- Want to present like a president, orate like Obama, resonate like Reagan? Then ask not what your presentation skills can do for you. Ask what you can do for your presentation skills, like trying on the reversible raincoat, where you emphasize an idea by repeating it in reverse order, like experimenting with anaphora, where you begin successive sentences with the same word or phrase, like testing out tricolon, where you group ideas in sets of three to leave one lasting impression. By studying the rhetorical tricks of presidents past and present, you'll learn to persuade skeptics, build coalitions, and rally others to your cause. Can we all present like presidents? Yes, we can. © Mind Tools by Emerald Works Ltd.