Elements required to make a sucsessful Powerpoint

Everything I have read points towards a more simplistic Powerpoint design. The text should be minized, there should be ideally no more then six words on a slide. Also no use of transitions between slides for they distract the viewer which ultimalty subtracts from the presentation. A Powerpoint should aid in the presentation. Therefor the speaker should not read the slides as if they were cue cards. The main goal of slides are to evoke emotional cues.
What irritates me about PowerPoint presentations, is all the comotion that goes on during the presentation. When a presenter has loaded their Powerpoint with a whole bunch of anitmation, sound and trasition, I become distracted and am unable to focus on the message. Finally, I dislike the use of multiple slide colors that have no purpose and are just added because they are pretty colors. The five tips that I have found to be very helpful are 1) use a consistant font, letter size and background color through out a Powerpoint 2) Use only animation, graphs and picutures that will add to the presentation 3) As a presentator do not read the slides as cue cards 4) when in doubt create a simple Powerpoint 5) give the note material to the audence after the presentation, so that they will listen to you and be able to make emotional cues.

I hope these tips are helpful to you all.