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Terry M. Lee | AI Simplified

The Slides Took Minutes. The Secret Was What I Told AI First.

Published 2 months ago • 5 min read

The Part That Actually Saved Me Time

Because I front-loaded the context, what came back wasn't a rough guess I had to fight with — it was close enough to done that I could restyle it in minutes and make it fully branded. Not generic-AI-slide-looking. My colors, my fonts, my look — the same thing a designer would hand me, without opening a design tool from scratch. That's the part that made it fast: I wasn't just saving time, I was skipping an entire branding pass. Skip the context step and you're just gambling on a lucky prompt.

What This Means for You

I'm not going to hand you my exact prompt word-for-word — the full version, with the brand and story-structure rules that make it actually work, is part of a paid resource I'm building. But here's a partial version you can paste in and try right now:

You are creating a professional, branded presentation for [describe your audience — who they are, what they do, what they already know]. GOAL: Help them understand [your topic] by showing them how it works. Focus on how much time it saves, and reassure them they don't need tech or design skills — they just pick a style they like and let AI handle the rest. SOURCE OF TRUTH: Use only the content I give you below. Don't invent facts, stats, quotes, or credentials. If something's missing, mark it [NEEDS INPUT] instead of guessing. PRESENTATION REQUIREMENTS: - Type: [webinar / talk / pitch] - Slide count: [your number] - Length: [your number] minutes - Aspect ratio: 16:9 - Tone: [warm and practical, with a little humor] Before designing, return: A) a one-paragraph summary, B) a slide-by-slide outline, C) anything missing. Wait for my approval before you build the full deck.

That last line is the part people skip and shouldn't — making it show you the outline first is what keeps you from getting 20 slides you have to unwind.

Try it in Manus — sign up with my link and you'll start with 500 bonus credits. Or just paste it into chatgpt.com — no perks there, just another solid option.

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AI Simplified is a weekly newsletter by Terry M. Lee — entrepreneur, AI strategist, and founder of QueenGeek LLC. Each issue is one honest story from inside a real business: a workflow that changed, a tool that actually worked, a decision and what happened next. No theory. No prompt lists. Just the practical, unfiltered version of what it looks like to build a leaner, smarter business with AI. Written for entrepreneurs, coaches, and consultants who are serious about making AI work for the life they actually want to live.

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