Presenting to Boards: Practical Skills for Corporate Presentations | Reviews


Reviewed by: Fay Feeney August 2011

You have assembled a unique "go-to" guide on how to prepare yourself to optimize your impact with the precious, limited time made available for boardroom presentations. If you are fortunate enough to get on a board's agenda, the next step is to read this book before you assemble your presentation. Read More...


Reviewed by: John O'Grady July 2011

Presenting to a board can be a difficult and sometimes intimidating experience.

This book is refreshingly practical in its approach. It is an essential handbook and reference tool for anyone presenting to a board. Read More...


Reviewed by: Andrew Donovan April 2011

Board business is a secretive affair.

The way directors think, what they hold as important, how they see their role and what they think of management are all shrouded by the veil of secrecy that is the inner workings of director's minds and the closed doors of the boardroom. Read More...


Reviewed by: Jim Christie, Directors and Boards Magazine, Second Quarter 2011

Presenting to a board of directors is not an everyday experience. It is quite a novel experience for most people, even senior executives and highly proficient professionals, to be in the boardroom addressing the board. Board presentations are also highly important. Read More...


Reviewed by: Ralph Ward April 2011

Books written for board members are growing common (I've written four, with a fifth on the way). But books for the folks who have to interact with boards -- company staff, counsel, the corporate secretary, advisors -- remain few and far between. That's why I'm so pleased to see the new book by Julie Garland McLellan, Presenting to Boards. Read More...


Reviewed by: Sean Spence April 2011

This book is beautifully concise. You can't say that about many works these days. In anything to do with the Board or Presenting heft seems to be normal. Read More...


Reviewed by: James McRitchie February 2011

Most boards suffer from attention deficit disorder. Many of the members of most boards that I have encountered won't sit through a presentation of more than a few minutes without disruption. Read More...