Learning Timeline
Key Insights
The Key to Connector Success
Always use a specific file name or page title when asking the AI to find documents. The connector will fail if you give a broad command to analyze an entire large Google Drive or Notion workspace.
Productivity Tip: Parallel Tasks
Don't wait for the slide generation process to finish. Claude Cowork allows you to run multiple other AI tasks simultaneously (parallel) within the same platform.
Output Quality
This process is highly effective for converting research outlines or brief notes into professional visual presentations without having to arrange slides manually.
Prompts
Prompt to Convert Notes to Slides
Target:
Claude Cowork
Retrieve the information from my Notion page titled '[Insert Your Notion Page Name]' and turn it into a high-quality PowerPoint presentation slide deck.
Step by Step
How to Generate PowerPoint Slides from Notion
- Open the Claude Cowork dashboard and ensure you are logged in.
- Click on the 'Connectors' menu within the Claude Cowork platform.
- Select 'Notion' from the list of available integrations.
- Complete the authentication process to allow Claude Cowork to access your Notion workspace.
- In the input or chat box, type the specific Notion page name you want to use as your source.
- Provide a prompt to Claude to retrieve information from that page and convert it into a slide deck or presentation.
- Wait for Claude to process the request; this may take about 10 minutes depending on the complexity of the content.
- You can start other tasks within Cowork while waiting, as the system supports parallel tasks.
- Once the task status shows as completed, click on the generated file to open it directly in Microsoft PowerPoint.
