Presentations with Gamma AI

Presentations with Gamma AI

From Idea to Impact in 1 day

Create compelling decks in minutes - powered by AI, elevated by your expertise.

This one‑day intensive course arms you with a practical, hands‑on workflow for using Gamma.app (often referred to as “Gamma AI”) to rapidly generate high‑quality presentation decks. With an instructor bringing over 30 years of industry experience, you’ll skip purely academic theory and instead work with real‑world techniques and industry‑demanded content. Along the way, you’ll also learn how to leverage large language models (LLMs) such as ChatGPT and other AI assistants to enhance the quality, depth and polish of your presentations. At the end of the day you’ll produce a capstone presentation that applies everything you’ve learned.

Learning Outcomes

By the end of the course participants will be able to:

• Confidently create a complete presentation deck using Gamma AI, from initial idea through to export.
• Design a presentation structure (story‑flow, slide count, key messages) aligned with their audience and objective.
• Customize themes, visuals, layouts and branding within Gamma AI to create professional‑looking slides.
• Integrate content‑enhancement workflows using ChatGPT (and other LLMs) to refine text, generate alternative slide copy, and explore deeper insights.
• Export and deliver the deck in appropriate formats (PPT, Google Slides, web share link) and understand how to polish it for real‑world use.
• Apply a capstone project workflow: plan, build, refine, present.

Prerequisites

Participants should have:

• Basic familiarity with creating presentations (PowerPoint, Google Slides or equivalent).
• A laptop with internet access and ability to sign up or log in to Gamma AI.
• A clear idea of a presentation topic they wish to build during the day (or willingness to define one at the start).
• Willingness to experiment and iterate (this is hands‑on, not purely lecture).

Training Outline

Below is the detailed training outline for the full‑day (one‑day) course.

1. Introduction & Setup
   1. Welcome, instructor introduction (30+ years industry experience)
   2. Course objectives and agenda
   3. Participant orientation: topic selection and setting expectations
   4. Account setup: logging into Gamma AI, overview of interface
2. Understanding the Presentation Workflow
   1. Defining purpose and audience: slide decks as communication tools, not just aesthetic objects
   2. Structuring slides: opening, middle (problem, solution, evidence), closing/call‑to‑action
   3. Mapping content to visuals: when text‑heavy slides fail, how AI can help
3. Deep Dive: Gamma AI Basics
   1. Overview of Gamma: what it is, what it can and cannot do.
   2. Starting a deck: prompt, paste‑in outline or upload a file/URL.
   3. Choosing format, tone, slide count, and theme within Gamma.
   4. Generating the initial deck: AI draft.
4. Customising and Polishing in Gamma
   1. Editing the AI‐generated cards: adjusting text, moving slides, refining structure.
   2. Applying consistent branding: fonts, colours, logos, theme variations.
   3. Incorporating visuals: AI‑generated images, icons, charts, embedding external content (video, web links) in Gamma.
   4. Layout best practices: readability, minimal text, effective imagery, accessibility.
5. Enhancing Content with LLMs (ChatGPT & Alternatives)
   1. Introduction to LLMs in the context of presentations: how ChatGPT can help refine messaging, craft better titles, generate alternative phrasing.
   2. Workflow: export the deck text, prompt ChatGPT to improve slide copy, bring improved text back into Gamma.
   3. Using LLMs for deeper content: audience questions, anticipating objections, generating supporting data or narrative.
   4. Best‑practice prompts for ChatGPT when working alongside Gamma: sample templates, tuning tone and style.
   5. Cautions: AI‑generated content must be checked for accuracy, relevance and brand‑fit.
6. Exporting, Sharing and Delivery Considerations
   1. Export formats: PPTX, Google Slides, PDF, web link via Gamma.
   2. Reviewing formatting issues (e.g., when exporting to PowerPoint/Google Slides) and how to handle them.
   3. Sharing live versus offline: embed analytics, track viewer engagement (Gamma features)
   4. Presentation delivery: speaker notes, rehearsal tips, transitions, engaging your audience.
7. Capstone Project: Build Your Deck
   1. Participants select their topic (or confirm the one pre‑chosen).
   2. Step‑by‑step: using Gamma to generate the first draft of the deck.
   3. Use ChatGPT (or alternative LLM) to refine slide copy and narrative.
   4. Customize visuals, theme, layout, branding in Gamma.
   5. Export the final deck and simulate sharing or delivery.
   6. Peer review / instructor feedback: short presentations by participants (3‑5 minutes each) of their deck and story.
8. Wrap‑Up & Next Steps
   1. Review of key learnings.
   2. Discussion: how to embed Gamma + LLM workflows into participants’ regular work.
   3. Q&A: what else to watch out for (data accuracy, brand consistency, AI limitations).
   4. Resources: further reading, tutorials, communities, tool updates.
   5. Closing remarks by instructor.

This one‑day course thus equips participants not only with practical tool skills (Gamma AI) but also with strategic content thinking and AI‑enhanced workflows (LLMs like ChatGPT) to create presentation decks that stand out and deliver impact.