Plan a Research Talk or Learning Workshop with Agent Skills

A research talk and a workshop need different structures

A research audience needs the question, method, evidence and limits. A learning group needs a goal, an explanation, an action and a way to discuss what happened. Choose Research Talk Deck for a source-backed technical talk, Learning Loop Deck for facilitated practice, or Presentation Deck Builder for a small portable browser deck with notes. These are different workflows, not interchangeable visual themes.

Bring a brief the agent can actually use

Name the audience, speaking time, discussion time and the one decision or ability the session should support. Reserve time for transitions and questions before assigning slides.
Supply permitted notes, figures and citation details. Mark results as observed, assumptions or unresolved; a polished diagram must not turn a hypothesis into a finding.
For a workshop, specify the task participants will perform, the timebox and the expected artifact. A discussion prompt without an action is not a complete exercise.

Try one section before building the whole session

For a research talk, draft a short sequence: question → one method explanation → one approved result → limitation → discussion. For a workshop, draft: goal → worked example → participant task → debrief. Ask the agent to explain why every slide belongs. Remove decorative frames that consume the audience’s limited time.

Give each slide one message and speaker notes that add context. Check that equations and legends remain readable at projection size. Use a rehearsal to change timing; do not infer a real talk duration from slide count alone.

Choose delivery files before promising an export

Delivery depends on the installed workflow
Workflow	Useful starting point	Check before delivery
Research Talk Deck	Source-backed technical material and a spoken research arc	Its documented validator, browser editor and optional PowerPoint exporter need separate checks
Learning Loop Deck	Facilitated activities with an explicit timebox and debrief	Check the participant action, notes, navigation and actual exported file
Presentation Deck Builder	A 3–12 slide HTML deck and Markdown speaker notes	The included generator does not create a PowerPoint or video file

Build a complete workshop kit with activities and practice

For a timed lesson with a learner workbook and practice questions, Workshop Facilitator Studio v1.0.0 delivers native editable PowerPoint, an HTML lesson, facilitator notes, agenda, rubric and local workbook downloads. Read its SKILL.md and references/input.md. Python 3.10+ and the pinned python-pptx dependency are required; the generator makes no provider calls. Run the following commands from that installed package in a fresh workspace. The included challenge is fictional.

Reconcile agenda minutes with the full duration and check that every objective has teaching and practice coverage. Rehearse the timer, inspect quiz explanations and change an answer to confirm old feedback clears. Client-side answers make this self-study, not a secure exam.
Download actual workbook notes and PowerPoint edits JSON. Rebuild into a new folder to refresh the PowerPoint; browser edits do not rewrite the agenda or objectives. Inspect native text and notes in the intended presentation app before claiming visual fidelity. A real pilot is still needed to assess learning effectiveness.

Review the current workshop package and requirements

Review a research-backed roadmap before teaching the decision

python3 -m venv .venv
.venv/bin/python -m pip install -r requirements.txt
.venv/bin/python scripts/build-workshop.py --input examples/workshop.json --demo --output ./practice-workshop

Run the small browser-deck example

After installing Presentation Deck Builder, read SKILL.md and references/input.md. From its package folder, Node.js 24+ runs the command below without dependencies or API keys. The fictional example is practice material; it is not evidence about your product or research. The destination must be a new folder.

node scripts/build-deck.mjs --input examples/deck.json --output ./practice-research-deck

Review every slide and the exported copy

Open presentation.html, test the arrow keys and Next/Previous controls, read speaker-notes.md and inspect the printable layout. Replace the fictional content before using the deck with an audience.
For the two template-based workflows, follow the validator and export commands in that installed package. Browser edits, HTML exports and editable PowerPoint outputs are different artifacts; reopen the actual delivery and check text, images and notes.
Deliver the source list, unresolved gaps and editable inputs beside the presentation. Keep evidence labels visible rather than hiding limitations in speaker notes only.

Inspect the current example output → — Compare the visible result with the exported files and checks described in this section.