L193 · AI at work · 2 min
Slides from an outline
Write the story of your talk as a short outline first, then let AI turn each point into a slide with a title and a few lines.
01 · The idea
Bad slide decks usually start in the slide tool, with someone filling boxes. Good ones start with a plain outline: what the audience needs to understand, in what order, and what you want them to do at the end.
Once you have five to ten points, ask a chatbot to turn each one into a slide: a title that states the point as a full sentence, two to four short lines, and a suggestion for a chart or picture.
Some tools can now build the slide file for you. Even then, check the numbers, cut the extra words and replace generic images with your own charts or photos.
A useful test: read only the slide titles in order. If they tell the whole story, the deck works.
02 · Think of it like this
The outline is the skeleton and the slides are the clothes. AI can dress the skeleton quickly, but you have to build the bones yourself.
03 · Do it now
04 · Quick check
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