Book: The Exceptional Presenter - Timothy Koegel

When I am travelling, I try to make sure I have enough books with me to read. I estimate how much time I'll have for reading and look at the books in my "to be read" pile. It's always a tradeoff between having enough books and the weight of the books in my luggage.

Timothy Koegel's book "The Exceptional Presenter" wasn't in that pile. It was one of the books I pick up in an airport when I've accidentally been caught without enough. Even though it wasn't on my planned or recommended reading list, I enjoyed it. The quote from Tom Peters at the front of the book summed it up pretty well. He also had picked it up while waiting at an airport and said he figured that "the odds are high that I'll find at least one, small, operational piece of advice". He went on to say that he did find a couple of new ideas and lots of useful reminders.

What I find most reassuring about that is that even someone with the presentation experience of Tom Peters (www.tompeters.com) still spends his time working out how to improve his craft. Whether or not you agree with what he's got to say, you could never say that Tom isn't an experienced presenter. He said he thought the best advice in the book was that "Those who practice improve. Those who don't, don't".

I'm endlessly amazed by the number of people who are offered presentation skills training and don't take it or by those that think they've done enough now to stop learning how to do a good job of it.

Timothy Koegel's book is full of lots of very solid advice: nothing earth-shattering but well worth reading.

Recommended!