The Choreography of Presenting
Like a great dance partner, an excellent presenter leads others with ease and confidence. By showing how verbal and nonverbal communication shapes every aspect of a successful presentation, this engaging book helps the reader develop the underlying skills for polished, successful public speaking. The skills are not just for public speakers, though. Anyone who wants to speak persuasively, who works with others, who may lead teams and organizations, or who wants to enhance their comfort speaking in any setting will find The Choreography of Presenting: The 7 Essential Abilities of Effective Presenters, by Kendall Zoller, Ed.D., and Claudette Landry, M.Ed., to be an invaluable resource.
Presented in approachable, specific ways, readers will discover how to use the tone of their voice, their movements and gestures and other verbal and nonverbal cues to convey credibility, capture and keep their audience's attention, and to support rapport, clarity of communications, and the recipient's understand of the message sent.
Zoller, Kendall, & Landry, Claudette. The Choreography of Presenting: The 7 Essential Abilities of Effective Presenters. Thousand Oaks, Calif.: Corwin Press, 2010. 133 pages.
About the Author - Kendall Zoller
Kendall Zoller, EdD, is an author, educator, researcher, and global consultant. His work in communicative intelligence, presentation and facilitation skills, storytelling, leadership and adaptive schools has taken him to 23 countries in person and 45 countries virtually, and hundreds of schools and districts. He is co-author of HeartSpace (2021), Voices Leading From the Ecotone (2019) and The Choreography of Presenting: The 7 Essential Abilities of Effective Presenters (Corwin Press, 2010).
Kendall is president of Sierra Training Associates and graduate faculty at California State University, Dominguez Hills. He has authored over four dozen reviewed book chapters and journal articles on topics of communication, community, and leadership for educators and corporations. Kendall has a doctorate in Educational Leadership a Masters in Educational Management, and can be reached at kvzoller@sierra-training.com
