| Introduction | p. 1 |
| The Main Points of the Book | p. 1 |
| About Public Speaking | p. 1 |
| Handling Fear | p. 2 |
| Respect for Your Audience | p. 2 |
| Audience Dynamics | p. 2 |
| A Good Talk is a Good Talk | p. 4 |
| How to Do It Wrong | p. 4 |
| Outline of the Book | p. 5 |
| Before You Even Start | p. 7 |
| The Preparation Process | p. 7 |
| Initial Items | p. 8 |
| The Purpose of the Talk | p. 9 |
| What Does the Audience Need to Understand? | p. 10 |
| What the Audience Should Remember | p. 11 |
| Who Will the Audience Be? | p. 11 |
| What the Audience Knows about the Subject | p. 12 |
| What the Audience Expects | p. 13 |
| How Much Time is Allowed? | p. 13 |
| Audience Size | p. 13 |
| Time and Location | p. 13 |
| What Else is Happening? | p. 13 |
| Designing Your Talk | p. 14 |
| Section of Visual Aid Media | p. 14 |
| Limitation of the Subject | p. 15 |
| Allocate Your Time | p. 15 |
| Preliminary Outline | p. 16 |
| Segment the Visuals | p. 16 |
| Detailed Preparation | p. 16 |
| A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to Chapter 3 | p. 17 |
| Outlining | p. 19 |
| General Structure | p. 19 |
| Time Allocation | p. 19 |
| The Parts of the Talk | p. 20 |
| The Introduction | p. 20 |
| Getting the Talk Started | p. 20 |
| Present Your Credentials | p. 21 |
| Tell Them What You Are Going to Tell Them | p. 22 |
| The Body | p. 22 |
| General to Specific | p. 23 |
| Input to Output | p. 24 |
| Stroll through the Park | p. 25 |
| Time Sequence | p. 25 |
| Background to Problem to Solution | p. 25 |
| Increasing Power of Arguments | p. 26 |
| The Conclusion | p. 26 |
| Tell Them What You Told Them | p. 26 |
| Sound the Call to Action | p. 27 |
| Close the Talk | p. 27 |
| Building an Outline | p. 27 |
| List of Subjects | p. 28 |
| The Framework | p. 28 |
| Organize the Material | p. 30 |
| Segmenting Your Visuals | p. 30 |
| The Presentation Outline | p. 30 |
| Visual Aids--Designing and Using Them | p. 33 |
| General Considerations | p. 33 |
| Readable Visuals | p. 33 |
| Limiting the Material on a Single Visual Aid Frame | p. 35 |
| Rule of Six | p. 36 |
| Nested Visuals | p. 36 |
| Rates of Presentation for Visual Aids | p. 36 |
| Visual Aid Media | p. 37 |
| Comparison of Media | p. 39 |
| Special Techniques and Considerations | p. 39 |
| Overhead Projector Slides | p. 39 |
| Advantages and Disadvantages | p. 40 |
| Opaque Projector | p. 40 |
| Selection Criteria | p. 41 |
| Rate of Presentation | p. 41 |
| Special Techniques and Considerations | p. 41 |
| 35 mm Slides | p. 46 |
| Advantages and Disadvantages | p. 46 |
| Related Media | p. 47 |
| Selection Criteria | p. 47 |
| Rate of Presentation | p. 47 |
| Techniques and Considerations | p. 48 |
| Moving Media | p. 50 |
| Advantages and Disadvantages | p. 50 |
| Selection Criteria | p. 50 |
| Rate of Presentation | p. 51 |
| Techniques and Considerations | p. 52 |
| Flip Charts | p. 53 |
| Advantages and Disadvantages | p. 54 |
| Cards on Easel | p. 55 |
| Selection Criteria | p. 55 |
| Rate of Presentation | p. 55 |
| Techniques and Considerations | p. 55 |
| Blackboard | p. 57 |
| Advantages and Disadvantages | p. 57 |
| Selection Criteria | p. 57 |
| Techniques and Considerations | p. 57 |
| Handout Material | p. 58 |
| Advantages and Disadvantages | p. 58 |
| Selection Criteria | p. 58 |
| Techniques and Considerations | p. 58 |
| Physical Items Passed Around | p. 59 |
| Advantages and Disadvantages | p. 59 |
| Selection Criteria | p. 59 |
| Techniques and Considerations | p. 59 |
| Three-Dimensional Models | p. 60 |
| Advantages and Disadvantages | p. 60 |
| Selection Criteria | p. 61 |
| Techniques and Considerations | p. 61 |
| Demonstrations | p. 61 |
| Advantages and Disadvantages | p. 62 |
| Selection Criteria | p. 62 |
| Techniques and Considerations | p. 63 |
| Visual Aids--Creating Them | p. 65 |
| General Requirements | p. 65 |
| List of Visuals | p. 65 |
| Overview of Visuals | p. 65 |
| Making Rough Drafts | p. 66 |
| One Final Review | p. 68 |
| Using the Services of a Graphic Arts Department | p. 68 |
| Working with an Artist | p. 68 |
| Understanding the Medium | p. 70 |
| Specifying Layout | p. 70 |
| Finding Photographs | p. 70 |
| Scheduling and Budgeting Work | p. 71 |
| Generating Visual Aids by Yourself | p. 71 |
| Overhead Projector Slides | p. 72 |
| Using a Copy Machine to Make Slides | p. 72 |
| The Process | p. 72 |
| Techniques | p. 72 |
| Enhancing Copy Machine Slides | p. 73 |
| Typed, Drawn, and Lettered Slides | p. 73 |
| Slides from Photographs | p. 74 |
| Computer-Generated Graphics | p. 74 |
| Pen on Acetate | p. 74 |
| Photographic Process Overhead Projector Slides | p. 75 |
