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Boring to Bravo - Presentations that Sing!

Guest post by: Rebel Brown

Article Overview: Whether you're giving a presentation to your peers, or are thinking about becoming a professional speaker or are already on that path - Kristin Arnold's new book, Boring to Bravo, is a must read.

Boring to Bravo - Presentations that Sing!

Today I want to share a new book that came my way from my friend, Kristin Arnold.Kristin is the president of the National Speakers Association and an all around fabulous woman. I had the opportunity to spend time with her at the recent NSA convention and was wowed by her not-so-traditional thoughts on the art of speaking and her just-plain practical approach to business.

Whether you're giving a presentation to your peers, or are thinking about becoming a professional speaker or are already on that path - Kristin's new book, Boring to Bravo,is a must read. It's an innovative guide to ditching the gravity wrapped around the way we've always done presentations - helping you to take your presentation from ho hum to high-velocity!

The whole concept of speaking is changing so dramatically these days. Think about it. Twenty years ago we were using flat slides and lecturing to folks in a didactic (and often boring) way. That was what we all expected.

Today's audiences - from our peers to a platform audience - expect so much more than PowerPoint slides and a lecture. The advent of interactive media, conversational discussions on social media and a just plain less formal society have dramatically changed the way we engage audiences. And engage we must if we want to be effective!

Boring to Bravois the guide we all need to make our presentations sing! The book isn't the traditional 'how-to' book with a step by step (and repetitive) approach. It's a thinkers guide - stuffed with tips that can be mixed and matched so you can apply just the right ideas to make your presentation come alive.

Kristin offers 90+ practical, proven tips to improve your speaking in a format that lets you look for just the tips that are best for you and your needs. From chapters including "You are your number one visual" to "Let your natural humor shine through,"Boring to Bravooffers practical ideas that will help any speaker get out of that traditional box and take their presentation -and their audiences - to the next level. Kristin also includes inputs and advice from a wide range of professional speakers and coaches, adding even more value for her readers.

She also includes a chapter on how to "Use PowerPoint with Purpose" -which shares great ideas on how to re-energize those PowerPoint slides that have grown a bit stale. If you read nothing else in the book - this chapter will change the way you build presentations, helping you to create interactive slides and visuals that power your message and engage your audience!

This book is now my one-stop-guide for improving my own platform skills and thinking. if you're planning on speaking - to your PTA, your peers or to a paying audience - this book should be your guide as well!

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As a high stakes meeting facilitator, trainer and keynote speaker, Kristin has worked with thousands of senior executives, project managers and team leaders in Canada and the USA, challenging their traditional notions about teamwork. She is known for her concrete approach to teamwork and a treasure trove of practical concepts, tools and techniques her clients can apply immediately to see positive, substantive results.

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