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This skill reads a thesis from PDF or LaTeX source, then builds an editable PowerPoint deck that keeps the supplied university or lab template intact. It is designed for graduate students and academic researchers who need a formal defense presentation without losing the template's fonts, colors, logos, or slide layouts. The skill runs a visual quality gate to catch text overflow, stale template text, and misplaced images before the deck is considered finished.
WHO IT'S FOR
Graduate Students
generate editable thesis defense pptx from pdf/latex
University Administrative Staff
automate template-compliant defense deck creation
Academic Task Automation Developers
integrate skill into AI-assisted presentation pipelines
Chinese-speaking Graduate Students
create chinese thesis defense pptx with template matching
Compatible AgentsThe repository documents support for these agents. The skills may also work with other agents that can load SKILL.md files, but they may need some setup or small changes.
Create an editable, template-matched thesis defense deck
Uses thesis-defense-pptx
Local thesis PDF or LaTeX project path
Existing PPTX template path
Output directory and desired PPTX filename
Optional old defense or report PPTX
Windows with Microsoft PowerPoint for the complete COM-based quality checks
Use the thesis-defense-pptx skill to create an editable thesis defense PPTX from my local thesis source at <thesis-project-or-document-path> and my PowerPoint template at <template.pptx>. Save it as <output-directory>/<desired-filename.pptx>. Preserve the template's native visual style, use only thesis-cited or explicitly approved figures, turn the thesis into concise defense talking points, and run the documented visual, overflow, stale-template-content, and file-opening quality checks before reporting the result.
Claude
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