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Appendix J.

This page has intentionally not been left blank.

But there’s nothing to see here. Please move along.

Really. We’re all finished now. Don’t you have friends to talk to or
places to go? There must be something better to do with your time than
look for strange messages on what should be a blank page.

OK, I have one last confession.

All your base are belong to us.

Index

A note on the digital index

A link in an index entry is displayed as the section title in which that entry appears. Because some sections have multiple index markers, it is not unusual for an entry to have several links to the same section. Clicking on any link will take you directly to the place in the text in which the marker appears.

A

apathy of audience, I can’t see you naked , How to work a tough room

arguments for points in presentation, Do not eat the microphone , How to make a point , How to make a point , How to make a point , How to make a point , How to make a point , How to make a point

attention of audience, The science of not boring people , The science of not boring people , The science of not boring people , Set the pace , Set the pace , Set the pace , Play the part: you’re the star , Direct the attention (“What am I looking at and why?”) , Direct the attention (“What am I looking at and why?”) , Direct the attention (“What am I looking at and why?”) , Direct the attention (“What am I looking at and why?”) , Play the part: you’re the star , Know what happens next , Know what happens next , Tension and release , Tension and release , Tension and release , Get the audience involved , Get the audience involved , You are judge, jury, and executioner , Active and interesting , Active and interesting , Active and interesting , You’re being heckled , You’re being heckled , You’re being heckled , One guy won’t stop asking questions

at beginning of presentation, The science of not boring people
directing attention, Set the pace , Play the part: you’re the star , Direct the attention (“What am I looking at and why?”) , Direct the attention (“What am I looking at and why?”) , Play the part: you’re the star
involving the audience, Tension and release , Get the audience involved , Active and interesting , Active and interesting , Active and interesting
lack of, You’re being heckled
length of attention span, The science of not boring people
power of speaker used for, The science of not boring people , Set the pace , Set the pace , Direct the attention (“What am I looking at and why?”) , Direct the attention (“What am I looking at and why?”) , Know what happens next , Know what happens next , Tension and release , Get the audience involved , You’re being heckled
rule enforcement used for, You are judge, jury, and executioner , You’re being heckled , One guy won’t stop asking questions
tension and release used for, Tension and release

audience, I can’t see you naked , I can’t see you naked , What to do before you speak , How to work a tough room , How to work a tough room , How to work a tough room , How to work a tough room , How to work a tough room , How to work a tough room , How to work a tough room , How to work a tough room , Do not eat the microphone , Do not eat the microphone , Play the part: you’re the star , The sneaky lessons of Dr. Fox , Why most speaker evaluations are useless , Expert feedback you can get right now , The speaker must match the audience , The speaker must match the audience , Expert feedback you can get right now , Why teaching is almost impossible , How to teach anyone anything , How to teach anyone anything , Start with an insight of interest , Confessions , Confessions , Confessions , Give stuff away to fill the front row , Give stuff away to fill the front row , Medium list of little things , Everyone is staring at their laptops , There is a rambling question that makes no sense and takes three minutes to ask , There are only five people in the audience

already knowing information presented, Confessions

appropriateness of presentation to, Medium list of little things

appropriateness of speaker for, Why most speaker evaluations are useless , Expert feedback you can get right now , The speaker must match the audience , The speaker must match the audience , Expert feedback you can get right now

changes in behavior resulting from presentation, Why teaching is almost impossible , Confessions

connecting with, How to work a tough room

expectations of speaker, Play the part: you’re the star

forgiving nature of, Do not eat the microphone

friends of speaker in, Confessions

give-aways for, Give stuff away to fill the front row

hostile, How to work a tough room , How to work a tough room , How to work a tough room

imagining naked, I can’t see you naked

laptop use by, Everyone is staring at their laptops

mistakes not noticed by, I can’t see you naked

number and density of, How to work a tough room , How to work a tough room , How to work a tough room , How to work a tough room , How to teach anyone anything , How to teach anyone anything , Give stuff away to fill the front row , There are only five people in the audience

of friends or small groups, What to do before you speak

questions asked by, There is a rambling question that makes no sense and takes three minutes to ask

too long, There is a rambling question that makes no sense and takes three minutes to ask

responses of, Start with an insight of interest

what they want from a presentation, Do not eat the microphone , The sneaky lessons of Dr. Fox

B

badges, We don’t need no stinking badges

Bain, Active and interesting , Start with an insight of interest

Bligh, Active and interesting

quote regarding practicing lectures by, Active and interesting

boring presentations, You make sex boring

Brain Rules (Medina), The attack of the butterflies

C

Carnegie, I can’t see you naked , How to work a tough room , Do not eat the microphone

quote regarding four versions of a speech by, I can’t see you naked
quote regarding Gettysburg Address by, Do not eat the microphone
speech given to hostile audience by, How to work a tough room

chandeliers in venue, How to work a tough room , How to work a tough room , How to work a tough room , How to work a tough room , How to work a tough room

character arguments, How to make a point

Churchill, I can’t see you naked

clothing, I can’t see you naked , Confessions

imagining audience without, I can’t see you naked
speaker going commando, Confessions

