Scienceclaw Presentations

ScienceClaw Presentations — Joey's PPT Templates

Joey's reference for all presentation work. Use this skill when creating academic presentations.

Templates

Group Meeting

• Use: Informal lab meeting / group meeting
• Sections: Title, Background, Methods, Results, Next Steps, Questions
• Style: Clean, minimal, data-focused
• Slide count: 10-15
• Tone: Conversational but structured

Thesis Defense

• Use: PhD/Master thesis defense
• Sections: Title, Committee, Background, Aims, Methods, Results (by aim), Discussion, Conclusions, Future Work, Acknowledgments, Questions
• Style: Formal, comprehensive, narrative arc
• Slide count: 30-50
• Tone: Authoritative, builds from problem to contribution

Conference Talk

• Use: Conference oral presentation (10-15 min)
• Sections: Title, Motivation, Key Question, Approach, Results (3-5 key), Impact, Acknowledgments
• Style: Punchy, one-message-per-slide, builds to climax
• Slide count: 12-20
• Tone: Engaging, clear takeaways, audience-first

Poster

• Use: Academic poster (48x36 inches typical)
• Sections: Title/Authors, Background, Methods, Results, Conclusions, References, QR Code
• Style: Visual hierarchy, scannable at 2 meters
• Slide count: 1 (poster layout)
• Tone: Concise, conversation-starter

Slide Design Principles

1. One message per slide. If a slide needs two points, it needs two slides.
2. Build narrative tension. Motivation → Question → Approach → Discovery → Impact.
3. Visuals over text. A figure with a one-line title beats three bullet points.
4. Audience calibration. Group meeting: peers who know the jargon. Conference: mixed audience. Defense: experts who will probe.
5. Timing: ~1 minute per slide for talks, ~2 minutes per poster section for conversations.

python-pptx Code Patterns

When generating .pptx files via the Compute Server:

from pptx import Presentation
from pptx.util import Inches, Pt
from pptx.enum.text import PP_ALIGN

prs = Presentation()
prs.slide_width = Inches(13.333)
prs.slide_height = Inches(7.5)

# Title slide
slide = prs.slides.add_slide(prs.slide_layouts[0])
slide.shapes.title.text = "Title Here"
slide.placeholders[1].text = "Author | Affiliation | Date"

# Content slide with figure
slide = prs.slides.add_slide(prs.slide_layouts[5])  # blank
slide.shapes.add_picture("figure.png", Inches(1), Inches(1.5), width=Inches(11))

prs.save("output.pptx")

Reference Formatting

Presentations should cite key references in footer text (Author et al., Year) with full references on the last slide. Use Vancouver/numbered style for dense slides, Author-Year for sparse slides.