This will help with one of the items I am working on with my presentations which is to have more of a conversation than a lecture.

This shows how quickly technology can change.  The school provided laptop I use doesn't have an old analog s-video port.  Most computers today have an HDMI port that will carry audio and video in one cable that will connect to most projectors and flat screen TVs.

When presenters read from their slides I tune out every single time.  I try to never do this in my presentations.

It is amazing how I now look at the audience and the slides to see how they react.  The last presentation had many bullets points which made me shutter, and the audience was also disengaged.

This is so true. I was just at a presentation where half of the audience kept asking what the slide said because the font was too small.

I think this is a great piece of advice.  It allows the speaker to have a more interesting delivery, but at the same time have a clear path to take the audience.

I find this to be very true as it seems my own children seem to listen better about a lesson I am trying to teach them when I tell them about my own struggles when I was their age instead of just telling them what to or not to do. 

I never put much thought about how each pair in Star Wars were so contrasting to each other until this example. Highlighting contrasts are definitely something I will try to include in my future storytelling.

This would also be true for trying to reach people with different learning styles.

I don't agree with limiting yourself to only 6 words to a slide.  What if you have a great quote like "If opportunity doesn't knock, build a... " A what?  I WANT to know WHAT to build??  If I limit myself to 6 words my audience will never gain the insight of the author.  Or on a second thought maybe I should leave them on a cliff hanger.

I agree that stories can be very useful as I became more engaged with this class when reading the instructors stories that made me laugh and relate to them better.