And that is to meet the aims of the presentation, so you better find out the criteria by which you will be evaluated, as early as possible.
Then plan to say 'the same thing' throughout. It helps your audience to understand, and it helps you deliver a clear message. The rule of threes helps you plan for an introduction, main part and conclusion, like an essay. But don't start writing long sentences before you have a chance to say it aloud.
You may add more keywords and subject terminology, add details and numerical facts, etc. But the way you say it will 'save' you if you freeze in front of an audience. The more practice you get speaking, the better.
Use the 'slide sorter' view to see, e.g. how many slides you have made, where there are images missing, and possibly change a dark background to something that helps your audience.
Click on the second icon of the status bar (bottom-right, see image on the right), or select it in the View tab.
Write the title, and a bullet-point list, and you are on your way!
And how do you want to close?
Have a closing line for each slide, which is what makes it interesting to you or proves your point - use it as a statement 'to lead up to'.
Like an essay 'Link' sentence at the end of a paragraph, it should complement the main argument of the slide.
What's great about that, is that it will come to you naturally as a transition to the next slide, so that you can make eye contact with the audience while delivering your 'punchline' (it doesn't have to be a joke).
Get some feedback when practising, so you know that you are easily understood
'Telling the story' of the information is more interesting
Practise - early, and lots
Have a routine to calm your nerves
Address the audience, or at least imagine it is a conversation (so that you seem to be interacting rather than 'lecturing')
Hint at 'the next 2 slides', so they get an idea how far along you are in the presentation 'steps'
Close as impressively as you opened.
There is more help on Presentation Skills in slidehunter (this is from 7 tips).