Storytelling in presentations / Sheryl Lindsell-Roberts

Includes index.

Introduction -- Sizzle your presentations with stories -- Storyopia: sharing stories from what is to what can be -- Knowing your audience to make them heroes -- Mining and crafting great stories -- Starting strong for a groundswell response -- Ending memorably -- Storyboarding: bringing stories to life frame by frame -- Slideware: buying and applying -- Slide sense: using slides effectually -- Handouts and workbooks: kick 'em up a notch -- Your bio: the story of you -- Requesting feedback: evaluation forms -- Poised to be present -- Collaborative team presentations -- On the spot: fielding difficult questions and delivering bad news -- Adding a splash of humor -- Vive la difference: diversity and inclusion -- Journeying from in-person to virtual -- Structuring a training session or workshop -- Nailing and executive briefing -- Presenting a paper at a conference -- Presenting someone else's content -- Ten hints for combatting stage fright -- Ten tips for telling a relatable story -- Ten-plus ways to make your presentation interactive -- Ten reasons presentations can fail -- Appendix A: presentation checklist -- Appendix B: glossary -- Index.

Storytelling in Presentations For Dummies shows you how to develop and deliver a presentation through storytelling, keeping audience interested, and most importantly, making them heroes that take action towards change. You'll learn how to cull stories from your own experiences, and before you know it, you'll have more stories than Aesop has fables. You'll learn about the latest presentation software, so you can integrate visuals into your presentations and avoid the dreaded "Death by PowerPoint." You'll also learn how to deal with challenging on-the-spot situations, deliver investor pitches and executive briefs, and present a paper at a conference.