I recently pitched an idea to our management. One of the tools I used was Powerpoint. And since I'm a long time fan of Professor Tufte, I only wanted to use Powerpoint to help present my business case. After all it's not about the powerpoint, it's about the conversation with your audience.
I've also been reading Cliff Atkinson's blog called Beyond Bullets. He's got a great site and some great tools for creating your story and for illustrating it. Here is one I used to talk about experience. Check out Cliff's site and attend one of Tufte's courses to learn how to present. And the pitch? The pitch was a success.
