Forget PowerPoint! The BEST AI Tool for Making Stunning Presentations | Gamma.app Tutorial

Summary

This tutorial by Kevin Stratvert introduces Gamma.app, an AI-powered tool for creating stunning presentations quickly and effortlessly. The video guides viewers through the process of signing up on the platform, exploring the intuitive options for creating slides from various sources like text, files, and prompts. The demonstration covers generating outlines, customizing slides with text, images, AI assistance, and integrating third-party tools like Google Forms. The tutorial highlights the ease of inserting media, sharing presentations, and tracking viewer engagement with analytics, making Gamma.app an appealing alternative to traditional presentation software.

Highlights

• Gamma.app automates beautiful slide creation, saving time and effort 🚀.
• Sign up for free and explore intuitive slide creation options 🌐.
• Generate and adjust presentation outlines with ease ✏️.
• Use AI to add or edit content, like customer requests for a new cookie 🍪.
• Seamlessly integrate third-party elements like videos and forms into slides 🎥.
• Share presentations easily and track viewer engagement using analytics 💼.

Key Takeaways

• Gamma.app transforms how presentations are made by automating the design process with AI 🎨.
• Create presentations from simple prompts, existing files, or pasted text for convenience 📂.
• Customize slides easily with text edits, image adjustments, and AI-generated content ✨.
• Integrate external content seamlessly, from Google Forms to GIFs, enhancing interactivity 🌟.
• Track presentation engagement with built-in analytics to see who viewed your slides 🔍.

Overview

Meet Gamma.app, the next-gen AI tool that takes your presentation game to the next level. With Kevin Stratvert's detailed tutorial, you can expect to breeze through creating beautiful slides. Gamma takes care of the design, leaving you with more time to perfect your ideas. Track your presentation's popularity with its built-in analytics.

In this step-by-step guide, Kevin shows how you can start by signing up for Gamma.app and explore its powerful features. You can create a presentation from text, a file, or just from a unique prompt. With AI on your side, you can quickly generate outlines, organize slides, and add engaging multimedia to captivate your audience.

With Gamma.app, integrating interactive content like forms or videos into your slides has never been easier. Not only is the creation process fast and intuitive, but Gamma also offers sharing and feedback features that'll keep you ahead of the curve. Say goodbye to traditional software's limitations and embrace Gamma's dynamic capabilities.

Forget PowerPoint! The BEST AI Tool for Making Stunning Presentations | Gamma.app Tutorial Transcription

