Want to make HR dazzle? Great presenters are not born — they are prepared. Here are some tips on how to give a great presentation from the masters.

A Few More Presentation How-To’s. Kathy Sierra from Passionate talks about what could “turn a ‘regular’ person into an excellent presenter.”

How to Get a Standing Ovation. Guy Kawasaki gives 11 points on how to give great speeches. Number 1: Have something interesting to say.

The 10/20/30 Rule of PowerPoint. Another Guy Kawasaki classic. He says, “It’s quite simple: a PowerPoint presentation should have ten slides, last no more than twenty minutes, and contain no font smaller than thirty points.”

PowerPoint is Evil. Edward Tufte says, “PowerPoint Corrupts. PowerPoint Corrupts Absolutely” in this Wired article. Read what the author of The Visual Display of Quantitative Information has to say about PPT.

The Best Presentation. Seth Godin says the best presentation may just be no presentation at all. He says, “So, here’s what I’d like you to consider: Skip straight to the part that people seem to like the best, and that you’re the best at: the Q&A.”

My Best Presentation Tricks. Chris Brogan talks about how you need to bring out “your inner David Lee Roth” and be both a storyteller and entertainer in this Lifehack.org article.

Now That We Have Your Complete Attention. This article is subtitled “Here’s Fast Company’s eight-point program for presentations guaranteed to keep your listeners on the edge of their seats.” Perform, don’t present is one of my favorites.

How To Give Great Oscar Speeches. Ah, such agony, sitting there waiting for the great Academy Award speech, only to hear an actor prattle on about his agent. Ugh. Great advice: Be honest, be authentic, and be concise.

If You Don’t Fall Over, Then You Weren’t Going Hard Enough. Here’s a one minute interview of management uber-guru Tom Peters. Pump up the noise, and give it your all.