🎤 Turn Slides Into Talking Points With AI

Stop Reading Bullets, Start Speaking With Confidence

Most presentations fail because the speaker just reads the slides. The audience tunes out, and the message gets lost. AI changes that. By uploading your slide text into ChatGPT (or whatever AI you choose), you can get back clear talking points or a short narrative that guides delivery. Instead of memorizing lines, you’ll have a natural flow that keeps attention where it belongs: on you.

Step 1: Upload your slide deck to ChatGPT

It’s simple to upload any presentation (or any kind of file) to most all of the GPT tools and they all work similarly. Next to the box where you would “chat”, click the + to upload a file. Select your PowerPoint file and move on to step 2. Alternatively, if you are using Google Slides, you can go to File → Download and download the deck in either PowerPoint format (PPTX) or PDF, and then upload it.

Step 2: Ask AI to draft your talking points

In the same chat with the slide deck upload, copy and paste in this prompt-

You are my presentation coach. Turn the following slide text into speaker notes that sound natural when spoken aloud. 
For each slide, give me 2–3 talking points in plain English, no jargon, max 25 words each. 
Keep the flow conversational and audience-focused. 
Format like this:
Slide 1:
- Talking point
- Talking point
Slide 2:
- Talking point
- Talking point

You are my presentation coach. Turn the following slide text into speaker notes that sound natural when spoken aloud. 
For each slide, give me 2–3 talking points in plain English, no jargon, max 25 words each. 
Keep the flow conversational and audience-focused. 
Format like this:
Slide 1:
- Talking point
- Talking point
Slide 2:
- Talking point
- Talking point

The model will return short, easy-to-say notes instead of dense paragraphs. These become your guide for delivery.

Step 3: Refine for clarity and tone

If the first draft feels stiff or too generic, ask for adjustments:

Make the talking points more persuasive for an executive audience. Keep them concise and confident. 

Make the talking points more persuasive for an executive audience. Keep them concise and confident. 

Or:

Rewrite the notes to sound like I’m explaining this to a client who doesn’t know the technical details. 

Rewrite the notes to sound like I’m explaining this to a client who doesn’t know the technical details. 

This lets you tune the voice to match your audience without rewriting everything yourself.

Step 4: Build a narrative arc (optional)

If you want more than slide-by-slide notes, ask:

Create a short opening statement, a transition sentence between each section, and a closing summary based on the slides. 

Create a short opening statement, a transition sentence between each section, and a closing summary based on the slides. 

This gives you a full storyline to carry the room from start to finish.

Step 5: Practice with the notes, not the slides

Print or save the AI-generated talking points as your speaker notes. Rehearse from them instead of staring at the deck. You’ll sound more natural, and your slides will support you instead of competing with you.

📌 Key takeaway: AI turns static slide text into dynamic talking points, helping you present with clarity and confidence instead of reading bullets off the screen.

More info can be found at- 5 Tools to Summarize PowerPoint Presentations with AI