# Bolt Your Presentations: AI-Powered Slides



## Introduction

Presentations plague the middle-class professional. Most bore audiences with wordy slides. But AI tools promise sharper results, faster. Let's explore how.

![Bolt landingpage](../../assets/images/create-ai-presentations-fast/venn.svg)

## The Birth of Bolt

StackBlitz unveiled Bolt at ViteConf 2024. This browser-based coding tool lets developers build web apps without local setup. Pair it with Slidev, a Markdown slide creator, for rapid presentation development.

[![Image Presentation WebContainers & AI: Introducing bolt.new](http://img.youtube.com/vi/knLe8zzwNRA/0.jpg)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=knLe8zzwNRA "WebContainers & AI: Introducing bolt.new")

## Tools Breakdown

Three key tools enable this approach:

1. Bolt: AI-powered web app creation in the browser
   ![Bolt landingpage](../../assets/images/create-ai-presentations-fast/bolt-desc.png)

2. Slidev: Markdown-based slides with code support
   ![Slidev Landing page](../../assets/images/create-ai-presentations-fast/slidev-desc.png)

3. Webcontainers: Browser-based Node.js for instant prototyping
   ![WebContainers landing page](../../assets/images/create-ai-presentations-fast/webcontainers-interface.png)

## Seven Steps to AI Presentation Mastery

Follow these steps to craft AI-powered presentations:

1. Open bolt.new in your browser.

2. Tell Bolt to make a presentation on your topic. Be specific. (add use Slidedev for it)
   ![Screenshot for chat Bolt](../../assets/images/create-ai-presentations-fast/initial-interface.png)

3. Review the Bolt-generated slides. Check content and flow.
   ![Screenshot presentation result of bolt](../../assets/images/create-ai-presentations-fast/presentation.png)

4. Edit and refine.
   ![Screenshot for code from Bolt](../../assets/images/create-ai-presentations-fast/code-overview.png)

5. Ask AI for help with new slides, examples, or transitions.

6. Add code snippets and diagrams.

7. Deploy to Netlify with one click.
   ![Screenshot deploy bolt](../../assets/images/create-ai-presentations-fast/deploy-netlify.png)

## Why This Method Works

This approach delivers key advantages:

- Speed: Bolt jumpstarts content creation.
- Ease: No software to install.
- Flexibility: Make real-time adjustments.
- Collaboration: Share works-in-progress.
- Quality: Built-in themes ensure polish.
- Version control: Combine it with GitHub.

## Conclusion

Try this approach for your next talk. You'll create polished slides that engage your audience.

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