What makes for a good presenter - and presentation?  The first thing is what happens before a presentation - listening and learning, understanding the situation of the person/group you'll be presenting to, and making sure you are aligned with their psychology.

Garr Reynolds, author of the wonderful book "Presentation Zen" click here says that too many presentations are text heavy.  He prescribes to the 10-20-30 minute rule - 10 slides delivered in 20 minutes, with no font smaller than 30...