Keynote proof of concept: Forty-Five Seconds to Make It Clear

This is a local production proof, not a new canonical learner artifact. It tests whether an editable Keynote deck can carry the Learning Lab visual language, timed narration, and an eventual local video export without a YouTube workflow.

What the proof reuses

• the existing eight authored instruction cards in ../cards/;
• the existing approved synthetic narration source in ../narration.mp3 and its editable script;
• the existing storyboard, captions, and source-footage record.

No private conversation, third-party image, new AI-generated claim, or external embed is added for this proof.

Visual direction

• Canvas: 16:9 widescreen.
• Background: warm near-white paper (#f8fafc).
• Type: Charter or Georgia for headings; Inter or a system sans-serif for supporting copy.
• Palette: deep ink (#17202a), Learning Lab teal (#126a6f), muted sky (#e0f7f5), pollen (#d19a21), and clay/coral (#8b5a2b).
• Motion: restrained dissolve or move-in builds only; the idea should lead, not the animation.

Slide and audio map

Slide	Existing card	Narration clip	Target duration
1	01-title.png	audio/01-title.mp3	0:00–0:10
2	02-raw-material.png	audio/02-raw-material.mp3	0:10–0:27
3	03-ai.png	audio/03-fluency.mp3	0:27–0:38
4	04-picture.png	audio/04-picture.mp3	0:38–0:48
5	05-constraints.png	audio/05-constraints.mp3	0:48–0:59
6	06-mike.png	audio/06-pattern.mp3	0:59–1:09
7	07-friction.png	audio/07-alignment.mp3	1:09–1:20
8	08-timing.png	audio/08-refine.mp3	1:20–1:38

What to test in Keynote

1. Open forty-five-seconds-keynote-poc.key in Keynote and play the deck with the narration clips.
2. Check that the title, source cards, audio, and timing still read clearly at normal presentation size.
3. Record a slideshow only if the narration needs a Keynote-native timing track; preserve the original clips and script.
4. Export a local movie for review only. Do not treat that export as a release, upload it, or replace the canonical written activity.

Review questions

• Does the visual system feel like the Learning Lab rather than a generic video template?
• Does the narration make the next action clearer than the written lab alone?
• Does Keynote preserve timing and audio reliably enough to be a viable production step?
• Can we retain a readable transcript and source package alongside any future export?

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Source: labs/forty-five-seconds-to-make-it-clear/video/keynote-poc/README.md