Presentation tools
Lesson 10 of 13 in the course “AI Images and Slides”. Free, with animations and a quiz.
Gamma
Search for “AI for presentations” and Gamma usually shows up first. You write a topic or paste your outline, and a minute later you get a deck with images and layout. According to the company, in November 2025 it had about 70 million users, $100M in annual revenue and a $2.1B valuation. You can export the result to PowerPoint, PDF or Google Slides and finish it there. The main rule of the last lesson still stands: meaning first, otherwise you get pretty emptiness.
Free, with caveats
Gamma has a free plan, but with a catch people don’t notice at first. New users get 400 credits once, and they don’t refill every month. Slides carry a “Made with Gamma” badge. That’s enough for a couple of class decks, and if you make presentations every week, look at Plus for $9 or Pro for $18 a month. Before presenting, check the badge isn’t sitting right on the title slide.
AI in PowerPoint and Google Slides
If your university or job expects PowerPoint or Google Slides, it’s easier to bring AI right into them. Copilot in PowerPoint builds slides from a Word document, but needs paid Microsoft 365. Gemini in Google Slides makes slides and images on request in Workspace and Google AI plans. Claude in PowerPoint has been in beta since April 2026 on paid plans: it sticks closely to a brand template, but doesn’t draw images. And Canva has thousands of templates and AI features, with a free basic plan.
Chat → a .pptx file
There’s a route without a separate service. ChatGPT and Claude can build a real PowerPoint file right in the chat. Paste your outline, ask “turn this into a .pptx file, simple design, large font” and download the result. The design will be modest, but the text and slide order will be yours. Then open the file in PowerPoint or Google Slides, add your photos and images from earlier lessons, and fix the details by hand.
A zero-budget route
You can make a strong presentation without paying anything. Write the outline in any free chat and edit it yourself. Take images from GigaChat or Gemini, which draw for free. Put it all together in a Google Slides template or free Canva. And be sure to rehearse out loud at least twice. That’s the most underrated step: no service will make your talk confident for you.
What to pick
A cheat sheet. Need it fast and pretty: Gamma. Handing it in at uni or work: AI right inside Google Slides or PowerPoint. A strict brand template: Claude in PowerPoint or a .pptx file from a chat. Visuals for social media: Canva. Zero budget: a chat, Google Slides and images from GigaChat. Liya chose the last option for class and Gamma for her shop pitch, because there the wow factor matters.
Check yourself
- Liya made two decks in free Gamma. What should she know about the free plan?
Correct answer: Credits don’t refill, and slides carry a Gamma badge. The 400 credits come once, and it’s worth checking the “Made with Gamma” badge before presenting. - The company requires a strict brand template. What fits best?
Correct answer: Claude in PowerPoint or a .pptx from a chat. Working inside PowerPoint from the file keeps the template’s fonts, colours and layout. - Which step of the free route is most often skipped for nothing?
Correct answer: Rehearsing out loud. No service makes a talk confident: only rehearsal does.