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+name: presenting-conference-talks
+description: 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.
+version: 1.0.0
+author: Orchestra Research
+license: MIT
+tags: [Presenting Conference Talks, Beamer, PPTX, Slides, Speaker Notes, OSDI, SOSP, ASPLOS, NeurIPS, ICML]
+dependencies: [python-pptx>=0.6.21]
+---
+
+# 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.
+
+---
+
+## Slide Structure Templates
+
+### Poster-Talk (5–8 slides)
+
+```text
+Slide 1: Title + Authors + Affiliation
+Slide 2: Problem — Why this matters (1 motivating figure)
+Slide 3: Key Insight — One-sentence thesis
+Slide 4: Approach Overview — Architecture diagram
+Slide 5: Main Result — Headline numbers (1 figure)
+Slide 6: Takeaway + QR code to paper/code
+```
+
+### Spotlight (8–12 slides)
+
+```text
+Slide 1:  Title + Authors
+Slide 2:  Problem Statement — Concrete, quantified
+Slide 3:  Motivation — Why existing solutions fall short
+Slide 4:  Key Insight — Thesis statement
+Slide 5:  System Overview — Architecture diagram
+Slide 6:  Design Highlight 1 — Core mechanism
+Slide 7:  Design Highlight 2 — Key innovation
+Slide 8:  Evaluation Setup — Baselines and workloads (brief)
+Slide 9:  Main Results — Headline performance figure
+Slide 10: Ablation / Breakdown — What contributes most
+Slide 11: Summary + Contributions
+Slide 12: Thank You + Links
+```
+
+### Oral (15–22 slides)
+
+```text
+Slide 1:  Title + Authors + Venue
+Slide 2:  Outline (optional — "roadmap" slide)
+Slide 3:  Problem Context — Domain importance
+Slide 4:  Problem Statement — Specific challenge
+Slide 5:  Motivation — Gaps in existing systems
+Slide 6:  Key Insight — Thesis
+Slide 7:  System Overview — Architecture diagram
+Slide 8:  Design Component 1 — Detailed walkthrough
+Slide 9:  Design Component 2 — Detailed walkthrough
+Slide 10: Design Component 3 — Detailed walkthrough
+Slide 11: Design Alternatives — Why not other approaches
+Slide 12: Implementation — Key engineering highlights
+Slide 13: Evaluation Setup — Testbed, baselines, metrics
+Slide 14: End-to-End Results — Main performance
+Slide 15: Result Deep Dive — Breakdown or per-workload
+Slide 16: Ablation Study — Component contributions
+Slide 17: Scalability — Scaling behavior
+Slide 18: Demo Slide (systems talks) — Screenshot or recording
+Slide 19: Related Work — Positioning (brief)
+Slide 20: Summary — Contributions restated
+Slide 21: Future Work — Open questions
+Slide 22: Thank You + Paper Link + QR Code
+```
+
+### Invited Talk (25–40 slides)
+Extends the oral structure with:
+- Additional context slides (field overview, historical progression)
+- Multiple demo/walkthrough slides
+- Deeper evaluation analysis
+- Broader implications and future directions
+- Q&A preparation slides (hidden, for backup)
+
+---
+
+## Systems Talk Specifics
+
+Systems conference talks have unique requirements compared to ML talks:
+
+### Demo Slide
+- Include a **live demo** or **pre-recorded screencast** of the system in action
+- Always have a **recorded backup** — live demos fail at the worst times
+- Show the system under realistic load, not toy examples
+
+### Architecture Walkthrough
+- Animate the architecture diagram: highlight components as you explain them
+- Use Beamer `\only<N>` or `\onslide<N>` for progressive reveal
+- Walk through a **concrete request** end-to-end through the system
+
+### Evaluation Highlights
+- Select 2–3 strongest figures from the paper
+- Annotate figures on slides (arrows, circles highlighting key points)
+- State the takeaway **before** showing the figure ("Our system is 2x faster — here's the data")
+
+---
+
+## Speaker Notes Guidelines
+
+### Structure per Slide
+```text
+[Timing: X minutes]
+[Key point to convey]
+[Transition sentence to next slide]
+```
+
+### Mike Dahlin's Layered Approach
+Apply "Say what you're going to say, say it, then say what you said" at three levels:
+
+1. **Talk level**: Outline slide → body → summary slide
+2. **Section level**: Section heading → content slides → section takeaway
+3. **Slide level**: Headline statement → supporting evidence → transition
+
+### Timing Guidelines
+- Poster-talk: 30–60 sec per slide
+- Spotlight: 30–45 sec per slide
+- Oral: 45–90 sec per slide
+- Invited: 60–120 sec per slide
+
+---
+
+## Output Formats
+
+### Beamer LaTeX → PDF
+
+Advantages: Professional typesetting, math support, version control friendly.
