Book description
With the success of SlideShare and other online presentation sites, slide presentations have become the language of business. This practical book demonstrates how you can use this visual language to make the story of your organization, brand, or initiative effective and entertaining—and how social sharing networks like SlideShare, Prezi, and Scribd can present your story to a worldwide audience.
Using real-world examples from SlideShare users, Present Yourself puts marketing principles and business trends in context to help you understand how online presentations can boost your business. The final chapter provides case studies that reveal how organizations and individuals use SlideShare to meet their needs.
- Learn the latest trends and technologies for visual communication in business
- Discover how SlideShare works, and get started with your own account
- Use SlideShare to plan, execute, and provide follow-up for event presentations
- Share your wealth of content to promote trust in your company or brand
- Anticipate a customer’s needs with knowledge-rich content about their market
- Collaborate with colleagues and conduct online business research
- Explore how presentations can help you recruit, hire, or get hired
Publisher resources
Table of contents
- Dedication
- Foreword
- Preface
- 1. Visual Thinking in Business
- 2. Getting Started
- 3. Events and Public Speaking
- 4. Content Marketing
- 5. Sell, Sell, Sell
- 6. Research and Collaboration
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7. Recruiting, Hiring, and Getting Hired
- Your Traditional Résumé Belongs on Nontraditional Platforms
- Let’s Get Visual
- Design Portfolio
- Four Locations for Your Résumé and Portfolio
- Build Your Network with the Power of Weak Ties
- Your Public Speaking Strategy
- Create Your Presentation Personality
- Ease into Public Speaking with Meetup
- Not a Public Speaker? You Still Need Presentations
- 8. Organizational Outreach and Communication
- A. About the Authors
- Index
- About the Authors
- Copyright
Product information
- Title: Present Yourself
- Author(s):
- Release date: June 2013
- Publisher(s): O'Reilly Media, Inc.
- ISBN: 9781449342364
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