being authentically passionate about something draws your audience in, or allows them to counter you.  Either way you ellicit emotion, you engage others.

Planning for how to engage your audience will not only hold their attention longer, but it will also help to scaffold learning so that it may transfer for them.

So true. Resistance can be a seeking to understand thing as well. As a presenter it is important to "Step outside" your facilitation so that you can read your audience and engage them.

It seems like a no brainer, but I think it is such a valid piece of the presentation to consider...amount of text & handouts that support.

It is funny how this has transitioned from the beginning of PPT. I remember many years ago teaching in a different district where transitions with sounds were encouraged for students. Never really understood even at that time how this was needed.  The kids think it is neat, but it is quite the distraction. I can viviidly remember a student who completed a presentation for enrichment coming back with transitions and sound effects \where their content came in a letter at a time....ugh :)

This is no different when we consider scaffolding success criteria for students. Thinking about organization, flow, and scaffolding learning.

Connection is key when thinking about presentation, but I also believe balance is very important. In terms of content, I agree that there should not be a "data dump" I also believe that if you are planful in your presentation, you have a clear vision for what you want your audience to do with content.

When I see simple I think scaffold.  How are you scaffolding your content for your audience?

Another great way to outline your content is through conversation. I have put titles in slides almost like a flowchart just to spur conversation to guage if I have the makings of logical flow.

I would agree with this quote if it is the only means by which we engage learners.  We should consider audience and modalities when designing a presentation.

It is a medium that is endangered due to the collaborative possibilities of Google.  I cannot remember the last time I utilized PPT for a presentation.

I enjoy the way the subtitle is written here. It is akin to asking who the audience will be before authoring a piece of writing. The key word that sticks with me is transfer.