# presenting-conference-talks

Generates Beamer LaTeX and PPTX presentation slides from a compiled research paper with speaker notes. Useful when preparing oral, spotlight, or invited conference talks.

- skill · `type=skill` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, OpenCode · 913 installs · ★ 13956
- Author: Orchestra Research
- License: MIT · policy=mirror · the beginning of the file is at the end of this page
- Source: https://github.com/Orchestra-Research/AI-Research-SKILLs/tree/HEAD/20-ml-paper-writing/presenting-conference-talks/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2026-10-11
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/skills/presenting-conference-talks

## What it does

The skill converts a finished research paper into conference slides tailored to four formats: 3–5 minute poster talks, 5–8 minute spotlights, 15–20 minute orals, or invited talks up to 40 slides. Each slide template incorporates recommended timing, the main takeaway, and transition cues for speaking.

Outputs include 16:9 Beamer LaTeX using the metropolis theme and editable PPTX decks. For systems conferences, the templates add slides for live demo fallbacks, layered architecture diagrams, and annotated evaluation figures.

Building PPTX files requires Python with `python-pptx>=0.6.21`. Without that package, editable slide generation fails immediately.

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add Orchestra-Research/AI-Research-SKILLs --skill presenting-conference-talks -a claude-code
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `~/.claude/skills/presenting-conference-talks/SKILL.md` — Copy the whole skill folder; for one project use .claude/skills/presenting-conference-talks/

### Codex

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add Orchestra-Research/AI-Research-SKILLs --skill presenting-conference-talks -a codex
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.agents/skills/presenting-conference-talks/SKILL.md` — For all projects use ~/.agents/skills/

### Cursor

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add Orchestra-Research/AI-Research-SKILLs --skill presenting-conference-talks -a cursor
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.cursor/skills/presenting-conference-talks/SKILL.md` — Cursor also reads .agents/skills/ and .claude/skills/

### GitHub Copilot

1. **GitHub CLI**
```bash
gh skill install Orchestra-Research/AI-Research-SKILLs presenting-conference-talks
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.github/skills/presenting-conference-talks/SKILL.md`

### Gemini CLI

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add Orchestra-Research/AI-Research-SKILLs --skill presenting-conference-talks -a gemini-cli
```

2. **Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini skills install https://github.com/Orchestra-Research/AI-Research-SKILLs --path 20-ml-paper-writing/presenting-conference-talks
```

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

**Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.devin/skills/presenting-conference-talks/SKILL.md` — The legacy .windsurf/skills/ path still works

### OpenCode

**Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add Orchestra-Research/AI-Research-SKILLs --skill presenting-conference-talks -a opencode
```

### Claude.ai

**Claude.ai**
- Zip the folder and upload it in Settings → Capabilities → Skills

Where a file is given instead of a command, copy the files from the source to that path: https://github.com/Orchestra-Research/AI-Research-SKILLs/tree/HEAD/20-ml-paper-writing/presenting-conference-talks/SKILL.md

## When to use it
- generate Beamer LaTeX slides from a compiled paper
- create editable 16:9 PPTX decks with speaker notes
- structure spotlight or oral presentations by duration
- write per-slide transitions and timing guidelines

## Example prompts
- Generate 15-minute oral slides in Beamer and PPTX from paper.pdf
- Create an 8-slide spotlight presentation with speaker notes for ICML
- Turn this systems paper into a poster-talk deck with architecture diagrams

## Source text · SKILL.md · MIT

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---
name: presenting-conference-talks
description: Generates conference presentation slides (Beamer LaTeX PDF and editable PPTX) from a compiled paper with speaker notes and talk script. Use when preparing oral talks, spotlight presentations, or invited talks for ML and systems conferences.
version: 1.0.0
author: Orchestra Research
license: MIT
tags: [Presenting Conference Talks, Beamer, PPTX, Slides, Speaker Notes, OSDI, SOSP, ASPLOS, NeurIPS, ICML]
dependencies: [python-pptx>=0.6.21]
---

# Presenting Conference Talks: From Paper to Slides

Generate conference presentation slides from a compiled research paper. Produces both **Beamer LaTeX PDF** (for polished typesetting) and **editable PPTX** (for last-minute adjustments), with speaker notes and an optional talk script.

## When to Use This Skill

| Scenario | Use This Skill | Use Other Skills Instead |
|----------|---------------|--------------------------|
| Preparing oral/spotlight/poster-talk slides | ✅ | |
| Generating Beamer PDF + PPTX from paper | ✅ | |
| Speaker notes and talk script | ✅ | |
| Writing the paper itself | | ml-paper-writing |
| Structuring a systems paper | | systems-paper-writing |
| Creating publication-quality plots | | academic-plotting |

**Attribution**: This skill's structure draws inspiration from the ARIS paper-slides skill (570 lines, supporting poster/spotlight/oral/invited with Beamer+PPTX). This is an independent implementation for the AI-Research-SKILLs ecosystem.

---

## Talk Types and Slide Counts

| Talk Type | Duration | Slides | Content Depth |
|-----------|----------|--------|---------------|
| poster-talk | 3–5 min | 5–8 | Problem + key result only |
| spotlight | 5–8 min | 8–12 | Problem + approach + key results |
| oral | 15–20 min | 15–22 | Full story with evaluation highlights |
| invited | 30–45 min | 25–40 | Deep dive with context and demos |

**Rule of thumb**: ~1 slide per minute for oral, ~1.5 slides per minute for spotlight.

---

## Slide Structure Templates

### Poster-Talk (5–8 slides)

```text
Slide 1: Title + Authors + Affiliation
Slide 2: Problem — Why this matters (1 motivating figure)
Slide 3: Key Insight — One-sentence thesis
Slide 4: Approach Overview — Architecture diagram
Slide 5: Main Result — Headline numbers (1 figure)
Slide 6: Takeaway + QR code to paper/code
```

### Spotlight (8–12 slides)

```text
Slide 1:  Title + Authors
Slide 2:  Problem Statement — Concrete, quantified
Slide 3:  Motivation — Why existing solutions fall short
Slide 4:  Key Insight — Thesis statement
Slide 5:  System Overview — Architecture diagram
Slide 6:  Design Highlight 1 — Core mechanism
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