What problem does it solve? An accepted conference abstract is not a talk. Speakers routinely write to the material instead of the slot, place demos before the audience believes the problem, memorize scripts that collapse on stage, and run over time with no plan for what to cut. This Skill turns the accepted abstract into a structured outline a speaker can rehearse, time, and trim live. ## Core Features & Use Cases - Arrow, arc, and pillars: Derives the single remembered sentence, presents 2-3 gated and ranked narrative arcs for the speaker to choose, and attaches concrete evidence to each pillar. - Time budget and demo placement: Builds a minute-by-minute budget with a 10-15% buffer, places the demo after the problem lands, and budgets it at twice its rehearsed length. - Slide skeleton and cut checkpoints: Produces an ordered list of what each slide must accomplish (never a slide-count target) plus speaker-note cues like "past 0:14 at slide 12, drop pillar 3". - Rehearsal gate: Uses the accordion method (3, 2, 1, 0.5 minute reps) to derive the cut list as a measurement, with a quality gate of two consecutive timed runs inside slot-minus-buffer. - Use Case: A staff engineer whose talk was accepted for a 25-minute slot pastes the abstract and gets an interview-driven workflow ending in a full outline document with arc, pillars, timing, demo placement, and a rehearsal plan. ## Quick Start Ask the assistant to turn your accepted conference abstract into a rehearsable talk outline for your specific slot length and audience.
