Winning The Room

Acknowledgments

There are many individuals who get credit for helping to make this book happen. First are all the clients and coworkers over the years whom I presented to and watched present. Without delivering and watching so many presentations, I would not have had the opportunity to learn the lessons contained in this book.

I owe huge thanks to the students in the 2020–2021 Data Science 7900 classes I helped teach at Kennesaw State University. Seeing the struggles class members had with the early versions of their project presentations drove home in my mind how much there is to learn about developing presentations. The classes helped reinforce the need for some of these tips through their efforts. More important, seeing how fast the classes improved as they learned from their errors gave me the confidence that a book like this could have immediate impact for readers and was worth writing.

I also owe thanks to Jennifer Priestley and Sherill Hayes for being supportive and encouraging of this project. Their input helped to solidify the book's strategy and direction.

Finally, thanks to the people who were kind enough to review and provide feedback on my initial draft of the book. The input I received led to many changes and much rearranging that made the book better. Thank you to Fraser Douglas, Bill Franks (my dad, not me!), Mike Lampa, Scott Langfeldt, and Krista Sykes.