Generative AI for Presentations
Published by O'Reilly Media, Inc.
Use ChatGPT, Gemini, and Copilot to create better outlines, scripts, and slides
Course outcomes
- Generate presentation outlines and scripts by writing effective AI prompts
- Create a presentation from a file using Microsoft Copilot
- Enhance the PowerPoint slide design process using Microsoft Copilot
Course description
Generative AI offers tremendous benefits for developing presentations at work, from saving time to developing creative ideas to designing professional slide decks.
Join expert Curtis Newbold to learn the strengths and weaknesses of each of these tools for presentations while focusing largely on the use of Copilot for Business 365 and its integrative features in MS PowerPoint. You’ll learn how to write effective AI prompts that generate strong presentation outlines and scripts that follow public speaking best practices, create a presentation from a written document, and design professional slide decks for maximum communication impact.
What you’ll learn and how you can apply it
- Design slides using a branded template using Microsoft Copilot
- Use generative AI to create images and icons for presentations
- Use AI chatbots to conduct research and analyze trends for presentations
This live event is for you because...
- You work in a role that requires you to create presentations and slide decks.
- You’re looking for ways to increase your creativity, efficiency, and professionalism in presentation design.
- You work with MS Office products and you want to bolster your presentation skills using Copilot in PowerPoint.
Prerequisites
- Basic understanding of generative AI tools Gemini, ChatGPT, and Copilot
- Familiarity with MS Office products, especially Word and PowerPoint
- Basic knowledge of public speaking and presentation best practices
Recommended preparation:
- (Optional) Microsoft Copilot for Business 365 or Copilot Pro for individuals installed
- (Optional, to participate in exercises) Have Gemini, ChatGPT, and Copilot chatbots open in a browser and the MS PowerPoint app open before the start of the course
- (Optional) A report or other document in MS Word (.docx file) to convert into a presentation
Recommended follow-up:
- Take Giving Effective Presentations (on-demand course)
- Read ChatGPT Shortcuts (short-form content)
- Read Tips for Designing Effective Presentation Slide Decks (shortcut collection)
Schedule
The time frames are only estimates and may vary according to how the class is progressing.
Key reminders about AI (5 minutes)
- Presentation: Recap of the pros and cons of AI for presentations; value of well-crafted prompts
- Group discussion: What is your experience level using AI for presentations?
Gemini for ideas, research, and simple presentations (15 minutes)
- Presentation: Using Gemini for idea generation and simple presentations; writing effective prompts to conduct research and analyze trends
- Demonstration: Idea generation and simple presentations using Gemini
- Hands-on exercise: Create a simple presentation with Gemini
- Q&A
ChatGPT for presentation scripts (20 minutes)
- Presentation: Using ChatGPT to write scripts; prompt-writing best practices for outlines and scripts
- Demonstration: Writing prompts to get the best scripts and outlines
- Hands-on exercise: Write prompt for presentation outline in ChatGPT
- Q&A
Copilot for slide deck design (20 minutes)
- Presentation: Copilot capabilities and limitations in PowerPoint
- Demonstration: Copilot in PowerPoint visual walkthrough
- Q&A
- Break
Creating a presentation from a file (20 minutes)
- Presentation: Benefits of creating a presentation from a file
- Demonstration: Creating the presentation; editing and refining
- Hands-on exercise: Use Copilot to create a presentation from a file
- Q&A
Using Microsoft and branded templates (20 minutes)
- Presentation: Working with templates in PowerPoint
- Demonstration: Using Copilot with Microsoft templates; using Copilot with branded templates
- Q&A
Producing images and icons for your presentation (15 minutes)
- Presentation: DALL-E overview—benefits and challenges for presentation images; writing scripts for effective image generation
- Demonstration: Creating images and icons for your presentation
- Hands-on exercise: Use Copilot and DALL-E to create images and icons
- Q&A
Wrap-up and Q&A (5 minutes)
- Presentation: AI and source citation for presentations; direction of AI for presentations
Your Instructor
Curtis Newbold
Curtis Newbold is a passionate educator, speaker, and award-winning corporate consultant with a love for all things communication. He has designed and delivered courses, workshops, webinars, and presentations on scores of topics such as information design, data visualization, leadership communication, brand strategy, presentation delivery, business writing, and public relations management. Curtis has led graduate student marketing and communication projects in Peru, South Africa, Cambodia, Hungary, Morocco, and Iceland and he has taught at multiple universities in the United States and China. Curtis is the owner and chief content architect for the popular communications blog, TheVisualCommunicationGuy.com and is co-author of a textbook-in-progress, Business and Professional Communication, with Sage Publications. He currently serves as Clinical Associate Professor of Strategic Communication at the University of Utah and he holds a PhD in Rhetorics, Communication, and Information Design from Clemson University.