Thesis defense
Thesis defense presentation: structure, examples and an AI draft in minutes
Upload your thesis as a PDF or Word file and say how long you have in front of the committee. Arcdeck condenses it into a defense you can check as headlines, from the research question to your contribution, then writes the slides with speaker notes to rehearse from.
No card needed. 17 slide layouts, 22 templates, 12 languages.
The storyline Arcdeck drafts
Academic
- 1Research question
- 2Background & literature
- 3Method
- 4Findings
- 5Discussion
- 6Limitations
- 7Conclusion
You edit these headlines before a single slide is designed.
Try it with an example
Pick one and Arcdeck starts drafting it, or write your own.
- “20-minute master's thesis defense in civil engineering on recycled aggregate in concrete, about 15 slides, with backup slides on the test method.”Draft this
- “45-minute PhD defense in economics on minimum wage effects in small firms: three empirical chapters, contribution and future work.”Draft this
- “15-minute undergraduate honours thesis defense in psychology on sleep and exam performance, from a survey of 180 students.”Draft this
What you get
Sized to your slot
Say whether you have 15 minutes or 45, and set the number of slides on the storyline. A master's defense usually needs 12 to 15 slides; a PhD defense needs many more.
Findings as headlines
Results slides state what you found, such as "Method X reduced error by 23%", instead of "Results", so the committee follows your argument.
Backup slides for the questions
Add headlines to the storyline for the questions you expect, on method choices, limitations or alternative explanations, and keep them after the conclusion.
Speaker notes for rehearsal
Each slide has notes with the detail from your thesis, so you can practise the timing and keep the slides uncluttered.
How it works
Step 1
Describe it or upload it
A sentence is enough. Or add PDF, Word or PowerPoint files, a link, or pasted notes.
Step 2
Shape the storyline
Arcdeck drafts the argument as headlines. Reorder, reword or cut them, then pick a template.
Step 3
Get the slides
Every slide is written and designed, with charts and speaker notes. Present, share a link, or export.
Templates that suit it
All 22 templatesQuestions
Roughly one slide for every one to one and a half minutes: about 12 to 15 for a 20-minute master's defense, plus a few backup slides. You choose the number on the storyline before anything is written, up to 50 slides on Premium.
Your first deck takes about a minute.
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