Slides (with Gemini)

Google Slides is an online presentation application that enables users to create, format, and collaborate on presentations. As part of the Google Workspace suite of productivity tools, it offers a comprehensive set of features for enhancing presentation creation and facilitating team collaboration.

Key features:

- Presentation Creation: Allows users to create new presentations from scratch or utilize pre-designed templates, with the ability to add, edit, and format text, images, videos, and other multimedia elements.
- Real-time Collaboration: Enables multiple users to work on the same presentation simultaneously, featuring live editing, comments, and action items.
- Sharing and Permissions: Provides options to share presentations with others and control viewing, editing, and commenting permissions.
- Offline Access: Allows users to access, create, and edit presentations without an internet connection.
- Google Workspace Integration: Seamlessly integrates with other Google Workspace applications such as Google Drive, Google Sheets, and Google Docs.
- AI-Generated Visualizations: Offers AI-powered tools like Gemini for generating unique visualizations.
- Speaker Spotlight: Places the presenter's video directly into the presentation to maintain focus on the speaker.
- Recording and Sharing: Enables recording of presentations for later viewing and sharing.
- Security and Encryption: Implements default data encryption to ensure secure collaboration and sharing.
- Mobile Compatibility: Provides a mobile app for Android and iOS devices, allowing creation, editing, and presenting on the go.
- Add-ons and APIs: Supports developer-created add-ons and APIs to enhance functionality, automate tasks, and integrate with external services.

How it works:

1. Access Google Slides through the web app at slides.google.com or via the mobile app available on Google Play Store and Apple App Store.
2. Create a new presentation by clicking the "New" button on the Slides home screen.
3. Add, edit, or format text, images, videos, and other elements within the presentation.
4. Invite others to collaborate on the presentation, enabling real-time updates and commenting.
5. Present directly from the web or mobile app, utilizing features like speaker spotlight and recording.

Integrations:

Google Workspace apps (Google Drive, Google Sheets, Google Docs), Microsoft PowerPoint, Canva, and various third-party services through APIs and add-ons.

Use of AI:

Google Slides incorporates AI-powered features such as Gemini for generating unique images based on simple prompts, and smart suggestions for formatting and design.

AI foundation model:

The application utilizes Google's proprietary AI models and machine learning algorithms to power its generative AI features.

Target users:

- Business Professionals: For creating and collaborating on presentations for meetings, conferences, and sales pitches.
- Educators: For developing engaging lesson plans and presentations for students.
- Students: For creating presentations for school projects and assignments.
- Marketers: For designing visually appealing presentations for marketing campaigns.

How to access:

Google Slides is accessible as a web application, mobile app for Android and iOS devices, and through its API for developers.