A common refrain among business people is, “PowerPoint sucks.” They don’t mean the slide presentation software itself, but rather the way too many presenters use it. They mean boring presentations.

We all know the basics of good presentation skills: don’t read from a script; don’t overwhelm your audience with verbose slides; and the like. But for a particular kind of high-stakes presentation — ...

When it comes to persuasive communication, if you wander, you are lost. Too often, presentations fail to deliver results because they don't follow a clear path to a concrete call to action. 1. Know ...