I recently worked with a speaker who built his own slides using Haiku Deck. I admit I hadn't heard of this tool before he mentioned it. I also admit that I get tired of people using tools like Prezi to make their presentations look cool without putting the effort where it really belongs: on their content.
But Haiku Deck surprised me. If PowerPoint is an outdated tank with way too many stupid buttons, Haiku Deck is a sleek Mini Cooper that is fun to drive. It encourages you to use big photos and few words, which I love.
Sometimes we see all of the bullet-filled template slides in PowerPoint and think we need to fill them up so we look smart enough. Haiku Deck pares it down to what matters and lets the focus stay on you.