Math Presentation Beamer

Contract

• Input: talk content (topic, audience, duration), and any figures.
• Output: Beamer source + speaker notes + accessibility checklist.
• Side effects: none.
• Dependencies: none.
• Stop condition: source compiles with figures and notes.
• Risk: low.
• Boundary: produces presentation artifacts; does not deliver the talk.

Math Presentation — Beamer and Design

Build a Beamer presentation that communicates the mathematics clearly to the audience, with accessible design and speaker-ready notes.

When to use

• A seminar, conference talk, or lecture needs a structured slide set.
• Figures need to be accurate, consistent, and accessible.
• The speaker wants timing and transition notes.

Process

1. Define the audience and duration

• Audience level — general mathematician / specialist / student / public.
• Duration — 15 min / 30 min / 50 min / 90 min.
• Goal — inform / persuade / teach / review.

Completion criterion: audience and goal explicit.

2. Structure the slides

• Title + outline (first 2 minutes).
• Motivation / context (why does this matter to this audience?).
• Statement / result (clear, with hypotheses).
• Proof / construction (key steps, with citations).
• Application / consequence (what changes now?).
• References / acknowledgements.

Completion criterion: structure saved; each section has a clear purpose.

3. Figures and diagrams

• Use TikZ for mathematical figures; keep style consistent.
• Colour: avoid colour-only signalling; use patterns / shapes.
• Font size: readable from the back of the room (min 16pt for body, 20pt for headings).
• Alt-text for each figure (description for screen readers).

Completion criterion: all figures have alt-text; colour accessibility checked.

4. Speaker notes

For each slide, write:

• Key message in 1 sentence.
• Timing target (e.g. "2 minutes").
• Transition cue ("Next: we show the main theorem...").
• Common question / answer (if this slide confuses someone).

Completion criterion: notes saved for each slide.

5. Compile and check

• Compile the .tex; fix errors.
• Print / preview; verify that no content overflows.
• Check timing by reading aloud (target pace: ~2 minutes per major slide).

Completion criterion: compiled PDF; timing verified; overflow checked.

Notes

• Pair with math-paper-collaboration for sharing .tex source.
• Use math-formal-proof for appendix slides that cite a verified proof.