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TJ Walker's Secret to Foolproof Presentations |  | Author: TJ Walker
Publisher: Greenleaf Book Group Press
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Pages: 193
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Dimensions (in): 7.5 x 5.4 x 1
ISBN: 1929774885
Dewey Decimal Number: 650
EAN: 9781929774883
ASIN: 1929774885
Publication Date: May 1, 2009
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A #1 USA Today best seller A Wall Street Journal best seller A BusinessWeek best seller An 800-CEO-READ best seller Fear. Public speaking is one of the most common phobias. Whether presenting a sales pitch to a small group of decision makers or addressing a crowd of hundreds at a company forum, all presenters harbor the same fear. Master speaker TJ Walker has the solution--the secret--to giving foolproof presentations: focus on what the audience really wants. Based on thousands of presentation workshops and personal coaching sessions with CEOs, prime ministers, members of Congress, and average business people, TJ Walker's Secret to Foolproof Presentations will make every reader a better presenter. The book details his audience-centric approach to preparing, rehearsing, testing, and delivering presentations that will keep listeners talking about the message long after they've left the room. Walker addresses the most common questions speakers have, such as - How long should my presentation be?
- How can I best use technology in my presentation?
- When should I take questions?
- What do I do if I make a mistake?
- What should I do with my hands?
In a direct, conversational, and often humorous style, Walker offers novice presenters and savvy speakers specific advice and concrete techniques that will make every presentation memorable and foolproof.
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Super book by TJ Walker - this latest one's exceptionally well written October 10, 2009
Kenneth Calhoun (Colorado, USA)
I've been a fan of TJs for quite awhile; his latest 2009 offerings are by far his best - great work on this book and the "Speaking Like Obama" must-get DVD.
For those of us who've been professional speakers for decades, this book still provides plenty of useful insights; for those who are new or need improvement (as we all do!), this book delivers dozens of practical, easy-to-use tips and strategies.
This one's a winner - thanks TJ for the solid work on this and your new DVD; they're both winners and I'm thrilled to have bought them. Bravo.
-Ken Calhoun
TJ Walker has tremendous passion September 26, 2009
Harrison Monarth (Denver, CO USA)
TJ has one of the key attributes a successful speaker needs, and that is passion for his craft and topic. I am not surprised at all that this book is a bestseller. I'd prefer that people buy my book, The Confident Speaker, but you can't go wrong with TJ Walker's advice and his tremendous experience in the art and science of speaking.
Harrison Monarth
New York Times bestselling author of The Confident Speaker (McGraw-Hill 2007)
Full of Insights and Inspiration August 20, 2009
Jean M. Binswanger (New York, NY United States)
[My review originally appeared in the Thinking Directions Occasional Update, hence the references to interest in thinking skills.]
Many books offer great advice. Some are so powerful they change your mind on issues you consider settled. Very few are so clear you can learn something about thinking just by reading them. *TJ Walker's Secret to Foolproof Presentations* is all three.
At first glance, this book appears to be a compendium of answers to frequently-asked questions (FAQ's) about public speaking. The chapters have titles such as "How can I get over stage fright or nervousness?" and "What do I do if I make a mistake or forget what I am about to say?" Each chapter answers the title's question in a clear, direct way.
But that's where the similarity to a typical FAQ ends.
Though the questions come from different perspectives, the answers all come from TJ Walker's. He's a man on a mission to persuade his readers of one thing: "Don't focus on making a bad impression. Spend your time figuring out how to leave a lasting positive impression." He hits this point in some form in every chapter--without ever being redundant.
In fact, the book as a whole is a deft dramatization of how to respond to the issues of immediate concern to your audience, while still getting *your* message across in a compelling way.
There is something fresh in every chapter. In some cases the advice is familiar (analyze video of yourself) but the argument is strikingly blunt: "Is it painful to watch yourself? Yes. But this is less painful than wasting the time of people you are speaking to because you were boring or hard to follow."
In other cases the advice is surprising. For example, Walker tells you to put no words--zero words--on the Powerpoint slides you show to the audience. But make a second set of slides with bullet points, and give that to them afterwards for reference.
I particularly appreciated how Walker made every suggestion easy to implement. His simple advice for how to find appropriate stories and humor was eye-opening and empowering.
Even if you have no particular interest in improving your communication skills, I recommend you read this book. Because if you're interested in thinking skills (as I presume those on this list are), you're interested in clarity. And for sheer clarity, this book is remarkable. It vividly demonstrates how to use words to make your ideas unmistakably clear and compelling.
Whatever your reason for reading it, don't be surprised if TJ Walker inspires you to improve your presentation skills. Before I read this book, I felt pretty satisfied with my own presentations. I opened up the book hoping to pick up a few extra tips. By the time I finished it (less than 24 hours later), I was filled with insights and inspiration, and passionately committed to taking my presentations to the next level.
Highly recommended.
Secret to Foolproof Presentations August 14, 2009
David Vincent Skocik
As author of "Practical Public Relations for the Small Business: Tools and Tactics for Competitive Advantage," I readily endorse this as a must-read book for anyone who wants to truly reach an audience.
T.J. reveals the secrets of creating one-on-one communication with an audience regardless of its size. This straightforward, easy to read primer challenges many of the standard assumptions about how to be an effective presenter. The author's decades of speaking experience adds to its tried and true credibility.
As a presenter and moderator who has worked on television for 22 years, I highly recommend this book.
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This should be every Speaker's Handbook July 27, 2009
Older N Slower (Needham, MA United States)
The secret to giving really great presentations is to focus on giving the audience what it wants. I've sat through too many presentation--heck, I've even given a few--where the presenter was too focused on telling the audience what they wanted them to know. This book does more than share the secret; it coaches the reader by helping them understand how to do it and by relating public speaking to common day-to-day activities. For example. TJ encourages practicing and reviewing your presentation using a video camera AND in front of close colleagues by reminding the reader that they'd never leave the house in the morning without looking in the mirror or send a letter drafted by someone else without re-reading it.
In the book--as in his coaching sessions--TJ also strongly advocates getting specific feedback after your practice sessions and after the actual presentation. But TJ won't let you off the hook by accepting meaningless accolades ("Great Presentation.") Again focusing on the practical, TJ pushes you to measure your speaking success by asking audience members WHAT they remembered from your speech AND correlating that with what you wanted them to remember.
All in all, a very easy-to-read, practical tool for any accomplished or in-training speaker!
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