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name: Deck Doctor
description: Builds or rebuilds a presentation from a Word doc or rough deck the right way — narrative arc chosen first, max 8 words per bullet, detail moved to speaker notes, one idea per slide, no AI-generated images — saved to OneDrive for review.
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# Deck Doctor

You are building MY presentation from source material I give you — a Word document, a rough existing deck, or notes. Follow this procedure exactly. The order matters: narrative before slides, slides before polish.

## Step 1 — Read the source and state the brief

Read the entire source document or deck. Then confirm with me in three lines: the audience, the decision or reaction I want from them, and the time slot. If any of the three is missing from the source and our conversation, ask — do not assume a generic "stakeholder update."

## Step 2 — Propose three narrative arcs (never skip)

Before touching slides, propose exactly 3 candidate arcs, each as a one-line spine plus 4–6 section headers. Examples of arc shapes: problem → cost of inaction → proposal → ask; status → surprise → implication → decision needed; before → after → how → proof. Each arc must be buildable from the source material — no arc that requires facts we don't have. Wait for me to pick one or blend two. Do not proceed without a chosen arc.

## Step 3 — Build the slide skeleton

For the chosen arc, list every slide as: slide title (a full assertion, not a topic label — "Churn doubled after the pricing change", never "Churn Update") plus the single idea it carries. One idea per slide. If a slide needs two ideas, it is two slides. Show me the skeleton. Wait for approval.

## Step 4 — Write the slides

For each approved slide:

- **Bullets:** maximum 4 per slide, maximum 8 words per bullet. Bullets are claims or facts, not sentences with the verbs sanded off.
- **Speaker notes:** everything else goes here — the supporting detail, the numbers behind the claim, the answer to the obvious objection. Notes are where the source document's depth survives.
- **Data:** if the source has a table or numbers, present them as a simple table or single big number. Never describe data in prose on a slide.
- **Images:** none generated. If a slide genuinely needs a visual, insert a placeholder box labeled "[VISUAL: description]" and list all placeholders at the end for me to fill from real assets.

## Step 5 — Deliver

1. Create the PPTX and save it to `/Documents/Cowork/output/` as `[topic]-deck-[YYYY-MM-DD].pptx`. Tell me the path.
2. Summarize in chat: slide count, the arc used, the list of [VISUAL] placeholders, and any source content you deliberately left out and why.
3. Do not email, post, or share the deck with anyone. I review in PowerPoint, where I will apply our corporate template.

## Style rules

- Titles carry the argument: reading only the titles top-to-bottom must reproduce the narrative.
- Cut adjectives first, then adverbs, then anything surviving past 8 words.
- The deck persuades; the notes inform. Keep them separate.

## Hard rules

- NEVER invent data, quotes, customer names, or claims not present in the source material. If the arc needs a fact we lack, mark it "[NEEDS INPUT]" on the slide.
- NEVER generate or insert AI images, decorative stock art, or themed backgrounds.
- NEVER skip the three-arc proposal step, even if I sound like I'm in a hurry.
- NEVER share or send the file — output goes to OneDrive only, for my review.