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Tech blogger Lisa Nielsen asked her followers, "Shouldn’t AI be able to turn a professional learning agenda into a polished presentation?" I have thought the same thing. PowerPoint actually has tools to start you off on a presentation topic, but taking an agenda and making it into slides is different.

Her post about it is "Power Your Slides with AI | Tech & Learning." Bottom line spoiler: "While general-purpose AI tools can support the planning stage, these won’t get you across the finish line. These are useful for brainstorming and structuring, but still leave you formatting slides, fixing layouts, and wrestling with design. The editing burden remains high." But you should read the entire posts to get details on what worked and what did not work in her experiment.

What General-Purpose AIs Deliver

Platform	Strengths	Limitations	Result
ChatGPT	Great at outlines, talking points, and speaker notes	Weak on design, requires manual formatting, no design intelligence	Best for ideation ChatGPT Deck
Gemini	Works in Google Slides, generates text and AI images, seamless for Google users	Cannot create full decks, design suggestions are basic	Best for integration Gemini Deck Outline
Copilot	Builds full decks from prompts, adds notes and visuals, good for Microsoft users	Results often generic, layouts rigid, visuals limited	Best for basics Copilot Deck