• 00:00 - 00:30 Are you spending too much time  putting together presentations?  Imagine being able to communicate your ideas more  effectively with a stunning, beautiful design,   but without all the effort. In this video, we'll  explore Gamma.app, a next-gen AI presentation   maker that creates beautiful slides in just  minutes, handling all the heavy lifting for you.   I partnered with the Gamma team to show you how  this works, so let's dive in. First things first,
• 00:30 - 01:00 head to the following website. You can click on  the link in the description down below, or you   could also click on the card in the top right-hand  corner. On the homepage, click on Sign Up for   Free. Then either continue with Google or you  could simply enter in your email address. Once you   finish making your account and you answer a few  questions about yourself, you'll land here on the   main Create screen. And we have three different  intuitive options for making a presentation.
• 01:00 - 01:30 Over on the left-hand side, we can paste in text,  and when I click on that, you just have a large   text field where you could paste it an outline, or  maybe you want to paste in an output from ChatGPT.   You can do that here. Let's go back. Over on the  right-hand side, you can also use an existing   file, and when I click on that, you have a bunch  of different options. You can use an existing   PowerPoint presentation, a Word document, a PDF,  Google Slides and Docs, maybe a website address,   a blog post, or a Notion document. You can use  any of those as your starting point. Let's go   back again. Right here in the center, you can also  make a presentation from just a one-line prompt,
• 01:30 - 02:00 and that's what we're going to try. Let's click on  this. On this next page, we have a few different   options for what type of content we'd like to  create. You can make a presentation, a webpage,   or even a document. I'm on point to make a  presentation, so I'll stick with this one. Next,   we can configure how many cards we want. And a  card is essentially a slide in a presentation.   When I click on this dropdown, with the free  plan, you can create up to 10 cards. If you
• 02:00 - 02:30 want more than that, you'll have to go with one  of the premium plans. For this, I'll stick with   eight. Right underneath that, I have this text  field where I can type in my prompt. Down below,   I also see some example prompts. I already have  a prompt in mind, so over here, I'll type it in.   At the Kevin Cookie Company, we're launching a  new cookie called the S'mores Explosion Cookie,   and my manager wants me to pull together a launch  deck. As with all AI tools, the more details and   descriptive you are, typically, the better the  result. Once you finish entering in your prompt,
• 02:30 - 03:00 let's click on Generate Outline. It's now  generated an outline based on the prompt   that we provided. Here, I can see an outline  of the presentation. It looks like we have   some type of intro slide at the beginning. A  little bit of information about the S'mores   Explosion Cookie. We talk about the ingredients,  who we're targeting, the availability, all the way   through the end where we talk about the future.  Overall, I think this outline looks very solid,   but I could make some adjustments if I want.  Here, for example, I can move the order. Maybe   I want to adjust something higher or lower. I  could delete different sections, and over here,
• 03:00 - 03:30 I could click on this plus icon if I'd like to add  additional cards to my presentation. If we go all   the way down to the bottom, we also have some  additional settings that we can configure. For   example, how much text would we like to include  on each card? Now, I've always heard that the less   text you include, the better. That way, the visual  really supports the talk track. I'll select Brief.   Down below, you can decide where you would like  to source the images from, whether from the web,   or you could even have AI generate your images.  Given that this is a brand-new cookie, and I need
• 03:30 - 04:00 to envision what they look like, I think AI would  do a really good job on that. I'll go with this   option. You can also define the image style. I'll  go with the default, and then down at the bottom,   we can also choose the image AI model. Here, I'll  click on this dropdown. This opens up a list with   some of the most popular AI image generation  models. Underneath the name, you'll see a   sentence that describes what this model's good at.  You'll also notice that some of the models require   a premium subscription. We have a lot available  with a free plan. I'm going to select this Flux
• 04:00 - 04:30 Fast 1.1. It's fast, and it also has good quality.  That sounds great. I'll click on this. At the very   bottom of the page, there's also an advanced mode.  This is where you can specify the tone, or who the   audience is for your deck, but I'm good sticking  with the defaults. Down at the very bottom, we'll   click on continue in just a moment, but right over  here, you'll see that this will cost 40 credits.   Over on the left-hand side, you see that with a  free plan, we get 400 credits. Right over here,
• 04:30 - 05:00 let's click on continue. On this next screen,  we can choose a theme for our presentation.  We're a cookie company, and I think this theme is  just a little bit dark. I'd rather have something   light and cheerful and colorful. Over on the  side, let's take a look here, and I think Peach   would work a lot better. Now click on this,  and yes, that is already looking a lot better.  Once you choose your theme, in the top right-hand  corner, let's click on this button that says   generate, and this is the fun part. We can  watch the AI pull the presentation together.
