Create customized Google Slides presentations from CSV data for cold outreach 🚀

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Important notice

This workflow is provided as-is. Please review and test before using in production.

1. Workflow Overview

Who Is This For? Sales and marketing teams seeking efficient, hands‑free generation of personalized slide decks for each prospect from CSV lead lists. What Problem Does This Solve? Manually e...

Best for

Content Creation automation workflows
intermediate n8n builders looking for reusable templates

Tools used

n8n-nodes-base.googledrive, n8n-nodes-base.googlesheets, n8n-nodes-base.googledrivetrigger, n8n-nodes-base.switch, n8n-nodes-base.merge, n8n-nodes-base.googleslides, n8n-nodes-base.stickynote, n8n-nodes-base.extractfromfile

Source and attribution

This workflow is cataloged by N8N Workflows and links back to its original n8n.io source page by JPres.

Original n8n.io source

1.1 Workflow description

Title: Create customized Google Slides presentations from CSV data for cold outreach 🚀
Workflow name: Create customized Google Slides presentations from CSV data for cold outreach 🚀

👥 Who Is This For?

Sales and marketing teams seeking efficient, hands‑free generation of personalized slide decks for each prospect from CSV lead lists.

🛠 What Problem Does This Solve?

Manually editing presentation decks for large lead lists is slow and error‑prone. This workflow fully automates:

Importing and parsing CSV lead data
Logging leads and outputs in Google Sheets
Duplicating a master Slides template per lead
Injecting lead‑specific variables into slides

🔄 Node‑by‑Node Breakdown

Step	Node	Purpose
1	New Leads Arrived	Detect new CSV uploads in Drive
2	File Type?	Filter for `.csv` files only
3	Download by ID	Download the CSV content
4	Create new Sheet	Create a Google Sheet to record lead data
5	Combine Empty New Document with CSV Data	Structure each lead record for slide creation
6	Merge Data for new Lead Document	Map template placeholders to lead values
7	Get all Leads	Retrieve sheet rows to iterate through each lead
8	MoveToLeadListFolder	Move processed CSV to an archive folder
9	Copy Slides Template	Make a copy of the master Slides deck
10	Create Custom Presentation	Replace placeholders in the copied deck with lead data
11	Add Presentation ID to Lead	Write the generated presentation URL back into the Sheet

⚙️ Pre‑conditions / Requirements

n8n with Google Drive, Sheets, and Slides credentials
A master Google Slides deck with placeholder tokens (e.g. {{Name}}, {{Company}})
A Drive folder for incoming CSV lead files

⚙️ Setup Instructions

Import this workflow into your n8n instance.
Configure the New Leads Arrived node to watch your CSV folder.
Enter your Google credentials in the Drive, Sheets, and Slides nodes.
Specify the master Slides template ID in the Copy Slides Template node.
In Create Custom Presentation, map slide tokens to sheet column names.
Disable “Keep Binary Data” in Copy Slides Template to conserve memory.
Upload a sample CSV (with headers like Name, Company, Metric) to test.

🎨 How to Customize

Add or remove variables by editing the CSV headers and updating the mapping in Merge Data for new Lead Document.
Insert an AI/natural‑language node before slide creation to generate more advanced and personalized text blocks.
Use SplitInBatches to throttle API calls and avoid rate‑limit errors.
Add error‑handling branches to capture and log failed operations.

🔐 Security and Privacy

The workflow uses placeholder variables for file and folder IDs, so no actual IDs are exposed in the template.
Ensure OAuth scopes are limited to only the required Google APIs.

1.2 Logical Blocks

This catalog entry is organized from the workflow JSON. The node-level section below shows the executable blocks available for review before importing the template.

2. Block-by-Block Analysis

Block 1 - Download by ID

Type / Role: n8n-nodes-base.googleDrive - googleDrive
Config choices: Version 3

Block 2 - MoveToLeadListFolder

Type / Role: n8n-nodes-base.googleDrive - googleDrive
Config choices: Version 3

Block 3 - Add Presentation ID to Lead List

Type / Role: n8n-nodes-base.googleSheets - googleSheets
Config choices: Version 4.5

Block 4 - Get all Leads

Type / Role: n8n-nodes-base.googleSheets - googleSheets
Config choices: Version 4.5

Block 5 - Create new Sheet

Type / Role: n8n-nodes-base.googleSheets - googleSheets
Config choices: Version 4.5

Block 6 - Merge Data for new Lead Document

Type / Role: n8n-nodes-base.googleSheets - googleSheets
Config choices: Version 4.5

Block 7 - New Leads Arrived

Type / Role: n8n-nodes-base.googleDriveTrigger - googleDriveTrigger
Config choices: Version 1

Block 8 - File Type?

