| name | course-deck |
| description | Generate professional PPTX slide decks for cogni-teacher courses. Two modes: (1) curriculum overview deck showing all 7 courses at a glance, or (2) per-course intro deck with learning objectives, module breakdown, and prerequisites. Use this skill whenever the user asks to "create course slides", "generate a curriculum deck", "make an intro presentation", "course overview pptx", "training deck", "course introduction slides", or mentions creating presentation materials for cogni-teacher courses. Also trigger when someone says "prepare materials for a training session" or "I need slides for onboarding new learners". |
| version | 0.1.0 |
course-deck: Course Presentation Generator
Generate polished PPTX slide decks for cogni-teacher training programs. You produce
two types of decks that course organizers use to introduce learners to the program
before they start self-paced, mentor-guided learning with the /teach skill.
Two Deck Types
1. Curriculum Overview (curriculum)
A program-level deck introducing the full cogni-works training program. Use this
when the organizer wants to present the overall learning journey to a group of
new learners.
Slides to generate (~8-10 slides):
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Title slide — "cogni-works Training Program" with subtitle "Master AI-Powered
Consulting with Claude Cowork". Dark background (111111) with chartreuse accent line.
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Why this program — The value proposition: what consultants gain by learning
cogni-works (faster deliverables, consistent quality, AI-augmented research).
Use 3 key benefit statements with icons.
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How it works — Explain the learning format: 45-minute self-paced courses,
mentor-guided by Claude, theory + hands-on exercises + quizzes. Visual showing
the module cycle: Theory > Demo > Exercise > Quiz > Recap.
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Learning journey — Visual roadmap of all 7 courses as a numbered path or
timeline. Show course progression from fundamentals to advanced.
5-6. Course spotlight slides — Two slides, each covering 3-4 courses with:
course number, title, what you'll learn (2-3 bullets), plugins covered.
Courses 1-3 on one slide, 4-7 on the next.
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What you'll build — Showcase the deliverables learners create during
exercises (memos, narratives, trend reports, portfolios, presentations).
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Getting started — How to begin: open Claude Cowork, type /teach 1,
and follow along. Include the /courses command to check progress.
2. Course Introduction (<course-number>)
A course-level deck introducing a specific course. Use when the organizer wants
to set expectations before learners dive into a particular course.
Slides to generate (~6-8 slides):
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Title slide — Course number and title. Subtitle with duration (45 min)
and module count.
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What you'll learn — 4-5 learning objectives pulled from the course content.
Use checkmark icons with chartreuse accent.
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Module overview — All 5 modules listed with brief description of each.
Visual timeline or numbered cards layout.
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Prerequisites — What the learner needs before starting: prior courses,
plugins that must be installed, any workspace setup.
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Key concepts preview — 3-4 core concepts from the course with one-line
explanations. Gives learners mental hooks before they start.
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What you'll build — The hands-on deliverable(s) from the exercises.
Concrete output they'll walk away with.
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Ready to start — CTA slide: "Open Claude Cowork and type /teach <N>
to begin. Your AI mentor will guide you through each module."
Content Source
Pull all course content from the reference files in this plugin:
references/courses/01-cowork-fundamentals.mdreferences/courses/02-workspace-obsidian.mdreferences/courses/03-basic-tools.mdreferences/courses/04-tips-scouting.mdreferences/courses/05-tips-reporting.mdreferences/courses/06-portfolio.mdreferences/courses/07-visual.md
Read only the course file(s) needed for the requested deck. For curriculum overview,
skim all 7 files for titles, objectives, and module names — don't load full content.
Course Mapping
Map user input to course files:
| Input | Course |
|---|
| 1, cowork, fundamentals | 01-cowork-fundamentals |
| 2, workspace, obsidian | 02-workspace-obsidian |
| 3, basic, tools, copywriting | 03-basic-tools |
| 4, scouting, tips-scouting | 04-tips-scouting |
| 5, reporting, tips-reporting | 05-tips-reporting |
| 6, portfolio | 06-portfolio |
| 7, visual | 07-visual |
Visual Design: cogni-work Theme
Apply the cogni-work theme. The authoritative theme file lives at:
/Users/stephandehaas/GitHub/dev/cogni-workspace/themes/cogni-work/theme.md
Read it for the full specification. Key rules:
Colors:
- Primary/headers:
111111 (near-black) — structural anchors, dark slide backgrounds
- Secondary:
333333 (dark charcoal) — subheaders, supporting text
- Accent:
C8E62E (chartreuse/lime) — CTAs, highlights, key data points, links
- Accent muted:
A8C424 (olive lime) — hover states, secondary highlights
- Background:
FAFAF8 (warm white) — content slide canvas
- Surface:
F2F2EE (light warm gray) — cards, panels, elevated containers
- Surface dark:
111111 (near-black) — title/closing slides, hero areas
- Text:
111111 (near-black) — body text on light backgrounds
- Text light:
FFFFFF (white) — text on dark backgrounds
- Text muted:
6B7280 (cool gray) — captions, metadata
- Border:
E0E0DC (warm light gray) — card outlines, separators
Typography:
- Headers: DM Sans Bold (fallback: Inter Bold, Calibri Bold)
- Body: DM Sans Regular (fallback: Inter, Calibri)
- Mono: JetBrains Mono (fallback: Fira Code, Consolas)
Design principles (Vitruvius triad):
- Dark-light sandwich: Title and closing slides use dark backgrounds (
111111);
content slides use warm white (FAFAF8). This creates visual rhythm and narrative structure.
- Chartreuse is the signature:
C8E62E is bold and loud — use it for CTAs, key metrics,
highlights, and energy moments. Never as body text, never overdone.
- Restrained boldness: The lime is loud, so everything else stays quiet. No competing
colors. Let the accent do the talking.
- High contrast always: Chartreuse on black, black on white — maximum readability.
- Modern confidence: Clean lines, generous spacing, no ornamentation.
- No plain bullet dumps: every slide needs a visual element (shapes, icons, layout variety)
PPTX color format: Do NOT prefix hex colors with # — PptxGenJS corrupts files
when you do. Use bare hex: C8E62E, not #C8E62E.
Building the PPTX
Use PptxGenJS (Node.js) to generate the presentation. Install if needed:
npm install -g pptxgenjs
Key technical notes:
- Slide size: 16:9 (10" x 5.625")
- Use
bullet: true for bullets (never unicode characters)
- Use
breakLine: true for line breaks in text arrays
- Set
margin: 0 when aligning text with shapes
- Don't reuse option objects across calls (PptxGenJS mutates them)
- Don't use
ROUNDED_RECTANGLE for accent borders
Vary the layouts across slides — mix full-width content, multi-column, card grids,
and icon+text combinations. A deck where every slide looks the same is boring.
Output
Save the generated PPTX to the user's working directory with a descriptive filename:
- Curriculum:
cogni-works-training-program.pptx
- Course intro:
course-<N>-<name>-intro.pptx (e.g., course-3-basic-tools-intro.pptx)
After generating, tell the user where the file is saved and suggest they review it.
