Riveting Data: How to Make Any Presentation Exciting Using Hollywood Storytelling Techniques

. This is his fth book on communication skills. Joey Asher has coached thousands of business people at rms like Bank of America, The Home Depot, The Coca-Cola Company and GE. He runs Speechworks, a communication skills coaching rm in Atlanta and is on the faculty at the Scheller College of Business at Georgia Tech

--Carol B. Joey s point is simple: don't just share the numbers use them to tell a strategic business story. --Lee Rivas, President of Clinical Solutions for Elsevier and CEO of The Health Care and Public Sector Businesses for LexisNexis Risk Solutions . Riveting Data is a great book that shows you how to do that. Riveting Data teaches you how to use facts and figures to sell ideas. Tomé, Chief Financial Officer, The Home DepotI tell my team members that they shouldn't just give me the data. It's excellent advice and this book provides a clear recipe for success. They need to tell me what that data means

Connect with your listeners like the most likable Hollywood stars.. Tell your story simply and quickly. You can use the story-telling tools of Hollywood directors like Steven Spielberg to make any presentation exciting. Build in twists and turns with lots of Q&A. They're boring. But it doesn't have to be so. Learn how to: Grab your audience by establishing high strategic stakes. They're stuck in the weeds. Most data-driven presentations stink. They're confusing

"Helpful and fast read!" according to pjean. I had to give a presentation about accounting to a group of educators. I wanted to make it come alive and I had just gotten this book in the mail from Amazon. I sat down a read it in about 90 minutes and applied its recommendations. It worked! I rewrote the presentation and turned it into a story with a scary shark, and how the educators could learn to identify and "kill" the shark. The most important thing I got from . K. Iloenyosi said Finally!!. Finally, a simple, clear and concise manual on how to transform a boring presentation into an exciting and engaging experience for your listeners. This book exemplifies what Joey teaches in the book; he speaks in simple language and makes the process easy for any reader to grasp and apply. Quick and easy; timeless and concrete principles.. "Riveting Data: Ninety Minutes Well Spent" according to Amazon Customer. "Riveting Data" is a terrific guide that has something for everyone, from the beginner to the seasoned corporate leader. As is typical of the author's other books, the lessons here are easily accessible, understandable, and applicable for a range of presentations, but are grounded in our understanding of human psychology and the author's decades of experience. As I finished the last chapter, I found myself wishing the