Slideshow & Tell
A kit for PowerPoint nights01 / 07
5 min · 10 slidesNo accountsFree Room

Five minutes.Ten slides.No work PowerPoints.

Everyone claims a topic nobody else took and builds a deck all week. Then the room votes on who was most unhinged. The Host Kit gives you the prompts, rules and templates. Its QR code opens a free Room that runs the Topics, the order, the timer and the Awards.

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Printable PDF + PPTX · instant download

The problem, per Reddit02 / 07

Three ways a PowerPoint night goes sideways

Quoted as posted, typos included.

Nobody can pick a topic

Kit: 150 prompts and a claim sheet. Room: a Topic board that rejects duplicates.

  • Need a conspiracy theory for a powerpoint party that will actually blow people’s mindsr/conspiracy · 1,013 comments
  • There’s no way people actually enjoy doing homework for their hangouts with friendsr/rs_x · 160 pts

Nobody runs the room

Kit: a rules card, five minutes and ten slides. Room: a running-order wheel and a timer with a gong.

  • one guy just pulled up his work powerpoint about ecological lawr/rs_x · 20 text-heavy slides, 5-minute limit
  • what guidance did you give your guests? Did you recommend a number of slides?r/dropout

The bit dies by slide three

Kit: title, sources and “questions I refuse to answer” slides. Room: a vote at the end, so people try.

  • painfully awkward after slide #3 once the bit is already deadr/rs_x · the skeptic
  • I had to narrow down 35 slides into just 20r/vampires · 326 pts
The Host Kit · $903 / 07

The rules exist now. You can stop improvising them.

It's everything a first-time host forgets to plan, on paper, and it works with any theme.

  • 01

    Host rules card

    Five minutes, ten slides, no work decks. Printable, plus a phone-sized image for the group chat.

  • 02

    Group-chat invite

    A message you paste into the chat, so you don't have to explain the format four times.

  • 03

    150 topic prompts

    Four kinds: unhinged, defend this, rank my friends, niche obsession. PG-13, and they tease without getting cruel.

  • 04

    Topic claim sheet

    One Topic per person, first come first served. Nobody does crows twice.

  • 05

    Running-order picker

    A printable wheel or numbered cards. Whoever argues goes first.

  • 06

    Slide templates

    PowerPoint files for the title, sources, “questions I refuse to answer” and a countdown. They open in Keynote and Google Slides too.

  • 07

    Ballots and certificates

    Most Convincing and Most Unhinged. Paper ballots if the phones are dead.

  • 08

    QR code to the free Room

    Scan it and you have a Room for your Night: Topics, order, timer, votes. The Room costs nothing.

$9one-time · sold via Lemon Squeezy
How a Night runs04 / 07

Before, Showtime, Awards. In that order.

  1. Before · the week ahead

    Claim your Topics

    • Paste the invite into the group chat
    • Scan the QR code to open your Room
    • Everyone claims a Topic. Duplicates bounce.
  2. Showtime · TV + phones

    Run the room

    • Put the Room on the TV
    • The wheel sets the Running Order
    • Five minutes each. The gong doesn't negotiate.
  3. Awards · every phone

    Vote

    • Most Convincing and Most Unhinged
    • Everyone votes, presenters or not. No voting for yourself.
    • Ties share the Award. Nobody sees who voted for what.
Example decks from the founder05 / 07

Example decks from the founder

We wrote these ourselves to show the format. None of them came from a real Night.

  • Title slide of “Crows Hold Grudges, and Honestly? Respect”

    Crows Hold Grudges, and Honestly? Respect

    A peer-reviewed case for being extremely polite to crows, from someone who has already picked a side.

    Niche Obsession · 14 slides
  • Title slide of “Cereal Is a Soup: The Case the Courts Won't Hear”

    Cereal Is a Soup: The Case the Courts Won't Hear

    A calm, fully argued case that your breakfast has been soup this whole time.

    Defend This · 14 slides
  • Title slide of “Every Chair in My Apartment, Ranked”

    Every Chair in My Apartment, Ranked

    One person, seven chairs, and the ranking system nobody asked for.

    Unhinged · 14 slides
Waitlist06 / 07

Get the app when it's ready

Right now it's a paper kit and a free Room. The app is the next part: your Decks kept after the Night, without the 20-image Reddit cap. Leave your email if you want it.

Q&A07 / 07

Questions we'll actually answer

Do guests need an account?

No. They open the link or scan the code, type a name, and they're in. You don't need one either.

Do I need to upload slides?

No. Presenters show their decks from their own laptop, same as always. The Room handles the rest: Topics, running order, the timer and the vote.

What's the QR code for?

It's on the rules card. Scanning it sets up a free Room for your Night. Put the Room on the TV and everyone else follows along on their phone.

Does the Room cost anything?

No. The $9 is for the Host Kit. The Room is free.

Can I get a refund?

Yes. If the kit doesn't work for your Night, email hello@slideshowandtell.party within 14 days for a full refund. No questions.