• 05:00 - 05:30 This drops us directly into the editor, and the  first draft of the presentation is all done. And   look at this. This is amazing. It even generated  some advertising copy for us, S'mores Explosion   Cookies. Over on the left-hand side, I have the  film strip, and here I can navigate through the   presentation. I’ll click on the first card or the  intro card, and look at that. It generated this   beautiful looking cookie. That could be the actual  cookie. Right down here, we see additional slides.
• 05:30 - 06:00 Here's the about section. Here we have a section  talking about all the different ingredients. Now   keep in mind, this is just a first draft. I can  come in and I can make edits to any of this text.   Here's information about the target audience.  Here I go down, where it's available, and here   we have packaging. Let's go down a little more.  Here we have launching information. And honestly,   this is really good. Imagine trying to pull  something like this together in PowerPoint   or Google Slides or Keynote. It would take you a  while before you get this type of quality. Over
• 06:00 - 06:30 on the left-hand side, we have the film strip  view, and this gives me an overview of all the   different cards in my presentation. I could click  on any of these cards, and that'll jump me to that   specific location within the presentation. I can  also use this to rearrange my slides. For example,   let's move this slide to the top. And now I have  the about information first, but that's silly. I   actually want the introduction slide, so let's  move that back to the top. Along with viewing   a thumbnail view, over here, I could also shift  to a list view. So here I see that outline view
• 06:30 - 07:00 of my entire presentation. I kind of like the  thumbnail view. That way I have a visual of what   it looks like, so let's switch back. Although  AI pulled together this initial presentation,   I still have full control over the final output.  For example, I'd like to make it really clear that   these cookies are new. I could simply click into  the text and I can make edits. Let's add new with   a colon. Right up on top, I can also change the  styling of each one of the cards. I'll click on   this, and here I could adjust the position of the  image. I kind of liked it on the right-hand side.
• 07:00 - 07:30 I'll place it there. I could also change the  card color. Since this is the intro slide, I'd   like it to stand out from the rest. I'll click on  this and let's go with the dark theme color. That   looks good. Right down here, I could also set it  to a full bleed card. And look at that, that looks   a lot better. It really holds together the entire  presentation. I think I'm all done making styling   changes. So over here, I'll click out of that  menu. I think the intro slide looks good now, so   let's jump down to the second slide. On this card,  I can see information about the S'mores Explosion
• 07:30 - 08:00 Cookie. And these are all great things to call  out on this card, but there's one more that I'd   like to include. It turns out this is actually  our most requested cookie by customers. So, I'd   like to add one more bullet point. And it turns  out it's really easy. Over here, when I hover   over all of these different bullet points, I see  this plus icon. I can click on this to add another   item. And look at that, it automatically adds it  to the bottom and it takes care of the layout,   the formatting, so we don't have to fumble around  with different menus and controls to get this
• 08:00 - 08:30 added. But there's actually an even easier way.  I'll press undo to get rid of that extra bullet   point. And instead, with this slide selected, up  on top, let's click on this overlay to edit with   AI. This opens up the AI and right up on top, we  can simply type in what we would like. Down below,   we see some examples. For example, you can use  the AI to help with your writing. Here we see   all sorts of different examples. Down at the very  bottom, you can also use it to adjust the layout.   Right up on top, let's type in a prompt. I’ll  say add a bullet that this is our most requested
• 08:30 - 09:00 cookie by customers. And let's hit enter to  see what happens. Down at the very bottom,   it adds a new bullet point, calls out it's the  customer favorite, and it also has some text   describing it. And it also matches the formatting  of all the other bullet points. Honestly, that   looks great. Right up on top here, I can jump back  and forth between the original. Here I'll click on   that. Here we see just the four bullet points.  And here I can go back to the suggestion or the   change. I think this looks great, so over here,  I'll click on this check mark. Let's now jump to   the fourth slide where we talk about the target  audience. Compared to all of the other slides,
• 09:00 - 09:30 it feels like the target audience is lacking some  visuals. So, let's see if we can change that.   Right up on top, just like we did earlier, let's  click on the edit with AI icon. And right up here,   let's simply ask add images for these, and then  hit enter. And just like that, we have images   for all of these different groups. Nice. I also  have full control over the images that I use in   the presentation. Here, for example, I see this  lady holding these cookies. I can click on this,   and I get this context menu with various controls.  For example, I can change the focus point. I could
