rock your Presentation, Nigel Barlow, a professional keynote speaker and creative coach to many of the world's most famous organisations, gives you inspiring insights and practical techniques to 'rock up' your presentation or speech. Many of these tips come from exploring what makes great music so moving and impactful, and are easy to apply to make your own talks more dynamic and memorable. Try changing your key for different emotional impact; come up with a stronger chorus and an exciting climax; create your speaker's rider; be a protest singer to unleash your passion; and learn when and how to go unplugged to touch your audience. Whether you want to create a whole new presentation or tune up a tired old one, Rock Your Presentation will give you plenty of fresh ideas.

Presentation Zen

Presentation Zen
Author: Garr Reynolds
Publisher: Pearson Education
Total Pages: 316
Release: 2009-04-15
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 0321601890

FOREWORD BY GUY KAWASAKI Presentation designer and internationally acclaimed communications expert Garr Reynolds, creator of the most popular Web site on presentation design and delivery on the Net — presentationzen.com — shares his experience in a provocative mix of illumination, inspiration, education, and guidance that will change the way you think about making presentations with PowerPoint or Keynote. Presentation Zen challenges the conventional wisdom of making "slide presentations" in today’s world and encourages you to think differently and more creatively about the preparation, design, and delivery of your presentations. Garr shares lessons and perspectives that draw upon practical advice from the fields of communication and business. Combining solid principles of design with the tenets of Zen simplicity, this book will help you along the path to simpler, more effective presentations.

Jam! Amp Your Team, Rock Your Business

Jam! Amp Your Team, Rock Your Business
Author: Jeff Carlisi
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages: 256
Release: 2009-05-18
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 0470446528

What do the world's best bands and businesses have in common? More than you'd think. In fact, the winning teams that built Microsoft, Disney, and Starbucks have much in common with the Rolling Stones and U2. Like a business, a successful rock band is made up of both visionaries and devoted followers, leaders and team players. But the band only achieves success when the entire group is pulling in the same direction. When all members understand the parts they must play within the group—contributing creatively and playing to their strengths—that's when the hits start coming. In JAM! Jeff Carlisi, former lead guitarist and songwriter of 38 Special, tells his own unique story of rising to the top of the charts and the business world, offering one of the most fun, original approaches to team-building and acquired business savvy. Filled with stories of the rock n' roll life, like that of the architect who became a guitar superstar and the multimillion-selling track that almost never was, this is an insider's view to making it big and the pitfalls to avoid along the way. Each chapter examines a key moment in the development of a band—formation, early success, internal crises, falling out of the spotlight—and demonstrates how executives can use those lessons to crank their own businesses to eleven. JAM! also includes insights from seasoned musicians who have played in some of the world's best-known bands, including the Rolling Stones, the Eagles, the Allman Brothers, Night Ranger, and the bands of Eric Clapton, Billy Joel, Rod Stewart, Joan Jett, and Sheryl Crow.

Beyond Bullet Points

Beyond Bullet Points
Author: Cliff Atkinson
Publisher:
Total Pages: 244
Release: 2005
Genre: Computers
ISBN:

A guide to using Microsoft PowerPoint describes how to use stories to create effective business presentations.

The Presentation Secrets of Steve Jobs: How to Be Insanely Great in Front of Any Audience

The Presentation Secrets of Steve Jobs: How to Be Insanely Great in Front of Any Audience
Author: Carmine Gallo
Publisher: McGraw Hill Professional
Total Pages: 256
Release: 2009-10-02
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 0071636757

The Wall Street Journal Bestseller! Updated to include Steve Jobs's iPad and iPad2 launch presentations “The Presentation Secrets of Steve Jobs reveals the operating system behind any great presentation and provides you with a quick-start guide to design your own passionate interfaces with your audiences.” —Cliff Atkinson, author of Beyond Bullet Points and The Activist Audience Former Apple CEO Steve Jobs’s wildly popular presentations have set a new global gold standard—and now this step-by-step guide shows you exactly how to use his crowd-pleasing techniques in your own presentations. The Presentation Secrets of Steve Jobs is as close as you'll ever get to having the master presenter himself speak directly in your ear. Communications expert Carmine Gallo has studied and analyzed the very best of Jobs's performances, offering point-by-point examples, tried-and-true techniques, and proven presentation secrets in 18 "scenes," including: Develop a messianic sense of purpose Reveal the Conquering hero Channel your inner Zen Stage your presentation with props Make it look effortless With this revolutionary approach, you’ll be surprised at how easy it is to sell your ideas, share your enthusiasm, and wow your audience the Steve Jobs way. “No other leader captures an audience like Steve Jobs does and, like no other book, The Presentation Secrets of Steve Jobs captures the formula Steve uses to enthrall audiences.” —Rob Enderle, The Enderle Group “Now you can learn from the best there is—both Jobs and Gallo. No matter whether you are a novice presenter or a professional speaker like me, you will read and reread this book with the same enthusiasm that people bring to their iPods." —David Meerman Scott, bestselling author of The New Rules of Marketing & PR and World Wide Rave

Rock Your Business

Rock Your Business
Author: David Fishof
Publisher: BenBella Books, Inc.
Total Pages: 369
Release: 2012-09-04
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1936661497

