Boring presentations lead to daydreaming audiences.

Some of the best "presentation" advice I have seen is to avoid vomiting fact after fact after fact; instead, tell a compelling story.   If you use a slideshow program like powerpoint, you can use a single image to aid in communicating the points.  

Here is Cliff Atkinson's take. 

Combine this with Jungian archetypes (a la the "brand" gurus) and Cialdani's research collections around influence, and finally "Get Your Point Across in the 30 Seconds or Less" and see if your success doesn't rise dramatically....