new-presentation_skill

Overview

This skill creates powerful, minimalist presentations using Steve Jobs’s 3-Second Rule and the Billboard Test to maximize audience retention and visual clarity. It always applies Sentient Brand Guidelines for consistent branding and integrates with Claude's PPTX skill to generate production-ready PowerPoint files. Use it for product launches, pitches, keynotes, or any live presentation that needs high visual impact.

How this skill works

The skill asks only essential clarifying questions (topic, audience, key message, duration, and must-have content) and then structures slides using a three-act storytelling arc: Setup, Confrontation, Resolution. Every slide is designed to pass the 3-Second Rule: one idea per slide, minimal text, one prominent visual or statistic, and at least 30pt typography. It programmatically uses the PPTX skill to assemble slides and enforces Sentient Brand Guidelines for colors, typography, logo placement, and spacing.

When to use it

• Product or feature launches where impact matters
• Investor or customer pitches needing a single clear takeaway
• Keynote talks and live demos with high audience engagement
• Explaining complex concepts simply and visually
• Preparing a concise executive presentation for limited time slots

Best practices

• Start with the single core message before building slides
• Limit decks to ~10 slides; prefer quality over quantity
• One idea per slide — split multi-idea topics into separate slides
• Use large, emotional visuals and a minimum 30-point font
• Highlight only one number per slide and preserve ample white space
• Practice delivery; slides support the speaker, they don’t replace them

Example use cases

• Product launch deck that introduces one major breakthrough with visuals and demo slides
• Investor pitch focusing on market opportunity, one big metric, and a clear CTA
• Technical concept explanation broken into simple benefit-focused slides
• Executive briefing that summarizes impact and next steps in three acts
• Event keynote where bold imagery and pauses drive audience emotion