You know, I don't think any new ground was broken here with regard to content and message, but aesthetically, Holman's slide decks are invariably great.
I do like his slide decks as they are better than 99% of the ones that I see, but what it really points out (to me) is how little time everyone else puts into how their decks look. In my experience it isn't particularly hard or time consuming to put together a deck that looks like this. You just have to do it.
It's better than others (mine included), but it's still didn't seem great to me. I just watched a TED Talk (www.ted.com/talks/melissa_marshall_talk_nerdy_to_me.html) that really hit me as to why tech presentations are usually very boring. I'd rather see someone take the time to turn a presentation into a well-written blogpost than fumble through slides that sometimes just have a 1Password logo.
"Presentation Zen" gives you the keys to making great decks like this. My presentations improved drastically. There is a ton more work involved but it shows.
