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Prompt repository Email, meetings & presentations

Write speaker notes for a deck you already have

You need what to say on each slide in your own words so the talk fits your time slot.

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Email, meetings & presentations
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Any chat model
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10 out of 10
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Email, meetings & presentationsAny chat

The prompt

Score 10 of 10, Excellent

Use it when You need what to say on each slide in your own words so the talk fits your time slot.

  • {{talk_length}}
  • {{audience}}
  • {{speaking_style}}
  • {{slides}}
Full prompt and why it works
Prompt
Write speaker notes for the deck below so I can give the talk in my own words and finish on time.

Talk length: {{talk_length}}
Audience: {{audience}}
How I speak: {{speaking_style}}

The slides, in order (the text on each slide, plus anything I want to be sure to say):
"""
{{slides}}
"""

How to write the notes:
- Budget the words. Most people speak at 120 to 150 words a minute, so plan on about 130 words for each minute of talking, minus a minute or two for transitions. Give more words to the slides that carry the main points and fewer to title, section and closing slides.
- Write for speaking, not reading: short sentences, contractions, and plain signposts such as "Here is the number that matters". Match how I said I speak.
- Do not read the slide back. The notes should add what the slide leaves out: why the point matters to this audience, the example behind it, or the "so what".
- Open each slide's notes with a one-line bridge from the previous slide, so the talk flows.

Format for each slide:
Slide [number]: [slide title]
Time: [minutes for this slide] (running total: [minutes])
Say: the notes, as a short script
Key line: the one sentence to land if I forget the rest

Use only facts and figures that appear on the slides or in what I pasted. Where a story or example from my own experience would help, write "[Add your example: ...]" instead of inventing one. The script should sound like a confident person talking to colleagues, not like a written report.

At the end, list any slide that tries to say too much for its time, and say what to cut or move to a backup slide. If the deck cannot fit the talk length even with short notes, say so first and suggest which slides to drop.

Variables

{{talk_length}}
For example "15 minutes, then 5 minutes of questions".
{{audience}}
Who will be listening and what they already know.
{{speaking_style}}
For example "informal, I like to ask the room questions" or "formal, I stick close to a script".
{{slides}}
The text of each slide in order, with any points you want to make. Mark where each slide starts.

Why it works

  • Length. A word budget based on speaking pace and a running total of minutes is what actually keeps a talk inside its slot.
  • What to avoid. It never reads the slide back and never invents a personal story; it leaves a marked spot for your own example.
  • Format. Each slide gets a short script plus one key line, so you can glance down mid-talk and find the point you need.

How to use it

  1. Press Fill in variables and type your details into each blank. What you type stays in this browser.
  2. Copy the filled prompt into the AI tool you already use, such as ChatGPT, Claude or Gemini, or open it in the Grader or the Prompt Tester here.
  3. Before you rely on it, try it on three or four real examples. The Prompt Tester runs them all at once and shows which ones go wrong.