INTRODUCTION
So Who Said You’re a “Bad” Presenter?
ONE
THE BADDEST WAY TO PREPARE
Start Breaking the Rules Before You Even Hit the Stage
Break These Rules
#1: Your purpose is to give a good presentation
#2: Give informational presentations
#3: Practice in front of a mirror
#4: Picture the audience in their underwear
TWO
YOU ARE THE PRESENTATION
So Be Your Baddest You
Break These Rules
#5: Open with your introduction and close with questions
#6: You either have confidence or you don’t
#7: What you say is most important
#8 and #9: Scan the back wall to simulate eye contact, and stand behind the podium
#10: Explain each topic
#11: Have all your bullets on PowerPoint slides
THREE
OOPS!
Staying Bad, No Matter What Happens
Break These Rules
#12: If something goes wrong, act like nothing happened
#13: Ignore your nerves, and they will go away
#14: Control your emotions at all times
Now Get Out There!
Notes
Acknowledgments
Index
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