• 09:30 - 10:00 remove the background. Or over here, I could  also edit the image. And when I click on this,   currently it's set to AI images, but I could  also search the web, or I can even use my own   image. Right down below, I have all sorts of other  settings to get this image to look exactly how I'd   like it. I'll close out of this. Look at how  easy it is to pull together a presentation and   also make edits. You simply type what you want,  and that's what you get. I'd like to add one more   card to the end of this presentation to close  it out. Over on the left-hand side, let's jump
• 10:00 - 10:30 all the way down to slide number seven, and then  scroll down a little bit. In between any slides   or at the very end, you get this overlay that  allows you to add new cards. Here, for example,   I could add a blank card. You could add a card  using AI. And if you click on this dropdown,   you can also add a card using any one of these  templates. And there are lots of different   options. I just want to go with a blank card, so  I'll click on this plus icon. On this new card   right up here, I'll type in a title. I'd like  to close out this presentation with a question
• 10:30 - 11:00 on how people would prefer to eat this cookie. And  I'd like to do that with a Google Form. Can I even   integrate that? You bet you can. To do it, let's  click down to a new line. And here we'll see this   helpful hint that says we can press the forward  slash key to insert a new block. Let's press that.   This opens up a list with all the different types  of blocks you can insert. Right up here, you could   insert things like an image. You could also insert  different text styles, like a title, a heading,   a bullet point list. You could even insert things  like charts directly into your presentation. Now,
• 11:00 - 11:30 so far, those are all fairly standard for  presentation software, but this is where   it gets interesting. Down below, you could even  insert items from third-party services, like GIFs   from Giphy. If I go down a little bit more, you  could integrate a Loom recording, a YouTube video,   a TikTok, directly into your slides. And right  down here, you could insert a Figma design,   a Miro whiteboard, an Air Table. And as a quick  tip, if you're looking for something specific,   you could simply type it in. I want to  place in a Google Form, so I'll type in goo,
• 11:30 - 12:00 and here's Google Form. I'll select that, and that  inserts it directly into my card. And over on the   right-hand side, I can now configure the settings.  Here, I'll type in the URL of my Google Form,   and here we see a preview of it. And right in  the card, it's already inserted it. Over here,   I'll close out of this pane, and look at that.  I now have a form integrated directly into my   presentation. That was so easy. Along with using  the forward slash to insert different blocks,   you can also use the insert widget over on the  right-hand side. For example, here, I'll click
• 12:00 - 12:30 on this to see all the different basic blocks.  Here, we have all the different image blocks,   videos and media. Here, you can see all the  different apps that you can integrate with. Here,   we have all the different charts and diagrams  and lots of different options. And over here,   we have forms and buttons. And there was my  Google Form that I just used. So multiple ways   to get that functionality. This presentation's  coming together really nicely, and I'm ready to   share this out with a broader team. Up on top,  let's click on the share icon. You have lots of   different options when it comes to sharing. Over  here, you can type in someone's email address,
• 12:30 - 13:00 and you can also define their permissions for  working with this presentation. Up on top, you   can also get a URL that you can share with others.  Over here, you could export your presentation. You   could export as a PDF, as a PowerPoint, or even a  PNG. And lastly, you can also embed this directly   into a website. One of my favorite features, once  you share it with someone, you'll probably be   curious, did they look at my slide presentation?  They may say they did, but you could double-check.   Down to the bottom left-hand corner, you could  even view analytics. And when I click on this,
• 13:00 - 13:30 we have all sorts of different analytics. You can  see how many pages they looked at. Right up on   top, you can see who's looked at it, and you can  even look at what cards they engaged with. This   is so cool. Right up on top, let's close out of  this. Sometimes the best way to share is in person   with presentation mode. Over on the left-hand  side, let's click back to the first slide,   and in the top right-hand corner, let's click on  this very prominent button that says present. You   can also use the shortcut key, Control-Enter.  In presentation mode, you can navigate through
• 13:30 - 14:00 your slide presentation using the arrow keys.  And look at all those subtle animations. That   is so cool. To exit out of presentation mode,  you can simply press the Escape key. If you   work in an organization, you'll absolutely  love this one. In the top left-hand corner,   let's click to the home screen. Within the main  Gamma interface, over here, we have the option to   import. And when I click on this, we have a few  different options. But down at the very bottom,   there's the option to import a theme. And when I  click on this, you can import a theme from either
• 14:00 - 14:30 PowerPoint or Google Slides, and Gamma will create  a theme from it using your fonts, logos, and even   colors. That way, when you make a presentation  in Gamma in the future, it'll leverage all of   those different assets. And there you have it, an  AI-powered presentation. Now, personally, I don't   think it's ever been this easy to pull together a  high-quality presentation. Give Gamma.app a try.   You can try it for free. And then let me know  what you think down below in the comments. To
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