+
+```latex
+\documentclass[aspectratio=169]{beamer}
+\usetheme{metropolis}  % Clean, modern theme
+\usepackage{appendixnumberbeamer}
+
+\title{Your Paper Title}
+\subtitle{Venue Year}
+\author{Author 1 \and Author 2}
+\institute{Institution}
+\date{}
+
+\begin{document}
+\maketitle
+
+\begin{frame}{Problem}
+  \begin{itemize}
+    \item Key problem statement
+    \item Concrete motivation with numbers
+  \end{itemize}
+  \note{Speaker note: Start with the big picture...}
+\end{frame}
+
+% ... more frames ...
+\end{document}
+```
+
+### python-pptx → Editable PPTX
+
+Advantages: Easy last-minute edits, corporate template compatibility, animations.
+
+```python
+from pptx import Presentation
+from pptx.util import Inches, Pt
+from pptx.enum.text import PP_ALIGN
+
+prs = Presentation()
+prs.slide_width = Inches(13.333)  # 16:9
+prs.slide_height = Inches(7.5)
+
+# Title slide
+slide = prs.slides.add_slide(prs.slide_layouts[0])
+slide.shapes.title.text = "Your Paper Title"
+slide.placeholders[1].text = "Author 1, Author 2\nVenue Year"
+
+# Content slide
+slide = prs.slides.add_slide(prs.slide_layouts[1])
+slide.shapes.title.text = "Problem Statement"
+body = slide.placeholders[1]
+body.text = "Key point 1\nKey point 2"
+
+# Add speaker notes
+notes_slide = slide.notes_slide
+notes_slide.notes_text_frame.text = "Speaker note: explain the motivation..."
+
+prs.save("talk.pptx")
+```
+
+---
+
+## Color Scheme Suggestions
+
+> These are aesthetic suggestions, not official venue requirements. Adjust freely.
+
+| Venue Type | Primary | Accent | Background |
+|-----------|---------|--------|------------|
+| USENIX (OSDI/NSDI) | Dark Blue (#003366) | Red (#CC0000) | White |
+| ACM (SOSP/ASPLOS) | ACM Blue (#0071BC) | Dark Gray (#333333) | White |
+| NeurIPS | Purple (#7B2D8E) | Gold (#F0AD00) | White |
+| ICML | Teal (#008080) | Orange (#FF6600) | White |
+| Generic | Dark Gray (#333333) | Blue (#0066CC) | White |
+
+---
+
+## Workflow
+
+### Step 1: Content Extraction
+```text
+- Read the compiled paper (PDF or LaTeX source)
+- Identify: thesis, contributions, architecture figure, key eval figures
+- Note the talk type and duration
+```
+
+### Step 2: Outline Generation
+```text
+- Select the appropriate slide structure template (above)
+- Map paper sections to slide groups
+- Allocate time per slide group
+```
+
+### Step 3: Slide-by-Slide Generation
+```text
+- Generate Beamer source slide by slide
+- Add speaker notes per slide
+- Include figures from paper (copy to slides/ directory)
+- Generate python-pptx script for PPTX version
+```
+
+### Step 4: Review and Polish
+```text
+- Check total slide count matches talk duration
+- Verify all figures are readable at presentation resolution
+- Run Beamer compilation: latexmk -pdf slides.tex
+- Run PPTX generation: python3 generate_slides.py
+- Review speaker notes for timing and transitions
+```
+
+### Quick Checklist
+- [ ] Slide count appropriate for talk type/duration
+- [ ] Title slide has correct authors, affiliations, venue
+- [ ] Architecture diagram included and clearly labeled
+- [ ] Key eval figures annotated with takeaways
+- [ ] Speaker notes include timing markers
+- [ ] Transitions between sections are smooth
+- [ ] Demo slide has recorded backup
+- [ ] Thank-you slide includes paper link / QR code
+- [ ] Font sizes ≥ 24pt for readability from back of room
+- [ ] Consistent color scheme throughout
+
+---
+
+## Common Issues and Solutions
+
+| Issue | Solution |
+|-------|----------|
+| Too many slides for time limit | Cut details, keep one figure per point |
+| Slides feel like paper paragraphs | Use bullet points (≤ 6 per slide), let figures tell the story |
+| Audience lost during design section | Add architecture walkthrough with progressive reveal |
+| Evaluation slides overwhelming | Show 2–3 strongest figures, put rest in backup slides |
+| Speaker notes too long | Target 3–4 sentences per slide, focus on transitions |
+| Beamer compilation fails | Check figure paths, use `\graphicspath{{figures/}}` |
+| PPTX looks different from Beamer | Adjust python-pptx font sizes and margins manually |
+
+---
+
+## References
+
+- [references/slide-templates.md](references/slide-templates.md) — Complete Beamer template code and python-pptx generation script
+- Mike Dahlin, "Giving a Conference Talk" — https://www.cs.utexas.edu/~dahlin/professional/goodTalk.pdf