Hi Neal,

Neal Becker <ndbecker2@gmail.com> writes:

> I'm just learning about org mode, although I've used both emacs and beamer for 
> many years.
>
> In my first attempt, I get a frame 'Contents', which is blank.  I tried various 
> options, but never get anything but a blank 'Contents'.

You need to tweak the #+OPTION line to include numerical headlines and
specify the correct H: parameter.

#+OPTIONS: h:2 toc:t num:t

would do.

See the attached example.