Making presentations is a skill that is expected of all managers in organizations today. Whether you'll be presenting an organization's quarterly earnings to a Board, arguing on behalf of a new product development cycle, or convincing senior management to invest more in training and development programs for employees, professional presentation skills are a must. Yet we know that making presentations is something that very few people actually enjoy doing. What advice would you recommend that someone take if they get extremely nervous before presentations and would prefer to avoid making presentations?