7 things you already know about creating presentations. Or do you?

Excited to go to the Ed Tech Conference!

First, let me describe one of my pet peeves:

I've signed up for an educational technology conference. I'm going to be there with 5 of my colleagues. We're planning our divide and conquer strategy since there are so many amazing ideas out there that we want to see and experience them ALL!
I walk into my first session which starts off with a great slide with information on the presenter, including photo, and how to get in touch with them: twitter handle, link to the slideshare, email address, etc. Then comes the next slide - a beautifully crafted (not) blur of words that fills the screen that they proceed to talk about for the next 15 - 20 minutes. Or more...

Example of a "bad" slide (aka "landslide" - you know, because it's bad… #wordmangler)

OK - so it's usually not that bad, but come on #edtech people, you know better! My conference high has turned into a devastating low, because I have FOWO (see below) and because most of the people out there have not taken the awesome presentation that Ken Shelton has delivered.

FOWO: Fear Of Walking (Out)

I'll summarize the main points here:

1. As the saying goes, a picture is worth a thousand words. Use more images and less text.
2. Don't use the default settings - create your own mark. 
3. Effective presentations are also good stories. Humor helps, as well as a beginning, middle and end. 
4. One concept per slide. It's not like you have to pay for using extra slides - give your audience the chance to digest just one thing at a time - the brain, technically, cannot multitask!
5. The font you use says something about your message - play with font size and color to emphasize points. Use sans-serif for presentations; examples are Futura, Rockwell and Optima. NEVER use Comic Sans.
6. We're well into the 21st Century; don’t print or photocopy your presentation - share it online instead.
7. Any tool (Prezi, Powepoint, Slideshare, Google Presentation, etc…) will do, it's the utilization of the tool that is key! 

Do you have tips and tricks for creating amazing and engaging presentations? Please share!