# Academic Slides

> Plan, create, and review academic presentations for conference talks, thesis defenses, seminars, lab meetings, and paper-to-slide workflows.

- Skill: `rylaispirit/academic-slides` (Agent Skill, multi-file: 8 files)
- Install (CLI): `npx skillmds@latest add rylaispirit/academic-slides`
- Raw SKILL.md: https://api.skillmd.com/api/skills/rylaispirit/academic-slides/raw
- Safety review: pending
- Works with: Claude Code, Claude.ai, OpenAI Codex
- Category: Docs & Writing
- Author: Rylaispirit (https://skillmd.com/u/rylaispirit)
- Updated: 2026-09-21
- Page: https://skillmd.com/skills/rylaispirit/academic-slides

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> Rylai Codex-Hermes-Claude Edition | Maintained and adapted by Rylai

## Runtime Compatibility

- Codex: install under `~/.agents/skills/academic-slides`.
- Hermes: install under `~/.hermes/skills/academic-slides` or expose the bundle through `skills.external_dirs`.
- Claude Code: install under `~/.claude/skills/academic-slides` or `<project>/.claude/skills/academic-slides`.
- Claude.ai and Cowork: upload and enable the matching per-skill ZIP.
- Resolve bundled files relative to this skill directory; do not depend on paths from another machine.
- Check tools, packages, credentials, network access, and runtime capabilities before execution.

# Academic Slides

Create or improve an academic presentation and its talk narrative.

## Workflow

1. Confirm audience, setting, duration, slide count, source paper, and required output.
2. Define one main claim and an evidence sequence that fits the allotted time.
3. Build a slide outline with action titles, visual intent, and speaker purpose.
4. Use the presentation tooling available in the runtime or repository.
5. Keep methods and results legible; move secondary detail to backup slides.
6. Add rehearsal timing, likely questions, and a backup-slide plan.
7. Render and visually inspect the deck before delivery.

## Bundled Guidance

- `assets/talk-outline-template.md`: planning worksheet.
- `references/talk-structure.md`: narrative structures by talk type.
- `references/slide-design.md`: hierarchy and density rules.
- `references/slide-creation.md`: implementation and QA workflow.
- `references/delivery-and-qa.md`: rehearsal, timing, and Q&A preparation.

## Quality Bar

- Titles should state takeaways rather than topic labels.
- Avoid dense paper paragraphs, tiny figures, and unsupported decorative visuals.
- Never claim a slide or deck was rendered when only an outline was produced.