Hello Herb,
Thanks for being brave enough to post your show for viewing.
I only needed to watch the first minute or two to get a feeling of the style of the show. Here are my first impressions.
I think being a newbie, you did what you could with the knowledge you had when you put this together. It looks like the random movement and random transitions were used throughout. When you get more proficient with the software, you'll want to take more time to use purposeful movement as the random features don't display your nice images in the best possible light throughout the show. Those features are ok for a quick show but won't bring out the best in displaying one's pictures IMO.
Often with slide shows, less is more and by toning down the movement, we can have time to see your nice pictures else it's a chore to watch while following excessive zooming and rotating if it has no true purpose.
45 min viewing time is long for most outsiders but fine for your personal viewing. If a show is designed with more attention to a story line and thoughtful display of images, then sometimes one can still grab the attention of the audience and keep their attention to the show.
Splitting a show into 3-4 segments can make it much easier to get through the whole thing without having to start from scratch if the viewer runs out of time. Keep the segments to no more than 10-15 min.
Tell a good story, establish a strong beginning, middle and good ending and I think you can't go wrong. Stick with one font, one color and use drop shadows so as to supply contrast against similar toned images or backgrounds.
Hope that helps.
Welcome to the group!