This skill tells Claude how to build academic presentations with sentence-style slide titles, a logical argument, and source discipline. It also keeps the design minimal so the deck reads like a clear case, not a polished poster.
Builders who want Claude to make conference talks, seminar slides, thesis defenses, or grant briefings.
You can get slides that read as a clear argument and hold up under review.
Every slide title is written as a complete sentence that states the takeaway.
The deck follows a situation → complication → resolution flow instead of isolated slides.
The slide titles alone should tell the full story when read in sequence.
Results slides use one exhibit per slide and annotate the main finding directly on the chart.
Borrowed figures need in-text citations, and the deck ends with a References slide.
The style calls for white backgrounds, one sans-serif font, no decorative icons, and at most three colours.
academic-pptx-skill/ ├── SKILL.md # Entry point: routing logic and design standards ├── content_guidelines.md # Argument structure, action titles, citations, deck architecture ├── slide_patterns.md # Per-slide-type implementation patterns with PptxGenJS code └── README.md # This file
A Claude Skill for creating high-quality academic presentations: conference talks, seminar slides, thesis defenses, and grant briefings. Also includes a PDF which summarizes the advice (does not require use of Claude).
This skill overrides Claude's default design-forward presentation style and replaces it with communication-first standards appropriate for academic and analytical contexts. When active, Claude will:
Requirement: Code execution and file creation must be enabled in Settings → Capabilities.
Just ask naturally:
Claude will detect the academic context, load this skill automatically, and apply all guidelines before generating any slides. You do not need to give any special instructions.
This skill works alongside Anthropic's built-in PPTX skill, which handles the technical file generation. This skill handles content, argument structure, and design standards.
academic-pptx-skill/
├── SKILL.md # Entry point: routing logic and design standards
├── content_guidelines.md # Argument structure, action titles, citations, deck architecture
├── slide_patterns.md # Per-slide-type implementation patterns with PptxGenJS code
└── README.md # This file
The guidelines in this skill draw on:
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