Successful Presentations for Dummies

by Malcolm Kushner

Series:Keltanokille, for Dummies Business, Investing and Careers, for Dummies

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This text provides advice on how to give successful presentations. It covers techniques for formal presentations, visual aids, how to deal with an audience, and how to overcome presentation anxiety. The book also lists 10 software programmes which can assist in preparing for a presentation.

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Malcolm Kushner

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Malcolm Kushner is an internationally acclaimed expert on humor and communication who has been profiled in a number of publications and appeared on CNN, NPR, and The Larry King Show