01What Gemini Build Slides From Conversations Is

Gemini build slides from conversations is a new Google feature that lets you create a slide deck from your chats, emails, and files without leaving Google Chat. Instead of gathering information from five different places, you ask Gemini to do the collecting and building for you.

In this episode, Julian Goldie shows how it works. Google says the big idea is that you never leave the conversation to start the deck. Gemini looks at your selected sources, asks follow-up questions, shows a presentation plan, then creates a fully editable presentation.

The feature is rolling out in 'coming weeks,' so it may not appear in your account yet. You can check by looking for an 'ask Gemini in chat' option. If it's not there, you can still get close results using Gemini in other tools.

02Key Features of Gemini Slides Integration

Gemini's new slide-building feature has several important parts. Here are the main ones covered in the episode:

  • Fully editable presentations – You can click any text, move pictures, and fix slides by hand after Gemini builds them.
  • Follow-up questions – Before building, Gemini asks you questions to learn what you want. This makes the result much better.
  • Presentation plan – Gemini shows you a plan before it builds the slides, so you can approve or adjust.
  • Match presentation style – You pick an old deck, and Gemini copies the colors and feel, so your new deck matches your brand.
  • Source selection – Gemini only sees what you or your admin allow. You choose chats, Gmail, and Drive files.
  • Keep the tab open – Building can take a few minutes, so do not close the Slides tab.

These features aim to remove the hard part: gathering information. You spend less time collecting and more time thinking.

03How to Set Up Gemini to Build Slides

The episode gives a clear process to get started with Gemini building slides from conversations. Here are the steps to set it up:

  1. Open Google Chat and look for the 'ask Gemini in chat' option. If you don't see it, it may not be rolled out to your account yet.
  2. Connect Gemini to your Google Chat, Gmail, and Drive. You need to allow access to these sources.
  3. Check your admin settings – if you are in a company, your admin may control what Gemini can see.
  4. Start a chat with Gemini and ask it to create a slide deck from your conversations and files.
  5. Answer the follow-up questions Gemini asks to clarify what you want.
  6. Review the presentation plan before Gemini builds the slides.
  7. Optional: Use 'match presentation style' to copy the look of an existing deck.
  8. Keep the Slides tab open while Gemini builds – it can take a few minutes.

Once you complete these steps, Gemini produces a link to your new editable deck.

045 Workflows to Use Gemini Slides

Julian shares five workflows he would use to run the AI Profit Boardroom. Each one uses Gemini to build a different type of deck. Here are the prompts and what they do:

  • Weekly update deck – Prompt: 'Create a 6 slide weekly update for the AI Profit boardroom team. Use my chat conversations, Gmail and Drive files from this week. Include a short summary, tutorials posted, top questions, problems, decisions, and next week's plan. If something is missing say it is missing. Do not guess.'
  • Coaching call recap deck – Prompt: 'Using the coaching call notes in my Drive folder create a 5 slide recap for members. Show the 3 most asked questions, the answer to each, and one action step. Use simple words.'
  • Welcome deck for new members – Prompt: 'Create a 7 slide welcome deck for new members. Explain where to find tutorials, how to join coaching calls, how to use the 30 day roadmap, and how to use the member map. Use plain English. End with a first day checklist.'
  • Additional workflows – The episode mentions 5 total, but only covers 3 in detail. The others follow the same pattern of turning chats and files into a deck.

All prompts end with a reminder to not guess and to use simple language.

05Results and Comparison to Old Way

In the episode, Julian compares the new Gemini feature to the old way of building slides. The old way takes an hour or more: you read through messages, write notes, and hunt for files. With Gemini, you ask it to build the deck from the week's chats and files, saving most of that time.

Julian notes that the work is not really making slides – the work is collecting. You spend most of your time gathering and only a little time thinking. Gemini goes after the gathering part, which is what eats your day.

He also mentions that if Gemini builds a weak deck, the cause is often that it could not see the right sources. The AI is not the issue; the permissions are.

There is no specific test result or numerical comparison in the episode, but the improvement in workflow is clear.

06Tips, Limits, and Mistakes to Avoid

Julian shares important tips and warnings for using Gemini to build slides. The biggest one is a setting that decides whether Gemini can see your information. Most people will miss it.

Make sure you check your source selection and admin controls.

Another warning: Gemini may not have access to all your sources, so it might guess. Julian's rule is to include 'Do not guess' in your prompt to reduce this. Even then, you must check every fact before sharing the deck – every number, every date, every name.

Keep the Slides tab open while Gemini builds, as it can take a few minutes. Closing it may stop the process.

Also, understand that the feature is rolling out in 'coming weeks.' If it's not available, you can still use Gemini in other ways to get close results today.

07Who Should Use Gemini Slides and Why

Gemini's slide-building feature is for anyone who regularly creates decks from information scattered across chats, emails, and files. Business owners, team leaders, and content creators will benefit the most.

Julian explains that most business owners haven't figured this out yet. There is a window of opportunity to get a head start. Soon everyone will know how, and the advantage will be gone.

Using Gemini this way turns a time-consuming task into a quick conversation. It also makes training, updates, and reports consistent. New members can get a welcome deck that tells them exactly what to do first, reducing confusion and improving retention.

If you want to go deeper, Julian offers a 30-day Gemini slides roadmap inside the AI Profit Boardroom, plus a free community called AI Success Lab with over 92,000 members.