How to Use AI for Presentations

Before opening any tool, write the one sentence you want people to remember. AI is great at slides, but your message is the presentation.

If the audience remembers only one thing, what should it be?

For step-by-step tool help, see our guides on AI for Microsoft PowerPoint and Google Slides.

I am presenting [topic] to [audience]. What do they already know, what will they worry about, what will convince them, and what questions will they ask?

Problem, solution, result

Great for pitches and proposals

Past, present, future

Great for updates and strategy

What, so what, now what

Great for data and decisions

Using the structure problem, solution, result, outline a 12-minute presentation on [topic] for [audience]. One message per slide, a strong opening, and a clear ask at the end.

Copilot in PowerPoint

Build decks inside Microsoft 365

Gemini in Google Slides

Build decks inside Google Workspace

Claude Slides

Create presentations from chat

Gamma and similar tools

Fast, designed decks from a prompt

• One idea per slide
• Large text, few words
• Strong visuals over bullet lists
• Consistent colors and fonts
• Slide titles that state the takeaway

• One chart per point
• Highlight the key number
• Remove clutter such as gridlines and legends you do not need
• Check every number against the source

Ask AI to draft speaker notes, then rewrite them in your own words. Notes should prompt you, not be read word for word.

• Use PowerPoint’s Speaker Coach or record yourself
• Ask AI to review your transcript for clarity and filler words
• Time each section

Act as a skeptical [role]. Ask me the ten hardest questions about this presentation, one at a time, and give feedback on my answers.

• Facts, names, and numbers are correct
• Images are licensed or generated with rights
• No confidential information
• It fits the time slot
• It works on the presentation screen