Modern day speakers are expected to be entertainers. Here’s how to get started without your own supporting cast from Comedy Central. Today’s generation has been socialized to receive info via humor.

“Presentation literacy” isn’t an option anymore, according to TED Talks curator Chris Anderson. “It’s a core skill for the 21st century.” Anderson calls presentation and public-speaking skills a ...

Whether you’re giving a boardroom presentation, an elevator pitch or a conference speech, you have to know how to surprise and delight your audience. I call this the “wow” factor. It’s why some ...