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Presentation skills – resources in the KLS

"I am the most spontaneous speaker in the world

because every word, every gesture, and every
retort has been carefully rehearsed."
George Bernard Shaw

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develop your ability to deliver presentations.
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Books, videos, CD-ROMs in KLS

LLB 808.51 BOW

Bowden, John
Powerful business speeches: How to motivate and persuade - whatever the
business situation
2nd Oxford: How To Books, 2000

LLB 808.51 STU

Stuart, Cristina
Speak for yourself: The complete guide to effective communication and
powerful presentations
London: Piatkus, 2000

LLB 658.45 JAM

Presenting magically: Transforming your stage presence with NLP
Bancyfelin, Carmarthen: Crown House Publishing, 2001

LLB 006.6869 BES

Bessant, Angela
Learning to use PowerPoint: Creating effective presentations
Oxford: Heinemann, 2001
LLB 658.8 HAG
Hague, Paul
Presentations and report writing
Kogan Page, 1994

LLB 658.45 GIL

Gilgrist, David
Winning presentations
Aldershot: Gower, 1996

LLB 658.452 DIC

Dickinson, Sarah
Effective presentation
London: Orion, 1998

LLB 658.452 MUR

Murray, Angela
Business presentation
Sevenoaks: Teach Yourself Books/Hodder & Stoughton, 1999

LLB 302.2242 JAM

James, Michael
Persuasive presentations!
Pembury: David Grant, 1997

LLB 658.452 DIC

Dickinson, Sarah
Effective presentation
London: Orion, 2000

LLB 658 COM

Comfort, Jeremy
Effective presentations (video included)
Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2001

LLB 658.4 MCK

McKenzie, Carole
Successful presentations
Century Business; London, 1993

LLB 658.3124 ROB

Roberts-Phelps
50 brain-teasers: For meetings, presentations and training sessions
Aldershot: Gower, 1998

LLB 808.51 KHA

Khan-Panni
Blank page to first draft in 15 minutes: The most effective shortcut to
preparing a speech or presentation
Oxford: How To Books, 2001
CDR 658.452 PER
Persuasive presentations: A step-by-step guide to speaking confidently in
front of others [CD-ROM]
BDP Media Solutions Ltd.; London, 1999

LLB 425.14 CRY

Crystal, David
The English language, A guided tour of the language by the presenter of BBC
Radio 4's English Now
London: Penguin Books, 1990

LLB 428 POW

Powell, Mark
Presenting in English: How to give successful presentations
Global ELT, 2002

LLB 428.2 AIT

Aitken, Rosemary
Teaching tenses: ideas for presenting and practising tenses in English
Walton-on-Thames: Thomas Nelson and Sons, 1992

LLB 429.658 HOW

Howe, Brian
Visitron: the language of presentations [Video recording]
Harlow: Longman
Summary: Suitable for business managers who need to improve their general
mastery of English.

LLB 658 COM

Comfort, Jeremy
Effective presentations
Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1995

LLB 658.452 EHR

Ehrenborg, Jons
Powerful presentations: Great ideas for making a real impact
3rd ed London: Kogan Page, 2001

LLB 658.452 MCC

McConnon, Shay
Presenting with power
Oxford: How To Books, 2002

LLB 428 SWE

Sweeney, Simon
English for Business Communication. A modular short course on socialising,
telephoning, presenting, meetings, negotiating.
Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2001
LLB 004.16 MUN
Munnelly, Brendan
ECDL3 for Microsoft Office 2000: Presentation
Harlow: Prentice Hall, 2002

LLB 429.65 COM

Comfort, Jeremy
Effective presentations
Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2000

LLB 658.45 MAR

Mars, Alan
Presenter: Be your best ... and beyond
Q Learning, 2003

LLB 658.452 SAM

Sampson, Eleri
Creative business presentations: Inventive ideas for making an instant impact
London: Kogan Page, 2003

LLB 808.51088658 PEE

Peel, Malcolm
Presentation in a week
3rd ed London: Hodder & Stoughton, 2002

LLB 658.45 ADA

Thomas, Neil
The concise Adair on communication and presentation skills
London: Thorogood, 2003

LLB 428 LET

Let's do business: Presentations [CD-ROM]
Thomson and Heinle

LLB 428 LAW

Laws, Anne
Presentation
Summertown Publishing, 2002

LLB 658.452 AZI

Aziz, Khalid
Presenting to win: A guide for finance and business professionals
Dublin: Oak Tree Press, 2000

LLB 808.51 BIG

Bigwood, Sally
Presenting numbers, tables, and charts
Oxford University Press, 2003
R 658 PRE
The presentation: A guide to effective speaking [Video recording]
TV Choice,
Summary: This video takes the form of a workshop in which three novice presenters
illustrate some common problems. The video makes clear the need to prepare
carefully, know who your audience is, use the right body language and show your
enthusiasm.

