@nielshg_: Patrick Winston taught "How to Speak" at MIT for 40 years, once a year, to a packed lecture hall. It is still the best hour ever recorded on presenting. These 7 prompts turn his mechanics into something Claude runs on your actual deck. 1| The promise Act as a presentation strategist trained in Patrick Winston's MIT lecture. My topic is [paste] and my audience is [paste]. Write an opening that makes an empowerment promise: tell them exactly what they will be able to do by the end that they cannot do now. No joke, no "today I'll be talking about." State the promise inside the first 60 seconds. 2| The cycle Winston's rule is that your core idea gets said three times, because 20 percent of the room is lost at any given moment. Take my core idea and write three versions of it, spaced across the talk, each phrased differently enough that it doesn't sound like repetition. 3| The near miss Here is my main idea: [paste]. Show me the closest idea that is NOT mine, then write the two sentences that draw the line between them. People only understand my idea once they see what it is next to. 4| Verbal punctuation Here is my outline: [paste]. Insert landmarks where I enumerate what's done and what's coming, so anyone who drifted can climb back on. Mark exactly where each one goes and give me the line. 5| The slide audit Here are my slides: [paste or upload]. Flag every violation: more than one idea per slide, text I'd end up reading aloud, decoration, logos, anything under 24pt. Rewrite each slide as one headline plus one visual idea. Give me a before and after per slide. 6| Symbol, slogan, surprise Winston's recipe for an idea people repeat: a symbol to see it, a slogan to say it, and a surprise that makes it stick. Take my 3 core points and build all three for each one. Nothing abstract. If it cannot be said as a slogan I don't know it well enough yet. 7| The close Write my final 90 seconds. The last slide lists what I actually contributed, not "questions?" and not a summary. End on something that salutes the room and gives them a reason to talk to me after. Never end on "thank you." Save this before your next deck. Prompt 5 is the one that hurts. #claude #claudeai #presentation #publicspeaking #aitools

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