Your image slider is okay. But you’d like it better if it had a makeover (50 points to whoever can guess the commercial reference).
This post will show you how you can take your out-of-the-box content search web part slideshow from this:
to this:
This solution supports multi-line descriptions that don’t get cut off. It gets rid of that dreadful partially transparent overlay and gives you more of your photo uninhibited by messy design. It’s more modern, lighter and sure to impress. At the end, be sure to adjust the CSS to match your own color scheme and size needs.