thesis-defense-pptxlisted

# Thesis Defense PPTX Use this skill for local, editable `.pptx` thesis defense decks that must follow a supplied university/lab/company PowerPoint template. ## Operating Principles - Platform: Windows + Microsoft PowerPoint for COM-driven cloning, export, and overflow inspection. On macOS/Linux, use the python-pptx-only parts and skip COM-based quality gates. - Treat the visual template as the source of truth. Preserve its cover, colors, fonts, navigation, card styles, logos, and slide proportions unless the user explicitly asks to redesign. - Read the thesis source first: PDF, LaTeX, figures, old PPT, experiment scripts, tables, and captions. Do not generate from topic/title alone when source files exist. - Build a source-asset inventory before placing images: extract `\includegraphics` entries and captions from the final TeX/PDF, then use only thesis-cited figures or images the user explicitly approves. Do not carry over pictures from a template, old progress deck, or draft figure folder merely because they look relevant. - Prefer copying native template slides and replacing content over rebuilding from blank slides. - Keep slides concise and presentation-oriented. Convert thesis prose into defense talking points. - Preserve the template's font sizes and hierarchy by default. For projection readability, first shorten text, split dense slides, or use the template's larger existing layouts; only change font sizes locally when the template itself provides no readable fit.