| 35 mm Slides | p. 75 |
| Pictures of Equipment | p. 75 |
| Slides from Written and Drawn Material | p. 77 |
| Modified Negative Slides | p. 80 |
| Moving Media | p. 80 |
| Equipment Required | p. 81 |
| The Recording Process | p. 81 |
| Planning Functions | p. 81 |
| Flip Charts and Display Cards | p. 83 |
| Three-Dimensional Models | p. 84 |
| Logistics | p. 85 |
| Briefing Room Readiness | p. 85 |
| Room Scheduling | p. 86 |
| Room Layout | p. 86 |
| Layout for Briefing to Small Group | p. 86 |
| Layout for Large Group at Tables | p. 87 |
| Layout for Large Group in Theater-Style Seating | p. 88 |
| Banquet-Style Seating | p. 90 |
| Collection and Preparation of Equipment | p. 91 |
| Safety and Comfort Factors | p. 92 |
| Marking of Visual Aids | p. 92 |
| Multiple-Speaker Logistics | p. 92 |
| Feeding People | p. 93 |
| Coffee and Lunch Breaks | p. 93 |
| Breakfast or Lunch Meetings | p. 94 |
| Dinner Meetings | p. 94 |
| Handout Material | p. 94 |
| Ten "Little" Items that Everyone Forgets | p. 95 |
| Presentation Technique | p. 97 |
| Generalities | p. 98 |
| Speak in a Conversational Tone | p. 98 |
| Stand beside Your Visuals | p. 98 |
| Use a Pointer | p. 98 |
| Speak to Individuals in the Audience | p. 98 |
| "Read" the Audience | p. 100 |
| Present Your Visuals with Flair | p. 100 |
| Answer Questions Effectively | p. 101 |
| The Big Secret | p. 101 |
| Things to Do Ahead of Time | p. 101 |
| Dress the Part | p. 102 |
| Be Familiar with Your Visuals | p. 102 |
| Rehearse Your Talk | p. 102 |
| Know Thyself | p. 102 |
| Things to Avoid | p. 103 |
| Ways to Speed Your Improvement | p. 104 |
| Notice What Other Speakers Do | p. 104 |
| Record Your Talks | p. 104 |
| Speak as Often as Possible | p. 104 |
| Cruel and Unusual Circumstances | p. 105 |
| Speaking in a Restaurant | p. 105 |
| The Audience | p. 105 |
| Room Setup | p. 105 |
| Visual Aids | p. 106 |
| Speaking through a Translator | p. 107 |
| Delayed Translation | p. 107 |
| Simultaneous Translation | p. 107 |
| Considerations for All Translated Talks | p. 108 |
| Speaking to the Nonnative-Language Speaking Audience | p. 108 |
| When Something Goes Wrong | p. 109 |
| Hostility from the Audience | p. 109 |
| Managing the Multiple-Speaker Briefing | p. 111 |
| The Nature of Multiple-Speaker Briefings | p. 111 |
| The Briefing Plan | p. 112 |
| Set Objectives | p. 112 |
| What You Want Remembered | p. 112 |
| Scope the Briefing | p. 112 |
| Plan the Flow of Information | p. 112 |
| Allocate the Time | p. 112 |
| Choosing the Team | p. 113 |
| Maintaining Unity | p. 113 |
| Balance | p. 114 |
| Visual Aids | p. 114 |
| Sequence of Briefings | p. 114 |
| Management Considerations | p. 115 |
| Preparation Schedule | p. 115 |
| Schedule of the Briefing Itself | p. 115 |
| Visual Aid Equipment | p. 116 |
| Handling Slides | p. 116 |
| The Hot Seat | p. 116 |
| A Speakers' Breakfast | p. 116 |
| Introducing Speakers | p. 117 |
| Making a Smooth Transition | p. 117 |
| Establishing Speaker's Credibility | p. 117 |
| Get the Speaker Started | p. 117 |
| Opening and Closing Statements | p. 118 |
| Opening Remarks | p. 118 |
| Closing Remarks | p. 118 |
| Real-World Briefings | p. 119 |
| The Work Review | p. 119 |
| The Audience | p. 119 |
| The Speaking Situation | p. 120 |
| Presentation Format | p. 120 |
| Special Techniques and Considerations | p. 121 |
| The Marketing Presentation | p. 121 |
| The Audience | p. 122 |
| The Speaking Situation | p. 122 |
| Presentation Format | p. 123 |
| Special Techniques and Considerations | p. 123 |
| The Technical Conference Paper | p. 124 |
| The Audience | p. 124 |
| The Speaking Situation | p. 125 |
| Special Techniques and Considerations | p. 125 |
| The After-Dinner Technical Talk | p. 125 |
| The Audience | p. 126 |
| The Speaking Situation | p. 126 |
| Special Techniques and Considerations | p. 126 |
| Presenting a Prepared Paper | p. 126 |
| Audience Has Copy of Paper | p. 126 |
| Audience Does Not Have Paper | p. 127 |
| Convincing the Skeptical Audience | p. 108 |
| Speaking Exercises | p. 129 |
| The Work Review | p. 129 |
| The Marketing Presentation | p. 130 |
| The Technical Conference Paper | p. 130 |
| The After-Dinner Technical Talk | p. 131 |
| The Multiple-Speaker Briefing | p. 131 |
| Reading a Prepared Paper | p. 132 |
| Convincing the Skeptical Audience | p. 132 |
| Computer Hardware and Software for Visual Aid Development | p. 135 |
| Speech Notes: How and When to Use Them | p. 142 |
| Presentation Evaluation Forms | p. 145 |
| Bibliography | p. 153 |
| Index | p. 155 |
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