Become a Prolific Presenter

By Henry Howell

Become a Prolific Presenter - From Private Talks to Public Speaking - A to z in 60 Minutes.
Welcome to your journey in becoming a Prolific Presenter! We have created this eBook in a way we hope will prepare you to rapidly accelerate your skills as a speaker, presenter and all-round communicator. Herein lays the basics -- the erudition --- the epiphany of that which propels you to success, so let’s “take it from the top.”

• Language: English
• Publisher: Henry Howell
• Release date: Jul 7, 2014
• ISBN: 9781311284525

Henry Howell

Henry Howell is the founder of PresentationClasses.com, a live and virtual training organization with the mission of helping individuals, companies, and brands reach their full potential in the area of Presenting. This discipline includes public speaking, written communication, marketing, and advertising. An entrepreneur since 1993, Henry has been involved in the hospitality, media brokerage, executive TV production/syndication, and consumer beverage industries, among others. Prior to becoming an entrepreneur, he worked 25 consecutive years on Madison Avenue and was trained by major advertising agencies in New York, including Ogilvy & Mather, Foote Cone & Belding, William Esty Company and UniWorld Group. Henry is also a health advocate and proponent of holistic medicine, currently serving as Chief Marketing Officer for Alkaline Water Wave. A graduate of Assumption College in Worcester, Massachusetts, Henry is a mentor with Defy Ventures and actively supports various charitable causes such as battered women, music education for undeserved communities, NRDC, and Friends of Carnegie Hall. He enjoys travel, movies, and sports, especially golf when time permits.

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Become a Prolific Presenter

By Henry Howell

© Copyright 2014 Henry Howell

Published by: www.presentationclasses.com

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ISBN: 9781311284525

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Table of Contents

The Right Mindset

True Preparation

Crafting Your Communications

Visual Aides

Answers to the Visual Aid Quiz.

Rehearse, rehearse, and rehearse

Fight Not Flight

Focus on these six critical steps to help you overcome your fear:

Step 1: Be audience-centered.

Step 2: Accept the fact that you make, and will make, mistakes.

Step 3: Ditch the negative self-talk

Step 4: Convert the temptation for fear to positive energy.

Step 5: Present daily

Step 6: Practice Makes Near Perfect.

Let Your Light Shine

Peak Performance Mode

As outlined earlier in the 26 key elements, consider the following factors in order to help you convey a high-impact message.

Platform skills

Body Language

Advanced Settings

An Unfamiliar Audience

The Q & A

Technical Difficulties

Icebreakers

The Wrap-up

Become a Prolific Presenter

From Private Talks to Public Speaking

A to Z in 60 Minutes

Presented by Henry Howell

Prolific; Producing abundantly, efficiently, and in large quantity or with great frequency, highly fruitful.  To be characterized by abundant production, isn’t that what we all want?

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Welcome to your journey in becoming a Prolific Presenter! We have created this eBook summary in a way we hope will prepare you to rapidly accelerate your skills as a speaker, presenter and all-round communicator.  Herein lays the basics -- the erudition --- the epiphany of that which propels you to success, so let’s take it from the top.

The Right Mindset

The top -- that is -- the brain in our head, is the most important place to begin. Many authors say, begin with the end goal, with your overall objective in mind. While that strategy does play a role which we’ll cover in a few minutes, before you can get your audience to the right place, you have to get there first – ahead of them.

Are you excited about this speech, this talk, this piece of communication? Are you eager to step into the moment? Can you literally see yourself -- successfully delivering your message? Your mind has to set the stage for the stage! It’s the first stage you take – yep, your first step is in your mind. All other steps, small