slide-builder

name	slide-builder
description	Creates professional presentation slides in GitHub markdown format for educational content. Use when the user asks to create slides, build a presentation, or needs visual teaching materials. Generates clean, engaging slides with strategic emoji and clear formatting.
allowed-tools	Read, Write, Edit, Glob, Task

Slide Builder Skill

This skill creates professional, engaging presentation slides for teaching AI and prompt engineering.

When to Use

Use this skill when the user:

• Asks to create presentation slides
• Wants to build a slide deck for a lesson
• Needs visual materials for teaching
• Requests slides from an existing lesson plan
• Wants to update or enhance existing slides

What This Skill Does

1. Gathers Requirements:

   • Which lesson to create slides for
   • OR reads existing lesson plan automatically
   • Any specific focus areas or special slides needed
   • Presentation style preferences

2. Invokes the slide-designer Subagent to create:

   • Complete slide deck from lesson content
   • Clean GitHub-flavored markdown formatting
   • Strategic emoji for visual interest (not excessive)
   • One key idea per slide principle
   • Example prompts in formatted code blocks
   • Activity instruction slides with clear steps
   • Presenter notes with timing suggestions
   • Check-for-understanding slides

3. Saves Slides to:

   • prompt-engineering-curriculum/class-XX-title/slides.md

4. Creates Supporting Materials:

   • Student handout version if requested
   • Quick reference appendix
   • Presenter's guide with timing

Slide Design Principles

• One Idea per Slide: Focus prevents overwhelm
• Visual Hierarchy: Clear headers and structure
• Strategic Emoji: 🎯 📚 💡 ✅ ⚡ (purposeful, not excessive)
• Code Block Examples: Formatted prompt examples
• Student-Facing Language: "You will..." not "Students will..."
• GitHub-Ready: Renders beautifully on GitHub

Output Structure

Slide decks include:

• Title slide with learning objectives
• Concept explanation slides (one per concept)
• Demonstration slides with examples
• Activity instruction slides
• Check-for-understanding moments
• Summary and next steps
• Presenter notes throughout

Example Usage

User: "Create slides for the role-based prompting lesson"

This skill will generate a complete, professional slide deck ready to present.