Why are presentations important you might ask? My work should speak for itself and it doesn't need the sugar coating that presentations normally do, you argue. I would have agreed with you if you were the only employee working in the company with the customers, senior management, and the outside world focused on your deliverables, and nothing else. This probably happens in the dream world that we encounter in the middle of the night from time to time but not in the IT world. The competition is cut throat. Employees fight against the other employees over visibility, opportunities, and recognition. This kind of a world requires you to highlight your achievements in the least time possible—a reminder of the patience-stricken world we live in.

A good presentation does more than just highlight the achievements or the focus of your intended content. It builds rapport and relationship with the customers or whoever is sitting at the receiving end. I have...