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Learn the successful presentation techniques used in over 500 IPO road shows and featured in The Wall Street Journal and Fast Company.Jerry Weissman is the presentations coach to Microsoft, Cisco Systems, and many of America's top executives, including founding Yahoo CEO Tim Koogle, Intuit founder Scott Cook, Netflix founder and CEO Reed Hastings, and many others. The San Jose Mercury News says that Weissman's IPO presentation coaching "is worth 10% on a company stock." Learn why your body language and voice are more important than your words, how to present with poise and confidence naturally, and how to connect with any audience emotionally. Filled with illustrative case studies of Barack Obama, Ronald Reagan, George W. Bush, John F. Kennedy, and many others, The Power Presenter will bring out the best in anyone who has to stand and deliver.Readers of The Power Presenter will have access to video clips referenced in the book.
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(continued from front flap) For anyone who has to stand up and deliver, The Power Presenter is a master resource filled with proven techniques, practical tools, insightful wisdom, and illustrative, inspiring examples. JERRY WEISSMAN is Jacket Image: © Getty Images Author Photograph: Jon Bromberg “Jerry’s coaching added tremendous clarity to our IPO presentations. Not only should IPO-bound CEOs read this book, but everyone who gives important presentations.” —Reed Hastings, founder and CEO, Netflix “Jerry is a coach like no other. If you need to give an important presentation, buy this book. Now. The only thing at stake is your income, your influence, and the success of your cause.” —Scott Cook, founder and Chairman of the Executive Committee, Intuit “This book will help you bring out your natural charisma. It’s like a bottle of turbocharged personality. Take a swig, and you’ll kick butt.” —Guy Kawasaki, cofounder of Alltop.com, author of Reality Check “I watched with my own eyes as Jerry created billions in stock market value by teaching CEOs his speaking styles and strategies. Now it’s all in a 250-page book. How cool is that?” —Andy Kessler, bestselling author of Wall Street Meat and Running Money “Jerry Weissman explains in clear terms how to stand up, be heard, and truly master how to reach people with influence.” —Simon Witts, Corporate Vice President, Enterprise and Partner Group, Microsoft Corporation “Jerry has the uncanny ability to take the art of communicating and make it feel like science. The Power Presenter is a prescriptive road map to communications confidence and excellence.” —Ron Ricci, Vice President, Corporate Positioning, Cisco Systems SPECIAL FREE OFFER Participate in a weekly drawing for a free evaluation of your presentation style via video upload. Winner posted weekly. www.powerltd.com/tpp READ THE BOOK, EXPERIENCE THE WORKSHOP You can take the techniques you learn in this book to the next level. Sign up for a live workshop at: www.powerltd.com/workshop Technique, Style, and Strategy from America’s Top Speaking Coach America’s leading corporate presentations coach with a client list that includes top executives at Yahoo!, Cisco Systems, Microsoft, Intel, Netflix, and many others. He has coached more than 500 IPO road show presentations that have raised hundreds of billions of dollars in the stock market. He is the founder of Power Presentations, Ltd., and has helped another 500 firms develop and deliver their mission-critical business presentations. His previous books include In the Line of Fire and Presenting to Win, named as one of eight “must-read” books by Fortune magazine. For more information, please visit www.powerltd.com. “Jerry Weissman is one of the world’s experts in teaching people to overcome their nerves, and his secret starts with something very natural—the comfort we feel