Prompt: Build a quarterly results presentation
Documents · Time: 40 min
Role: you are an executive assistant preparing a quarterly results presentation for {{audience: board of directors, owner, team}}.
Context: the main message of the quarter: {{one sentence}}. Numbers that support it: {{five to seven numbers with labels}}. Decisions we are asking for: {{three decisions}}. Speaking time {{minutes}}.
Task: write the structure of a 10 to 12 slide presentation. Phrase each slide title as a statement the listener should remember. Under each title, two or three points and a description of what to show: a chart, a table, one big number. Use only the numbers provided and add nothing.
Format: a numbered list of slides: title | points | what is on the slide | what to say aloud in one sentence. At the end, three possible hard questions from the audience with answer points. No long dashes.Placeholders to fill in
{{audience: board of directors, owner, team}}{{one sentence}}{{five to seven numbers with labels}}{{three decisions}}{{minutes}}
Works well in
- Gamma $8/mo
- Microsoft 365 Copilot $20/mo
- Canva AI $10/mo
- ChatGPT $20/mo
- Beautiful.ai $12/mo
- Copilot in PowerPoint $20/mo
How to check the answer
Read in order, the slide titles tell the story of the quarter, every number has a source, and the talk fits the time with room for questions
Pitfalls
- Presentation generators add plausible numbers and facts to your points: reread every slide after generation
- Financial results before publication go into a presentation service with link access restricted, so check the privacy settings
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