how to inform and persuade any audience Kogon, Kory. creator author England, Breck author Schmidt, Julie. author text bibliography Electronic books. txu 2015 monographic eng 1 online resource. "The average attention span of an adult is eight seconds--eight seconds! That is tough news for a presenter. It means you may have a room full of people, but their minds are elsewhere. You're competing with a slew of activities demanding their attention--email, texts, Facebook, YouTube, chats, and apps, in addition to thoughts about their next meeting and projects that are behind schedule. How do you get a message across in a world like that? The inability to powerfully inform and persuade amid an unprecedented number of distractions is one of the greatest hidden and pervasive costs of the twenty-first-century workplace. Learn to connect with your audience, and you'll stop having unproductive meetings and wasted time. In Presentation Advantage, FranklinCovey outlines its 'Connect Model, ' the mental model that allows you to connect with the message, yourself, and the audience during any presentation ..."-- Introduction -- 1: The Foundation: It’s All About Connecting -- 2: Develop a Powerful Message -- 3: Design Impactful Visuals -- 4: Deliver with Excellence -- Conclusion -- About the Authors -- About -- Franklin Covey -- Notes -- Index. Kory Kogon, Breck England, and Julie Schmidt. Includes bibliographical references and index. Business presentations Business communication Communication in management Communication in management HF5718.22 .K647 2015 658.4/52 Kogon, Kory. Dallas, Texas : BenBella Books, [2015] (DLC) 2015008819 (OCoLC)902657624 9781941631225 1941631223 820289 MIL 5F671FC0-337F-4AA6-925E-E91ADF39EF79 OverDrive, Inc. https://login.ezproxy.pucpr.edu/login?url=https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=1056575 https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=1056575 https://login.ezproxy.pucpr.edu/login?url=https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=1056575 https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=1056575 IDEBK 150814 20221102190833.0 ocn918556653 eng