2016 Summer Presentation Skills Reading List

There’s been a lot of heat in the United States of America recently, so the Greene family is on the road in Europe. Once again Paris will be our base for a month, but we’ll make sojourns to the watery city of Venice, Italy and the Medieval walled city of Carcassonne in the south of France.

While in Venice I created this latest edition of the annual Summer Presentation Skills Reading List. These three books provide fundamental information that, if followed, will make you a better speaker. Add these three books to your summer reading and become an improved speaker by the Tuesday after Labor Day.

1) Presentation Zen
by Garr Reynolds

2) Resonate
by Nancy Duarte

3) The Presentation Secrets of Steve Jobs
by Carmine Gallo

Get a gold star: Read these three books and an additional one from any of the previous Summer Presentation Skills Reading Lists. Have a summer filled with good friends, good food, and good times. Stay cool. Ciao for now.

Previous Summer Presentation Skills Reading Lists, 2011 – 2015
Wow! This is the sixth year of the Summer Presentation Skills Reading List.

2015: Why Most PowerPoint Presentations Suck and How You Can Make them Better by Rick Altman; Perfect Medical Presentations by Terry Irwin & Julie Terberg; The Art of the Start by Guy Kawasaki

2014: The Message of You by Judy Carter; Talk Like TED by Carmine Gallo; Smart Talk by Lisa B. Marshall

2013: The Naked Presenter by Garr Reynolds; Confessions of a Public Speaker by Scott Berkun; Paid to Speak from the National Speakers Association

2012: Presentations in Action by Jerry Weissman; Boring to Bravo by Kristin Arnold: Mastery by George Leonard

About Charles Greene III

Charles Greene III is a true Presentation Magician. Working with Fortune 500 companies, he’s a magical spokesperson who delivers product and marketing messages at conferences around the globe. Through his company Corporate Shuffle, Charles has presented at meetings in Bermuda, China, Egypt, France, Mexico, Monaco, Sweden, and, of course, the United States. His clients span a variety of industries and include 3M, Alcon, Coca-Cola, Clorox, Frito-Lay, Johnson & Johnson, Panasonic, and Wells Fargo. Charles’ public speaking and presentation workshops are engaging, educational, and empowering. With more than 25 years of experience as an international corporate spokesperson, Charles leads by example. He captivates attention as he delivers critical presentation skills. His workshops cover the core skills of public speaking as well as presentation techniques learned from decades of corporate presenting. Charles is a guest columnist for Presentation Magazine. He’s been featured in Discover, The Washington Post, The Wall Street Journal, and The Robb Report. When not for revealing the secrets of better public speaking, Charles spends time collecting vintage magic posters, stone lithographs of magicians from 1890 – 1930. To see some of his collection, visit www.MagicPosterGallery.com. He can also make a mean gumbo. Charles was born in Hackensack, NJ. He currently lives in the historic Columbia Heights neighborhood of Washington, DC.

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