Essential Managers: Presenting

Structuring a talk, handling nerves and holding an audience are the practical problems this short guide sets out to solve. Part of the Essential Managers series, it works through message structure, the effective use of slides and visual aids, and techniques for keeping a room engaged, whether the audience is a project team or a packed conference hall. The format is deliberately compact, with checklists and summaries that can be read in one sitting and applied the same week. At its core: • Methods for organising a message before a single slide is made • Techniques for managing nerves and steadying delivery • Guidance on visual aids that support rather than crowd the talk • Short chapters suited to reading between meetings Written for managers, team leads and anyone who presents at work, published by DK Publishing and available from Boipoka.