Master the art of public speaking with a mind- and content-based approach to success

How to Present to Absolutely Anyone is the ultimate guide to successful public speaking. Presentations, talks, and speeches are unavoidable in school, work, and even social occasions (have you ever had to deliver a wedding toast?)but fear of public speaking is statistically more common than fear of death. Author Mark Rhodes once pretended he had crashed his car to avoid doing a presentation! Permanent avoidance will eventually hold you back, but mastering the art of the successful presentation can take you to new heights! This book shows you how Mark eventually learned tolove public speaking: by setting himself up for a self-sustaining cycle of presentation success.

It takes more than stage presence to make a great presentationyou need great content. Without it, you wont get the result youre after, and you will dread the next talk. But if your presentation stands on its own two feet and you manage to banish the stage fright, you get a taste of success that ignites your passion and gets youexcited to present every time! Packed with practical advice for both mental anguish and content creation, this book approaches public speaking holistically to arm you with real skills for success:

Build confidence, reduce fear, and develop the right mindset for public speakingEngage your audience from the start, and reduce first-minute jittersDevelop great content that you look forward to presenting each timeGo beyond simple body language to reach your audience in a more authentic, organic way

Dont mumble your way through a PowerPoint or try to put flash over substance. Craft an engaging, informative presentation that people want to see and that you wantto present! This book covers performance anxiety, speaking skills, ideas/content, practice, preparation, and audience interaction.How to Present to Absolutely Anyone guides you from fear, to excitement, to success!

Mark Rhodes is an Entrepreneur, Business Mentor, Published Author, International Speaker and Trainer in Success and shows both individuals and businesses around the world how to massively improve their results with little or no extra effort! He helps people, whether in business or not, to be the best that they can be. He does this by helping people have more confidence and direction and by helping businesses Win More Sales, Get More Clients and Customers and Achieve their Business Goals. This is done using the very same approaches, ideas and techniques that Mark has used for his own Success. It's not about "in your face" selling either, far from it, in fact Mark's work also includes working with professional firms such as Banks, Accountants, Solicitors and Legal firms, for whom Mark's approach is an ideal fit, in addition to more traditional businesses that he also helps covering most industries and sectors you could name.

Foreword xi

1 How to Deliver Presentations Without Fear, That You and Your Audience Will Love and Youll Enjoy Doing 1

2 My Change: From Extreme Public Speaking Fear to Total Confidence 11

Part One: The Mindset and Confidence To Present 21

3 Getting Your Mindset Right: Building Confidence and Reducing Fear 23

4 Building the Motivation, Enthusiasm and Desire 65

5 Being Yourself and Dealing with Mistakes 97

Part Two: Delivering a Great Talk or Presentation 103

6 The In-Motion Start 105

7 Creating Great Content 115

8 Dealing with Objections 143

9 Getting the Audience to Take Action 151

10 Dealing with Audience Questions including Difficult Questions 167

11 How to Prepare 175

12 Delivering on the Day 191

13 Final Thoughts: What Will Being Better at Presentations Mean to You? 201

Index 205