Presentation Prompts

Ready-made prompts for outlining a deck, shortening slide text and preparing to present.

Ready-made prompt templates

• 8-slide deck outline: Outline an 8-slide presentation for the following topic; suggest a title and 2-3 bullet points per slide. Topic: [topic].
  Sample case: Topic: Moving to a new customer support system.
  1. Title: A New Era in Customer Support — purpose of the talk, short summary.
  2. Current state — scattered channels, response time problems.
  3. Goal — tracking in one place, faster replies.
  4. What the new system is — key features (3 bullets).
  5. Migration plan — stages and dates.
  6. Risks and mitigations — data migration, training, downtime.
  7. Success measures — response time, satisfaction, resolution rate.
  8. Next steps and questions.
  This sample output was produced with Claude; your result may differ.
• 30-second opening: Write an engaging, 30-second opening line for a presentation. Topic: [topic]. Audience: [audience].
  Sample case: Topic: Productivity at work. Audience: middle managers.
  “How many times do you think you are interrupted in a day? Have you ever wondered at the end of a working day, ‘what did I actually do today?’ We are all busy, but being busy is not the same as being productive. Over the next 20 minutes we will look together at three simple practices that win your team's time back.”
  
  (Duration: about 30 seconds. I deliberately used questions and a story so as not to invent figures.)
  This sample output was produced with Claude; your result may differ.
• Explain tech to executives: Simplify the following complex technical topic so it can be explained to a non-technical executive board: [topic description].
  Sample case: Topic: Backing up data in the cloud, how does it work?
  “Cloud backup means keeping a copy of company data in a secure place outside your office. Think of it as a safe: even if your computers break, are stolen or there is a fire, the data sits in that safe and you can get it back whenever you want.
  
  What management needs to know: how often backups are taken, how long a restore takes and who can access the data. When deciding, asking these three questions is enough.”
  This sample output was produced with Claude; your result may differ.
• 5 tough questions and answers: Anticipate 5 tough questions that might come up after a presentation, with short possible answers. Presentation topic: [topic].
  Sample case: Topic: Project to move to a new subscription.
  1. Question: Why are we doing this now?
  Short answer: We have reached the limits of the current system; delaying the move raises cost and risk.
  2. Question: What if the budget is exceeded?
  Short answer: We proceed in stages; at the end of each stage we review cost and decide whether to continue.
  3. Question: What if employees cannot adapt?
  Short answer: We will start with training and a pilot user group.
  4. Question: Is our data safe?
  Short answer: We add security requirements to the contract and test before migration.
  5. Question: Did you evaluate alternatives?
  Short answer: We compared three options; selection criteria are attached.
  
  Note: update the answers with your own project's real data.
  This sample output was produced with Claude; your result may differ.
• Shorten slide text: Rewrite the following slide text, shortening it to something that can actually be read on a slide: [slide text]
  Sample case: Slide text: “Our company's customer satisfaction has risen significantly in the recent period thanks to the work we have carried out to improve service quality, and this is a result of our teams' efforts.”
  Customer satisfaction is up
  • Service quality work paid off
  • Success came from team effort
  This sample output was produced with Claude; your result may differ.
• Slide titles by minutes: Draft an outline of slide titles for a [duration]-minute presentation on [topic]. Write a one-sentence key message for each slide.
  Sample case: Topic: Introducing a new mobile app. Duration: 10 minutes.
  1. (1 min) Why this app? — Key message: the problem users want solved is clear.
  2. (1 min) Target users — Key message: the app meets a specific group's daily need.
  3. (2 min) Main features — Key message: three features make up the core benefit.
  4. (2 min) Short demo — Key message: use is simple and fast.
  5. (1 min) Competitor comparison — Key message: what is our difference?
  6. (1 min) Roadmap — Key message: what comes next.
  7. (1 min) Call to action and questions — Key message: what should happen now?
  
  Total 9 minutes; 1 minute left as buffer.
  This sample output was produced with Claude; your result may differ.
• Shorten a talk script: Shorten this presentation script so it does not bore the audience and make the opening line more engaging: [script]
  Sample case: Text: “Today I would like to talk to you about the work our company has done in its digital transformation, the difficulties it faced and how it overcame them.”
  Opening (more engaging): “Three years ago we signed three different papers to approve one invoice. Today it takes one click. So how did that change happen, and what went wrong on the way?”
  
  Shortened continuation: “In this talk I will share what we did in digital transformation, the difficulties we had and how we overcame them.”
  
  Note: the opening example is fictional; replace it with a real example from your own company.
  This sample output was produced with Claude; your result may differ.