Academic Slides

A structured approach to creating academic presentation slides and preparing research talks. Covers narrative structure, slide design, visual hierarchy, delivery technique, and Q&A preparation.

When to Use This Skill

• User wants to create presentation slides for a research talk
• User asks about structuring an academic presentation
• User needs to prepare for a conference talk, thesis defense, or lab meeting
• User wants to design a slide deck from a paper or research project
• User mentions "slides", "presentation", "talk", "defense", "poster talk"

Before You Start: Three Questions

Before designing any slides, answer these questions clearly: