I've seen 100s of demo day pitches, and here are three more slide tips that most do not follow but should:
1) Do not include the same words on every slide as a footer, like your twitter handle, website or company name. It's very distracting. You should mention your company name a few times through the presentation, and you can finish with a slide that has your company name and website as a refresher.
2) Transitions should not be abrupt. You should use a fade or other similar transition between every slide. Watch any Apple presentation and you'll see they always have a fade.
3) Do not use animations. They generally look bad. Exception: If you're a pro presenter, there are some animations and transitions that can look good if done right.
These tips come from my experience giving 100s of presentations and keynotes to sometimes very large audiences. They also can be found in the book Presentation Patterns and on their website. [0]
Edit: Thought of one more. Don't use a pointer. If you find a slide where you need to point at something, change your slide to highlight that thing, or add another slide, so you don't need the pointer.
1) Do not include the same words on every slide as a footer, like your twitter handle, website or company name. It's very distracting. You should mention your company name a few times through the presentation, and you can finish with a slide that has your company name and website as a refresher.
2) Transitions should not be abrupt. You should use a fade or other similar transition between every slide. Watch any Apple presentation and you'll see they always have a fade.
3) Do not use animations. They generally look bad. Exception: If you're a pro presenter, there are some animations and transitions that can look good if done right.
These tips come from my experience giving 100s of presentations and keynotes to sometimes very large audiences. They also can be found in the book Presentation Patterns and on their website. [0]
Edit: Thought of one more. Don't use a pointer. If you find a slide where you need to point at something, change your slide to highlight that thing, or add another slide, so you don't need the pointer.
[0] http://presentationpatterns.com