Agent skill · writing content · zechenzhangagi
presenting-conference-talks
Generates conference presentation slides (Beamer LaTeX PDF and editable PPTX) from a compiled paper with speaker notes and talk script. Use when preparing oral talks, spotlight presentations, or invited talks for ML and systems conferences.
Why this skill is useful
Generates structured presentation slides and speaker notes from research papers, which the AI wouldn't reliably create on its own.
What it needs
Requires python-pptx installed locally. About 6k tokens when loaded. Last updated 2026-06-16. 11,472 stars on the source repository.
What this skill does
Presenting Conference Talks: From Paper to Slides Generate conference presentation slides from a compiled research paper. Produces both Beamer LaTeX PDF (for polished typesetting) and editable PPTX (for last-minute adjustments), with speaker notes and an optional talk script. When to Use This Skill Scenario Use This Skill Use Other Skills Instead ---------- --------------- -------------------------- Preparing oral/spotlight/poster-talk slides ✅ Generating Beamer PDF + PPTX from paper ✅ Speaker notes and talk script ✅ Writing the paper itself ml-paper-writing Structuring a systems paper systems-paper-writing Creating publication-quality plots academic-plotting Attribution: This skill's structure draws inspiration from the ARIS paper-slides skill (570 lines, supporting poster/spotlight/oral/invited with Beamer+PPTX). This is an independent implementation for the AI-Research-SKILLs ecosystem. --- Talk Types and Slide Counts Talk Type Duration Slides Content Depth ----------- ---------- -------- --------------- poster-talk 3–5 min 5–8 Problem + key result only spotlight 5–8 min 8–12 Problem + approach + key results oral 15–20 min 15–22 Full story with evaluation highlights invited 30–45 min 25–40 Deep dive with context and demos Rule of thumb: ~1 slide per minute for oral, ~1.5 slides per minute for spotlight. …
How to use it
Reference it in AdaL, Claude Code, Cursor or any coding agent — nothing to install:
@skills zechenzhangagi/presenting-conference-talks