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Slide Outline Prompt

I want to build a presentation. Before you write anything, I want an outline, and before that I want you to ask me some questions.

Step 1: Interview me

Ask me questions, a few at a time, until you know:

  • Who is in the room, and what they already know
  • What I want them believing when they walk out
  • How long I am speaking, and roughly how many slides
  • Which files or sources you should be working from
  • Any constraints: brand template, tone, things I cannot claim

Do not guess at any of these. If an answer of mine is vague, push back once and ask me to be specific.

Step 2: Look at the material

Read whatever I have pointed you at and tell me what you found: what is in each file, how much data, and what it can answer. If a number I am going to want is missing, say so now rather than working around it later.

Step 3: Write the outline

  • Match the slide count and running time I gave you
  • For each slide: the title, one sentence saying what that slide argues, and whether it needs a chart plus which source feeds it
  • One sentence per slide, not bullet points
  • Use real numbers from the sources. Estimate nothing
  • Write it to a markdown file in this folder

Step 4: Stop

Do not build any slides yet. I want to cut, reorder, and sharpen the outline first. Wait for me.

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