Presentations in Action is a collection of case studies of communication from the front of many diverse rooms that illustrate and amplify the four essential elements of every presentation: telling a clear story, illustrating that story, delivering it effectively, and answering tough questions related to the story. Over the course of more than two decades, Jerry Weissman has developed a set of proven techniques for each of those four essential elements, and has delivered those techniques to thousands of companies helping them raise hundreds of billions of dollars.
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Now he offers this new collection of examples as lessons that will provide you with added depth and dimension for your presentations.
What other are saying about Presentations in Action:
“Jerry Weissman is the Jedi Master of presentations and effective communication. I've added this important and to-the-point book to my Jerry Weissman collection. Another fabulous read from the Silicon Valley legend.”
Garr Reynolds, author of Presentation Zen and The Naked Presenter
“Across all fields there is one common trait of leaders: the ability to persuade groups to follow. This is the field guide to persuasion, thus the field guide to successful leadership.”
Scott Cook, Co-Founder and Chairman of the Executive Committee, Intuit, Inc.
“Jerry taught me how to capture my audience’s attention in the first minute of my talks with just six words, ‘Tell a story, not a joke.’ What a difference.”
Bill Davidow, Venture Capitalist, author of Marketing High Technology and Overconnected
“Jerry gives you 80 secrets from the world's best persuaders, compacted into bite-sized chapters that make them easy to read and easy to apply. Taken together they define the dynamics of communication that can and have changed the world.”
Peter Guber, Chairman of Mandalay Entertainment
“There's nothing I love more than case studies and great presentations. Jerry's book provides case studies so you can make great presentations. It doesn't get more enchanting than this.”
Guy Kawasaki, Author of Enchantment: The Art of Changing Hearts, Minds, and Actions
“Loved the book; it is the key to ‘message received’ because what is said is less important than what is heard!”
Vinod Khosla, Partner, Khosla Ventures
“80 presentation lessons from the masters is like listening to football advice from Vince Lombardi—elegant, purposeful, and direct. In this compact but complete book, Jerry Weissman gives you all the right slants on public speaking and presentations..”
C. Richard Kramlich, Chairman, New Enterprise Associates
“Jerry’s coaching has been invaluable for many of our c-suite clients as they prepare for their debut or return to the public markets. His high-impact presentation approach has been tremendously successful.”
Michael Millman, Managing Director, J.P. Morgan–Equity Capital Markets
“Jerry Weissman is the Jedi Master of presentations and effective communication. I've added this important and to-the-point book to my Jerry Weissman collection. Another fabulous read from the Silicon Valley legend.”
Garr Reynolds, author of Presentation Zen and The Naked Presenter
