Creating Presentations

Bold, minimal, dark-first presentations designed for live presenting.

Workflow

• Outline the structure and narrative arc → outline-structure.md

• Write bold, minimal slide copy → writing-slides.md

• Design the visual layout and composition → visual-design.md

• Add speaker notes for natural delivery → speaker-notes.md

For investor pitch decks (async, standalone): follow pitch-decks.md instead — denser copy, 10-slide framework, optimized for reading without a presenter.

Core principles

• Dark-first, high contrast — black/zinc-900 backgrounds, white text, colored accents

• One message per slide — if it takes more than 5 seconds to read, cut it

• Headlines do the work — bold statements, not explanations

• Section colors create rhythm — each major section gets its own accent color

• Notes guide, not script — scannable prompts for riffing, not paragraphs to read

Context adjustments

• Internal (team/company): assume shared context, be direct, reference history

• External (conference/client): more setup, clearer transitions, define terms

• Recorded/async: tighter copy, stronger signposting, notes clarify what slides don't