The concept of communicating with mass audiences to give them hope is centuries old. For generation upon generation and for decades upon decades leaders have used outstanding presentation skills to inspire hopeless people, dejected countries and despondent cultures. The interesting phenomenon is that these leaders have almost gone through unplanned career plans to prepare them for the moment where a whole country or generation had to look up to them for wisdom, hope and driving force for the future. In today's world business presentation skills is one of the most important career skills to have. There are no brakes on the career progression of a dedicated professional whose practical presentation skills make corporate citizens excited about products and services. One has to be aware of an audience's need and tap into it within the first minute of your presentation and please don't start your presentation by reading off slides behind you. Speaking in front of business colleagues are not always comfortable or easy, so regular practising and rehearsing is the big secret. The presentation skills perfection process is a life-long one. You don't master any skill of this nature by reading books or watching television. Not only is it vital that you speak about a familiar topic, but your enthusiasm has the potential to spread like wild fire. A business communicator that practises motivational speaking is the Meerkat Motivator, Estienne de Beer from Gauteng. His highly popular workshop Polishing Presentation Skills has been booked all over the country, helping hundreds of business people to overcome anxiety and grow these crucial skills.