beamer-presentation-guidelisted
Install: claude install-skill dongzhigang13305312738-art/paper-skills
# Beamer Presentation Guide
Create professional academic presentations using LaTeX Beamer with themes, animations, and best practices for conference talks and research seminars.
## Basic Beamer Document
```latex
\documentclass[aspectratio=169]{beamer} % 16:9 aspect ratio
% Other options: aspectratio=43 (4:3, default), aspectratio=1610
\usetheme{Madrid} % Visual theme
\usecolortheme{default} % Color scheme
\usefonttheme{professionalfonts}
\usepackage{amsmath,amssymb}
\usepackage{graphicx}
\usepackage{booktabs} % Better tables
\usepackage{hyperref}
\title[Short Title]{Full Title of Your Presentation}
\subtitle{Conference Name 2025}
\author[A. Smith]{Alice Smith\inst{1} \and Bob Jones\inst{2}}
\institute[MIT, Stanford]{
\inst{1}MIT \and \inst{2}Stanford University
}
\date{March 15, 2025}
\begin{document}
\begin{frame}
\titlepage
\end{frame}
\begin{frame}{Outline}
\tableofcontents
\end{frame}
\section{Introduction}
\begin{frame}{Motivation}
\begin{itemize}
\item Research question and why it matters
\item Key challenge in the field
\item Our contribution in one sentence
\end{itemize}
\end{frame}
\end{document}
```
## Popular Beamer Themes
| Theme | Style | Best For |
|-------|-------|----------|
| `Madrid` | Professional, structured headers | Conference talks |
| `Metropolis` (mtheme) | Modern, minimal, flat design | CS/tech conferences |
| `CambridgeUS` | Traditional academic | University seminars |
| `Singapore` | Clean nav