Power Point Presentations

Right now my mind is whirling with all of the possibilities for the last presentation as well as all of the presentations I have seen with and without technology and what makes them GOOD, what makes them bad.
I have recorded a few of my thoughts here:
Good ones grab me. They have at least one thing that I see or hear that leaves me thinking. The sound, pictures, and movement all work together and flow. If there is a speaker they are clear and concise with passion in their voices. The transitions gently carry your eye from one slide to the next instead of leaving you on the verge of a migraine. The font is large enough to read and legible without moving too quickly so I don't get a chance to read what is written.
Bad ones leave me yawning, the backgrounds are repetitive and monotonous or too busy, and overall it lacks a flow. Sometimes the slide transitions are choppy, sometimes the colours clash, and sometimes the sound does not match the overall theme.

Then I went online and found a few sights that support my own thoughts but also give me more to think about. I checked out: Gleez! How to make a GREAT PowerPoint presentation, Death by PowerPoint, and The Seven Deadly Sins of Powerpoint Presentations.

Death by PowerPoint is very clear and concise. It tends to deal more with business presentations but really does give clear information. I particularly thought Slide 47 was a great one after our last assignment. It says, "Less text, more imagery, wild imagery." The Gleez site is well laid out and has great ideas and the Seven Deadly Sins site has good ideas but is very boring to look at and read.

This research and what has already been on the forum gives me a starting point as to what to do and not to do when creating a PowerPoint presentation.