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Acknowledgments | |
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Wobbling in a Wired World | |
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Communication, Not Just Information | |
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Clueless and Going in Circles | |
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Platitudes Without a Platform | |
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Platforms Without Platitudes | |
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Right Audience, Wrong Talk | |
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Right Message, Wrong Medium | |
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Expectations in the E-Era | |
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Platform Pluses and Minuses | |
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How This Book Can Help | |
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Six Steps to Success | |
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Rapport with Your Audience--The "Like" Link | |
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Platform Presence--Your Dynamic Delivery | |
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Nervousness | |
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Posture and Gestures That Highlight | |
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Vocal Variety: Pace, Pitch, Pausing, Punch, Pattern, and Passion | |
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Movement and Energy Translated to Purpose | |
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Poise, Pomp, and Circumstance | |
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Creating Your Content, Organizing Your Information, Polishing Your Points | |
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Your Purpose | |
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Your Audience Analysis | |
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Your Topic Research | |
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Your Structure: Moving Beyond First, Second, Third ... | |
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Openings That Entice | |
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Summaries That Sizzle | |
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The Finishing Touches | |
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The Edit | |
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Practicing Your Presentation | |
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Reading from a Script | |
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Speaking from Notes or an Outline | |
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Memorizing Your Speech | |
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Learning--But Not Memorizing or Reading--Your Material | |
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Presenting Technical Information to Nontechnical Audiences | |
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Persuasion--Everybody's in Sales | |
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Giving a Good Story a Fighting Chance | |
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Visuals That Support, Not Sabotage | |
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General Guidelines | |
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Design Guidelines for Multimedia | |
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Multimedia Slides | |
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Transparencies | |
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Flipcharts or Whiteboards | |
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Video | |
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Handouts, Brochures, Data Sheets, and Other Leave-Behinds | |
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Objects for Demonstration | |
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Q&A with Authority: Thinking on Your Feet Under Heat | |
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Circling the Target: General Guidelines | |
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Tackling the Ten Tough Types | |
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Interactivity as Part of Your Style: Stir, Simmer, Sizzle, Snap, and Stifle | |
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Interactivity to Suit Your Style | |
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Sustaining the Momentum and Staying on Track | |
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Site Preparation: The Right Room with the Right Toys | |
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Panache Despite Problems | |
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Dying on the Platform--When a Story or Humor Flops | |
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Forgetting/Becoming Flustered | |
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Equipment Failures | |
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Stumbling, Tripping | |
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Distractions | |
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Side Conversations | |
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Latecomers | |
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Hecklers in the Cheap Seats | |
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Emceeing--Tying It All Together | |
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Understanding Your Role and Identifying Your Tasks | |
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Introducing Others | |
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Introducing Yourself | |
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Audio- and Video-Conferencing--When You're "Live but Not in Person" | |
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Before You Go Live | |
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After You Go Live | |
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Evaluating Results--Turning Success or Failure into Fire in the Belly | |
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Epilogue: So You're Up Now | |
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List of Tips | |
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Other Resources by Dianna Booher Available from Booher Consultants | |
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For More Information | |