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Books, Websites, Videos and Podcasts
Learn. Think. Share ideas. Talk to other leaders. Great leaders are continuous
learners. These resources will help you keep learning.
Books titles are linked to Amazon.com where you can read summaries and reviews.
Many have audio and electronic versions. Many of the authors have websites with
additional content.
Resources
Presenting and Speaking
Scientific and Technical Presentations
Presentation Design
Body Language
Presenters on The Web
Leadership, Presence, and Influence
Women-Specific Leadership Resources
Leadership Podcasts
Great Stuff That Defies Categorization
Presenting and Speaking
You Are the Message: Getting What You Want by Being Who You Are
Even a Geek Can Speak: Low-Tech Presentation Skills for High-Tech People
Make Your Point!: Speak Clearly and Concisely, Anyplace, Anytime
You’ve Got To Be Believed To Be Heard
How to Get Your Point Across in 30 Seconds–or Less
How to Talk so People Will Listen: Connecting in Today’s Workplace
Life is a Series of Presentations
The Exceptional Presenter: a Proven Formula to Open Up and Own the Room
Words that Work: It’s Not What You Say, It’s What People Hear
Working the Room: How to Move People to Action through Audience-Centered
Speaking
Leading Out Loud: The Authentic Speaker, The Credible Leader
In the Line of Fire: How to Handle Tough Questions When It Counts
www.toastmasters.org
Find a group near you and practice presenting with a small group weekly.
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Scientific and Technical Presentations
The Craft of Scientific Presentations
Dazzle ‘Em With Style: The Art of Oral Scientific Presentation
Speaking About Science: A Manual for Creating Clear Presentations
The Visual Display of Quantitative Information
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Presentation Design
Beyond Bullet Points: Using PowerPoint to Create Presentations
that Inform, Motivate, and Inspire
Slideology: The Art and Science of Creating Great Presentations
Also see the website
www.slideology.com
Presentation Zen
Also see his website
www.garrreynolds.com
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Body Language
The Nonverbal Advantage: Secrets and Science of Body Language at Work
The Definitive Book of Body Language
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Presenters on The Web
To see presenters in action, take a look at www.ted.com
A few that are exceptional for delivery or use of slides include:
Spinning a Story of Mama
Wonderful use of voice, face, and gestures, demonstrating the
power of story.
My Stroke of Insight
Great use of big, full, descriptive gestures. Good use of voice:
pace, pauses, volume. Very clear explanation of complex topic
using a surprising prop.
The Story of the Mars Rover
Great use of pictures and video to tell his story.
No bulleted slides – all pictures.
Total Leadership: Be a Better Leader, Have a Richer Life
Great use of gestures, stance, relaxed smiling face.
What Separates Us From the Apes?
Great use of voice, gestures, warmth in face, looking around to
different parts of the audience, passion and energy. Includes
Jane doing a chimp greeting.
Creating Tech Marvels Out of a $40 Wii Remote
Great gestures, clear demo of technology.
The wisdom of Designing Cradle to Cradle
Superb example of graphic slides early in the talk that
coordinate with voice. Example of using simple, high impact
slides that support the talk.
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Leadership, Presence, and Influence
The Voice of Authority: 10 Communication Strategies Every Leader
Should Know
First Break All the Rules: What the World’s Greatest Managers Do Differently
Influence: Science and Practice
YES!: 50 Scientifically Proven Ways to be Persuasive
Developing the Leader Within You
UP: Influence, Power and the U Perspective- The Art of Getting What You Want
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Women-Specific Leadership Resources
Women Don’t Ask: Negotiation and the Gender Divide
Enlightened Power: How Women are Transforming the Practice of Leadership
Through the Labyrinth: The Truth About How Women Become Leaders
What Men Don’t Tell Women About Business: Opening Up the Heavily
Guarded Alpha Male Playbook
Pitch Like a Girl: Get Respect, Get Noticed, Get What You Want
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Leadership Podcasts
All of these are free via ITunes. Search for these by title in the
Podcast section of ITunes, then subscribe to the series or download
selected podcasts.
Practical tips for increasing productivity from a Dell-sponsored CNET site, with
various speakers. Sample topics: Write More Effective Emails, Managing a
Multigenerational Workforce, and Becoming an Authentic Leader.
A weekly seminar series on entrepreneurship cosponsored by BASES (a student
entrepreneurship group), Stanford Technology Ventures Program, and the
Department of Management Science and Engineering. Features CEOS and VPs
from companies such as KLA-Tencor, AutoDesk, Genentech, eHarmony, and
Juniper Networks, as well as academic and government leaders.
This series from the publishers of Harvard Business Review features breakthrough
ideas and commentary from the leading thinkers in business and management.
Sample topics: Unleashing Your Hidden Assets, Retaining Talented Women,
Leading Through Conflict, and What Holds Leaders Back.
A weekly podcast aimed at helping you be a more effective manager and leader,
from Michael Auzenne and Mark Horstman. Emphasis is on practical tools and
techniques. Sample topics: Write More Effectively, Micro-Communications, and
Resolving Conflict.
Simple, short (5-6 minute) motivational pieces from Jeb Blout, author of Power
Principles: Do You Have the Winning Edge. Aimed at sales professionals but
contains useful lessons on success for all leaders.
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Great Stuff That Defies Categorization
Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking
The Smallest Things Make the Biggest Difference
Made to Stick: Why Some Ideas Survive and Others Die
The Inner Game of Tennis: The Classic Guide to the Mental Side of
Peak Performance