README.md

Template for making slideshows in LaTeX

This template has my favorite settings after about eight years of use. I strived to make it hard to tell that the slides were made with the beamer document class. I included example slides for the following situations, which cover most scenarios:

• black bullet point list (no green triangle for points)
• imported image
• sample table
• code block on colored background and syntax highlighted by the minted package
• display equations

Duplicate the kind of slide you need and delete or comment on the rest.

Recommended workflow

• Stay organized. Create a separate folder for each platform talk or seminar in the home directory for easy access and clone this repository into it. I never give the same talk twice. For example, I create a new folder for each seminar if they are similar. I will store lectures in separate subfolders in the folder for each course.
• I will start a slideshow early to help generate new ideas through visualization. Sometimes, the slideshow precedes the drafting of a manuscript.
• git clone Writing log template
• Use the writing log to record your plans, decisions, correspondence with session chairs or seminar hosts, and progress regarding slides developed, text written, and the number of times rehearsed.
• git clone Annotated Bibliography to the subfolder annotatedBibliograpy
• Use the annotated bibliography to store the Bibtex entries and notes and to cite the literature.
• If you use Overleaf, create a new project and upload the files. Set the compiler to XeLaTeX.
• If using compiles to PDF locally, use the XeLaTeX compiler.
• git clone the Overleaf project to the subfolder ov as a backup.
• Start brainstorming and creating!

Sample slide with a code block with a colored background and syntax highlighting

Related repositories of possible interest

• LaTeX manuscript template
• Writing log template
• Annotated Bibliography
• Diary for 2022 in LaTeX
• Diary for 2023 in LaTeX
• latex-emacs profile
• snippets for latex-mode in Emacs
• Quizzes about Emacs to improve recall of keybindings
• Slides from talk about LaTeX in Emacs
• Slides from talk about GhostText
• Video link to talk about GhostText

Update history

Version	Changes	Date
Version 0.2	Added funding and update table.	2024 May 4
Version 0.3	Minor edits of README.md.	2024 December 11

Funding

• NIH: R01 CA242845, R01 AI088011
• NIH: P30 CA225520 (PI: R. Mannel); P20GM103640 and P30GM145423 (PI: A. West)