In Response to Dale Aubin:

There is nothing more annoying than a boring presentation, I absolutely agree. We have all been in a class where the presentation drags on and on, and you find yourself trying to stay awake.The first of the five presentation skills given is key. PowerPoint presentations when not done or used correctly can be incredibly boring. When there are too many words you don't even need the speaker you can just read the PowerPoint to yourself and get the same information. Only a few words on a PowerPoint help give emphasis to the presentation, but doesn's completely take over. In one of my classes my professor uses Prezi. Prezi is a different form of PowerPoint that is  less linear and makes it a little more exciting to watch. It has the same functions as PowerPoint but it is able to glide from one destination to another and seems a little more interactive. The second point is not to make the presentation boring which I think connects to the first point as well. There's nothing worse than sitting through a boring presentation, or a boring PowerPoint!