🎯Use AI to Build Slides and Decks
Stop asking AI to 'make a deck on X' and getting bullet-point sludge that looks like every other AI deck. Learn the outline-first workflow that drives AI from a thinking argument, not a topic — and ship a 7-slide deck for a real talk you can track time saved on.
Phase 1Why 'Make Me a Deck' Fails
Why one-shot 'make a deck' produces forgettable slides
'Make me a deck' is a question with no answer
6 min'Make me a deck' is a question with no answer
Why every AI deck looks like every other AI deck
6 minWhy every AI deck looks like every other AI deck
Write the argument as a paragraph before you touch the deck
7 minWrite the argument as a paragraph before you touch the deck
Name your audience by their hardest objection, not their title
6 minName your audience by their hardest objection, not their title
Phase 2Outline First, Slides Second
Outline arguments and rewrite three slides for clarity
Outline a deck as one-sentence claims, one per slide
7 minOutline a deck as one-sentence claims, one per slide
Generate the first slide pass from the outline — and read it skeptically
7 minGenerate the first slide pass from the outline — and read it skeptically
Pick three slides and rewrite them by hand — these are your taste slides
7 minPick three slides and rewrite them by hand — these are your taste slides
Replace one stock icon with one real screenshot or chart
6 minReplace one stock icon with one real screenshot or chart
Cap your AI iterations at three before opening the slide editor
6 minCap your AI iterations at three before opening the slide editor
Phase 3Where AI Is Great vs Weak
Map where AI helps versus where taste still wins
AI is great at four things — and you should let it do all of them
6 minAI is great at four things — and you should let it do all of them
AI is bad at four things — and you should stop asking it to do them
6 minAI is bad at four things — and you should stop asking it to do them
The clean split: AI handles inside-the-slide; you handle across-slides
7 minThe clean split: AI handles inside-the-slide; you handle across-slides
Pick one deck tool and stop tool-hopping
6 minPick one deck tool and stop tool-hopping
Phase 4Your 7-Slide Talk
Ship a 7-slide deck for a real talk you'll give
Ship a 7-slide deck for a real talk — and clock the time saved
8 minShip a 7-slide deck for a real talk — and clock the time saved
Frequently asked questions
- Why do my AI-generated slides all look the same?
- This is covered in the “Use AI to Build Slides and Decks” learning path. Start with daily 5-minute micro-lessons that build from fundamentals to hands-on application.
- Should I write the outline myself or let AI do it?
- This is covered in the “Use AI to Build Slides and Decks” learning path. Start with daily 5-minute micro-lessons that build from fundamentals to hands-on application.
- Which slides should I let AI lay out versus do myself?
- This is covered in the “Use AI to Build Slides and Decks” learning path. Start with daily 5-minute micro-lessons that build from fundamentals to hands-on application.
- What's the right prompt for AI presentation slides?
- This is covered in the “Use AI to Build Slides and Decks” learning path. Start with daily 5-minute micro-lessons that build from fundamentals to hands-on application.
- How do I keep AI decks from sounding like every other AI deck?
- This is covered in the “Use AI to Build Slides and Decks” learning path. Start with daily 5-minute micro-lessons that build from fundamentals to hands-on application.
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