Presentations: Why less is more

Simplicity means the achievements of maximum effects with minimum needs. Keep your slide design to a text-light but visual strong version. Even pausing with a blank screen as Steve does in the picture above, creates a very Zen moment and forces your audience to focus on you.
Just have a look at some of the before and after examples from Garr Reynolds of Presentationzen.com. But when looking at the slides, remember the rule of thirds and you'll notice that a lot of slides follow this rule!!!