Which Practice Is: Considered Effective In Creating A Digital Slide-deck

That afternoon, she vents to Marco, the head of product design. Marco is known for decks that get things approved on the first try. He doesn’t use fancy templates; his slides look almost too simple. He agrees to a “deck autopsy.”

Marco shows her a slide from the Gray Deck. It had the title “Market Analysis,” followed by TAM, SAM, SOM numbers, a competitor matrix, and a growth trend line. That afternoon, she vents to Marco, the head

For the Gray Deck: “Uh… a lot of blue and some numbers I didn’t catch.” He agrees to a “deck autopsy

Sarah’s original deck started with “Background” and ended with “Appendix.” It had no story. “Where did all the data go

“Where did all the data go?” Sarah panics.

Slide 2:

She doesn’t read bullet points. She speaks to each slide’s assertion, then uses the visual as evidence. She finishes in 9 minutes. The ask slide is clear: $500k, 3 engineers, 8 weeks.