Many years ago, the introduction of presentation software automated the dullest parts of the job: creating templates, styles, transitions and the occasional chart. Generative AI now reaches much further into the process. A lecturer (and a student) can begin with a broad topic, ask for background research, turn that research into a slide sequence, generate speaker notes and download a finished PowerPoint. These tools are getting better at their job every day, forever transforming what it means to deliver a presentation in their wake.

With video.

This resource was developed under the project titled Empowering Education: Exploring AI for Teaching and Learning at ZHAW. The project was created in response to the 2025 Transformative Education Fund, or TEF, project call.
Its purpose is to make knowledge about artificial intelligence more accessible to teachers and to support its thoughtful use in teaching.
The full course is available at ZHAW under: https://moodle.zhaw.ch/course/view.php?id=24401

Claude.ai was used to transform the content from a Moodle html page into Microsoft Word/PDF, images generated with AI.