diff --git a/IPython/nbconvert/templates/html/slides_reveal.tpl b/IPython/nbconvert/templates/html/slides_reveal.tpl
index 8aa2989..0fb4b1e 100644
--- a/IPython/nbconvert/templates/html/slides_reveal.tpl
+++ b/IPython/nbconvert/templates/html/slides_reveal.tpl
@@ -45,6 +45,9 @@
 
 <title>{{resources['metadata']['name']}} slides</title>
 
+<script src="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/require.js/2.1.10/require.min.js"></script>
+<script src="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/jquery/2.0.3/jquery.min.js"></script>
+
 <!-- General and theme style sheets -->
 <link rel="stylesheet" href="{{resources.reveal.url_prefix}}/css/reveal.css">
 <link rel="stylesheet" href="{{resources.reveal.url_prefix}}/css/theme/simple.css" id="theme">