Type / Role: n8n-nodes-base.switch - switch
Config choices: Version 3.2

Block 9 - Combine Empty New Document with CSV Data

Type / Role: n8n-nodes-base.merge - merge
Config choices: Version 3

Block 10 - Create Custom Presentation

Type / Role: n8n-nodes-base.googleSlides - googleSlides
Config choices: Version 2

Block 11 - Sticky Note

Type / Role: n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote - stickyNote
Config choices: Version 1

Block 12 - Sticky Note1

Type / Role: n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote - stickyNote
Config choices: Version 1

Block 13 - Extract Information from CSV file

Type / Role: n8n-nodes-base.extractFromFile - extractFromFile
Config choices: Version 1

Block 14 - Copy Presentation Template

Type / Role: n8n-nodes-base.googleDrive - googleDrive
Config choices: Version 3

3. Summary Table

Workflow	Create customized Google Slides presentations from CSV data for cold outreach 🚀
Complexity	intermediate
Nodes	14
Categories	Content Creation
Author	JPres
Published	06 May 2025

4. Reproducing the Workflow from Scratch

1. Download the workflow JSON

Use the JSON export at /data/workflows/3890/3890.json as the source template for this automation.
2. Import the template into n8n

Open n8n, import the downloaded JSON, and review each node before activating the workflow.
3. Configure credentials and variables

Replace placeholder credentials, API keys, webhook URLs, account IDs, and environment-specific values with your own settings.
4. Test with sample data

Run the workflow manually or in a staging workspace, inspect node output, and confirm downstream systems receive the expected data.
5. Activate and monitor

Enable the workflow only after testing, then monitor executions, errors, and rate limits during the first production runs.

5. General Notes & Resources

Review imported nodes carefully before activation. This catalog entry is intended to help you inspect the workflow structure, understand required services, and find related templates faster.

Node names, credentials, schedules, webhook paths, and external service limits may need adjustment for your workspace.

Download workflow JSON Original n8n.io source Content Creation workflows

Frequently asked questions

What does Create customized Google Slides presentations from CSV data for cold outreach 🚀 do?

Who Is This For? Sales and marketing teams seeking efficient, hands‑free generation of personalized slide decks for each prospect from CSV lead lists. What Problem Does This Solve? Manually e...

What do I need before importing this workflow?

Review the workflow JSON, configure any required credentials in n8n, and test the automation in a safe workspace before using it in production.

Can I customize this workflow?

Yes. Use the block-by-block analysis and the downloadable JSON to inspect each node, then adjust credentials, prompts, schedules, filters, or destinations for your Content Creation use case.

JPres

5 workflows

Nodes

n8n-nodes-base.googledrive n8n-nodes-base.googlesheets n8n-nodes-base.googledrivetrigger n8n-nodes-base.switch n8n-nodes-base.merge n8n-nodes-base.googleslides n8n-nodes-base.stickynote n8n-nodes-base.extractfromfile

Complexity

intermediate

Published 06 May 2025

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Important notice

1. Workflow Overview

Best for

Tools used

Source and attribution

1.1 Workflow description

👥 Who Is This For?

🛠 What Problem Does This Solve?

🔄 Node‑by‑Node Breakdown

⚙️ Pre‑conditions / Requirements

⚙️ Setup Instructions

🎨 How to Customize

🔐 Security and Privacy

1.2 Logical Blocks

2. Block-by-Block Analysis

Block 1 - Download by ID

Block 2 - MoveToLeadListFolder

Block 3 - Add Presentation ID to Lead List

Block 4 - Get all Leads

Block 5 - Create new Sheet

Block 6 - Merge Data for new Lead Document

Block 7 - New Leads Arrived

Block 8 - File Type?

Block 9 - Combine Empty New Document with CSV Data

Block 10 - Create Custom Presentation

Block 11 - Sticky Note

Block 12 - Sticky Note1

Block 13 - Extract Information from CSV file

Block 14 - Copy Presentation Template

3. Summary Table

4. Reproducing the Workflow from Scratch

1. Download the workflow JSON

2. Import the template into n8n

3. Configure credentials and variables

4. Test with sample data

5. Activate and monitor

5. General Notes & Resources

Frequently asked questions