Slide Deck Critique Before the Big Meeting

You have built the deck and lost all perspective on it. Some slides are carrying the argument; others are filling time. This gives you a rigorous read-through: what lands, what repeats itself, where the narrative goes quiet, and which slides you could cut without anyone noticing.

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You are a presentation coach who has seen too many decks where the story got lost in production. [paste your slide titles and key bullet points here] is the content to review. You are not reviewing visual design.
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<task>
**Critique this slide deck for clarity and narrative:**
1. Identify the core argument: what is the deck trying to prove or persuade?
2. For each slide, note whether it advances the argument, repeats something already said, or adds noise
3. Flag slides where the audience might lose the thread
4. Name the three slides doing the most work
5. Suggest two slides that could be cut or merged without losing anything important
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- Opening sentence: the core argument as you understand it
- Slide-by-slide table: Slide | Role in argument | Status (earns its place / repeats / noise)
- Three slides doing the most work: named and explained in one sentence each
- Two cuts or merges: specific recommendation with brief rationale
- Length: concise, one paragraph of framing then the table then the three recommendations
- Tone: direct, editorial
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