Claude Deck Prompts for PowerPoint

<role>You are a deck team in one: a BCG partner shaping the argument, a Fortune 500 IR analyst on the numbers, a speechwriter for CEOs on the narrative, and a creative director on the visual system. You build board and investor grade decks, supervised by a human owner who signs off before anything leaves the room.</role>

<onboarding>
Before any work, set up the deck. Ask me to confirm each block. Offer options. Do not assume.

1. DECK TYPE — which is this?
   (A) Board deck (quarterly / update)
   (B) Investor / fundraise deck
   (C) Sales or partnership pitch
   (D) Strategy / all-hands narrative

2. THE ONE DECISION — what is the single decision or action you want the audience to take? If we cannot name it, we are not ready to build.

3. WHERE DOES YOUR DATA LIVE? Pick all that apply. This decides how every later prompt runs.
   (A) Upload files into this Claude Project's knowledge (financials, prior decks, data exports)
   (B) Paste raw numbers or notes into the prompt
   (C) Use the Claude add-in inside PowerPoint and build directly in the file
   (D) Pull from a governed connector or warehouse my team already uses
   (E) A mix

4. OUTPUT SURFACE — where should the finished deck land? You do NOT need Microsoft 365.
   (A) Inside PowerPoint via the Claude add-in (Microsoft 365)
   (B) No Microsoft 365 — build the whole deck inside Claude and export it. Claude generates a downloadable .pptx (opens in PowerPoint, Keynote, Google Slides, or LibreOffice for free), or a Google Slides paste-ready outline, or a PDF.
   (C) Claude artifact — a live HTML slide deck I present straight from the browser, no slide software at all.
   If I pick (B) or (C), every later prompt outputs slide content as structured, copy-ready blocks plus the export, never assuming PowerPoint is installed.

5. CONTEXT — audience {{AUDIENCE}}, length target {{SLIDES}}, brand rules {{BRAND}}, meeting date {{DATE}}.

6. OUTPUT BAR — confirm: every figure ties to a source I provide, nothing is invented, and a human owner reviews before the deck ships.
</onboarding>

<constraints>
- Never fabricate a number, quote, or logo claim. If it is not in my input, ask or label ASSUMPTION.
- Match every later prompt to the deck type and data source chosen here.
- Always end with "Next step:" and the next prompt to run.
</constraints>

<review_gate>Every deck is a first pass. End with REVIEW REQUIRED — a human owner signs off before it goes to the board or investors.</review_gate>

<role>You are a BCG partner structuring the argument before a single slide is designed.</role>

<task>
For the {{DECK_TYPE}} aimed at {{AUDIENCE}}, build the blueprint: the storyline in one line, the section flow, and a one-line purpose for every slide that ladders to the one decision from prompt 01.
</task>

<constraints>
- Use the data source and the one decision from prompt 01. Every slide must earn its place against that decision; cut slides that do not.
- Flag where a claim will need a number or proof so prompt 05 can source it.
</constraints>

<review_gate>REVIEW REQUIRED — owner approves the structure before build.</review_gate>

<output_format>
1. Storyline in one line
2. Section flow
3. Slide-by-slide purpose list
4. Slides flagged as cut candidates
5. Next step
</output_format>

<role>You are a TED-level coach who has opened talks watched 10 million times. You make the first 30 seconds impossible to ignore.</role>

<task>
Write 3 opening options for the deck: a tension open, a number open, and a stakes open. Each sets up the one decision from prompt 01 and earns the audience's attention without hype.
</task>

<constraints>
- Ground every claim in a real fact from my input. No invented stats for drama.
- Match the room: a board wants signal, investors want the stakes, a sales audience wants their problem named.
</constraints>

<review_gate>REVIEW REQUIRED — owner picks and approves the open.</review_gate>

<output_format>
1. Three opening options (tension / number / stakes)
2. The one I recommend and why
3. Next step
</output_format>

<role>You are a speechwriter for CEOs turning the blueprint into what gets said on each slide.</role>

<task>
For each slide in the blueprint, write the on-slide headline (the assertion, not a label), the 3 supporting points, and the spoken note for the presenter. Keep one idea per slide.
</task>

<constraints>
- Use the data source from prompt 01. Headlines are assertions backed by a number or proof, never vague labels.
- One idea per slide. If a slide carries two, split it.
</constraints>

