slide-generation

SKILL.md

Slide Generation

Convert a completed paper into presentation slides or poster.

Input

$0 — Paper LaTeX file (main.tex) or paper directory

References

Slide templates and layout patterns: ~/.claude/skills/slide-generation/references/slide-templates.md

Scripts
Extract paper elements for slides

python ~/.claude/skills/slide-generation/scripts/extract_paper_elements.py --tex main.tex --output slides_skeleton.tex
python ~/.claude/skills/slide-generation/scripts/extract_paper_elements.py --tex main.tex --format json --output elements.json
python ~/.claude/skills/slide-generation/scripts/extract_paper_elements.py --tex main.tex --output slides.tex --theme metropolis

Parses .tex, extracts title/authors/sections/equations/figures/tables, generates Beamer skeleton.

Workflow

Step 1: Extract Key Content

From the paper, extract:

Title, authors, affiliations

Core contribution (1-3 bullet points from abstract)

Key figures (all \includegraphics paths)

Key tables (simplified versions)

Key equations (numbered equations from Methods)

Main results (best numbers from Results section)

Step 2: Design Slide Structure

Standard oral presentation flow (~15-20 slides):

Slide #
Content
Source Section

1
Title slide
Title/Authors

2
Motivation / Problem
Introduction

3
Why existing solutions fail
Related Work

4-5
Our approach (high-level)
Methods

6-8
Technical details + equations
Methods

9
Experimental setup
Experiments

10-13
Results (figures + tables)
Results

14
Ablation study
Results

15
Limitations & Future work
Discussion

16
Conclusion
Conclusion

17
Thank you + Q&A
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Step 3: Generate Beamer LaTeX

\documentclass[aspectratio=169]{beamer}
\usetheme{metropolis}
\title{Paper Title}
\author{Authors}
\date{Venue Year}

\begin{document}
\maketitle

\begin{frame}{Motivation}
\begin{itemize}
    \item Problem statement
    \item Why it matters
\end{itemize}
\end{frame}

% ... more frames
\end{document}

Step 4: Simplify for Presentation

Tables: reduce to essential rows/columns

Equations: show only the key insight, not full derivation

Figures: use largest versions, add annotations

Text: bullet points only, no paragraphs

Step 5: Generate Poster Layout (Optional)

For poster sessions, use a multi-column layout:

Column 1: Introduction + Motivation

Column 2: Methods + Key Equations

Column 3: Results + Figures

Column 4: Conclusions + References

Rules

Maximum 1 key message per slide

Figures should be large and readable

No more than 6 bullet points per slide

Equations should be simplified versions

Include slide numbers

Use consistent color scheme matching the paper's figures

Presentation should be self-contained (understandable without reading the paper)

Related Skills

Upstream: paper-compilation, figure-generation

See also: self-review, paper-assembly

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