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Creating Training Presentations

B+78·Aug 8, 2026·Source: Web
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name: creating-training-presentations
description: Transforms a source document into an oral training presentation supported by a PowerPoint deck, extracting the general idea and structuring it chapter by chapter with a representative image per chapter. Use when preparing a training session, oral presentation, or PowerPoint deck based on an existing document (report, book, manual, article).
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Quick Start13 / 15

Given a source document:

  1. Read the document and identify its overall theme/general idea
  2. Break the document into its natural chapters/sections
  3. For each chapter, extract the core idea (1 sentence) and the key supporting content (3-5 bullet points)
  4. Create one slide per chapter: title = chapter name, one representative image, bullet points = key content
  5. Add an opening slide (general idea + agenda) and a closing slide (summary/takeaways)

Output: a PowerPoint outline ready to present orally, where slides support (not replace) the spoken explanation.

Recommendation▾
Add an example showing a poor/bad slide output alongside a good one to illustrate the contrast explicitly
Workflow14 / 15

Progress:

  • Step 1: Acquire and read the full document
  • Step 2: Extract the general idea (one clear sentence, the "so what" of the whole document)
  • Step 3: Identify chapters/sections and their logical order
  • Step 4: For each chapter, summarize the core idea and 3-5 key points
  • Step 5: Choose or describe one representative image per chapter
  • Step 6: Build the slide sequence: title slide → general idea slide → one slide per chapter → closing slide
  • Step 7: Review that slides are visual supports, not scripts — keep text minimal, oral delivery carries the detail

Step 1: Acquire and analyze the document

Read fully before summarizing. Note the author's intent, structure, and any recurring themes.

Step 2: Extract the general idea

Write it as a single sentence a listener could repeat after hearing only the intro slide. This becomes the presentation's "north star" — every chapter slide should visibly connect back to it.

Step 3: Structure by chapter

Preserve the document's own chapter/section divisions when they exist. If the document isn't chaptered, create logical groupings (max 8-10 sections for a manageable deck).

Step 4: Summarize each chapter

For each chapter, produce:

  • Chapter idea: one sentence, the takeaway
  • Key content: 3-5 bullets, concrete not abstract
  • Image concept: a visual metaphor or diagram idea that represents the chapter's idea (not decorative — it should help recall the idea)

Step 5: Assemble the deck

  • Slide 1: Title + document/topic name
  • Slide 2: General idea + agenda (list of chapters)
  • Slides 3–N: One slide per chapter (image + idea + key bullets)
  • Slide N+1: Synthesis — recall the general idea, tie chapters together
Recommendation▾
Include guidance on actual PowerPoint file generation (e.g., using python-pptx or a template) since the output claims to be a deck, not just an outline
Examples14 / 20

Example 1: Input: A 40-page technical report on "Cybersecurity in SMEs," with chapters: Introduction, Common Threats, Prevention Measures, Incident Response, Conclusion.

Output:

  • Slide 1: "Cybersécurité dans les PME"
  • Slide 2: Idée générale — "Les PME sont des cibles privilégiées mais sous-protégées face aux cybermenaces" + agenda des 3 chapitres centraux
  • Slide 3 (Menaces courantes): image d'un cadenas brisé + bullets: phishing, ransomware, mots de passe faibles
  • Slide 4 (Prévention): image d'un bouclier + bullets: mises à jour, formation employés, sauvegardes
  • Slide 5 (Réponse aux incidents): image d'une checklist + bullets: isolement, notification, analyse post-incident
  • Slide 6: Synthèse reliant les 3 chapitres à l'idée générale

Example 2: Input: A short article with no explicit chapters, about "remote work productivity."

Output: Create 4 artificial sections (Context, Challenges, Solutions, Results) since none exist, each following the same idea + image + bullets pattern.

Recommendation▾
Address edge cases like very long documents (100+ pages) requiring chapter consolidation, or documents with mixed content types (data-heavy vs narrative)
Best Practices
  • One idea per slide — if a chapter has two big ideas, split it into two slides
  • Keep bullet text short (max 5-7 words per bullet); the oral commentary provides the depth
  • Choose images that are memorable and directly tied to the idea, not generic stock photos
  • Keep the general idea visible or recalled at transition points, so the audience never loses the thread
  • Design the deck as a support for speech, not a read-aloud script
Common Pitfalls
  • Don't copy-paste large blocks of document text onto slides — this turns the presentation into a reading exercise
  • Don't add an image just to fill space — it must reinforce the specific chapter idea
  • Don't create one slide per document paragraph — group by idea, not by page
  • Don't skip Step 2 (general idea) — without it, chapter slides feel disconnected
  • Don't overload chapter slides with more than 5 bullets — cognitive overload reduces retention
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Grade B+AI Skill Framework
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Criteria Breakdown
Quick Start
13/15
Workflow
14/15
Examples
14/20
Completeness
10/20
Format
14/15
Conciseness
13/15
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