LLB 808.51 JAY

Jay, Ros
Effective presentation: How to create and deliver a winning presentation
London: Prentice Hall, 2004

LLB 658.452 BRA

Bradbury, Andrew
Successful presentation skills
London: Kogan Page, 2004

R 428 CAM
University of Cambridge ESOL Examinations Multimedia Presentation
[CD-ROM]
UCLES, 2004

LLB 428 GOO

Goodale, Malcolm
Professional presentations: A video-based course
Cambridge, United Kingdom: Cambridge University Press, 2004

LLB 428 LET

Let's do business: Presentations [CD-ROM]
London: Abacus,
Summary: Product features: Authentic business situations; Hours of audio and video
content; Vocabulary-building tasks; Better accent practice; Spoken grammar
exercises; Additional on-line support materials; Glossary of six thousand business
terms; Recording keeping
Electronic resources

Presentation skills, learning guide, Virtual learning resource centre,

Ashridge
http://tools.ashridge.org.uk/ashridge/vlrcos1.nsf/site/frameset.htm?opendocument

This learning guide was written by Fiona Dent, Director of Faculty Development
at Ashridge. It is is one of a series produced by the Learning Resource Centre.
Each guide sets out to give you a quick summary of the main theories on a
particular topic backed up by a practical commentary based on Ashridge's long
experience of consulting on and teaching management issues.

Ashridge is one of the world’s leading business schools, and delivers executive
education and development to individuals and organisations that want to go
further. The learning guides cover a broad spectrum of management skills and
competences and have been compiled by Ashridge tutors and associates.
http://www.ashridge.com/

Articles

Presentation skills, Harper, Jacqui.

Industrial and Commercial Training
Volume 36 No. 3; 2004
Emerald
http://www.emeraldinsight.com/

Presence or PowerPoint: Why PowerPoint has become a cliché, Ellwood, John.

Development and Learning in Organizations: An International Journal
Volume 19 No. 3; 2005
Emerald
http://www.emeraldinsight.com/

You're on! Sharpening presentation skills, Kate O'Sullivan.

CFO, The Magazine for Senior Financial Executives
July 2004 v20 i9 p74(2)
Thomson Gale
http://infotrac.galegroup.com/menu

Teaching presentation skills, William H. Baker; Michael P. Thompson.

Business Communication Quarterly
June 2004 v67 i2 p216(4)
Thomson Gale
http://infotrac.galegroup.com/menu
A case of visual aids disease: PRESENTATION SKILLS, (Microsoft's PowerPoint
software is used in 30m presentations every day. But rather than helping
speakers, the effect of fancy graphics and animated lettering can be tedious and
off-putting, says John-Paul Flintoff.) John-Paul Flintoff.
The Financial Times
Oct 9, 2002 p13
Thomson Gale
http://infotrac.galegroup.com/menu

Beyond PowerPoint: Polishing up your presentation skills, Lynda McDaniel.

Association Management
Feb 2002 v54 i2 p60(5)
Thomson Gale
http://infotrac.galegroup.com/menu

In the spotlight. (marketing presentations), Rachel Miller.

Marketing
Nov 27, 1997 p35(3)
Thomson Gale
http://infotrac.galegroup.com/menu

Developing Your Presentation Skills, Max Messmer.

The National Public Accountant
August 2000 v45 i6 p26
Thomson Gale
http://infotrac.galegroup.com/menu

Speak for yourself. (improving one's presentation skills), Sue Bryant.

Marketing
Oct 31, 1996 p29(2)
Thomson Gale
http://infotrac.galegroup.com/menu

Tips for speakers, Thomas K. Kollins.

Association Management
August 1996 v48 n8 p175(5)
Thomson Gale
http://infotrac.galegroup.com/menu

That's entertainment! (But is it effective training?), Janet Gough; Gary Gough.

HRMagazine
Feb 1995 v40 n2 p112(2)
Thomson Gale
http://infotrac.galegroup.com/menu

Say bye-bye to lullabies. (how to improve presentation skills).

Sales & Marketing Management
Feb 1993 v145 n2 p14(1)
Thomson Gale
http://infotrac.galegroup.com/menu
Develop presentation skills if you want to climb higher, Tina Coulsting.
Computer Weekly
June 8, 2004 p55
Thomson Gale
http://infotrac.galegroup.com/menu

SpeakEasy: online support for oral presentation skills, Monica Hill, A. Storey.
ELT Journal
Vol 57 Issue 4 2003 p. 370 - 376
OUP Journals
http://www3.oup.co.uk/jnls/

Recommended web-sites

http://www.firsttrustbank.co.uk/servlet/ContentServer?pagename=FT_PersonalP
ortal/FT_Guide/ft_d_guide&c=FT_Guide&cid=1024579725280&channel=FTJC

http://www.asm2004.org/PDF/Presentation_Skills.pdf

http://www.nwlink.com/~donclark/leader/leadpres.html

http://www.see.ed.ac.uk/~gerard/Management/art1.html

http://www.ljlseminars.com/monthtip.htm

http://www.antion.com/