CNBC filming, Lessons from my 15 minutes of fame , Lessons from my 15 minutes of fame , Lessons from my 15 minutes of fame , Lessons from my 15 minutes of fame , Teleprompters (and memorization) are evil

commando, Confessions

confidence monitor, The confidence monitor

conflicting feedback, The things people say

Confucius (quote regarding learning by), Active and interesting

connections with audience, How to work a tough room

control, What to do before you speak

countdown timer, The countdown timer

counterarguments for points in presentation, Do not eat the microphone

credibility of speaker, The sneaky lessons of Dr. Fox

D

death, The attack of the butterflies , The attack of the butterflies
distracting gestures and tics, Medium list of little things
Dr. Fox experiment on audience feedback, The sneaky lessons of Dr. Fox , Why most speaker evaluations are useless , The sneaky lessons of Dr. Fox , The sneaky lessons of Dr. Fox , Why most speaker evaluations are useless
driving, The clutch is your friend , The clutch is your friend
Durden, I can’t see you naked

E

eating the microphone (losing confidence of audience), Do not eat the microphone

emphasis, How to make a point , How to make a point , How to make a point

energy from fear, The attack of the butterflies , What to do before you speak

benefits of, The attack of the butterflies
using up before speaking, What to do before you speak

energy in the room, How to work a tough room , How to work a tough room , How to work a tough room , How to work a tough room , How to work a tough room , How to work a tough room , How to work a tough room , How to work a tough room , How to work a tough room , How to work a tough room , How to work a tough room , How to work a tough room

from hostile vs. apathetic audience, How to work a tough room , How to work a tough room , How to work a tough room , How to work a tough room
physical room space affecting, How to work a tough room
size of audience affecting, How to work a tough room , How to work a tough room , How to work a tough room , How to work a tough room , How to work a tough room , How to work a tough room , How to work a tough room

energy of speaker, The sneaky lessons of Dr. Fox , Medium list of little things

Erard, I can’t see you naked

evaluations of speaker, Why most speaker evaluations are useless , Why most speaker evaluations are useless , Why most speaker evaluations are useless , Why most speaker evaluations are useless , The speaker must match the audience , Why teaching is almost impossible , Confessions

ideal questions for, The speaker must match the audience , Why teaching is almost impossible
number of people responding to, Why most speaker evaluations are useless
usefulness of, Why most speaker evaluations are useless , Why most speaker evaluations are useless , Why most speaker evaluations are useless
watching same presentation twice for, Confessions

examples from author’s experiences, I can’t see you naked , I can’t see you naked , I can’t see you naked , I can’t see you naked , How to work a tough room , The things people say , The clutch is your friend , Why teaching is almost impossible , The clutch is your friend , The clutch is your friend , Why teaching is almost impossible

feedback after a presentation, The things people say
freezing up during 10-minute presentation, I can’t see you naked , I can’t see you naked , I can’t see you naked , I can’t see you naked
learning how to drive, The clutch is your friend , Why teaching is almost impossible , The clutch is your friend , The clutch is your friend , Why teaching is almost impossible
speaking to few people in large room, How to work a tough room

eye contact with audience, Medium list of little things , Feedback you get for free

F

facing away from audience, Medium list of little things

fear of audience, You are afraid of the crowd

fear of public speaking, The attack of the butterflies , The attack of the butterflies , The attack of the butterflies , The attack of the butterflies , The attack of the butterflies , The attack of the butterflies , The attack of the butterflies , The attack of the butterflies , The attack of the butterflies , The attack of the butterflies , What to do before you speak , What to do before you speak , What to do before you speak

benefits of, The attack of the butterflies
famous people who have experienced, The attack of the butterflies
greater than fear of death, The attack of the butterflies , The attack of the butterflies
preparation needed to alleviate, What to do before you speak
quote by Edward R. Murrow regarding, The attack of the butterflies
quote by Elvis Presley regarding, The attack of the butterflies
reasons for, The attack of the butterflies , The attack of the butterflies , The attack of the butterflies , The attack of the butterflies , What to do before you speak , What to do before you speak

feedback, The things people say , Expert feedback you can get right now , Expert feedback you can get right now , Expert feedback you can get right now , Expert feedback you can get right now

evaluating yourself, Expert feedback you can get right now , Expert feedback you can get right now , Expert feedback you can get right now , Expert feedback you can get right now
subjectivity of, The things people say

fees for speaking, $30,000 an hour , $30,000 an hour , $30,000 an hour , $30,000 an hour , $30,000 an hour , $30,000 an hour , $30,000 an hour , $30,000 an hour , Confessions

filler sounds, Being silent makes your points , Medium list of little things

Fox, The sneaky lessons of Dr. Fox , The sneaky lessons of Dr. Fox

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