Slidedoc Expertise

Slidedoc Expertise

Use this skill to create, evaluate, and improve Slidedocs: visual documents designed to be read and referenced without a presenter.

Core Definition

• Treat a Slidedoc as a reading artifact, not a projected presentation.
• Prefer self-sufficient pages with enough context to stand alone.
• Balance scanability with depth: clear hierarchy first, then supporting detail.
• Keep each page focused on one core idea.

Activation Scenarios

Apply this skill for:

• New Slidedoc generation from a topic, brief, notes, research, or data.
• Review of existing Slidedoc pages against best-practice criteria.
• Improvement passes to tighten messaging, structure, and visual guidance.
• Conversion from cinematic decks, long-form docs, or raw notes.
• Accessibility and delivery checks before sharing.

Do not apply this skill to pure live-talk slide coaching unless the output is a read-first artifact.

Required Quality Standards

Message Quality

• Lead each page with a conclusion-style headline.
• Avoid topic labels when a decision or insight can be stated.
• Keep language concise and specific; remove filler.

Page Construction

• Keep one primary idea per page.
• Target roughly 150-200 words for content-heavy pages.
• Use shorter pages for covers/dividers/impact pages when appropriate.
• Include explicit visual guidance, not only prose.

Visual Structure

• Maintain hierarchy (headline > subhead > body > captions).
• Preserve whitespace for readability.
• Use consistent structure across sections.
• Keep visual and text elements mutually reinforcing.

Review Scoring

Use a quick score out of 25:

• Contrast (1-5)
• Whitespace (1-5)
• Hierarchy (1-5)
• Unity (1-5)
• Flow (1-5)

Classify findings as Critical, Major, Minor, or Suggestion.

Shared Slidedoc Page Contract

Use this schema for generated or revised markdown pages:

## Page N: [Conclusion Headline]
Layout: Standard|Impact|Section
Objective: [One sentence objective]
Body: [Primary page text, target 150-200 words when content-heavy]
Visuals: [Chart/diagram/image guidance]
Accessibility: [Alt text guidance + reading order notes]

Use this contract in create, convert, improve, and apply workflows to preserve interoperability.

Workflow: Create

1. Identify audience, decision context, and reading scenario.
2. Build document spine: cover, ToC, executive summary, core sections, recommendations, appendix.
3. Draft pages using the shared page contract.
4. Assign layout type:
   • Standard for balanced content
   • Impact for key moments
   • Section for transitions/dividers
5. Validate one-idea-per-page and headline quality.

Workflow: Review

1. Run Glance Test first: assess if a reader can infer the page intent quickly.
2. Evaluate message clarity, hierarchy, density, and visual alignment.
3. Check anti-patterns (wall of text, mixed purpose, no navigation cues).
4. Score five dimensions (/25).
5. Report findings by severity and page.

Workflow: Improve

1. Identify low-signal content to remove or compress.
2. Rewrite weak topic headlines into conclusion headlines.
3. Recommend layout changes per page.
4. Add missing interpretation for charts/data visuals.
5. Improve accessibility annotations and reading order hints.
6. Provide prioritized changes with expected impact.

Workflow: Apply Approved Changes

1. Gather approved scope (apply all, apply selected pages, or preview only).
2. Edit only approved pages.
3. Keep metadata and section numbering stable unless explicitly requested.
4. Produce a revision log with page-level before/after summaries.
5. Re-run quick checks for one-idea-per-page, headline quality, and accessibility basics.

Workflow: Convert to Slidedoc

Use layered ingestion paths:

1. Path A (preferred): ingest .pptx via available MCP/integration extraction.
2. Path B (fallback): ingest converted artifacts (markdown/text/images/notes).
3. Path C (manual fallback): request exports/screenshots when direct parse is unavailable.

Then:

1. Extract ideas and cluster into coherent sections.
2. Convert presenter-dependent text to reader-sufficient prose.
3. Rebuild structure using the shared page contract.
4. Add navigation elements (ToC, page numbering, section breaks).

Accessibility Baseline

• Use unique page titles/headlines.
• Include alt text intent for meaningful visuals.
• Preserve reading order from headline to support content.
• Maintain sufficient contrast and avoid encoding meaning by color alone.

Delivery Checks

• Validate links and navigation targets.
• Confirm file format and channel suitability (markdown, export, screenshots).
• Ensure the artifact is understandable without presenter narration.

Reference Files

Use these reference files for deep guidance:

• references/01-slidedoc-definition.md
• references/02-when-to-use-slidedocs.md
• references/03-five-design-principles.md
• references/04-glance-test.md
• references/05-writing-slidedocs.md
• references/06-designing-slidedocs.md
• references/07-review-checklist.md
• references/08-data-storytelling.md
• references/09-references-and-resources.md
• references/10-delivering-slidedocs.md
• references/11-accessibility.md
• references/12-anti-patterns.md

Load specific files based on the active task instead of loading all files by default.