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Creates a structured talk outline from a topic or notes file, with time allocations, key points per section, speaker notes, transitions, closing, and Q&A preparation questions.
How this command is triggered — by the user, by Claude, or both
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/clarc:talk-outlineThe summary Claude sees in its command listing — used to decide when to auto-load this command
# Talk Outline Create a structured talk outline from a topic or draft notes. ## Usage ## Steps 1. Read source material if a file path is given; otherwise use `$ARGUMENTS` as the topic 2. Apply the `talk-preparation` skill: audience analysis, narrative arc selection, time boxing 3. Output the outline in the format below — do not skip any section ## Output Format ## Reference Skills - `talk-preparation` — time boxing, outline structure, Q&A preparation, speaker note format - `presentation-design` — narrative arc selection, opening hooks, closing patterns ## After This - `/slide-d...
Create a structured talk outline from a topic or draft notes.
/talk-outline "Observability for Microservices" --duration 30 --audience engineers
/talk-outline docs/notes.md --duration 45 --audience executives
$ARGUMENTS as the topictalk-preparation skill: audience analysis, narrative arc selection, time boxing# [Talk Title]
**Audience:** [Role and experience level]
**Duration:** [X] minutes
**Thesis:** [One sentence — what the audience will think or do differently]
**Narrative arc:** [Problem/Solution/Evidence | Before/After/Bridge | Why/What/How]
---
## Opening ([X] min)
**Hook:** [Write the full hook sentence — do not leave as placeholder]
**Why this matters to them:** [Explicit audience relevance — one sentence]
---
## Section 1: [Name] ([X] min)
**Key point:** [One-sentence statement of what this section proves]
**Supporting evidence:** [Data point, demo description, or example]
**Speaker note:** [Keywords, not prose]
**Transition:** [Exact bridging sentence to the next section]
---
## Section 2: [Name] ([X] min)
[same structure]
---
## Section 3: [Name] ([X] min)
[same structure]
---
## Closing ([X] min)
**Takeaway 1:** [Most important insight from the talk]
**Takeaway 2:** [Complementary insight]
**Takeaway 3:** [Actionable next step]
**CTA:** [One specific action — URL, command, or next step]
---
## Q&A Preparation
1. **[Question]** → [Answer bullet points]
2. **[Question]** → [Answer bullet points]
3. **[Question]** → [Answer bullet points]
4. **[Question]** → [Answer bullet points]
5. **[Question]** → [Answer bullet points]
6. **[Question]** → [Answer bullet points]
7. **[Question]** → [Answer bullet points]
8. **[Question]** → [Answer bullet points]
9. **[Question]** → [Answer bullet points]
10. **[Hostile / skeptical question]** → [Acknowledge + reframe + redirect]
talk-preparation — time boxing, outline structure, Q&A preparation, speaker note formatpresentation-design — narrative arc selection, opening hooks, closing patterns/slide-deck — build the slide deck from the completed outline/cfp — write a CFP abstract based on the outlinenpx claudepluginhub marvinrichter/clarc --plugin clarc