Why you need this
Creating compelling presentations is time-consuming. Research, outlining, writing slides, designing layouts—a typical 20-slide deck takes 6-10 hours to produce. And even after all that effort, presentations often end up generic, text-heavy, and forgettable.
The problem: Most professionals struggle with structure, storytelling, and visual design. They spend hours staring at blank slides, rearranging content, and tweaking fonts instead of focusing on the message and delivery. The result is mediocre decks that fail to engage audiences or drive decisions.
This builder solves that. It provides AI prompts and frameworks that guide you from concept to finished deck in a fraction of the time, with better structure, clearer messaging, and more engaging content.
Perfect for:
- Sales professionals pitching to clients and prospects
- Executives delivering strategy updates and board presentations
- Product managers presenting roadmaps and feature proposals
- Consultants creating client deliverables and recommendations
What's inside
Presentation Planning Framework
Outline Generator:
- Transforms goals and audience into structured slide flow
- Suggests optimal narrative arc (problem-solution, before-after, hero's journey)
- Recommends slide count and time allocation per section
- Identifies key transition points and emphasis areas
Audience Analysis Prompt:
- Tailors content depth and technical level appropriately
- Identifies likely objections and questions to address
- Suggests persuasion strategies based on audience type (technical, executive, customer)
Content Development Templates
Slide Content Generator:
- Creates clear, concise bullet points (not walls of text)
- Generates compelling headlines that preview the insight
- Suggests data visualizations that support your argument
- Provides speaker notes with additional context and transitions
Story Structure Templates:
- The Problem-Solution Arc: Establish pain, amplify consequences, reveal solution, show results
- The Comparison Framework: Present current state, envision future state, outline transformation path
- The Data Story: Lead with insight, support with evidence, recommend action
Opening & Closing Hooks:
- Attention-grabbing openers (startling statistic, provocative question, relatable scenario)
- Memorable closings with clear calls-to-action
- Transition phrases that maintain narrative flow
Design & Visual Guidance
Layout Recommendations:
- Suggests visual hierarchy (what's big, what's small)
- Recommends chart types for different data (bar, line, pie, scatter)
- Proposes image and icon placement
- Identifies slides that need visual emphasis (full-screen image, minimal text)
Content Refinement Prompts:
- Converts dense paragraphs into scannable bullets
- Eliminates jargon and clarifies technical concepts
- Strengthens weak value propositions
- Tightens messaging to eliminate redundancy
Presentation Types Covered
- Sales pitches: Problem-aware structure with ROI focus
- Product launches: Feature-benefit mapping with adoption roadmap
- Executive updates: High-level insights with drill-down backup slides
- Training sessions: Learning objectives with retention checks
- Strategy presentations: Current state analysis, future vision, transformation plan
How to use it
- Pitch decks — Generate structured outlines, compelling value propositions, and objection-handling content
- Quarterly reviews — Transform data dumps into narrative insights with clear recommendations
- Client proposals — Create persuasive business cases with customer-centric framing
- Conference talks — Build engaging stories with memorable takeaways and audience interaction points
Example in action
Input to AI: "Create an outline for a 15-minute executive presentation on our Q3 product roadmap. Audience: C-suite and board members. Goal: Get approval for expanded engineering budget."
AI Output using framework:
Slide 1: Title + striking product vision image
Slide 2: Q2 wins (3 bullets, show momentum)
Slide 3: Market opportunity (TAM stat, competitor gap)
Slide 4: Customer feedback themes (direct quotes)
Slide 5: Proposed Q3 priorities (3 features, why each matters)
Slide 6: Resource requirements (current vs. needed capacity)
Slide 7: ROI projection (revenue impact, timeline)
Slide 8: Risk mitigation (what happens if we wait)
Slide 9: Decision & next steps (ask for budget approval)
Emphasis: Keep slides 2-4 brief (30 sec each). Spend 3-4 minutes on slides 5-6 (the ask). End with urgency—competitors moving fast.
Result: Clear structure, appropriate depth for executive audience, builds case logically toward the ask.
Want to go deeper?
This builder covers presentation fundamentals. For comprehensive guidance on AI communication tools:
- Guide: AI at Work Basics — Best practices for AI tools in professional settings
- Guide: Prompting 101 — Get better results from AI assistants
- Guide: AI Writing Assistance — Improve written content with AI
- Glossary: Prompt — Understanding how to communicate effectively with AI
License & Attribution
This resource is licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 (CC-BY). You're free to:
- Share with your team or organization
- Customize for your industry and presentation needs
- Integrate into sales enablement or training materials
Just include this attribution:
"AI Presentation Builder" by Field Guide to AI (fieldguidetoai.com) is licensed under CC BY 4.0
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