Would you like your business... ...to burst into public awareness like Lady Gaga? ...to have the long-lived success of Mick Jagger? ...to demonstrate the creativity of The Beatles? We don't normally think of the music business as a source of entrepreneurial insight, but we should. The best bands have longevity, a depth of customer loyalty, and a level of profitability that puts most businesses to shame. And what they know—about marketing, partnerships, the power of bartering, and overcoming obstacles—isn't taught in any business school. David Fishof has lived at the center of the music business for more than 25 years. From his early successes in reuniting The Monkees and convincing Ringo Starr to launch his All Starr tour, to his current megasuccess as founder and CEO of Rock ‘n' Roll Fantasy Camp™, Fishof has learned from the leading minds in the music business—and has applied this learning in one entrepreneurial venture after another. Filled with insights from Fishof's amazing exploits in the music industry and seasoned with business tips from music legends, Rock Your Business provides important and original business insights from an unlikely source—the world of rock and roll.

Rock Your Read-Alouds

Rock Your Read-Alouds
Author: Mike Artell
Publisher: Capstone
Total Pages: 113
Release: 2017-06-06
Genre: Education
ISBN: 149660847X

The author writes a wonderful story. The illustrator creates incredible images. But what can educators bring to their read-alouds? Do the read-alouds ROCK? The fact is, every read-aloud is a performance. And every aspect of a read-aloud performance informs a child's understanding and appreciation of the story. In this book educators of elementary grades learn dozens of innovative ways to ROCK the read-alouds regardless of experience or performance skills. Educators can apply all the techniques in this book or simply pick a specific performance area to improve upon. Regardless, methods and classroom-tested approaches are provided by some of the best read-aloud performers and storytellers in the business.

Rock Your Life

Rock Your Life
Author: Craig Duswalt
Publisher: Hybrid Global Publishing
Total Pages: 224
Release: 2017-09-08
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1938015819

Rock Your Life is filled with amazing stories by incredible people. Craig Duswalt asked some of his high-profile friends if they would share a success they had in their lives so that they might inspire future business leaders and world changers. They all said yes! This book features an impressive lineup of “RockStars” including Russell Hitchcock, lead singer of the amazing and successful pop duo, Air Supply; Dean Cain, played Superman on the hit television show, Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman; Ray Parker Jr., writer and performer of the mega-hit song, Ghostbusters; Don Cromwell, former bass player for Air Supply and Eddie Money; Natasha Duswalt, author of three books, one #1 Amazon best-selling book, and owner of a top modeling agency in Los Angeles; Sandra Yancey, Founder and CEO of the #1 Women’s Entrepreneur Conference, eWomenNetwork; Captain Charlie Plumb, retired Navy Captain, former POW and International Speaker; Bill Walsh, America’s Business Expert; Joel Weldon, Golden Gavel winner and Hall of Fame Speaker; “Famous Dave” Anderson, America’s Rib King and founder of Famous Dave’s restaurants; and RADM Paul Becker, a retired, highly decorated U.S. Naval Intelligence Officer.

Better Presentations

Better Presentations
Author: Jonathan Schwabish
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Total Pages: 192
Release: 2016-11-15
Genre: Reference
ISBN: 0231542798

Whether you are a university professor, researcher at a think tank, graduate student, or analyst at a private firm, chances are that at some point you have presented your work in front of an audience. Most of us approach this task by converting a written document into slides, but the result is often a text-heavy presentation saddled with bullet points, stock images, and graphs too complex for an audience to decipher—much less understand. Presenting is fundamentally different from writing, and with only a little more time, a little more effort, and a little more planning, you can communicate your work with force and clarity. Designed for presenters of scholarly or data-intensive content, Better Presentations details essential strategies for developing clear, sophisticated, and visually captivating presentations. Following three core principles—visualize, unify, and focus—Better Presentations describes how to visualize data effectively, find and use images appropriately, choose sensible fonts and colors, edit text for powerful delivery, and restructure a written argument for maximum engagement and persuasion. With a range of clear examples for what to do (and what not to do), the practical package offered in Better Presentations shares the best techniques to display work and the best tactics for winning over audiences. It pushes presenters past the frustration and intimidation of the process to more effective, memorable, and persuasive presentations.

Rock Your Day

Rock Your Day
Author: Janne Immonen
Publisher: Rock Your Day
Total Pages: 115
Release: 2021-11-19
Genre: Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN: 9529428057

I have written this book for myself and for all people who want to live their lives completely and to the maximum, filled with happiness, power and energy. It is designed with you in mind, to enable you to find new ways to become focused and at peace with your life and surroundings. Life in the modern wolrd is fast paces and frantic. There never seem to be enough time to do the really important things, let alone everything you would like. This book helps you to remember you true value, your true self and how to remaing focused all day long. With daily inspiration, including morning and everning routines, these pages are crammed full of motivation, instructions and fantastic tips on how you can stay focused and live an inspired and life each and every day. A Must read Read book Janne has captured the Essence of Living An Awesome Rockstar life! - Congratulations & Rock Your Dat Today!! -Dave Rogers -Motivationa Coach Author & Business Strategist An Inspiring book that has the power to change area of your lide. The principles in this book are powerfull and if you apply even a fraction of what is is this book, you will ahcieve more than you ever thought possible. -Dr. Steven Raposo - Author of Awaken the Healer Within and Honoe Thy Healt