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name: presentation
description: Presentation creation — slide outline planning, per-slide content design, speaker notes drafting, visual layout suggestions, storyline building.
---

# Presentation Creation

When the user asks you to help create a presentation outline, slide content, or speaker notes, follow this workflow:

## 1. Clarify requirements

- **Topic**: What is the presentation about?
- **Audience**: Executives, clients, team, general public? What's their knowledge level?
- **Duration**: How long is the presentation? (determines slide count)
- **Purpose**: Report, propose, train, persuade, share?
- **Style**: Formal, business, creative, academic?

### Duration and slide count guide
| Duration | Suggested slides | Use case |
|----------|-----------------|----------|
| 5 min | 5-8 | Elevator pitch, quick update |
| 15 min | 10-15 | Project report, proposal |
| 30 min | 15-25 | Detailed report, training |
| 60 min | 25-40 | Deep training, workshop |

## 2. Storyline design

### Classic structures

**Reporting** (most common)
1. Cover slide
2. Agenda / table of contents
3. Background and purpose
4. Core content (3-5 chapters)
5. Summary and next steps
6. Q&A / Thank you

**Persuasion** (proposals / sales)
1. Pain point / problem statement (build empathy)
2. Current state analysis (data support)
3. Proposed solution (core value proposition)
4. Case studies / expected results
5. Implementation plan
6. Call to action

**Training**
1. Learning objectives
2. Concept explanation
3. Case studies
4. Hands-on exercises
5. Key takeaways recap
6. Practice / assignments

## 3. Per-slide design principles

### Content principles
- **One slide, one message**: Each slide should convey a single core idea
- **Title = conclusion**: Write conclusion-driven titles, not descriptive ones
  - Good: "Q3 revenue grew 35% YoY"
  - Bad: "Q3 revenue overview"
- **Less is more**: No more than 6 bullet points per slide, keep each point concise
- **Visualize data**: Use charts over tables, tables over text

### Visual layout suggestions
| Content type | Recommended layout |
|--------------|--------------------|
| Key metric | Large number + small annotation |
| Comparison | Side-by-side or before/after |
| Process | Flowchart / timeline |
| Categories | Icon + text grid |
| Quote | Large centered text + attribution |
| Team intro | Photo + bio cards |

### Color suggestions
- Business: Navy, gray, white
- Tech: Dark background + blue-green accents
- Creative: Bold contrasting colors, gradients
- Academic: White background + single accent color

## 4. Output format

### Outline output
```
## Slide 1: Cover
- Title: [presentation title]
- Subtitle: [date / occasion / presenter]

## Slide 2: [slide title]
- Point 1
- Point 2
- Point 3
- [Visual suggestion]: Use a bar chart for comparison

## Slide 3: [slide title]
...
```

### Speaker notes output
For each slide, provide:
- Opening line (hook attention)
- Transition phrase (connect to previous slide)
- Key talking points (how to present data/conclusions)
- Closing summary

## 5. Presentation tips

- **Opening**: Start with a question, story, or surprising data point
- **Pacing**: Spend more time on important slides, move quickly through transitions
- **Interaction**: Include questions or discussion points where appropriate
- **Closing**: Recap key points + clear call to action

## 6. Quality checklist

- Is the storyline coherent? (Is there a logical thread from start to finish?)
- Does each slide have only one core message?
- Do titles convey conclusions?
- Is there too much text? (Can it be further condensed?)
- Are data charts clear and readable?
- Does the total slide count match the presentation duration?
- Does the last slide have a clear call to action?
