Academic Ppt | Skills PoolAcademic Ppt
Generate professional academic PowerPoint presentations using python-pptx. Use when: creating research presentations, group meeting slides, thesis defense slides, conference talk slides, academic report slides. Produces clean, minimal, data-driven slides with proper typography.
Academic PPT Generation
When to Use
- Creating group meeting / lab meeting presentations
- Summarizing research findings into slide format
- Preparing thesis defense or conference talk slides
- Converting analysis reports into visual presentations
Design Principles
- Clean & minimal: No decorative elements, white/light background, consistent fonts
- Data-driven: Embed charts/figures directly, use tables for numerical results
- Academic rigor: Include proper units, significance levels, sample sizes
- Readable: Large fonts (≥18pt body, ≥28pt titles), high contrast
- Structured: Title → Background → Methods → Results → Conclusion → Next Steps
Slide Layout Standards
Typography
- Title font: 28-36pt, bold, dark color (#1a1a2e or #2c3e50)
- Body font: 18-22pt, regular, dark gray (#333333)
- Caption/footnote: 12-14pt, italic, gray (#666666)
- Font family: Calibri or Arial (cross-platform safe)
Color Palette (Academic)
- Primary: #2c3e50 (dark navy for titles)
- Accent: #2980b9 (blue for emphasis)
- Text: #333333 (dark gray body)
- Background: #FFFFFF (white)
- Table header: #2c3e50 with white text
- Table alt row: #f0f4f8 (light blue-gray)
- Positive result: #27ae60 (green)
- Negative/warning: #c0392b (red)
Procedure
- Read the analysis report / data sources to understand content
- Plan slide structure (outline with ~8-15 slides)
- Create a Python script using
python-pptx that:
- Sets slide dimensions to 16:9 (widescreen)
- Applies consistent styling via helper functions
- Embeds existing figure files (PNG) directly
- Generates clean tables from data
- Adds slide numbers
- Run the script to generate the .pptx file
- Verify the output file exists and report slide count
Technical Notes
- Use
python-pptx library (install via pip install python-pptx)
- Slide size:
prs.slide_width = Inches(13.333), prs.slide_height = Inches(7.5) for 16:9
- Always use
Pt() for font sizes, Inches() for positioning
- Embed images with
slide.shapes.add_picture(), scale to fit
- For tables: use
slide.shapes.add_table() with proper column widths
Reference Script Template
When to Use