Much has been made about Steve Jobs’ presentation skills. But how did he really “do it?” This article explores Mr. Jobs’ ability to use presentations strategically, and effectively.

This is the first of four articles on the use of presentations in the technical industry, particularly where presentations are an important part of a marketing initiative to get developers using more of a company’s products and services.

The next three articles will review presentations by technical experts and marketers trying to influence a similar audience.

What better way to start a blog that reviews presentations than by rating a presentation on presentations? This one, by UK consultant Simon Morton, was one of the first reviewed for The Bucket List and has turned out to be one of the best of the bunch.

His presentation, The Pitfalls of Presentation (In)Efficiency, did an excellent job of making the case for better presentations, not necessarily better slides.