Diane DiResta - Knockout Presentations: How to Deliver Your Message with Power, Punch, and Pizzazz

If your presentation skills are down for the count because you are nervous, unprepared, or just plain fearful, Knockout Presentations will give you the answers, and provide a pathway to the skills to make you a heavyweight champion speaker

Jeffrey Gitomer

Author of The Little Red Book of Selling

The knowledge Diane possesses in preparing a person for public speaking is absolutely tremendous. My ability to focus and enjoy the process has really been enhanced.

Rolando Blackman

ESPN and CBS College Basketball Analyst
Director of Basketball Development at Dallas

Dianes presentation skills program has made such a difference at the NBA. The high quality of her training is evident and the participants from entry level to senior management rave about the program. Knockout Presentations is a book that will make a difference to anybody who reads it. It is easy reading with a powerful message.

Diane Freeman

Former Director of Human Resources, NBA

Knockout Presentations provides a step-by-step approach to craft and deliver a knockout presentation. This book is a must for college students and all those who want to deliver a powerful message.

Joseph Brosnan

President Emeritus, Delaware Valley University

Diane DiResta has managed to reach into her rich background and forge a how to life guide that is magical for any person who wants a presentation to become a source of confident pride. Readers will find themselves marking heaps of pages and returning often to freshly absorb Dianes practical, purposeful, pleasing guides to excellence.

Bob Danzig

Former CEO, Hearst Newspaper
Author, professional speaker, professor

Diane DiResta is a knockout on the platform, and Knockout Presentations surely lives up to her reputation. Filled with PRACTICAL advice and exercises this book focuses on the how and why of speaking. I highly recommend it.

Esther Eagles

Eagles Talent Connection

My first reaction to your book was, I dont really need it. I love to be wrong about some things in life. This is one of them. Not only is your book terrific for presentations, but Im actually using some of your structure ideas for writing a book. It is truly a great surprise. I think every presenter no matter where they are in their career can get valuable ideas from it. Even the layout of chapters is done well. Thank you Diane DiResta for this book that will become a go to resource for me.

Julie Ann Sullivan

Professional Speaker

From the outset, DiResta places the reader at ease. She knows her audience and her proven techniques are certain to fulfill expectations.

Gregory Sacco

Former Director of National Accounts, Copesan Services

Herein lies EVERYTHING you could possibly need to develop as a strong presenter. Diane DiResta has written a solid, smart and simple manual to give you the skills and confidence you seek.

Jeanne M. Stafford

Speaker and Devotee of YES!

Knockout Presentations is an easy-to-read guide on how to impact your audiences. This is a must read for any executive or individual that has to present their ideas.

Ron Karr

Author of Lead, Sell or Get Out of the Way

Knockout Presentations has timeless tips to transform public speakers, from college classrooms to C-Suite boardrooms, to speak with confidence and impact.

Shep Hyken

Shepherd Presentations

Good presentation skills are vital to any small business owner and entrepreneur. Knockout Presentations is the go-to guide for crafting and delivering presentations that get results.

Susan Wilson Solovic

The Small Business Expert, Author, Media Personality

Diane has put together a guide to presentations that every business person should read. Her accessible style, straightforward advice and expertise guarantee that your presentations will improve. I learned a lot from reading Dianes book, and Im sure you will too.

Alan Stevens

Media coach, Author, Professional Speaker

As part of my Brain Trust, Diane DiResta is full of practical, impactful ideas. Her book, Knockout Presentations , is a must-have guide for small business owners who want their presentations to stand out.

Jim Blasingame

Host of The Small Business Advocate Show, author of The Age of the Customer

Knockout Presentations is the go-to book for simple strategies and tested techniques to make your speaking soar whether one-to-one, in front of a crowd, or from an electronic platform.

Dorie Clark

Author of Entrepreneurial You and adjunct professor, Duke Universitys Fuqua School of Business

Like her coaching programs, Knockout Presentations contains high value tips, templates and techniques to take your presentations to the next level and beyond. A must-have guide for any executive.

Steven Gore

SVP & GM Automation Solutions, Gerber Technology

Diane DiRestas approach to helping us make more effective presentations is spot on: smart, practical, achievable, and with an attunement to the natural anxieties that often accompany public speaking. Shes always encouraging, and has a sense of humor that is most welcome.

Kerry J. Sulkowicz, MD

Managing Principal, Boswell Group LLC

How to Deliver Your Message with Power, Punch, and Pizzazz

DIANE DIRESTA

NEW YORK

LONDONNASHVILLEMELBOURNEVANCOUVER

Knockout Presentations

How to Deliver Your Message with Power, Punch, and Pizzazz

2019 Diane DiResta

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ISBN 9781683508793 paperback

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Library of Congress Control Number: 2017918563

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To my husband Ed Sitter, who always tells me Im the best speaker and to all the students and participants in my seminars who teach me as much as I teach them. And to my late Chihuahua, Yoda, who sat in my lap as I wrote the first edition of this book.

Business is always changing and the more it changes, the more we need to not just sharpen, but elevate our skills. Diane DiRestas book delivers practical advice on how becoming a speaker adds a competitive advantage to an executives repertoire. Whether you are a beginner looking to hone your oral communication skills or are a seasoned speaker, this book is for you.