Talk Stage 5: Script
Produces the complete talk in 3 deliverables: the 5-act narrative with speaker notes, the slide specification, and the Kimi prompt ready to copy-paste.
Prerequisite: The user has validated angle + title at the Stage 4 CHECKPOINT. Do not run this stage without that confirmation.
When to Use This Skill
- After Stage 4 CHECKPOINT is confirmed
- When you have a validated angle + title
- To produce the complete script and slide spec
What This Skill Does
- Verifies inputs — all upstream files + angle/title confirmation
- Loads the Kimi template — from
templates/kimi-prompt-template.md - Builds the pitch — 5-act structure with speaker notes and timing
- Builds the slide spec — slide by slide with visual, text, notes
- Generates the Kimi prompt — fills the template with talk content
- Saves 3 files
Input
talks/{YYYY}-{slug}-summary.mdtalks/{YYYY}-{slug}-concepts.mdtalks/{YYYY}-{slug}-angles.mdtalks/{YYYY}-{slug}-titre.mdtalks/{YYYY}-{slug}-timeline.md(optional — enriches speaker notes)- Chosen angle + chosen title (explicit user confirmation from Stage 4)
Output
talks/{YYYY}-{slug}-pitch.mdtalks/{YYYY}-{slug}-slides.mdtalks/{YYYY}-{slug}-kimi-prompt.md
pitch.md Format
# Pitch — {title}
**Event**: {event} | **Duration**: {duration} min | **Slides**: ~{n} slides
**Angle**: {selected angle}
---
## Global structure
| Act | Title | Duration | Slides |
|-----|-------|----------|--------|
| 1 | {act title} | {n} min | {n} slides |
...
| Total | | {duration} min | {n} slides |
---
## ACT 1: {TITLE} (Slides 1-{n}, ~{n} min)
{Narrative description of the act in 2-3 sentences — what happens, the emotion targeted}
---
**Slide {n} — {Slide title}**
- Visual: {visual description — simple, precise}
- Key text: {what appears on screen — max 10 words}
- Speaker notes: "{exact text to say — conversational, natural}"
- Duration: {n} min
- Pause: yes/no | {if yes: why, intended effect}
---
[Repeat for each slide in the act]
---
[Acts 2, 3, 4, 5 — same structure]
---
## Key moments (must not be rushed)
| Moment | Slide | What happens | Technique |
|--------|-------|-------------|-----------|
| {moment} | {n} | {description} | Pause / Number / Anecdote |
---
## Timing check
| Act | Planned | Buffer | Total |
|-----|---------|--------|-------|
| ACT 1 | {n} min | 30s | {n} min |
...
| **Total** | **{n} min** | **{n} min** | **{n} min** |
Q&A planned: {n} minslides.md Format
Slide-by-slide spec, ready to hand to a designer or pass to Kimi.
# Slides Spec — {title}
**Total**: {n} slides | **Event**: {event} | **Date**: {date}
---
### SLIDE 1 — Title Slide
- **Main title**: {title}
- **Subtitle**: {subtitle or tagline}
- **Speaker**: {name}
- **Event**: {event} — {date}
- **Visual**: {background description — texture, image, mood}
- **Speaker notes**: "{text}"
- **Duration**: {n} sec
---
### SLIDE {n} — {Slide title}
- **Title**: {title}
- **Visual**: {precise visual description}
- Type: {bar chart / timeline / diagram / big number / comparison table / screenshot placeholder}
- Data: {specific values if chart}
- **Key text**: {what appears — max 30 words total}
- **Metrics displayed**: {numbers if metrics slide}
- **Speaker notes**: "{exact text}"
- **Duration**: {n} min
- **Act**: {act number}
---
[Repeat for each slide]
---
## Screenshots to capture
| Slide | Screenshot | Source | Status |
|-------|-----------|--------|--------|
| {n} | {description} | {tool/URL} | To capture / Available |kimi-prompt.md
Fill the template at templates/kimi-prompt-template.md with the talk's content.
Required sections to complete:
- Full title and subtitle
- Speaker name + event + date + duration + language + slide count
- Design requirements (adjust color palette if different from default)
- Slide Content Structure (section by section, all 5 acts)
- Screenshot placeholders (slides awaiting real captures)
- Tone reference (adapt to the talk's style)
Verify no {PLACEHOLDER} remains in the final file before handing to the user.
Script Construction Rules
- 1 idea per slide — never more, never less
- Speaker notes = what you say, not what you read — minimal slides, conversational notes
- Numbers are heroes — metrics appear large and alone on their slide
- Anecdotes > explanations — "one Tuesday morning, 3 bugs..." > "git worktrees enable parallelism"
- Explicit transitions — note the link between each act in the notes
- Realistic timing — add 10% buffer total (slides always run long)
Anti-patterns
- Slides loaded with bullets (never more than 5 words per line)
- Speaker notes in technical jargon (read them aloud to validate)
- Vague Kimi prompt ("make it look nice") — each slide must be precise
- Omitting screenshot placeholders from the Kimi prompt
- Generating more slides than the duration allows (2-3 min/slide for REX)
Validation Checklist
- Pitch covers 5 acts with coherent timing (±10% of target duration)
- Each slide has visual + text + speaker notes
- Key moments identified (pauses, punchlines, transitions)
- Slides spec ready to hand to a designer
- Kimi prompt complete (all template sections filled)
- Screenshots to capture listed with source
- No
{PLACEHOLDER}remaining in kimi-prompt.md - 3 files saved
Using the Kimi Prompt
- Open
{slug}-kimi-prompt.md - Verify no
{PLACEHOLDER}remains (search the file) - Go to kimi.com — free account, no API needed
- Start a new conversation
- Copy-paste the entire prompt
- Kimi generates the presentation
For iterative refinement: add follow-up messages targeting specific slides. "Slide 7: make the number larger, remove the bullet list."
Tips
- Speaker notes are the heart of this stage — they're what distinguishes a good talk from a good slide deck
- The Kimi template includes a dark design system with orange accent colors. Adapt
Color Palettein the template if your brand has different colors - Generate more slides than needed in the first pass, then cut — easier than writing from scratch
Templates
- Kimi prompt:
templates/kimi-prompt-template.md
Related
- Stage 4: Position — prerequisite (CHECKPOINT required)
- Stage 6: Revision — reads pitch + slides
- Orchestrator