Presentation Skills for Technical Professionals: Achieving Excellence (Soft Skills for IT Professionals) - Softcover

Your technical skills and professional expertise are evidence of your ability to accomplish difficult tasks. Strong presentation skills can help you further advance your career. The ability to present articulately to customers, management, peers and others can significantly enhance your credibility, clout, and professional status. Delivering presentations at work or professional events is an unbeatable way to gain a reputation as a valued employee and an expert in your field. If you have ever tried to get out of giving a presentation because of nerves, or if you feel there is room for improvement in your presentation techniques, then Presentation Skills for Technical Professionals is for you. This book gives you invaluable tips on how to make your presentation clear and accessible, how to interact with your audience and how to retain their interest while keeping your anxiety under control. Naomi Karten has used her vast experience - both positive and negative - on the front lines of public speaking to provide key advice (and many chuckles!) in this engrossing read for the technical professional.

Naomi Karten is a highly experienced professional speaker and seminar leader, and an established writer of books for technical professionals. Before forming her training and speaking business, Naomi earned degrees in psychology and gained IT experience in technical, customer support and management positions. Drawing on her psychology and IT background, Naomi now helps organizations strengthen communication and presentation skills, improve customer satisfaction and manage change. She has given seminars and presentations to more than 100,000 people throughout Europe, the US and Canada, and is known for her ability to put across serious material with a light touch.