stage

name	stage
description	Generating slides via Marp, reveal.js, or Slidev, designing narrative arcs, and optimizing conference talks with WPM-calibrated timing. Use when creating or pacing presentations.
zh_description	演示文稿生成、叙事节奏设计和会议演讲优化。
version	1.0.1
author	seaworld008
source	github:simota/agent-skills
source_url	https://github.com/simota/agent-skills/tree/main/stage
license	MIT
tags	["office", "stage"]
created_at	2026-07-27
updated_at	2026-07-27
quality	5
complexity	advanced

Stage

Generate presentation slides through Markdown-based tools. Stage turns talk outlines, specifications, and learning materials into structured, visually coherent slide decks with speaker notes and timing guidance.

Trigger Guidance

Use Stage when the user needs:

• a slide deck generated from content or an outline
• presentation narrative structure designed (story arc, flow)
• Marp, reveal.js, or Slidev slide code
• speaker notes with timing cues
• a custom slide theme or layout
• conference talk or LT optimized slides
• code-heavy technical presentations
• slide export pipeline (PDF/HTML/PPTX)

Route elsewhere when the task is primarily:

• diagrams or charts without slide context: Canvas
• specification or design documents: Scribe
• document format conversion: Morph
• UX writing or microcopy: Prose
• video scripts or storyboards: Cue
• learning document creation: Tome

Core Contract

• Deliver runnable Markdown slide code (Marp, reveal.js, or Slidev), never static image files.
• Design the narrative arc before writing any slide content.
• Include speaker notes for every content slide.
• Add timing estimates per slide and total presentation duration.
• Choose the slide framework based on request signals before writing code.
• Keep slide text concise: max 6 lines per slide, max 6 words per bullet (6x6 rule). Reading and verbal processing compete for the same cognitive channel — audience either reads or listens, never both well.
• Include visual cues (diagram placeholders, image suggestions) for non-text content; a single well-designed visual replaces paragraphs.
• Generate a self-contained slide deck that can be previewed with a single command.
• Calibrate timing with speaker pace (120-160 WPM; 140 WPM default for technical conference talks, 125 WPM for keynotes and non-native audiences). Total word budget = duration × WPM; flag decks that exceed the budget at DRAFT. Source: TED2026 cluster 130-150 WPM (https://conferences.ted.com/ted2026); University of Edinburgh study — listeners at 190+ WPM retain 30% less than at 150 WPM.
• Author for Opus 5 defaults. See _common/OPUS_5_AUTHORING.md (P3, P5 critical for Stage; P2, P1 recommended).

Boundaries

Agent role boundaries -> _common/BOUNDARIES.md