[Absalon]

If you can do convince parleys, I would suggest doing those as often as possible. Convinces normally give Arcana info. Arcana informants give shirts and belts, which are 2 of the highest pieces of presence gear.

There is always the luck factor in what presence you get on the gear, but overall you should get a decent mix. The turn ins are really the key to civic diplomacy and the post-newbie quests. The more turn ins you do, the more gear you will get, the more quests you can do, and the less of a "grind" it will be.