December 17, 2019
525: Delivering Presentations with Presence and Confidence with Christine Clapp
How to Be Awesome at Your JobAbout this episode
Christine Clapp shares best practices for preparing and delivering engaging presentations. — YOU'LL LEARN — 1) The most common mistake in presentation preparation. 2) The five S’s of confident speakers. 3) How to eliminate filler words. Subscribe or visit AwesomeAtYourJob.com/ep525 for clickable versions of the links below. — ABOUT CHRISTINE — Christine Clapp is the author of Presenting at Work: A Guide to Public Speaking in Professional Contexts and the president of Spoken with Authority, a Washington, D.C.-based presentation skills consultancy that includes a team of six expert coaches. Through training programs and coaching engagements, Christine and her team help professionals at law firms, corporations, associations, and non-profit organizations build the confidence to connect and the capacity to lead. Christine holds two degrees in communication: a bachelor’s degree from Willamette University, and a master’s degree from the University of Maryland, College Park. She also taught public speaking to undergraduate and graduate students at The George Washington University for thirteen years. • Christine’s book: Presenting at Work: A Guide to Public Speaking in Professional Contexts , with Bjørn F. Stillion Southard • Tool: Speech Outline Tool • Christine’s website: SpokenWithAuthority.com • Christine’s Twitter: @christineclapp • Christine’s LinkedIn: Christine Clapp — RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THE SHOW — • Article: “How the Voice Persuades” by Alex B. Van Zant and Jonah Berger • Book: Rhetoric by Aristotle • Book: “Resonate: Present Visual Stories that Transform Audiences by Nancy Duarte • Book: slide:ology: The ARt and Science of Creating Great Presentations by Nancy Duarte • Book: Full Voice: The Art and Practice of Vocal Presence by Barbara McAfee • Book: Talk Like TED: The 9 Public-Speaking Secrets of the World's Top Minds by Carmine Gallo • Book: TED Talks: The Official Guide to Public Speaking by Chris Anderson • Organization: Toastmasters International • Sketch: Shy Ronnie, Saturday Night Live (NSFW) • Previous episode: 505: How to Make Data Inspire Action with Nancy Duarte • Previous episode: 307: Persuasive Speaking with Carmine Gallo — THANK YOU SPONSORS! — • Brooklinen. Enjoy award-winning sheets at an impressive price. Get 10% off and free shipping with promo code awesome. brooklinen.com/awesome • Babbel. Speak a new language with confidence with the top language learning app. Buy three months and get three free at babbel.com with promo code AWESOME2019. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .