AI-Powered Presentations: How to write prompts for expert-level decks
Unlock the secrets to stunning presentations with smart prompts for Astrid, Prezent’s AI—turn basic slides into personalized, engaging stories.
Unlock the secrets to stunning presentations with smart prompts for Astrid, Prezent’s AI—turn basic slides into personalized, engaging stories.
AI is changing the game for content creation—helping teams generate digital assets, sharpen messaging, and build stunning presentations in seconds. But there’s one catch: AI is only as good as the prompts you give it. If you want presentations that look polished and professional (not generic or off-base), you need to know how to steer the technology the right way.
The key? Precision. The way you frame your prompt determines whether AI delivers something insightful and engaging or just another forgettable deck. The best results come from clear instructions, smart structuring, and the right level of detail.
So, how do you make AI work for you? It starts with knowing exactly what to ask for. In this article, we’ll break it down and give you specific examples for how to write effective prompts for Prezent’s AI, Astrid.
Before we dive into how that works, let’s cover the basics of writing a great prompt.
Think of prompts as your instructions to AI—the more precise you are, the better the AI understands what you need. A well-structured prompt ensures the AI delivers a presentation that speaks to your audience, meets your objectives, and saves you time.
Most AI-powered presentation tools follow this fundamental framework:
Prezent isn’t just another AI-powered business presentation platform—it takes standard AI-generated slides to the next level by adding a contextual layer that makes your presentations more relevant, insightful, and aligned with your goals.
At the heart of Prezent is Astrid, the first-of-its-kind contextually intelligent AI for enterprise business presentations. As a 3-in-1 presentation agent, Astrid transforms presentations for busy professionals by acting as:
To create truly tailored and impactful slides, Astrid focuses on four key elements in every prompt:
By combining content intelligence, communication strategy, and design automation, Prezent ensures that your AI-generated presentations are not just visually stunning but also insightful, compelling, and business-ready.
Astrid doesn’t just generate presentations—it also helps refine your prompts to make sure you get the best possible results. The AI provides real-time guidance, helping you craft more precise and impactful instructions.
Tip 1: Start with a basic prompt to generate a presentation
Every great presentation starts with a clear prompt. You can begin with something simple like:
"Create a 5-slide HR strategy presentation on Global HR Strategy. Include slides on compliance."
This will generate a basic deck, giving you a solid starting point to work with.
To take your AI-generated presentation from good to exceptional, you can provide additional context that helps Astrid tailor the output to your specific needs. Here’s how:
Tip 2: Use Astrid’s pro tips to refine your prompts and slides
Astrid provides granular-level pro tips to help you refine your prompt across three key areas:
1. Slide-level refinement: Customize individual slides by specifying:
2. Presentation-level refinement: Guide the overall structure by:
3. Context-level refinement: Make your presentation more aligned by:
Bonus: Astrid also lets you select an industry, so it automatically tailors the presentation using sector-specific terminology, making your content more relevant and impactful for your audience.
Tip 3: Handling vague AI prompts with smart suggestions
If your initial prompt is too broad or lacks detail, Astrid has you covered. It automatically suggests more specific prompts based on your input. Instead of starting from scratch, you can simply:
This means even if you’re unsure how to phrase your request, Astrid guides you through the process, ensuring you always get high-quality results.
Got your presentation draft ready? Great! Now it’s time to take it to the next level—without the endless tweaking. Astrid AI gives you the power to refine every detail effortlessly, making sure your slides are sharp, engaging, and perfectly aligned with your goals.
With just a few clicks, you can:
No more struggling with formatting or second-guessing design choices. Astrid makes sure your presentation looks, sounds, and feels just right—without hours of manual edits.
Prezent can handle a variety of document sizes, but for the best experience, we recommend keeping individual files under 100 pages or slides. The total upload size should stay within 200 MB to ensure smooth processing.
There’s no hard limit! You can add multiple files and links to enrich your presentation. Just keep in mind that larger presentations take longer to process, so it’s best to keep things concise for a smooth experience.
Astrid supports multiple file formats, including Excel Spreadsheets, Google Slides, Google Sheets, PowerPoint (.pptx), Word documents (.docx), PDFs, and web links. This gives you the flexibility to pull in content from different sources and create a well-rounded presentation.
Yes! Prezent plays well with Microsoft PowerPoint and Google Slides. Once your slides are generated, you can export them and continue editing on your preferred platform.
Absolutely! Just provide the numbers, and Astrid will transform them into clear, compelling visuals—whether it's a bar chart, pie chart, or something more advanced.
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