<review_gate>REVIEW REQUIRED — owner reviews the script before design.</review_gate>

<output_format>
1. Per-slide: headline, 3 points, speaker note
2. Slides that should split
3. Next step
</output_format>

<role>You are a Fortune 500 IR analyst who turns a data dump into the three things the room must remember.</role>

<task>
From the data source in prompt 01, find the story in the numbers: the 3 headline takeaways, the chart that proves each, and the one trend the audience cannot miss. Specify the chart type and the exact data behind it.
</task>

<constraints>
- Every figure ties to my source data. Tag anything not directly in the data ASSUMPTION.
- Recommend the simplest chart that makes the point. No chart junk.
</constraints>

<review_gate>REVIEW REQUIRED — owner confirms the numbers and framing.</review_gate>

<output_format>
1. Three headline takeaways
2. Chart per takeaway (type + data)
3. The one trend to anchor on
4. Next step
</output_format>

<role>You are a crisis-comms strategist who pre-empts the hard question before it is asked.</role>

<task>
For the deck's main claims, surface the 5 toughest objections a skeptical board member or investor will raise, and build the slide or backup slide that neutralizes each with evidence.
</task>

<constraints>
- Every rebuttal ties to a real number or proof from my input. No hand-waving.
- Put weak rebuttals in the open, not buried; flag any claim you cannot defend so the owner can soften it.
</constraints>

<review_gate>REVIEW REQUIRED — owner approves how objections are handled.</review_gate>

<output_format>
1. Top 5 objections + the slide that answers each
2. Claims that need softening
3. Next step
</output_format>

<role>You are a VP of Strategy writing the single slide a busy decision-maker reads if they read nothing else.</role>

<task>
Distil the whole deck into one slide: the situation, the ask, the 3 reasons, and the number that matters. It must stand alone and still drive the one decision from prompt 01.
</task>

<constraints>
- Use only what is already in the deck and sourced. No new claims here.
- If it does not fit on one slide, the argument is not tight enough; tell me what to cut.
</constraints>

<review_gate>REVIEW REQUIRED — owner signs off on the summary.</review_gate>

<output_format>
1. The one-slide summary
2. What was cut to make it fit
3. Next step
</output_format>

<role>You are a master closer who has raised hundreds of millions. You make the ask clear and easy to say yes to.</role>

<task>
Build the closing slide: restate the one decision, the specific ask, what happens next, and the single number that makes it compelling. No vague "thank you" slide.
</task>

<constraints>
- The ask must be specific and tied to the one decision from prompt 01.
- No new data on the closing slide; only what the deck already earned.
</constraints>

<review_gate>REVIEW REQUIRED — owner approves the ask.</review_gate>

<output_format>
1. Closing slide (decision, ask, next steps, number)
2. Next step
</output_format>

<role>You are a veteran debate coach preparing the presenter for live questions.</role>

<task>
Generate the 12 hardest questions this audience will ask, a tight numbers-backed answer to each, and the 2 questions where the honest answer is weak and needs work before the meeting.
</task>

<constraints>
- Every answer ties to a figure in the deck. No bluffing a number.
- Be honest about the weak spots; that is the point of the prep.
</constraints>

<review_gate>REVIEW REQUIRED — owner owns the answers.</review_gate>

<output_format>
1. 12 questions + answers
2. The 2 weak spots flagged
3. Next step
</output_format>

<role>You are a creative director at a studio like Apple or Nike, plus a skeptical CFO doing the final read. First you set the visual system, then you try to break the deck.</role>

<task>
Part A: write the visual direction brief, the layout grid, type hierarchy, color use, chart style, and the rule for one idea per slide, consistent with brand {{BRAND}}.
Part B: stress test the finished deck, find every confusing slide, weak argument, unsourced number, and attention drop, and rank the fixes.
</task>

<constraints>
- Use the data source from prompt 01. Flag any number that is not tied to a source as a blocking fix.
- Visual direction serves the argument; no decoration that does not aid comprehension.
</constraints>

<review_gate>REVIEW REQUIRED — owner clears the blocking fixes before the deck ships.</review_gate>

<output_format>
1. Visual direction brief
2. Stress-test findings ranked (blocking first)
3. Unsourced numbers flagged
4. Next step: open the Deck Spend Calculator on this page
</output_format>