Copilot: Is Your Brand Kit Ready?

Microsoft says Copilot's new brand kit will finally keep every deck on-brand. Here's what we think: Copilot's new Brand Kit and custom skills including interactive slides, promise to fix two of PowerPoint's oldest headaches: decks that never match, and prompting that never quite gets you there. Andy, Emma, Mark and PK share their first impressions and what it means for designers and non-designers. The verdict: Microsoft's finally catching up, and it's worth watching closely, but for now, a designer with a good template still wins. Key takeaways 1. Consistency builds trust, but the tech isn't quite there — brand kits promise every team member's deck will finally match, but Copilot's first pass still fumbles and needs a lot of information. 2. Presenters want control, not choice — audience-led interactivity looks flashy, but nobody's actually asking clients for it; hidden slides and triggers already do the job better. 3. Front-loading beats prompting — knowing exactly what you want to say still builds a better deck, faster, than wrestling an AI through endless revisions. Timestamps 01:22 Exploring Interactive Slides 05:23 User Experience and Prompts 10:01 Presenter's control 15:55 Grumpy Perspectives on Interactivity 19:54 HTML and Analytics in Presentations 25:09 The Evolution of Copilot and Its Versions 28:38 Understanding Brand Kits and Guidelines 33:00 Navigating the Challenges of Template Integration 38:30 The Future of Brand Management with AI 42:54 Skills as Currency in the Evolving Workplace 52:29 Summing up Resources Copilot in PowerPoint https://powerpoint.cloud.microsoft/cr... Copilot in PowerPoint demo videos    • How to use "Create Interactive Slides" Ski...  ,    • Creating interactive slides with Copilot s...  ,    • Can Copilot build your entire PowerPoint d...    Canva Brand Kit https://www.canva.com/pro/brand-kit/  Gamma https://gamma.app/  Prezi https://prezi.com/  Google AI Studio https://aistudio.google.com/ *Got a presentation challenge, story?  Share your thoughts and ideas, and let us know what topics you'd like us to tackle in future episodes:   /     *Host links   / pksteffen     / emma-birdboxdesigns     / andybundock     / sixmileshigh