Rock Your Presentation

A public speaking guide to help you deliver better, more interesting pitches and presentations and awaken the rock star inside. This book will protect your audiences from the following disorders:* Death by PowerPoint* Tedium* Compulsive fidgeting and* Losing-the-Will-to-Live SyndromeNearly all of us have to pitch or present our ideas, whether in a formal setting like a lecture theatre, at a company conference to a hundred jaded salespeople, in a classroom or even selling a concept one-on-one to our boss.In all these situations we can choose between delivering a message that sounds like muzak, or one that wakes up and engages the listener. In Rock Your Presentation, Nigel Barlow, a professional keynote speaker and creative coach to many of the world's most famous organisations, will show you how. Drawing on his experience from on the stage and off it, he will give 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. Warning! Side effects:May cause you to become exciting and inspiring. Nearly all of us have to pitch or present our ideas, whether in a formal setting after lunch to a hundred jaded salespeople, in a lecture theatre or classroom, putting over our thoughts to a team of colleagues, or even selling a concept one-on-one to your boss.In all these situations we can choose between delivering a message that sounds like muzak, or one that wakes the listener up. Most presentations and pitches could benefit from being 'rocked up' - becoming more dynamic and memorable, in ways that arouse the passion of the audience. By applying the ideas in ROCK YOUR PRESENTATION you can deliver better, livelier and more emotionally engaging talks which leave audiences with the kind of high you get from being in a crowd at a great concert.Barlow applies the rock'n'roll metaphor throughout the book, turning what, to many, is a stressful subject into an exciting and fun exercise you can't wait to try out. So take the Van Halen approach to planning your presentation, deliver it like a hit song with a chorus and a bridge, play a few well-rehearsed power chords and set your audience ablaze.