Robert Garmston, Professor Emeritus, School of Education, California State University, Sacramento and director of Facilitation Associates
Here's the ideal guidebook for all of us who have ever had to stand up in front of a group and make a presentation - novices and experts alike! It's a practical, hands-on resource full of ideas and success-proven strategies that not only put you at ease when you're the focus of everyone's attention, but actually help you improve the effectiveness of your presentations, whoever your audience.
You'll refer to this self-help guide over and over again as you learn to present, strengthen your presentation skills, or improve the effectiveness of your instruction. The many step-by-step guidelines help you organize your presentation (everything from designing the room layout to ordering the events and information), customize your presentation, and make it right on target for your audience. And many of the ideas are perfect for working with perhaps your most important audience - your K-16 students.
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If you are among the thousands who have used the first edition of this guide, you'll especially appreciate the many fresh new topics, like speaking to groups with different languages and cultures, tips and traps for using Power-Point, "stealable" examples of presentation strategies, and speaking globally. There are also guest chapters by Kendall Zoller, who gives you state-of-the-art information on how to use nonverbal skills to lift energy, enhance memory, and improve focus and information flow and by Michael Buckley, who shows you how to prepare effective and professional looking visual aids and graphics that reinforce your message. Another topic addresses how everyone has a racial identity, and gives tips for presenters on the topic.