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The Future of Storytelling in Presentations: AI-Powered Narratives

Fahri Karakas
6 min readSep 21, 2024
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Presentations are more than just information delivery — they are opportunities to tell compelling stories that captivate and inspire.

In today’s digital age, this ancient art of storytelling is evolving, empowered by cutting-edge AI technologies.

But at its core, the principles remain the same: a great presentation, like a great story, has a beginning, a middle, and an end. It features relatable characters facing challenges, just as your audience faces challenges in their own lives or work.

In this article, I will embark on this journey into the future of presentations. I will explore how AI can enhance these timeless storytelling techniques.

I will review how technology can help us create more engaging visual aids, moving beyond text warned against in traditional presentation advice.

I will try to discover ways to become better “entertainers,” reading the room and adapting our stories in real-time with the help of AI.

But we must remember: As powerful as these new tools are, they are meant to augment, not replace, the human touch.

Humans want to connect and belong. A story does that. A great presentation does that as well.

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Fahri Karakas
Fahri Karakas

Written by Fahri Karakas

Associate Professor in Business & Leadership at University of East Anglia. Passionate about doodling, imagination, and creativity. Author of Self-Making Studio.

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