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Making an Effective Delivery
Key Topics Covered in This Chapter
- Speaking effectively
- Projecting a positive image
- Keeping the audience engaged
- Handling questions
- Making group presentations
- Dealing with stage fright
- Evaluating your performance
ONCE YOU’RE actually in the room with your audience—and you’ve prepared your message and your materials—you must focus on delivering the most engaging presentation possible. Is this “engaging” part really necessary ? you may ask. Isn’t content more important than delivery? Not according to Quintilian, an expert on public oration from classical times. As he argued centuries ago, “a mediocre speech supported by all the power of delivery will be more impressive than the best speech unaccompanied ...
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