academic-pptx-skill

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A Claude Skill for creating academic presentations (conference talks, seminar slides, thesis defenses, grant briefings). Enforces action titles, structured argument, exhibit discipline, citation standards, and communication-first design. Works alongside Anthropic's built-in PPTX skill.

AI skillCategory: AI Skills · Documents & office · Science & research · Writing & editingOpen sourcedata checked Oct 16, 2026

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academic
academic-presentations
agent-skills
anthropic
claude
claude-ai
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data-visualization
pptx
presentation-design
presentations
slides

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Compatibility

Unknown means no evidence was found — not that the product is incompatible.

Platform	Status	Architecture	Evidence	Confidence
Claude Code	Unknown	—	—	—
Claude (web & desktop)	Unknown	—	—	—
OpenAI Codex	Unknown	—	—	—
ChatGPT	Unknown	—	—	—
Cursor	Unknown	—	—	—
GitHub Copilot	Unknown	—	—	—
Gemini CLI	Unknown	—	—	—

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checked Oct 30, 2026

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Quality profile

algorithm quality-v1.0 · assessed Oct 16, 2026

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Maintenance · 2012

last activity 93 days ago

Documentation · 1515

README 2995 chars, description present

Ready to use · 150

install instructions: no; releases: no

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Adoption · 108

1197 stars (log-dampened, 10k = max)

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SPDX MIT

Community · 55

issues enabled, 123 forks

License

MIT

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github.com/Gabberflast/academic-pptx-skillPrimary★ 1,197 starslast activity Jul 14, 2026Primary repository · Confidence 1.00

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README

From Gabberflast/academic-pptx-skill · license MIT · fetched Oct 30, 2026

Academic Presentations Skill for Claude (plus basic PDF summary of general advice)

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).

What It Does

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:

Write every slide title as a complete sentence stating the takeaway ("action title"), not a topic label
Structure the deck as a logical argument (situation → complication → resolution), not a collection of independent slides
Apply the ghost deck test: the action titles alone, read in sequence, should tell the full story
Place one exhibit per results slide and annotate the key finding directly on the chart
Apply citation standards: in-text citations on every borrowed figure, a References slide at the end
End on a Conclusions slide that stays on screen during Q&A — never on "Thank You" or a blank
Apply minimal, communication-first design: white backgrounds, single sans-serif font, three colours maximum, no decorative icons

Installation

Download this repository as a zip file (click Code → Download ZIP above)
In claude.ai, go to Customize → Skills
Upload the zip file
Confirm the skill appears in your skills list and is toggled on

Requirement: Code execution and file creation must be enabled in Settings → Capabilities.

Usage

Just ask naturally:

"Make slides for my conference paper on X"
"Build a deck for my thesis defense"
"Create a seminar presentation about my research on Y"

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.

File Structure

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

Background

The guidelines in this skill draw on:

Barbara Minto's Pyramid Principle (structured argument, action titles)
Naegle (2021), "Ten simple rules for effective presentation slides," PLOS Computational Biology
Standard consulting and academic presentation practice (McKinsey, conference norms)
Community feedback on Claude's default presentation behaviour in professional contexts

License

MIT — free to use, adapt, and share.

Open the repository ↗