Create Talk

Step 2: Launch Storyteller Agent

Delegate to the storyteller agent via Task tool:

Prompt: Create a [format] talk from [paper].
Read the paper and extract: research question, identification strategy, main result,
secondary results, robustness checks, key figures/tables, institutional background.
Design narrative arc for [format] format.
Build Beamer .tex file with shared preamble if available.
Compile with XeLaTeX.
Save to Talks/[format]_talk.tex

The Storyteller follows these principles:

• One idea per slide
• Figures > tables (tables in backup)
• Build tension: motivation → question → method → findings → implications
• Transition slides between major sections
• All claims must appear in the paper (single source of truth)

Step 3: Launch Discussant Agent (Talk Critic)

After Storyteller returns, delegate to the discussant agent:

Prompt: Review the talk at Talks/[format]_talk.tex.
Check 5 categories:
  1. Narrative flow — does the story build properly?
  2. Visual quality — overflow, readability, consistency
  3. Content fidelity — every claim traceable to paper
  4. Scope for format — right amount of content for duration
  5. Compilation — does it compile cleanly?
Score as advisory (non-blocking).
Save report to quality_reports/[format]_talk_review.md

Step 4: Fix Critical Issues

If Discussant finds Critical issues (compilation failures, content not in paper):

1. Re-dispatch Storyteller with specific fixes (max 3 rounds per three-strikes.md)
2. Re-run Discussant to verify

Step 5: Present Results

1. Generated .tex file path
2. Slide count and format compliance
3. Discussant score (advisory, non-blocking)
4. TODO items (missing figures, tables not yet generated)

Output

Save to Talks/[format]_talk.tex (e.g., Talks/seminar_talk.tex).

Principles

• Paper is authoritative. Every claim must appear in the paper.
• Less is more. Especially for short and lightning — ruthlessly cut.
• Audience calibration. Job market = rigor. Seminar = interesting result. Lightning = sell the idea.
• Advisory scoring. Talk scores don't block commits.
• Worker-critic pairing. Storyteller creates, Discussant critiques. Never skip the review.