Interview presentations can be incredibly daunting. Candidates often lack the confidence and skills so they fail to do themselves justice and impress the panel. Careers expert Rebecca Corfield covers the entire process of planning and making an interview presentation and helps them understand what employers are looking for and learn how to provide it. This practical, inspiring book will give readers the advantage over other job candidates so that they present themselves with ease and confidence and trump the competition.
Author(s): Rebecca Corfield
Year: 2010
Language: English
Pages: 160
Table of contents
......Page 6
About the author......Page 8
Introduction......Page 12
Why presentations are used in interviews......Page 22
Employers’ reasons for choosing to have a presentation
......Page 23
Qualities of a good speaker......Page 29
What we all want......Page 31
What employers always want......Page 34
Creating the perception you want......Page 37
Points to remember......Page 43
Presentation topics......Page 44
Preparing for an unknown topic......Page 48
What should I say in my presentation?......Page 50
Pitching to the audience......Page 55
Points to remember......Page 59
The 10 most common mistakes......Page 62
Structure......Page 63
The ‘ham sandwich’......Page 65
Why this structure works......Page 69
Using humour......Page 70
Prompt cards......Page 72
Using visual aids and props......Page 75
Rehearsing......Page 80
Dos and don’ts......Page 83
Points to remember......Page 84
Your personal image......Page 86
Handling nerves......Page 89
Projecting yourself......Page 92
Facial expression......Page 94
Body language......Page 95
Sit or stand?......Page 96
Staying confident......Page 97
Points to remember......Page 98
5 Learning and improving
......Page 100
Self-evaluation......Page 101
Getting feedback......Page 104
Biting the bullet......Page 107
Practice makes perfect......Page 109
Career development......Page 111
Dos and don’ts......Page 112
Points to remember......Page 113
Some common myths......Page 114
Questions and answers......Page 116
Your questions......Page 130
Points to remember......Page 131
Checklist......Page 132
Golden rules......Page 135
Further reading from Kogan Page
......Page 138
