tst_skills

Convert a conference talk deck (.pptx) and speaker script (.md) to a business template style using tst_template.pptx. Applies theme, curved-lines background, bookend slides, section divider styling, text recoloring, dimension scaling, chart copying, and script sync. Trigger on "convert to template", "apply template", "restyle my deck", "brand my slides", "match tst_template", or converting a talk deck to a business theme.

Expand a conference talk deck by adding slides that surface key talking points from the speaker script, reducing memorization burden. Takes a .pptx deck and matching .md script with SLIDE delimiters, finds sections hardest to deliver from memory (stats, case studies, lists), and inserts visually attractive new slides showing those key points. Updates the script with new SLIDE delimiters to stay in sync. Creates new file versions. Trigger on: "expand my slides", "can't memorize this talk", "add more slides from script", "break up dense slides", "too much to memorize", "put talking points on slides", "expand the deck", "talk expander", or any request to reduce memorization by adding slides with key script content. Also trigger when someone has too much script per slide or wants their deck to carry more content visually. Do NOT use for speaker notes only (use presentation-speaker-cues) or creating talks from scratch (use conference-talk-builder).

Multi-mode conference talk memorization coach. Helps speakers memorize, practice, and master their conference talks using active recall quizzing, study guide generation, visual mnemonics (memory palace, bizarre imagery), and interactive rehearsal. Manages multiple talks with progress tracking. Use this skill whenever the user mentions memorizing a talk, practicing a presentation, learning a speech, rehearsing slides, studying their script, drilling talk material, preparing to speak, or wants help getting ready to deliver a conference talk. Also trigger when the user says 'quiz me', 'test me on my talk', 'help me practice', 'study mode', 'rehearsal', 'what comes after slide X', 'I need to memorize this', 'memory palace', 'visual mnemonics', or references preparing for an upcoming speaking engagement. Trigger even if the user just says 'practice' or 'drill' in the context of a presentation or talk.

Automated QA testing of training labs hosted in GitHub repositories that run in GitHub Codespaces. Use this skill whenever the user wants to test, validate, or QA training labs, hands-on exercises, or workshop materials by actually running them in a GitHub Codespace through Chrome. Trigger on phrases like "test this lab", "run through the labs", "QA the codespace labs", "validate training materials", "test the lab exercises", or any request involving opening a GitHub repo in a Codespace and executing lab steps from a labs.md file. Also trigger when the user provides a GitHub URL and wants the labs in that repo tested end-to-end. This skill drives Chrome to open the repo, launch a Codespace, wait for setup to complete, then systematically work through each lab step — executing commands, writing files, handling diff-merge patterns, and logging results.

Add speaker memory aids to presentation decks paired with scripts. Takes a .pptx slide deck and a matching speaker script (.md), then adds concise speaker notes to every slide, optionally inserts new 'cue slides' with visual/text memory aids, adjusts the script when slides are added, and produces a change report with memorization tips. Trigger on: 'add speaker notes', 'presentation cues', 'help me remember my talk', 'speaker hints', 'memory aids for slides', 'presentation memory helpers', 'cue slides', 'I can't memorize this script', or any request to add notes, cues, or memory aids to a deck+script pair. Also trigger when the user mentions they need help remembering what to say during a presentation, or wants notes added to slides to support delivery of a talk.

Fix AI-generated conference talk scripts containing fabricated personal experience claims. Finds fake anecdotes ("I've talked to teams...", "In my experience...", "A team I worked with...") and replaces them with verifiable alternatives: real research citations, runnable code demos, theoretical walkthroughs, or public case studies. Preserves SLIDE markers and produces a change log. Trigger on: "fix my script", "fake experiences", "make script authentic", "remove made-up anecdotes", "de-hallucinate the talk", "replace the anecdotes", "make this script honest", or any reference to AI-generated scripts with invented personal stories. Also trigger when reviewing talk scripts for authenticity or truthfulness.

Improve a conference talk based on an evaluation report. Takes an abstract, speaker script, slide deck (.pptx), and eval report (markdown). Assesses each recommendation, applies agreed changes to slides and script, generates real-world code demos, and produces a change report. Trigger on: "improve my talk", "apply evaluation feedback", "revise the presentation", "fix the talk based on feedback", "incorporate review suggestions", "apply eval report", "conference talk feedback". Do NOT use for creating talks from scratch (use conference-talk-builder) or general slide editing (use pptx).

Comprehensive 9-phase QA reviewer for AI/ML technical training decks (.pptx). Performs deck inventory, content accuracy checks (with web research), visual/diagram verification, animation testing via Chrome, technology gap analysis, content flow review, report generation, AND applies fixes directly to the deck. Produces three deliverables: qa-report.md, a _reviewed.pptx (typos fixed, years updated, broken animation references cleaned, gap-fill slides added, change summary slide, speaker notes, backup slides), and anticipated-qa.md with likely attendee Q&A. Trigger on: "review this deck", "QA the slides", "check the training materials", "audit the presentation", "verify the deck is up to date", or any request to review, QA, audit, or check a training deck, presentation, or course slides for accuracy, completeness, or quality. Also triggers on "review" or "check" in context of a training deck. Do NOT use for creating slides from scratch or general slide editing — use pptx or training-course-builder instead.

Build complete conference talk presentations from a title and abstract. Creates an outline, a visually rich slide deck (.pptx), and a full speaker script — all aligned and verified. Use this skill whenever the user wants to create a conference talk, conference presentation, keynote, tech talk, meetup presentation, summit talk, or any public-speaking slide deck intended for a live audience. Also trigger when the user says "build me a talk", "create a presentation for [conference name]", "I'm speaking at...", "prepare my talk", "conference slides", or references preparing a talk with an abstract or CFP submission. This skill handles the full pipeline: research, outline, slides, script, and cross-verification. Do NOT use for internal training decks (use training-course-builder instead) or for general slide editing (use pptx instead).

Automates the full installation and authentication of Claude Code inside a running GitHub Codespace in Chrome. Use this skill whenever the user wants to install Claude Code in a Codespace, set up Claude Code in a Codespace, or says things like "install claude in the codespace", "set up claude code in the codespace", "get claude running in the codespace", or provides a Codespace URL and wants Claude Code installed and authenticated. Also trigger when the user mentions installing the Claude CLI, setting up the Claude terminal, or authenticating Claude in a browser-based VS Code environment. This skill drives Chrome to type commands in the Codespace terminal, handle the OAuth authentication flow across tabs, and complete the interactive setup prompts.

Build, update, modernize, and QA technical training courses (slides, labs, code, devcontainer setup). Use whenever the user mentions training, course, labs, slides, workshop, hands-on exercises, lab exercises, course materials, training deck, student guide, or updating/creating educational technical content. Also trigger on references to labs.md, course repo structure (images/, extra/, skeleton code), or generating requirements.txt, devcontainer configs, setup scripts. Covers: creating new labs from scratch, updating existing labs/slides for newer library versions, QA review of training materials, generating supporting files, and full course repo creation. For TechUpSkills / Brent Laster AI/ML training courses.