Tutorials · Chapter B (2/4) · ~10 min

AI for Presentations

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Build a clear story before decorating slides.

Try yourself

Presentations

Build the deck spine

Pick audience → one message → arrange slides into a story arc.

1. Audience

Recap

What you just did

DeckSpineBuilder forced audience, one message, and a story arc before decoration. Slides are structure first.

Teach

How it works

Start with a deck brief:

Audience: department leaders with little technical background
Goal: approve a 6-week customer-support pilot
Time: 7 minutes
Evidence I have: [bullets]
Decision needed: approve two staff for the pilot

Create a 6-slide story:
- slide title as a complete takeaway sentence
- 2-3 supporting bullets
- suggested evidence or visual
- speaker note under 40 words
Do not invent metrics.

Then pressure-test the structure:

Review this outline as a skeptical audience member.
List:
1) the first unclear claim
2) missing evidence
3) one slide to cut
4) the likely question after the final slide
Keep the recommendation unchanged unless evidence contradicts it.

Replace generic claims with your verified numbers and sources. Use generated images only when they clarify; charts need labeled axes and honest scales. Finally, rehearse aloud — a deck that reads well can still be impossible to present in seven minutes.

Use it

When you'd use this

Turning notes into a short decision deck
Tightening slide titles and speaker notes
Predicting questions before a class or work presentation

Watch out

AI may invent statistics, customer quotes, or citations to fill empty slides. Do not use them. Check brand rules, image licenses, accessibility, contrast, and alt text. Keep confidential strategy out of unapproved tools.

Try next

Try this next

Rewrite the titles of an old five-slide deck so each states the takeaway. Read only the titles; they should tell a coherent story by themselves.