Scripts and presenter context
Write or generate what the presenter says on each slide, render the audio, and give the presenter the context it needs to answer questions.
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Every content slide has two parts. The script is what the presenter says on the slide. The presenter context is what the presenter knows about the slide, which it uses when it adapts the talk or answers a question. Attendees never see the context.
The presentation script
The Presentation script is spoken verbatim when nothing in the session calls for adapting it. When attendees have asked questions or answered a poll, the presenter can adapt later slides to the discussion instead of repeating itself.
- Click Generate script to draft one, or write your own. Generation uses the presenter persona, the slide's title, contents and speaker notes, and what was said on the earlier slides, so the talk flows from slide to slide.
- When a slide already has a script, the button reads Regenerate and asks before it overwrites your text.
- To draft every empty script at once, use Generate missing scripts in the slides editor toolbar.
Scripts are recorded as written, so write them for the ear: short sentences, no bullet lists, and numbers the way you'd say them.
Audio
A script plays as pre-rendered audio in the presenter's voice. Under the script, a badge shows its state:
- Audio up to date: the audio matches the script and voice.
- Audio outdated: you changed the script, or the persona's voice changed since it was rendered.
- No audio: not rendered yet.
Click Render audio to render the slide, and use the player next to it to listen. Render missing audio in the toolbar renders the whole deck. Publishing renders anything still missing, so you only need to render by hand to listen before you publish.
In a draft preview, slides without up-to-date audio are spoken live from the script instead.
Presenter context
Under Presenter context, each slide has these fields:
| Field | What it's for |
|---|---|
| Title | The slide's title. Taken from PowerPoint, or generated from the image. |
| Slide contents | A text description of what the slide shows: headings, text, numbers, charts. Written automatically when you add the slide. The presenter can't see images, so this is how it knows what's on screen. |
| Speaker notes | Your notes for the slide, imported from PowerPoint or Google Slides. Extra background for the presenter and for script generation. |
| Presenter instructions | How to handle this slide, e.g. what to emphasise, pacing, what to avoid. |
| Key terms | Product names and terms that matter on this slide. Press Enter or comma to add one. |
Good context makes better answers. If a slide shows a chart, check that Slide contents gets the numbers right. If there's something the presenter must or must not say about a slide, put it in Presenter instructions.
For knowledge that applies to the whole webinar, use Rules and knowledge instead.
The magic wand
Most text fields have a wand button. On an empty field it says Generate; on a field with text it says Enhance and improves what's there. The result replaces the field's contents, and you can edit it like any other text.
On Presenter instructions, the wand suggests instructions and key terms together.
Poll and offer slides
Poll and offer slides have a script too, with its own label:
- Poll intro script sets up the question and invites everyone to vote. The commentary on the results is generated live. See Poll slides.
- Offer pitch script is the pitch while the offer is pinned in the chat. See Offer slides.
These slides have no Slide contents or Key terms fields.