# Speaker Notes Feature - ✅ COMPLETE
## 1. Introduction
**STATUS: FULLY IMPLEMENTED** - This document details the completed speaker notes functionality in Deckbuilder. This professional feature allows users to include comprehensive presentation notes that are visible to the presenter but not the audience, with full rich text formatting support.
## 2. Core Architecture Changes
* **`slide_builder.py`:**
* A new method, `add_speaker_notes(slide, notes_content)`, will be added.
* This method will be called from `build_slide` after the main content has been added.
* It will use the `python-pptx` library to access the notes slide of the given slide (`slide.notes_slide`) and add the notes content to the `notes_text_frame`.
* **Canonical JSON Format:**
* The JSON schema for a slide will be extended to include an optional `speaker_notes` field.
* Example:
```json
{
"title": "My Slide",
"content": [
"This is the slide content."
],
"speaker_notes": "These are my speaker notes."
}
```
## 3. Content Integration
* **`structured_frontmatter.py`:**
* The frontmatter parsing logic will be updated to recognize a `speaker_notes` key.
* The content of this key will be passed to the `SlideBuilder`.
* Example Markdown Frontmatter:
```markdown
---
title: My Slide
speaker_notes: |
These are my speaker notes.
They can even span multiple lines.
---
# Slide Content
```
* **`content_formatting.py`:**
* The existing `ContentFormatter` will be used to format the speaker notes content, allowing for rich text formatting (bold, italics, etc.).
## 4. MCP Tools
* The MCP tools will be updated to recognize and process speaker notes from Markdown input.
* Validation will be added to ensure that the speaker notes content is valid.
## 5. Testing
* Unit tests will be added for the `add_speaker_notes` method in `slide_builder.py`.
* Integration tests will be created to verify the end-to-end functionality, from Markdown input to the final PowerPoint presentation.
* Tests will cover:
* Presentations with and without speaker notes.
* Rich text formatting in speaker notes.
* Multi-line speaker notes.
## 6. ✅ IMPLEMENTATION COMPLETE
- ✅ **Extend canonical JSON format to support `speaker_notes`** - DONE
- ✅ **Enhance `SlideBuilder` to process speaker notes** - DONE
- ✅ **Add notes processing method using `python-pptx`** - DONE
- ✅ **Support markdown frontmatter notes syntax** - DONE
- ✅ **Ensure inline formatting works in notes** - DONE (**bold**, *italic*, ___underline___)
- ✅ **Update MCP tools to accept and process speaker notes** - DONE
- ✅ **Enhance validation to include notes slide validation** - DONE
- ✅ **Add comprehensive testing for notes functionality** - DONE
## 7. Usage Examples
### 7.1 Basic JSON Format
```json
{
"slides": [
{
"layout": "Title and Content",
"placeholders": {
"title": "**Quarterly** Review",
"content": "Revenue increased by 25%"
},
"speaker_notes": "**Key point**: Emphasize the *strong growth* and ___record performance___. Pause here for audience questions."
}
]
}
```
### 7.2 Advanced Markdown Frontmatter
```yaml
---
layout: Two Content
title: "**Technical** vs *Business* Benefits"
content_left: "**Fast processing**\n*Rich formatting*\n___Semantic detection___"
content_right: "***Faster*** creation\n*Professional* output\n___Reduced___ manual work"
speaker_notes: "**Strategic slide** - tailor your focus based on audience:\n\n*Technical audience*: Deep dive into left column capabilities\n*Business stakeholders*: Emphasize right column ROI\n\n***Ask***: Which benefits address your current pain points?"
---
```
### 7.3 Comprehensive Professional Example
```yaml
---
layout: Four Columns
title: "Our **Core** Value Proposition"
content_col1: "**Performance**\nSub-millisecond response\nOptimized algorithms"
content_col2: "***Security***\nSOC2 compliant\nGDPR ready"
content_col3: "*Usability*\nIntuitive interface\nMinimal training"
content_col4: "___Value___\nTransparent pricing\nProven ROI"
speaker_notes: "***Critical slide*** - our entire value proposition. Walk through **systematically**:\n\n1) **Performance** - mention specific benchmarks\n2) ***Security*** - highlight certifications \n3) *Usability* - demo the interface if possible\n4) ___Value___ - share customer success stories\n\n*Timing*: Spend 2 minutes per column, invite questions after each section."
---
```
## 8. Test Coverage
Comprehensive testing validates all functionality:
### Test Files
- **Unit tests**: `tests/deckbuilder/unit/test_speaker_notes.py`
- **Example presentations**: `tests/deckbuilder/test_presentation.md`
- **Comprehensive JSON**: `tests/deckbuilder/test_speaker_notes_comprehensive.json`
### Validation Coverage
- ✅ Basic speaker notes functionality
- ✅ Rich text formatting (**bold**, *italic*, ___underline___)
- ✅ Multi-line notes content
- ✅ Markdown frontmatter integration
- ✅ JSON format compatibility
- ✅ MCP tools processing
- ✅ PowerPoint output verification
## 9. Professional Features
### 9.1 Rich Text Formatting
All standard inline formatting is supported:
- **Bold text**: `**important points**`
- *Italic emphasis*: `*guidance and timing*`
- ___Underlined content___: `___critical reminders___`
- ***Combined formatting***: `***essential information***`
### 9.2 Multi-line Support
```yaml
speaker_notes: "**Opening remarks**: Welcome the audience\n\n*Main content*: Cover three key points\n\n***Closing***: Summarize and ask for questions"
```
### 9.3 PowerPoint Integration
- Notes appear in standard PowerPoint notes pane
- Compatible with presenter view and teleprompters
- Maintains formatting in PowerPoint environment
- Works with all slide layouts and templates
