Effective Presentation Tool/Skill

Brain post a very good entry about Presentation Skill / Tool in his blog yesterday - Well, I should read his entry earlier during the preparation of my presentation for TechEd tomorrow... :-)

I've undergone my share of powerpoint lectures where all the presenter does is read the slides.  Some of the worst (particularly in college), would stare at the board and read the slides.  Sleep is enivitable. 

But this begs the fact: is it powerpoints fault?  Of course not!  It is the lack of good presentation skills.